Chapter 10: Pumping pistons and punching cats
"Pip!" Vuvi shrieks as she scrambles to her feet.
A pack of Glimmerpaws line the branches around them, half-hidden behind leaf and shadow. Their gleaming, glowing eyes flicking between Vuvi and Pip as they hiss and sneer, their translucent fur shimmering like echoes of moonlight.
"Oh, salivating shape-shifters! Pip! Do something!" Vuvi screams as she struggles to load her Boombuster.
Pip's body powers-up like a pumping piston. Joint's hissing and servos popping with overloading energy.
[Threat detected. Power-Level: C]
[Engaging Combat Protocols]
[Combat Objective: Defeat Glimmerpaws (x6)]
One of the beasts lunges at them. Pip catches it with one hand in mid-air, swings it around like a ragdoll then flings it through the trees.
A devastating crack follows.
The rest of the pack screeches and roars.
Pip's eyes begin to glow a deep crimson.