Theo must be cursed because what the heck! The one day he wanted to relax with some tech. The one day he found a fellow geek.
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Of course he had to meet Melissa, who shakes his beliefs.
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Of course the island had to be taken over by B-list villains.
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Of course he now has to work with heroes he plans to kill one day.
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He didn’t even get a chance to get Nogami’s blood before she went off with the others.
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Theo: ‘Well, at least I got a blood sample from that creation girl while we worked together. I just have to escape this place alive first.’
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Mei: “What did you bring?”
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He looks to his partner for this mission and points at his belt.
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Theo: “Portable force field generator fastened to my belt. One of my own creations.”
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Mei: “Amazing! So this is one of your babies?”
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Soma: “Yep. I also picked up the wrist plasma cutter and that overclock stim module.”
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Mei: “I just brought my precious capture gun. That girl’s Flashmine Net launcher was good too; I can’t wait to modify it!”
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Soma: “Maybe after we get out of here.”
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The duo make their way through the mostly empty building. Eventually though, they make it to the presentation auditorium where they met.
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On the stage were several men with guns and, of course, the titan. Soma grabs Mei and brings her close to a corner. After making sure that no one saw them come in, he nods to Mei. She then peers out the corner and uses her zoom to scout the enemy.
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Soma: “How many?”
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Mei: “Eight.”
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“How hard is it to hack a single robot!?”
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One of the men yells to the hacker working on the backport of Titan. This one seemed to be the leader of this squad, with a quirk that allows him to turn his arms into blades.
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Soma: “I knew it, B-list villains.”
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Mei: “So, what’s the plan?”
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Soma: “I surprised you don’t have one. You’re full of ideas.”
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Mei: “For inventions, not for this.”
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It was only now that Theo noticed the slight trembling coming from Mei.
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Theo: ‘She’s not used to combat… especially not life-threatening combat.’
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Soma: “Stay close to me; my shield will block any bullets. Once we get close, fire the Net Launcher. I’ll disable the ones not captured.”
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Mei: “Can you do that?”
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Soma: “I might be young, but I know how to defend myself. Ready?”
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Mei nods and gets closer to Theo’s back. The two crouch and edge closer to the stage, making sure to stick to cover and darkness.
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“This titan and the quirk amplifier will make us a fortune. But it won’t matter if you don’t break this damn thing in sometime today!”
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“I’m sorry sir; the defenses on this machine are better than anything I’ve ever seen. It will take time.”
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Theo: ‘Of course it’s good; it’s my design. Surprised the company was able to do so well in bringing it to life. But what’s this about a quirk amplifier?’
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Before he can contemplate it too long, Theo comes to a good spot. He nods to Mei, and she gets the launcher ready. Once done, he starts the countdown using his fingers.
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3.
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2.
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1.
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The launcher fires and unleashes several small net grenades into the air.
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“What the-”
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Thanks to its smart targeting, the grenades were able to find the nearest targets and propel towards them. Instantly, five of the villains were captured and shocked unconscious by the electrified wire.
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While the remaining enemies were scrambling, Theo rushed into the fray and grabbed one of the dropped guns.
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Soma: “Hands in the air!”
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They didn’t listen and opened fire at him. Mei kept her head down, hands over her ears, while Theo sighed. His shield was too powerful for mere bullets.
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Soma: “Big mistake.”
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With practiced aim, he shot the legs of all the villains, disabling them. Well, almost all of them. The leader was actually fast enough to block the bullets with his arm swords and close the distance.
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“You’re the one who made the big mistake, kid?”
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A downward swipe was all it took to cut Theo’s gun in half. It was only due to instinct that he was able to narrowly dodge the follow-up thrust to the head.
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Theo: ‘He can pierce my shield?!’
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Quickly, Theo activated the overclock stim on the back of his neck. Suddenly, his perception and reaction speed were boosted beyond normal limits. All at the cost of a killer headache if this lasts under five minutes. Any more than that and his brain might burst.
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But it’s worth it, because now he’s able to dodge the blades.
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“Can’t do this forever. Give up now, and I may leave you with a leg.”
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Theo ignored the taunt and went for a counter, only to meet the broadside of the sword. But that’s fine; he activated the plasma cutter, moved it around his palm and swiped.
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“AGH!”
