Nell opened the door suddenly with one hand, reaching through with the 
other to shove a fountain pen into the throat of the Fist standing closest to 
the door. The other one reached for an old automatic rifle slung over his 
shoulder. This gave Nell more than enough time to kick him in the knee, which 
may or may not have done permanent damage but certainly threw him off balance. 
The Fist kept trying to bring his rifle to bear,
as Nell kicked him over and over again. In the end she was able to twist the 
rifle free from his feeble one-handed grasp, whirl it around, and butt him in 
the head.