The Twins of Techno

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          The twins froze on the spot, all they could do was watch as the giant groaning hunk of metal scraps slowly made its way between two buildings, exposing its multiple legs that also looked like a bunch of scraps were just thrown together. They snapped back into reality and realized how close the giant robot actually was. Or it was just super big. Or both. One thing's for sure, it is definitely bigger than the robots they've faced so far if it's able to rise over the 56 floor tall building. The way it groaned under its own weight made it seem more like a monster out of a sci-fi movie or something. The twins held up their arms and fired explosions and beams of electricity at the giant beast.

          The robot swayed a little but kept crawling towards them. The twins spun and ran towards a fire escape on the side of a Robotic Stan's Warehouse. As they reached the fire escape, Wilson turned around and started throwing explosions at the robot as Alison jumped up to pull the ladder down and began climbing up. Wilson fired one last explosion before running up after his sister. They reach the top and climb onto the roof. They faced the giant robot which had gotten much closer and backed up a couple steps so that they were away from the edge. The giant machine was now mostly visible from their vantage point. It resembled a spider in the sense that it had multiple legs. The giant head looked like a skull and the body was nothing but some metal beams and large wires. The legs ended in sharp points that cracked the pavement with every step it took. Somehow, pieces of metal were floating around the entire thing, making it look more like a broken, abandoned robot and ten times more scary.

           "How the heck are we supposed to fight this one? Our attacks seem to barely be doing anything." Alison yelled over the noises of the spider-bot thing. As Wilson was trying to come up with a plan, the robot's mouth fell open slightly with a click. Out from between the jagged pieces of metal that looked too much like teeth for comfort, a long thin cord whirled out. At the end of the cord was a clutch. Likely meant to be used to grab things. Which meant that this thing would either try to grab the stones or them, and neither of those options were good. A small window opened on the thing's chest revealing the twin's parents. They were tied up by what looked like a thin rope made of metal. Their parents didn't seem to see them before the latch was closed again. "This creates a problem." Wilson sighed with frustration. "Ok so, we have to figure out a way to take down this giant, seemingly indestructible robot without frying mom and dad in the process." Alison said, beginning to collect her thoughts. "So, we avoid shooting the chest area and focus on the parts that are farthest from the chest. That way, by the time the electricity reaches them, it would be so faint that it wouldn't hurt them." She said watching the robot drew nearer. He nodded in agreement, "We should try to aim at the weaker points like where it's just wires and a few beams. I'll cause a distraction and then we both run in the opposite direction and start firing at any weak points we see." Alison responded with a grunt and braced herself to run.

           "3..2..1..Now!" Wilson's palms erupt with electricity which goes rocketing towards the looming face sending it staggering back a step. Alison and Wilson launched to opposite sides of the building, firing at any weak points they could find. The robot was the biggest one they've encountered yet but it's also the slowest and that works to their advantage. Alison leaps across a small gap and onto another building to circle the robot at the same time that Wilson struck a beam that took out a leg and sent it crashing to the ground. Skidding to a stop, Alison puts her hands together and aims at the torso, or rather the beams and wires and cores that made it. The force of the blast sends her stumbling backwards before she regains her balance, widening her stance and putting all her focus into sending electricity towards the disassembled torso. Praying that her power doesn't reach her parents, she slowly takes a step forward and then another.