Tuesday Teaser 12/9/2025

12/9/2025

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Brandon glared at the Taser and his hands sparked.

He pointed his Taser at Brandon.

“Stand down,” Iva ordered.

“Crap!” Raul spat. He snatched the blanket from Janey the second she re-entered the room and holding it out like a toreador’s cape he went from a standstill to full speed in two strides.

Brandon’s demeanor changed in a split second. He’d been sliding toward placid, but that was gone. The Taser’s prongs shot through the air straight toward Brandon’s chest. As they were about to make contact he swatted at them. The back of his hand connected with the charged weapon causing tiny bolts of electricity to explode outward and ricochet around the room. There were people diving to the floor, the kids started screaming and the air all around them popped and snapped as if they were inside a thundercloud.

Raul tackled Brandon, breaking his contact with the Taser. He wrapped the blanket around Brandon and forced him to the floor, covering Brandon with his own body.

It was all over in a few seconds. The young cop stood, shaking, and babbling out apologies. Janey grabbed the Taser.

When Raul hauled Brandon up, still holding him tightly, he sputtered, “Jesus Christ, don’t they teach you at the academy not to Taser a scintilla?”

Brandon half-heartedly struggled to get loose, but Raul tightened his grip. As long as he had the rubberized blanket around Brandon he had the upper hand.

“Hey, I’ve got you,” Raul said softly. “We’ve got all of you.”

The kids were given priority. Raul remained still, holding Brandon in place until an ambulance arrived specially equipped to care for him. Not wanting Brandon tied down to a stretcher, Raul scooped him up and carried him to the waiting emergency vehicle. When the paramedics got Brandon settled in the transport one of them handed Raul a special suit.
“You can ride with us, but you have to wear this. Sometimes if one of us passes out or has other medical conditions we’ll discharge involuntarily,” the paramedic explained.

It took Raul a minute before he realized the paramedic was a scintilla. “Gracias.” He nodded and slipped the suit over his clothes before climbing into the ambulance. “Thank you for letting me ride along.”

The paramedic smiled. “Not protocol, but I’d rather have a calm patient.” He pulled the doors shut and sirens kicked on. A second later the ambulance was speeding away from Brandon’s prison.