The Modi-pod brought Xero back to their air blimp base, leaving all her problems below.
"Hello," she yelled inside the seemingly empty base, only to hear silence. She placed the movie night snacks onto the table, expecting the unexpected.
"Zero… I know you're here. You couldn't sneak up on me last week, and you aren't going to succeed today."
"Oh, I got a few new tricks up my sleeve today," she heard the familiar voice say inside their shared room.
Choosing her steps carefully, struggling to make no more noise then a mouse would, rushing to the ajar door.
"There's no trick you have that I haven't figured out already," she said just before rushing through the door.
She looked in shock at the recorder, it's red blinking light staring back at her.
"Except maybe that one," she said genuinely surprised.
Without warning Zero grabbed hold onto Xero, his arms wrapped around her waist, her arms, locked under his grip.
"Well it's good to see that you're all healed up," she said surprised after last weeks embarrassing attempt.
"Never felt better," a huge smile across his face due to finally "defeating" his partner.
"Last week you used a pillow under the covers, this week a voice recorder. I wouldn't call that necessary fair."
"Whatever it takes to win," he rebuttal.
She was silent for a moment.
"Do you yield?" he asked.
Without saying another word Xero shifted her left foot behind his and put all her weight, and gravity, against him. The duo feel to the ground, Zero taking the blunt of the fall.
"That wasn't so fair," he said under her, his arms still around her.
"Whatever it takes to win," she rebuttal.
She easy slipped out of his loose grip, but didn't get off of him. "Better luck next time," she said gleefully. Without wasting another moment, and mustering all the courage she could, she said coyly, "You know the fall did hurt he … and your little sneak attack also hurted, and as the 10 time winner of just about everyone of our duels, I believe I deserve a reward."
He looked at her hesitantly. "And what is it that you want?"
She leaned in a little closer to him, her eyes quickly noticing the flush coming to his face, "How about you give me a little k-"
Before she could gain her reward, Mole entered the room. "Good news guys," he said stopping suddenly, shocked by the duo. "What in the heck did I just miss?"
"Nothing," the duo said as they both quickly got to their feet. "What were you going to tell us?" Xero asked.
Mole looked at them suspiciously for a moment then continued. "I gave Katz my report and you two should be back to work tomorrow."