Always careful? Yeah, right. But now wasn't the time for snarky comebacks. Barnaby barely had time to register the "woman's" sudden change before the knife began to take on a life of its own. Even with his amplified strength, the blade stubbornly tried to wiggle from his grasp -- and straight toward Kotetsu's struggle with the mysterious NEXT.

With a spike of panic, Barnaby made the split-second decision to drop his light so he could use both hands to try to reign in the knife. But that still wasn't enough, and he felt himself fly forward along with the enchanted knife until it was ripped from his hands.

"Look out!"