A MECH-X4 Story: Rescue

Chapter 12: Battle

"You're gonna have to hit him harder than that, man!" Mark yells from behind his brother. After the first hit, Claw-boon quickly got up and began to rush back at top speed.

"I need weapons!" Ryan says as the monster gets closer.

"I don't know how to work the weapons!"

"Figure it out!"

Claw-boon collides into the robot's chest with the force of an elephant stampede causing Ryan to scream as he feels his chest sears with pain. The robot flies backwards and he is flipped backwards on the harness, only managing to get back on his feet and grab two of the monster's clawed arms just before they lock around his head. His feels his muscles along with the robots gears ache and strain as he struggles to pull out the necessary strength to hold steady as the monster twists and turns to get away.

"You okay?" Ryan asks looking back at his brother who is picking himself off of the floor in the back of the room. Ryan has both of his hands occupied with Claw-boon's two upper arms, but the other two fists come pounding into his gut. Ryan can't think of anything else to do but hold still and grit his teeth to the pain.

"Yes, but don't worry about me. Kick his ass!"

"I'm trying!" Ryan says and with a rush of strength he jumps up throwing Claw-Boon onto his back. As soon Claw-boon is down Ryan let's of a cough and falls to one knee. He wraps his right arm around his stomach and bends forward with his other hand on the floor.

     "Ryan!?"
     "I'm okay!" Ryan said raising his right arm to the air. Mark isn't fooled though. As soon as he raises his arm a whine of pain escapes his lips and the arm falls back to protecting his ribs.

        A loud roar is heard from as the monsters fist comes crashing into the robots head. The side of Ryan's face feels like it's been hit with a hot iron and his body along with the robot spins into the air. Mech-X4 lands in the grass on its stomach and Ryan hangs in his harness in a state is disorientation. The whole room is blurry and he can't concentrate.
     "Mark! The shields! They're on Harris' control panel."

    Mark quickly presses the button on the panel and a pale blue light surrounds the robot. A crash is heard from above as Crab-boon begins to pound the shield. Mark runs over to Ryan at top speed.

     "What's wrong?" Mark asks. He grabs Ryan's face a sees a slow forming bruise on his right temple.

     "Everything hurts. I'm still not recovered from being beat down in that mirror room in that underground compound. My whole body is weak."

     "There's gotta be something we can do!" Mark looks up at the ceiling and sees that the shield is starting to glitch and spazz. It's not meant to be held up for too long and needs to recharge.

     "I don't know what to do but that blow to the head and my ribs kind of make it hard to move." Mark moves behind Ryan and wraps his arms underneath Ryan's. His little brother relaxes his head onto his big brothers shoulder, his eyes looking dangerously sleepy.

       "You have to. We are going to die!"

     The elevator suddenly opens and Harris comes rushing through.

     "What are you guys just standing there!" he says "This is not the time!!"

     "He's in too much pain to move. We need to numb his pain."