/A.N. I'm back, baby! Sorry for the lack of updates; my laptop finally died after serving me for 4 years :P However, I now have a replacement, so expect regular updates! By the way, if you haven't already, please read the last chapter, because I edited it so it is no longer an Author's Note, but a real chapter./
"There's too many!" Kira panicked, swinging her wrench at anything that came within reach. There didn't seem to be so many Lecer guards anymore as robotic ones; they must have either retreated or been knocked out.
"Look out!" Clank's warning came too late as she was suddenly hit in between the shoulder blades with a gun barrel. The impact sent her sprawling. The robot guard began to advance on her, stamping with a little more force than was necessary, obviously aiming for her legs.
With a quiet "Eep!" Of terror, Kira scrabbled back as far she could when- she hit the wall (Or rather Clank did). She couldn't go any further. The guard drew its arm back to charge the gun blast. The female Lombax squeezed her eyes shut, futilely raising an arm to shield herself from the inevitable. She vaguely heard a smash and her name being screamed.
3….2…..1…
The killing blow was never delivered. Gingerly, she opened her eyes.
Her potential 'murderer' was swaying violently, sparking from a well-aimed shot torn through the chest compartment. The guard fell, revealing Melody tightly gripping Kira's modified combustor, her face twisted in a mixture of panic and relief, if that was possible.
Kira's mouthed "Thank you!" was returned with a brief 'you're welcome' nod from her friend.
The robots drove them closer and closer together, until they were fighting more or less back to back.
"We're gonna lose, Ki!" The taller Lombax yelped over her shoulder.
Kira didn't answer for a moment.
"I hope Ratchet's okay.."
"I'm fine, thanks!" Kira jumped in spite of herself as he popped up behind them, grinning, casually tossing his omniwrench into a nearby guard.
He merely grinned harder at Melody and Kira's expressions as Jozef, Rory and Amelia careered around the corner, a blur of armour and fur.
"I brought backup!"