Disclaimer: I own nothing of Sigma 6, which is owned by Hasbro. Only the plot is mine.
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Laying on the ground, Hi-Tech cursed himself mentally for his stupidity.
They'd known that there was a magical artifact here somewhere in this old toy shop! Yet when he'd seen the bin full of marbles, he'd reached into it with his bare hand to pick a few up. So of course, by the laws of universal irony, that meant he'd grabbed the artifact as well.
The effects had happened almost instantly too. A strange numb sensation hit his body and his legs just gave out under him. It'd been pure luck that Hi-Tech hadn't hit his head on anything during his fall. At least he had the artifact now, the only bit of good luck in this situation.
When he'd fallen, the marbles had dropped from his hand except for one. It actually seemed to be stuck to his skin somehow, clinging to his palm like a burr. He couldn't see which one it was though, but he'd soon find out, once his teammates got him free from it.
Even as he thought that, Long Range appeared at his side with the containment box, "Hi-Tech! Can you hear me?"
The blond could only give him a slow blink of confirmation as his throat didn't seem to want to work. Range took that as an affirmative, reaching over with his gloved hands to check Hi-Tech's own. When he found the stuck marble, Long Range held the other man's wrist in one hand and used his other to bring the containment box over.
Opening it, he then held Hi-Tech's hand over the box and carefully pulled the marble free. As soon as it was off his skin, Hi-Tech found he could move again. He groaned and slowly sat up, glancing at the marble that Long Range held up to show him before dropping it into the containment box.
It was an average sized marble of a pure, dark green color and seemed to be made of glass. Hi-Tech shook his head, mumbling, "Hard to believe that was an assassination tool."
Long Range closed the box, shrugging before he stood up, "Hey, you experienced it's effects. It's purpose was to make a job easy by making it so the target couldn't fight back. Are you feeling alright?"
He held a hand out to help the other man stand. Hi-Tech gave him a nod and accepted his teammate's help to stand up, "Yeah, just a few bruises and my pride."
Range held the box in one hand and used the other to pat his teammate's shoulder, "Hey, it could have been worse."
Tech just grumbled and followed Long Range out of the store. This mission could have gone better but at least only his pride had been really hurt.