“Sprite, are you ok?” Helen called, running toward her as the two machines continued their battle but were moving further away.

“Rex, go for its back!” Sprite yelled to the small machine. “The open panel to its central core! Just rip out its insides!”

But as much as the little machine tried, this was the one area that the old guardian was able to protect, no matter how fast Rex tried and no matter how much other damage he did.

“Sprite, are you ok?” Helen asked again, now standing beside her.

“I’m fine. Why didn’t you say you brought Rex?”