Trick or Treat, Pt 19
By Jill Weber
Big Guy and Rusty characters owned by Sony and Darkhorse and are used without permission or intent to make a profit.
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Finally inspiration struck on two fronts. Garth sent Big Guy plummeting to the ground to find an alley or parking lot… "Ah-ha!" he said. "Trash bins!" He grabbed one in either hand and darted after the fire balloons.
"I got an idea," Mack said. "Garth, you handle the ones to the north, I'll handle these." His gnarled hands danced across the Legend One's controls and the rocket sank towards the ground.
"We landing?" Jo asked.
"Nope, just getting underneath them."
Jo caught on just before the first fire balloon hit the top of the rocket and burst into flames. The Legend One's titanium skin, built to withstand rockets and anti-aircraft fire, wasn't even smudged by the Molotov cocktail.
"Nice," she said.
"Good thinking," Garth said as he fielded several balloons with either hand. "Where are the rest?"
"Two have landed and started fires," Jo reported. "So far, nothing serious, one's in the middle of the street, the other's in a parking lot. Fire department's got a handle on 'em. There's another dozen balloons farther north of you, Garth. They look like they're going to land on the mall."
Big Guy's boot jets flared as Garth charged after the remaining fire balloons.