Author's note: hey, sorry about the wait. So here's the new chapter. I've got to warn you, it jumps around quite frequently so bear with me. :). Other than that I hope you enjoy.
Rev raced along, following the trail of feathers. It wasn't as easy as it sounded though as the feathers were sparse and far between and sometimes Rev would have to stop and examine the area before picking up the trail again. It was almost like Rip was giving him something to follow but had needed to make sure his captors wouldn't see it.
Don't worry Rip, I'll find you, he thought.
Then, suddenly the trail stopped. Rev searched around but there were no more feathers in sight.
"Arg," he cried frustrated. He knew he was close, he could feel it, so where was he?
A slight click on the edge of his hearing caused him to dodge to the side and a second later a dart shot through the air where he had been standing.
A growl was emitted from nearby, before a large metallic figure pushed itself through the trees.
The robot towered above Rev, but he didn't run. This robot was linked to his missing brother so Rev was going to take him down.
Slam surged through the trees, leaving behind a destructive trail of broken branches and stripped undergrowth.
Normally, he would have been a bit self-conscious of this; he didn't like the fact that he broke most of the stuff he touched. It made him feel clumsy and destructive – something Duck (and sometimes Tech, after an unfortunately bad incident in the lab) would call him.
Today however, Slam didn't care: one of his teammates was in trouble. He may not be many things but he was a fighter, and he would always be there to help any one of them when they needed it – up till his last breath.
He glanced at the signal Tech had sent, showing Rev's location. While he was gaining on him, he was still a long way off. Slam stepped it up a gear, increasing the tornado of debris around him and sped ahead.
No one was going to hurt one of his friends while he was around.
Rev dodged a strike coming from the left. This robot was fast. But then again, so was he. Indiscernibly, he reached for the drill Tech had given him as he dodged another strike.
Suddenly he sped forward, working his way around the robot and unscrewing all the connections on the robot. All the bolts fell out but instead of falling apart, the robot kept coming.
Rev's jaw dropped: that should have worked. He was so stunned that he almost didn't see the robotic fist coming at him.
He managed to dodge it at the last second but the power behind it caused the air around Rev to shift. He frowned in concentration: this was going to be harder than he thought.
Duck watched nervously as Tech's fingers flew across the key board before turning to the screen to take in the several bleeping dots showing them the postion of their team mates. Three of the dots were closing in on the forth and while it was a relief to see that their team mates were getting closer to Rev it was easy to see that they were still a fair distance away.
Tech frowned at the stationary forth dot, Why wasn't Rev moving? Sure the tracer system didn't account for close range movement but surely considering Rev's superspeed he would have moved away by now. Something just wasn't right.
However, the thing that was worrying them the most was the fuzzy interference blurring Rev's signal.
"Any luck?" Duck asked.
Tech sighed, "No. I've never seen anything like it: it's encrypted on multiple layers and the blockage is diverted through several different signals, meaning not only can't I counter it, I also can't trace it. I'm taking recordings though, which – with the right programs – I might be able to crack, but it'll take me a while and time is something Rev doesn't have. Let's just hope the others get there soon."
"And if they don't? They're not exactly Danger Duck, if you get my meaning?"
Ignoring the last part, Tech answered seriously, 'If they don't…well – let's just hope it doesn't come to that."
Rev was growing worried – not to mention tired. This robot just wouldn't quit.
He had long since given up attacking and had mainly focused on defence. That wasn't as easy as it sounded, however, as the robot seemed to know his every move. Several times now Rev had tried to run away but the robot kept simply shooting a line of electricity in his path, keeping Rev confined to the immediate area.
He knew he would be no use to his brother dead or captured but at the moment that looked like the inevitable outcome. He wouldn't be able to keep this up forever.
Rev glanced at his comm. link, before dodging the blast of electricity arcing towards him.
Why the hell had he turned it off? He needed his team now more than ever. He just hoped that they would realise he was missing and come to his aid. And it better be soon because Rev didn't think he would last much longer.
Ace and Lexi raced through the forest, fear for their friend filling each of them. They could see Slam's dot closing in on the blip that was Rev even as they too grew closer to their missing teammate. Suddenly they burst through into a small clearing and what they saw made them gasp.
