Autor's glad she included him in her burst of courage, but he really is scared, inching towards terrified--and feeling mostly useless in this fight. "Bonnie, look out!"

With a great guffaw, the monster tears the stick out of her hands and lobs it Autor. The boy raises his arm to protect his face and takes the hit on the wrist. He winces, and searches for a stone to throw while the clown pedals its unicycle towards Bonnie, cackling and waggling its fingers.

"Stay away from her!" Autor cries, throwing rocks with his good arm.