I feel the ground around me start to shake. I think, almost immediately, it's those things Jake was talking about earlier. What were they called? Droppers. That's it. As soon as that thought came into my head, I saw them round the corner of my street, coming straight for us. Two of them.
"Jake!!" I scream. But Jake is already out of sight.
"Dammit! What do I do now?!"
The droppers are closing in. I need to act. What can I do? I'm by myself against some freaky robot killer things. Then, I remember what Jake said about using the jet pack. I form a plan.
"Alright you assholes, come get me!" I yell as I skyrocket into the sky, flying straight up, not even slightly changing course.
There are two droppers. God, I hope this fucking plan works.
Once I'm a good enough distance from the ground, I quickly lean to the right and push the button on the left handle to kill my thrusters. The droppers are too large and bulky to react in time as they shoot out in front of me. All a part of the plan.
I reach for the pistol that Jake gave me and aimed it straight at the suspended machines. I fire a single shot. It felt like I was shooting a .50 cal shell out of a sniper because of the insane amount of recoil. The bullet pierced both robots and left a fiery explosion in it's aftermath.
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Science FictionLevi is a normal teenager. Living the normal teenage dream. Until one night, something happened that put a jumpstart on his world. This is his story
