[color=ec008c][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]E R I K A  "T H E  P U P P E T E E R"  M I K A Z U C H I[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][/COLOR]
[color=00a651][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]S H I N D O  "F L A S H  F O R W A R D"  T S U B A S A[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][/COLOR]
[hr][sup]City K[/sup]

Gastro raised his arms to block against Razor's attacks. He then let out a roar and then attempted to make a swipe at Razor who then promptly dodged. The alien looked at the robot, focusing only on him as Razor began to taunt the alien. [color=0072bc]"Too fast for you to catch?"[/color] He said, making sure to keep the alien's attention solely on him as Ayu was still charging up. The alien then released a flurry of hard hitting but surprisingly fast attacks. Though it wasn't blindly fast, it was surely something to stare in awe at. Razor was originally surprised, his cockiness finally getting the better of him as he tried to dodge and block those he can't. It had been increasingly obvious that he was getting damaged with those attacks. He was slowly being pushed back.

Though after a few minutes of Razor being pushed back and his circuits threatening to blow, Gastro stopped and stumbled back as if hit in his face. Razor took this opportunity to jump away and put some distance between him and the scarily strong alien. Though both of them looked equally shocked. 

What had happened?

[color=00a651]"Whoo, made it in time."[/color] The unmistakable costume of Flash Forward appeared behind Gastro. He stretched his body and then his neck. [color=00a651]"Sorry we couldn't get any more backup civ. Kind of full with three alarms after all."[/color] He said, calling out to Erika who was looking straight at him. She certainly wasn't a hero. Shindo should have remembered if they had anyone like her. One look at the charging rifle and Razor's arms made him already think of what Erika's power was. If it wasn't animation, then he could guess that she was a creator or something.

In the time that Shindo was thinking, Gastro had recovered and then looked at Shindo. Now what had happened? Shindo had ran from City B where his school was right after they were dismissed and headed for City K upon request of the head. He quickly found this place thanks to this small transmission beacon that Erika had made earlier, which honestly surprised him. Anyhow, once he saw Gastro, he had decided to use his full momentum to knee the alien in the face. It had hurt a bit but he was quick to recover from it.

[color=orange]"You'll pay for that."[/color] Gastro said in a low growl before turning fully to Shindo. In then next moment, the red hot lava spewed out of his mouth and then directed it also at Razor who had easily gotten away. He looked back at where Shindo was and then chuckled loudly as he saw that Shindo was no more - probably just melted under the heat. He could level buildings with that attack after all - a human can't take that.

[color=00a651]"Oh man, that was close."[/color] Gastro turned to the voice and there Flash Forward was, hand on his chest. [color=00a651]"So you can do that eh?"[/color] He asked but knew that the alien wouldn't reply. Gastro had made one small miscalculation - he had no idea what Shindo's power was. Unfortunately for him, Shindo had super speed which allowed him to react quickly to the situation and escape before the lava even touched him. It was a good thing he was a little far from Gastro or else that would've ended with him...

Well, he'd rather not think about it. Shindo placed his hands inside his pocket and then took a deep breath. Okay, so he knew that his opponent has that certain feature and looks crazy strong... one hit from that would knock him out he could guess. Well, maybe he could take two or three full hits but that should be it. Before he could even move, his work phone buzzed to life which surprised him. [i][color=ec008c]"His stomach. You have to leave it open. My robot's waiting to unleash her anti-material rifle on him and it'll be very effective if we can hit him in the stomach."[/color][/i]

Shindo spared the girl a glance and then nodded. He wasn't sure how she was able to use the line that was private for only him and the HQ or the other heroes if needed, but he didn't care right now. He looked at Razor who was pretty damaged but looked ready to fight, plasma covered metal blades brandished and an angry look in his eyes. He wasn't sure how a robot can have feelings but he would, once more, let it slide. 

And so began Shindo and Razor's attention-getting attacks. Destroying him would be ideal but Shindo was sure that it wasn't just going to happen. He would often just give him a punch or a knee or a kick to distract him and Razor would try to slice the guy open. It worked in annoying him. Erika had then taken a small toy RC car and strapped it with a small makeshift bomb. It then waited under Gastro without him knowing that it was there in his focus on Shindo and Razor. 

[color=662d91]"Anti-material rifle, ready."[/color] Ayu said, in her usual monotonous and robotic voice and the rifle sparked.

[i][color=ec008c]"Out now!"[/color][/i]

Razor sliced Gastro one more time and Shindo sent another kick to his face before the two retreated. Before Gastro could move to them, the bomb beneath him exploded but it only succeeded on making him stumble backwards, arms stretching outwards in shock. 

Blue light illuminated the area and the laser shot through the air and pierced right through Gastro's stomach and hit some of his vital points. The alien went down with a loud thud and didn't come back up. Flash Forward let out a sigh of relief before turning to Erika who was cheering and then patting Ayu on her back. The robot still had the rifle out and there was smoke coming out from it. It probably overheated or something. The green haired male reported back to HQ to tell them that the alien has been disposed off but the collateral damage had been devastating. 

[color=00a651]"Hey civ, good job."[/color] Shindo said as he walked towards her. The robots' head snapped to the man making him stop a little farther than intended. [color=00a651]"Ever thought of becoming a hero? With what I've seen you could be one."[/color]

Erika grinned at him and said, [color=ec008c]"I was intending on getting the exam but that happened and I missed my chance."[/color] She pointed at the now dead alien lying down on the ground. [color=ec008c]"I'll take it some other time."[/color] She continued. 

[color=00a651]"I'm not going to recommend you. Won't do much anyway. Good luck on the test and see you on the field..."[/color] He paused before looking at the robots. [color=00a651]"Puppeteer."[/color] He then gave waved her goodbye and then stood by near the alien to wait for HQ's clean up crew. He didn't want to risk it reviving all of a sudden and taking everyone by surprise.

Erika smiled and waved at him. Puppeteer huh? Now that seems to be a cool name. With that, she and the robots all left for her shop. It was time to fix these robots up. Razor took quite a heavy beating after all.