Dean's forearms were bleeding and he had a few miscellaneous bruises but he wasn't much more worse off for the wear. He rested on the ground, breathing heavily for a long moment without answering her. Then with a croak he said, "Yeah, fine. Just uh need a minute."
After a few more breaths he could suddenly hear all of the commotion in the room behind them. He also heard the tone in Shannon's voice and it sounded again a lot like she was about to go over the edge. He could have gotten up and gone another round or two with them but she shouldn't have to be so afraid when they could just run. And he wanted her safe more than he wanted the adrenaline rush anymore.
He hefted himself up on one elbow and looked up at her. "Yes, we can go now. I think they're in the middle of a family fued or something over there." He glanced over his shoulder with a groan and saw a couple of the lizards had picked up the super soakers he'd dropped and were spraying each other in the midst of howls of pain and anger.
"They're not real bright. Just uh send Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum over there as a distraction. It shouldn't be too difficult for us to just go now, Shannon."