UR-86 charged. Keira screamed and rolled to the side, just avoiding being trampled. She jumped to her feet, or tried to, but the weight of her stolen goodies slowed her down. She staggered backwards and crashed into the power cell converter testing equipment. UR-86 skidded, its metal feet sparking across the floor. Its head turned independently of its body to watch Keira. "Whhzzzerrr rrrrr."

Keira squeezed the screwdriver. The bulk of the testing equipment lay on her stomach and legs. Her mind clashed with fear and disjointed images- the ceiling, her bed, the robot's yellow eyes, an old memory of playing lasso tag on the beach in Sandover…

UR-86 kicked off the wall and turned its body. "Eliminate target."

Keira gripped the machinery on her stomach and pulled herself up. "Eek!" UR-86 thudded towards her, reaching out one arm, powering its own overdrive. Her hand fell on the testing dissipater, a ring of metal-embedded plastic connected to the equipment bulk with a wire.

"Target acquired!"

Keira waited, her heart pounding. She pulled her goggles on. The robot sounded its strange whirring laughter. Keira glanced down at the testing equipment, burning the on switch's location into her mind.

UR-86 registered her throw a second too late. Keira tossed the ring. It spun down the robot's outstretched arm and clanged against its shoulder. Keira flicked the on switch and covered her head.

An entire power cell's worth of electricity shot down the wire and into UR-86's carapace. "Ghhhzzzzzzizizizzz!" Its eyes flickered. The corrugated plastic between its metal plates blackened and steamed. UR-86 slowed, its joints shrieking as its lubrication evaporated.

Keira pushed the testing equipment down her legs and kicked it at UR-86. It managed to avoid the obstacle and pull the ring off. While it was distracted, Keira jumped and skewered the robot in the eye with the screwdriver.

UR-86's head jutted up and down. Its limbs shuddered. It took an uncertain step back. Sparks flew from its broken eye. The robot's cooling system choked. "Whrrr. Whhhrrrrrrrr."

Keira put her hands on her hips and breathed hard. The smell of burning plastic made her cough.

UR-86 crashed to its knees. Fluid leaked from its head. It couldn't focus on the handle of the screwdriver. It tried to grab it. "Rrrzzwhhrr! Whhrrrr!"

"Hold still." Keira approached the robot from the side, where it couldn't see her. She gripped the screwdriver with both hands and twisted.

Sparks radiated through its brain. UR-86 screamed, an unearthly, metal-shorn shock that pulsed down Keira's arms. She jumped back with a yelp. UR-86 fell to the floor in a heap.

"Gzzt. Gzzzt."

Keira planted one foot on its good eye and yanked the screwdriver out. "Ugh." It was scorched and tiny bursts of energy fizzled along its length. She pulled her goggles up.

UR-86's fingers uncurled. "Rrrrrr…." Hydropumps powered down, issuing steam from the torso and hips. Its internal light faded.

The garage was silent, save the steady dripping of coolant from UR-86's busted face to the floor.

Keira shivered.

Fun Fact! This is the third fic I've written where Keira stabs UR-86 in the eye with a screwdriver! (I don't know why, I just love the visual. And it's fun to have a running scene through fics) She does this in "The Mechanics of Metal Men" and in another fic that I haven't finished/uploaded yet.