[OUTDATED] A Day at the Arcade, A Week of War

(Max) Chapter 5: We get Absolutely Wreaked

     Man, it felt good to be back fighting! Wait, is that wrong? That could be wrong... well, I don't know about you guys, but it felt good to be doing something I was actually experienced with (like how firefighters are trained to fight fires, or how Bibi's naturally Bi-being annoying [see what I did there?]). It felt even better to get my energy drink back! Like really, really, reaLLY GOOD! Whoo! Hold on I just need to burn some energy real quickly. *Sounds of intense running and chugging*. Okay, so maybe with it I couldn't actually focus on anything, but no one's gonna be picking flowers in the middle of a fistfight! So I felt like the trade's worth it.

      Wait! I'm getting off topic... where were we again? Oh right, back to the fight.

      So far we weren't winning. After the whole black hole thingy, I rammed 8-bit with my shoulder, knocking him over.

"AGH" he toppled over on his side and started wriggling his legs like a turtle turned upside down. I ran to Tara's side while 8-bit was distracted. After she was energized and everything we rushed back to the fight. I didn't bother to ask why she summoned the black hole. I just hoped whatever she had planned worked.

      Tara charged Rico while I took 8-bit. They fired rapidly, a mix of lasers and rubber balls were coming at us. Tara quickly sidestepped to the right and dashed to Rico. I reacted at the last second and slid underneath Neo style, watching the bullets fly inches above my face and graze the front of my helmet. When I stood back up I was unharmed, except for my glass visor which had a crack.

     "That was too close, even for me" I thought, my heart racing. I kept running forward.

      He reloaded his clip and fired again. This time I was too late to duck and right before I dodged, a bullet caught me in the arm. It wasn't even that deep, but my arm immediately started flaring in pain. I winced and took a look at the wound. I yanked the bullet out and I couldn't help but yell at the sudden burst of pain coming from my shoulder.

      He smirked as he noticed my wound, "Oh yes, I've noticed the power surge. Must be some gli- glitch in the bla- blaster. And to th- th- th- think, I've only scratched the surface of what I can do!". He was about to lift his pistol, when I lifted up my wrist and shot him right in the hand.

      "OW!" He screeched and started clutching his palm, blowing on it as if it was steaming. The sight made me smile, but no time to waste. Taking advantage, I ran forward and back flipped over him. By the time he turned his attention back to the road I was gone. He looked around confused, "Huh? Where d- did you go". Before he could turn I jumped right on top of him clinging on to his frame.

      "Wh- what the-"

      "Get out of 8-bit!"

      "N- n- never" he snarled "get off me! G- gah!"

      "Same anSWeRrrrRR" He started wildly shaking, flinging me around like a rag doll. I somehow managed to hold on and tried to cover his eyes so he wouldn't turn his attention to Tara.

      "AHHHHHHHH!!!" He yelled. Now blind, he started firing in random directions while trying to shake me off. He was dangerously close to falling on his side, but I didn't have time to take advantage. I struggled enough just trying to get a grip and I feared I wouldn't be able to keep it for much longer. Fortunately, he saw how shaking wasn't working and stopped. Unfortunately he started backing up to the nearest house. I only saw what he was planning when he was starting to go full reverse (which is to say, still wasn't very fast). My arms were incredibly sore, but I strained myself to move. My arms screamed in retaliation but I forced myself to prepare myself to jump off. I managed to leap off his frame as he tumbled into a garage, causing a sound like two cars crashing together. When he pulled away, he left an arcade machine lined hole. He staggered dizzily while shakily stood on the ground, just as nauseous. I recovered quicker and managed to shake my head to refocus. I watched him sway, confused and eventually plopped down right on his butt. His frame might've been reinforced, but a collision like that would make anyone see stars.