Sidekick by Carl Stubblefield

Author:Carl Stubblefield [Stubblefield, Carl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountaindale Press
Published: 2020-12-18T06:00:00+00:00

Since these were essentially robots, maybe he could detect the location and how the two bots were communicating. Maybe even influence it somehow. Gus felt an incoming attack on his flank and was able to block and execute Sweep the Leg. His leg shot out and toppled the pillowbot.

Have I ever done that without Jet?

Gus punched the ground where the pillowbot had fallen, but missed. It had barely managed to turn, over and over, while Gus pounded futilely at the mat, chasing it. Gus followed until it rolled out of the arena, signaling a loss. Gus sensed the other bot jumping at him with a kick, and he found that he could exactly time his attack. He sidestepped and grabbed the outstretched leg, swinging it so the robot followed its partner outside the ring. That type of win was much easier than brute force.

Gus realized that he would have to stay clever, and not become too reliant on using physical strength, especially as green as he was with these new attacks. He wouldn’t have the nuances and utility as a super that had used fewer powers in various situations.

It just felt good to punch things like a beast though! Turning, three robots had reset in the arena. This would be a test of stamina too, as the levels increased. He wondered if they would keep adding pillowbots, too.

They all sprang to life, dashing towards him. Gus took to the air, confident that they could not fly. One bot leaped to the shoulders of another and launched toward him and grabbed him. No fair, was my last jump considered a Bound? Probably, if his landing was affected.

The dome around the arena was only about fifty feet high, and he really didn’t have that much maneuverability with flying. On reflex, he activated Intermediate Shielding before he hit the ground. It saved him from having the wind knocked out of him.

Crap. Would the next wave have shields now?

As far as Gus could tell, the pillowbots could not use techniques until the next wave, so he might as well take advantage. He placed shields around two of the attackers, and fixed a shield embedded in the floor of the arena, only leaving the head of the last pillowbot exposed. Gus jumped to the top of the shield and began punching the pillowbot until it deactivated in defeat.

Gus could see the other bots punching the shields but making no headway. The shields turned out to be extremely resistant to melee style attacks. Gus focused on one and shrunk the dimensions, constricting it and folding the robot into the diminishing space until it went limp.

Gus went to finish the last robot, but the shield had expired and it was free. Gus activated Electronic Mind again and found that he could sense where the robot was going to move, but then the signal fuzzed out after ten seconds, changing something about its frequency so Gus attempted to use Electronic Mind again to sense the robot’s planning again to no avail.

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