UnMasked Nomad

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^^ Martian bioships ^^

— Erin —

The blasts came from all directions, and my armor glowed threateningly, as I slowly fell to my knees, my teeth still shaking in my skull like a maraca. I could tell that I'd have bruises, but thankfully no broken bones, it seemed.

Terran landed next to me, the water splashing around his feet, and he grabbed my collar, pulling it to look at my back. "That's definitely a bruise, but I don't think it broke anything. Are you good to go?"

"My teeth feel like dice, rolling in my skull. Did I roll a Nat 20 on constitution, Babe?" I chuckled blearily, and stood up, shaking my head.

"I don't know what that means, but you're not dead, so move!" He snapped, and I tackled him as another volley was loosed at us.

This time, I felt a rib go, and growled. "Yep, that was a rib. Sofia? How is the flying coming?"

'Not working on flying. Working on a Cannon.' She growled, and I looked up as she raised what looked like an alien bazooka.

"Where the fuck did you get a Bazooka?!?" I snapped.

'Maybe I took it from Lobo's other Bike?' She grinned, and fired, stumbling back as a red projectile slammed through one of the bikes, making the bike tumble and crash into the lagoon, while the missile continued in an arc, exploding on the surface of the water a few hundred meters out.

Terran nodded, and raised his hands, his tattoos glowing brightly. "Thank you for bringing him into my domain, Sofia." The water swirled up and surrounded the Czarnian in a sphere of water, which then began shrinking, crushing the Clone inside it swiftly.

"Oohlala, mon ami, your voice is sexy when you're angry..." Sofia reappeared, adjusting her glasses. (She didn't need them, but she took her status as Sexy French Librarian very seriously.)

He grunted a rough syllable in Atlantean, and the bubble burst, freeing the Clone. "Fine!" He snapped, and spears of ice appeared, knocking all three remaining crafts out of the air just before they could fire again.

"Our defense lasers are the same as those, yes?" I shook my head, my brain readjusting as my rib popped back into place.

"No, they're new, I'll get a sample, after they're destroyed, yes?" Sofia called from the top, and aimed my pistol at one of them, shooting his knee as he started towards us angrily.

He stumbled, and I pounced, kicking his skull as hard as I could. He flew back, his skull broken, and I blinked. "They're weaker than the first one we fought, aren't they?" I asked, as the other three converged, pulling their hooks of their belts.

"From the look of them, they're 4th or 5th generation clones! Possibly force-grown by Luthor from the blood of the one we fought a few days ago! Their intelligence is not as good as their predecessors... and the tech is likely Luthor's as well, considering their choice of personal weaponry." Sofia hummed, and shot another in the leg, just barely clipping his thigh. "Merde! I am not as good a shot as you, Erin!"

"That's alright, few are." I grinned, and clocked the one in front of me, putting him on the ground, but forgot about the one behind me; I turned just a moment too late, as he grabbed onto me, slamming his hook into my exposed collarbone, managing to pierce my skin.

I growled, and grabbed the other two that were still standing into headlocks, snapping their necks to make them sit still long enough. 'Sofia, give them a shock bad enough to fry their brains, from the batteries in my armor.'