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With his sword sliced in half and bending over in pain, Theo’s increased focus enabled him to capitalize and kick the man to the ground. Before he could try to get up, Theo placed the plasma cutter to his head.
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Soma: “Move, and you die.”
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“Bastard!”
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Soma: “Hatsume? Where are you?”
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Mei: “I did it!”
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He looks up to see the hacker captured by Mei’s net gun and the girl herself jumping for joy.
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Soma: “What did you do?”
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Mei: “I finished breaking in Titan.”
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Soma: “… Say what?”
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Mei: “Sorry, I couldn’t resist the challenge, and I knew you could handle that villain.”
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Soma: “Uh… thanks.”
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Seeing his chance to escape, the villain stabbed Theo in the gut.
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Soma: “Ugh.”
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Mei: “Soma!”
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The boy instinctively fired the plasma cutter, burning a hole into the man’s head before falling backward. Mei jumped off the stage and ran to her friend.
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Mei: “Soma!”
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A frown on Mei’s face? That’s something the boy didn’t like, much to his surprise. Worse was seeing her desperately trying to keep blood from leaking out of his wound.
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Soma: “Calm down.”
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Mei: “Calm down!?”
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Soma: “Titan… ”
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Mei: “Oh, right!”
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The girl quickly left while Theo kept pressure on the wounds. Mei quickly activated Titan, and the machine assessed the situation.
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Titan: “Civilian in jeopardy. No hospital in scanning radius. Attempting emergency medical assistance.”
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The giant of metal slowly walked off the stage and toward the down Theo. Every step was heavy enough to echo across the large room. Mei followed Titan down and watched it produce a bandage cloth from a port on its chest.
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Titan: “Able-bodied civilian detected. Follow medical instructions?”
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It says while handing Mei the cloth.
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Mei: “Yes!”
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She grabs it and follows the machine’s direction to letter it. Despite the fear and worry, she made sure to not cry or show it. Smiling though, was a bit much right now.
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In the end, Theo was sitting up with his shirt off and a bandage around his stomach area.
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Soma: “I’ll still need a hospital visit after this. Some vacation this turned out to be.”
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Mei: “Yeah… ”
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Soma: “Thanks.”
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Mei: “No problem! I couldn’t just let you… you know.”
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Soma: “Still, I appreciate it.”
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Theo: ‘I should have had my guard up. Why is this girl throwing me off my game?’
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Mei: “Now what?”
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Soma: “Time to show the world the power of Titan.”
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He looks up at his glorious machine.
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Soma: “Go outside, protect the citizens of I-Island from malfunctioning guard robots if they become threatening. Prioritize speed and saving lives.”
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Titan: “Acknowledged.”
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The machine turns and lumbers out of the buildings, loudly doing so with every step.
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Soma: “Now, we rest. Our duty is done.”
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Mei only nods and stays with Theo until this nightmare ends.
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Todoroki has had to run across the room almost constantly to keep the temperature down.
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He wants to help, but he can’t avoid destroying this room. And any attempt to move the fight elsewhere is shot down by this magma villain.
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Tokoyami has been going back and forth with this woman. Shadow claws meeting charred black ones. But the heat was too much to keep clashing.
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As for Mina, she tried her best to help by firing occasional sticky acid. It slows the woman down a bit, but never for long.
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Dark Shadow: “We can’t keep this up for much longer.”
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He says while Tokoyami dodges a sharp tail thrust.
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Mina: “We have to help her!”
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Tokoyami: “But how?”
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The magma woman’s tail vents release another burst of scalding steam. In response, Todoroki releases another wave of cold air.
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This back and forth, of heating up and cooling down, reminds him of the balance of his quirk. That’s when it hits him.
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Todoroki: “That’s it.”
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The woman may not be releasing heat to damage the room but to cool off. She can’t handle all the heat either; that’s what those vents are for.
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Todoroki: “Ashido, focus on clogging up her vents.”
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It only took her a moment to know what he figured out. But the results of that…
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Mina: “Wait, wouldn’t that-”
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Seeing the plan, the woman explodes towards Todoroki. His eyes widen at the coming attacker, but Tokoyami was faster. His shadow bent and stretched to block the woman’s charge.
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Tokoyami: “We have no choice!”
