[u][b]Blue Valley, Nebraska –  Internal clock damaged[/b][/u]

The electrical beam fired by Polarity Man did little to keep Lobo down. [color=1a7b30]“That should have fried anyth-“[/color] Before he could finish his thought,  the Czarnian somehow managed to throw a tree at him after the team’s combined attack effort.  A quick canopy roll was enough to dodge the uprooted projectile while also bringing him closer to his target. During this maneuver, he somehow also managed to evade the binding grenade that Lobo lobbed towards the group. The same could not be said about the Bulleteer though.

As his teammate screamed for help, the Patroller suit had automatically prompted a visual scan. The energy signature was unique, at least to the Patroller’s database. The word [color=ed1c24]UNKNOWN[/color] flashed across his screen in bright red letters with no other information going along with it. After a few seconds of hesitation, Polarity Man had decided on a course of action.

[color=1a7b30]“Patroller, increase blaster and jet outputs past recommended limits.”[/color] The lieutenant could feel more of his own lifeforce get absorbed by the suit he was piloting but it was now or never to save the Bulleteer. He raced towards Lobo while two separate warnings were beeping and flashing on his HUD. One informed him that the blaster needed to be discharged soon and other told him that he was losing altitude. 

Before any unforeseen consequences could occur, Polarity Man had managed to knock Lobo away from his bound teammate. [color=1a7b30]"Just rename me Crash Man, buddy."[/color] the lieutenant said, with short breath and a fast beating heart. While the suit’s prior assessment had informed him that they didn’t know what exactly the binding was, Polarity Man couldn’t care less. If the suit could withstand sudden acceleration, radiation, and reckless piloting then surely an alien stun grenade was nothing.

And luckily for him, he was right. The Bulleteer was freed and immediately questioned where Superman was. Before he could answer though, Polarity Man became the victim of another opportune attack from Lobo which sent him quite a distance away. The visual feed of his HUD had a few static screens but the damage indicator was still on, with his left shoulder piece and left arm turning to orange from yellow as Lobo tried to rip those parts from him. 

His teammates had his back though. Not only did they manage to get Lobo off him as well, they managed to get Polarity Man a quick breather. [color=1a7b30]“Right… Patroller, default limits. Let’s get back in the sky.”[/color] The suit was still able to fly but not with the same roar in its engines. The damage he sustained had stopped being cosmetic and was starting to affect his performance. However, this wasn’t an excuse to stop fighting. Lawrence just needed a new plan of attack. 

[color=1a7b30]“Patroller, scan for Kryptonian energy signatures. We need to get the big man back in here.” [/color]