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First Aid barely looked up from his drink as the humanoid stepped into the ring. He looked human, but First Aid could see the tell-tale differences that marked him out.
He's heavier in build and he walks differently. Looks like he comes from a high-gravity world...
Waiting in the ring for him was a dark blue mech with scarred and battered armour, who First Aid knew only as Hammer.
Poor frakker... He thought to himself, pouring another shot from the bottle on the table and downing it in one go, burning down his throat as the fight started. The humanoid dodged aside as Hammer's foot stomped down towards him and he leapt upwards, his fist crashing into Hammer's jaw. To First Aid's surprise, Hammer staggered backwards and the humanoid pressed his advantage, landing and kicking out towards his leg, knocking him to the ground.
'Who is he?' First Aid asked, glancing towards the bar where Kemmel, the pit boss, was sitting.
'Just another meat bag...Tamros or something...who cares? He's fighting Hammer...'
First Aid turned his attention back to the fight as Tamros sprang forward with his fist drawn back. However, Hammer's hand shot out to grab him from the air. Lifting him up, ignoring his feeble struggles, he slammed him to the ground where he lay still.
'Get him out of there, First Aid,' Kemmel grated.
'...yeah, yeah,' he muttered, shoving back his chair and stalking towards the ring, kneeling next to the fallen humanoid, activating his medical scanners.
Unconscious, but alive...great...
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'Uhn...'
Hearing the groan, First Aid looked up to see the humanoid's eyes open and he stood up with a sigh.
'You need to take it easy,' he said and Tamros snorted.
'What do you care?' He growled and First Aid shrugged.
'I don't...'
'Yeah...you damn robots don't care about the people that you hurt...'
'If you're looking for someone to blame, you should think twice about taking on someone like Hammer...'
'I'm not talking about that. Have you ever heard of Nomison?'
'...no.'
'Yeah. That's what I thought...It was my home until your people came and destroyed it with your war...'
'It's a tough galaxy,' First Aid said, standing up and striding out of the door...
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First Aid staggered out of the bar, tossing aside the can of enex as he slammed the door behind him. From behind him, he heard a strangled gasp and looked over his shoulder to see two Mechs standing in the alley. One of them was holding up Tamros, his fingers curled around his torso. Quickly, First Aid turned away and kept walking, stopping as he heard Tamros give a strangled scream.
They're going to kill him...
His hand's bunched into fists and he turned back, breaking into a run towards them and they looked up as he approached. However, they were too slow to stop him and he shoulder charged the one holding Tamros, slamming him back into the wall. Tamros fell from his grasp and landed in a crouch, launching himself towards the other Mech, his fist slamming into his face. First Aid grabbed his opponent, wrenching one arm behind his back and twisting his neck. There was a dull crack and he went limp, the light fading in his optics as First Aid dropped him to the ground. Behind him, Tamros smashed the Mech back into the wall and he collapsed.
'You okay?' First Aid asked and he looked up at him.
'...fine,' he said, massaging his knuckles. 'Come out. Let's get out of here. After this, I owe you a drink...'
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