Mary was so surprised about Sam and his apparent powers that it took her a moment to resume the fight. She blinked and refocused, filing away the mental note Sam and her were going to have a talk.

"Hey! Over here!" She wanted the attention off her boys, but she also knew that Xavin appeared to have a lot more up their sleeve than the rest of them and Xavin would need help.

It did work, though, and Vovka turned and flung a fist at Mary - while trying to avoid invisible cuts. In fact, Vovka was flailing all its arms while it tried to evade.

Mary was tossed into one of the bushes a lot like a rag doll.