Towering in the centre of the clearing was a massive fighting robot. It kind of reminded Lexi of a mix between Deuce's robots and the robots from that 21st century movie she had watched once where the robots had hidden as cars on earth. This one had a distinct grey and red colouring which, when it stepped in the sun, highlighted all the sharp, steel edges and points while causing the red streaks to darken till they almost looked like blood stains. Lexi shuddered, you wouldn't want to meet that in a dark alleyway.
At the moment it was occupied with trying to hit the small red and black blur racing round its feet. Rev, Ace realised. Watching carefully he noted that even moving at the breakneck speed he was, Rev was losing steam.
Before he could jump into action though, Slam smashed through the trees on the other side of the clearing, distracting Rev and causing him to stop.
"Ace!-Lexi!-Slam!-You-guys-are-here!" Surprise and relief were evident in his voice.
"Rev look out!" Ace called.
Rev turned in time to get a face full of robot fist. The punch sent him flying through the air before he slammed into a tree and fell to the ground, unmoving.
"Rev!" Lexi screamed. The horror was evident in her voice as she watched her surrogate brother smash into a tree with enough force to break it.
"Slam, grab Rev and get him out of here! Lexi and I will deal with da robot," Ace commanded.
Slam gently gathered the limp bird in his arms before taking off into the forest.
"Come on Lexi, let's take dis menace down."
They ran in opposite directions (Ace flanking it from the right and Lexi from the left) while it was busy tracking Slam's movements. When it tried to go after him, Lexi and Ace launched their attack.
It knocked Lexi aside and dodged Ace's sword. Determined Ace continued his attack, thrusting forward with two jabs and an overhead swing. The robot blocked all three before swiftly launching a couple of its own attacks which Ace easily blocked. The battle continued as the fight raged all across the small clearing and it became evident to Ace that the two of them were evenly matched. Looks like it'll take a fair bit of luck ta break dis stalemate, he thought.
Unfortunately, luck didn't seem to be with them that day as Ace's foot caught on a root and he fell backwards, his sword clattering to the ground just out of reach. The robot pulled his fist back for the final blow.
"No!" Lexi shrieked as she watched Ace fall. Focusing all her energy she sent a massive brain blast at the metallic monster.
It turned with a growl. Lexi readied herself to defend her fallen leader but before she could act, a sharp pain shot through her arm.
On the other side of the clearing, Ace struggled to his feet. He watched as she pulled a tranq dart from her arm before collapsing on the ground.
"Lexi!" he cried. He turned towards the robot, fully determined to take it out. Nobody hurt his team.
He shot a laser beam at it, intending to melt the robot to a crisp. But instead the beam simply rebounded, heading straight back at him.
He just managed to dodge in time. Looking up, the last thing he saw was a large metallic fist coming towards him, then everything went black.
Slam tore through the park at top speed, a hurricane of debris spinning around him as he tried to put as much distance between himself and the robot. Normally, running away wasn't his style but his top priority at the moment was the unconscious team member cradled in his arms. Once he'd gotten Rev to the safety of the tower, he would come back to help Ace and Lexi. And then, the robot would see the full wrath of Slamicas Tasmanian.
Suddenly, a roaring came from the side and Slam only just managed to dodge the 50 tonnes of metal flying at him.
He grinned, looks like the thing is going to get a lesson in pain sooner than I thought.
Gently, he placed Rev behind him before throwing himself at the robot. He whirled around it; damaging the metal with scratches, punches, kicks and bites as the robot flailed underneath him, unable to hit his opponent.
Slam grinned at his victorious revenge, getting ready to take the robot out once and for all when the robot sent a powerful current of electricity over the two of them.
The electricity coursed through Slam's veins like liquid fire; his spasming muscles losing their grip on the robot and causing him to come crashing to the ground.
He struggled to rise but his body wouldn't respond. His vision started going blurry but he still saw the robot step over him for Rev's limp body before he succumbed to unconsciousness.
So I just should mention that the drill trick Rev used didn't work because the robot was being held together from screws both on the outside and on the inside. (I haven't quite figured out how that works yet).
Next chapter, you get to find out about the villian. :0. So stay tuned and pleeeaase review. :)