When Stars Collide, a BH6 x Dr Who crossover

Chapter Thirty Two: Battle

(I know it's a longer chapter, but I couldn't stand cutting it up, so, in honor of my hubby's birthday, here you go!)

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Honey was backed up into a corner, guns aimed at her but not firing. She looked around, counting five exoskeletons in a loose semi-circle around her. "Fred, I need some backup," she called over the radio, her fingers flying over the periodic table buttons on her purse.

Fred shook his head, trying to clear his vision. He'd definitely not expected GoGo to make a flying tackle to his back. But when he heard Honey's call for help, he jumped to his feet, activating his super jump to clear the four machines bearing down on his position.

Two more leaps brought him to Honey's side. "Someone ask for a fire breathing lizard?" He grinned behind his mask.

While Fred's arrival provided a distraction, Honey Lemon pressed the last button, resulting in three chem balls. "Roast them, Freddie," she called out as she let the balls fly.

Each orb slammed into an exoskeleton, coating them with pink residue. Fred spun as he blasted them with fire, his tail more than ready to apply the necessary electric charge.

The fire seemed to momentarily confuse the pilots and the two not covered in pink backed up a step. The three covered pods didn't allow sight of what was happening so their operators were unprepared for the sudden jolt of electricity that hit them.

"Yeah!" Fred whooped as the nearest skeleton fell to the ground, the metal exploding in a cloud of pink dust. His tune changed a second later when a bullet slammed into his arm from somewhere above.

Honey called out as she ran to her friend. "Freddie!" Two more explosions of pink heralded the destruction of the other two pods, giving them some momentary cover.

Fred panted as the bullet wound burned. Luckily, it had passed clean through his flesh, but he was bleeding. Somehow he managed to rip his shirt and tried to tie it around the wound. Honey had to pull his helmet off to help him.

More bullets rained down from above as men in black fatigues ran onto the observation area Rose had abandoned. They lined the walkway, aiming at all intruders below.

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"Fred has been injured," Baymax reported as he spun to avoid more bullets. They still had four on their tail, three from the original bunch, with an additional newcomer from Fred's previous group.

Below, Hiro caught sight of Honey and Fred, with two exoskeletons still near them. GoGo seemed occupied with the three remaining who had tried to corner Fred earlier. Two more were harassing Wasabi. He didn't see Jack or the Doctor, but noticed Rose had found something to use as cover.

Added to that were at least twenty armed men lining the catwalk halfway up the wall, each firing semi-automatic guns. "Not good," Hiro said, his eyes going wide. They were decidedly outnumbered. And with Fred hurt, their chances of making it out alive were rapidly decreasing.

"I'm fine," Fred's voice came over the radio. "But we gotta do something about the new company. I know I didn't invite them."

At that moment, the power inside the building seemed to fail. The lights all went out and the ventilation shut down with a groan.

"Let's see how well you do in the dark!" the Doctor exclaimed over the headset. "Allonsy!"

Almost as if in answer to his challenge, the exoskeletons turned on some kind of headlights, illuminating the area in an almost eerie glow.