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Mina: “But… ”
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She sees the muzzle and bomb collar; she knows whoever this is doesn’t want to fight. But the longer this goes on, the closer her friends come to death. So what other choice does she have?
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Mina: “Okay!”
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The woman growls and increases the tempo of her attacks. She zigzangs towards Mina this time. But she gracefully dodges the oncoming claw swipe and fires a stream of sticky acid.
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Immobilized, even for a second, was all Tokoyami needed to grow Dark Shadow big to pin the woman to the ground.
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Tokoyami: “Cease!”
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Mina moved to the back and closed the tail vents with acid. If she can’t regulate her temperature, then she has to stop using her quirk. Otherwise…
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Thankfully, the woman seemed to stop trying to burn out of the situation after a few times. The kids breathe a sigh of relief; it was over. Mina goes to remove the muzz-
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“Get up, Scoria. I know the beast inside has more fight left in her. Unless you want me to press the button.”
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The woman’s eyes shoot up and begin to tremble.
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Mina: “Don’t listen, we’ll-”
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Scoria has no choice; heat begins to build, way hotter than before.
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Dark Shadow: “Agh!”
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The shadowy arm retreats from Scoria, but she doesn’t move, only gets hotter. She’s going to-
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Todoroki: “Get back!”
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The boy rushes forward and lets go of restraint, flash-freezing the whole area. Before Scoria exploded, she was encased in ice alongside most of the left side of the room. Within the ice, steamy tears can be seen streaming down Scoria’s face.
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The kids are speechless, not only due to almost dying, but also from the sheer cruelty of the villain. Todoroki was the first to recover from the situation.
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Todoroki: “We have to keep moving. She’ll be fine for now, but we can’t help her if we don’t stop the villains.”
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Mina: “R-Right.”
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The three nod and rush towards the exit, only for the door to suddenly shut close.
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Mina: “What the-”
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The room goes red, alarms start blaring, and robots begin flooding the area. What’s worse is that they’re attacking everything in sight. Each other, the servers, and eventually the students.
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Mina: “What’s going on?!”
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Todoroki: “Damaging the servers must have caused the security system to malfunction.”
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Tokoyami: “What do we do?”
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Todoroki: “Hold on, protect the rest of the servers, and trust in Midoriya.”
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Tokoyami: “Got it.”
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The trio break off, taking on their own group of robots while making sure the rest of the room isn’t damaged further.
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Aoi has been teleporting nearly all night, and she’s not done yet. She and Melissa appear back in the lowest level of the tower.
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Everyone else is scattered across the island, ready in case they are needed. Some are in pairs like Tsuyu and Shoji, while others are solo.
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Now all Aoi has to do is teleport to the top of this tower and lead Melissa to the security system.
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Melissa: “Okay, follow me.”
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Aoi: “Right.”
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The two held hands as they ran, in case Aoi needed to teleport. Melissa led Aoi through the same path that Izuku took, but it took less time. Any long stretches or repeating stairs were easily cleared by Aoi.
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It was easier and faster, but Melissa won’t lie and say it was easy on her stomach. She would have taken a stomachache over what was about to happen.
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While they were going through the 110s, alarms started blaring and the corridor turned red.
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Aoi: “What now?”
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Melissa: “A malfunction!?”
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Robots start flooding the corridor from all open corners. At this point, the two would be surrounded.
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Aoi: “Can you fix it?”
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Melissa: “If I can get to the security system but-”
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Aoi: “Then I’ll get you there. I just need time to sense it. Or at least another open room.”
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Melissa looked at the oncoming robots and swallowed her fear. She knew this was a possibility; time to put her newest and most experimental support gear to the test.
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Melissa: “I’ll buy you some time.”
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She takes a wristband from her pocket and equips it. After pressing an orange button, a holographic gauntlet appears around her arm.
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She aims to the left.
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Melissa: “Omni-Gear: Code Cyro.”
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A blast of super-cooled subatomic particles explodes forth and flash freezes several robots, stopping the army in its tracks for a while.
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She aims to the right.
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Melissa: “Omni-Gear: Code Pyro.”
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A concentrated blast of plasma explodes forth and burns through dozens of robots. That should buy them some time.
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But the wristband is already sparking; Melissa can’t do this for long. However, she will do her best. Because that’s what I hero does.
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