Patriot was glad that Shock stuck up for him when Bast made her comment on his failed plan. he flew off after his teammates to get Shrapnel's attention, and he landed a powerful punch on the villain chest, making the metal monstrosity stumble back a few feet. The villain's extremely tough skin made it harder to do damage with his superhuman strength. When Shrapnel tried to whack him with his arm, Patriot quickly rose into the air above him and charged up a blast of energy. He fired the blast and hit the villain right after Shock had zapped Shrapnel with her electrical powers. The blast sent the mechanical monster stumbling back, and Patriot hoped that it had done some damage to the villain, but the amount of energy that he had used to create the blast made him feel heavier in the air and it felt more of a challenge to keep airborne.

He lowered himself back down onto the ground, and stood in front of Shrapnel. He was about to go on the attack again when he saw Shock collapse onto the ground. This worried Thomas and he quickly moved over to her to check and see if she was okay. "Shock, this isn't a good place to take a nap."

but it looked like she was on the verge of blacking out, and Patriot knew he had to move her to a more safe distance before Shrapnel tried to self-destruct again. He picked her up and flew her a good distance away from the battle, he hoped that she would be safe. He laid her down on the ground and turned to survey the battle and see if his teammates were able to handle the villain without him. He would wait and see what ether Shrapnel or his teammates would do next.