• Outside shot of the building crumbling


  


  
• The building is reduced to rubble


  
• A single Skullbot floats above the rubble, slowly approaching it


  
• Suddenly, Pterodactyl bursts from a small mound of concrete and kicks the bot’s head off


  


  
• He sees at least 19 more incoming on the horizon


  


  
• He turns around to face the others, who had been shielded from the rocks by his wings.


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Get to safety! I’ll draw their fire!


  


  
• Victor turns to the sky as his booster pack charges


  
• His wings are slightly cracked


  


  
• Suit AI: Warning, wing integrity is at 70%, please retract for repairs


  
• Pterodactyl: It’ll have to do


  


  
• Victor shoots into the sky


  


  
• In the sky, Victor has quickly reached 2,000 feet,


  


  
• He flies up to the robots, grabs his Semiautomatic from his holsters, and starts firing


  
• An epic battle ensues


  
• He is doing the best he can to dodge the lasers and gunshots from the bots


  


  
• Pterodactyl: You may be strong, but I’m faster!


  


  
• He flies erratically to outmaneuver them, using his speed to maneuver behind a bot and shoot out its navigation


  
• The bots are strong, but a couple of seconds of concentrated fire can take one out


  
• Suddenly, a more powerful robot punches him back!


  


  
• Suit AI: Warning, Suit damages, return to the ground for repairs


  
• Pterodactyl: Not now!


  


  
• In front of The Pterodactyl is a buff-looking robot, bigger than all the others, with two plasma cannons on each arm


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Skull


  
• Skull: Phoenix, Victor. Age: 17. Status: MIA. Updated.


  
• Pterodactyl: Why are you doing this!?


  
• Skull: Why would I not?


  
• Pterodactyl: What?


  
• Skull: Why would i not? I am only fulfilling my purpose.


  
• Pterodactyl: And what might that be?


  
• Skull: To create order


  
• Pterodactyl: Order this, you doopy bot!


  


  
• Victor flies up to punch the robot, but it only hurts his hand


  
• Skull grabs Victor by his wrist and throws him down toward the ground


  
• Victor activates his propulsion, but it is only enough to slow his fall


  
• He crashes into the street.


  
• Skull lands in front of him and slowly approaches him


  


  
• Suit AI: Suit Integrity at 30%


  
• Pterodactyl: Dangit!


  


  
• Skull looks around at the people who are screaming and scattering


  


  
• Skull: Look at them, Phoenix, look at your people. Scared, unorganized, annoying. I was created to maintain order in this world, and that is what I shall do. You cannot stop me. You will all be brought to order.


  
• Pterodactyl: How is this order? What do you even mean??


  


  
• Skull’s head snaps around, and he launches himself at Pterodactyl


  
• Ptero rolls out of the way just in time to not be pulverized by Skull’s metal fist


  


  
• Skull: Surrender. Phoenix, Victor. Resistance is futile.


  


  
• Victor grits his teeth under his mask


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Never!


  


  
• He throws a couple of small bombs at Skull, they blow up harmlessly as he clambers to his feet.


  


  
• Skull: It is too late to stop me


  


  
• Skull shoots a stun blast at Victor, knocking him into the wall of an old building


  
• Skull is on him before he can react, and pins him to the wall with one hand.


  


  
• Skull: Once I have the original, everything will be completed, and I will be unstoppable


  


  
• Victor’s eyes go wide


  


  
• Pterodactyl’s Mind: Sam


  
• Pterodactyl: Wait, is that why I’m alive? To lead you to Sam?


  
• Skull: Your survival was a strategic risk, one that has paid off


  


  
• Victor grits his teeth


  


  
• Pterodactyl: I wouldn't be so sure!


  


  
• He activates his special safe-cutting laser! And cuts off the arm that skull was holding him down with


  
• Skull tries to grab him, but he ducks out of the corner.


  
• He uses his booster to give him a speed increase and runs at Skull with everything he has. He jumps and kicks him with both legs, activating his secret emergency boosters in the soles of his feet.


  
• He knocks Skull back about ten feet, and by the time Skull looks up, Victor is already in the Sky again, heading back toward the apartment.


  


  
• He flies back as fast as he can, his suit is damaged, and the flight is shaky


  


  
• He sees the rubble, Lioness and her lions are holding their own against 3 robots, while the kid is with Sam, who seems to be lying down in the rubble.


  


  
• Pterodactyl: No INNIT!


  


  
• The Pterodactyl cuts his booster and lands on the robot, crushing its head. He then spins around and opens fire on the other one before he can react.


  
• As he does this, Lioness rips the arms off of the last one, and her lions rip its head off.


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Sam!


  


  
• Pterodactyl runs up to Sam and sees he’s bleeding in his chest or something.


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Sam, can you hear me?


  


  
• Sam looks up and smiles sadly.


  


  
• Sam: Take care of Hunter. He… he doesn't have anyone else.


  
• Pterodactyl: What? What, the KID? I can’t do that!


  
• Sam: Yes, you can… Please… you have to do this.


  
• Pterodactyl: Sam, listen to me, you need to tell me where the Original AI is! That’s what Skull is after


  


  
• Sam gets a funny look in his eyes


  


  
• Sam: You need to take care of Hunter… He’s a special child, you can’t… You can’t trust anyone else to look after him.


  
• Pterodactyl: Sam?


  
• Sam: I entrust him to you now.


  
• Pterodactyl: Sam! What the hell?! Where is the AI!?


  


  
• Sam looks at Hunter, who has tears in his eyes


  
• He reaches out for him one last time, and Hunter gently grabs his hand


  


  
• Sam: I had so much fun playing tag with you (while on meth).


  


  
• Sam dies


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Sam? Sam! Sam, what the British heck!!?


  


  
• Skull Lands twenty feet back with a boom


  


  
• Pterodactyl: Oh crap, Kid get behind me!


  
• Skull: Surrender! Hand over the asset.


  


  
• Before Victor can react, Skull has already aimed his laser


  


  
• Lioness: Look out!


  


  


  
• In slow motion, Skull’s lasers charge up, Pterodactyl throws up his wings as a shield, but his eyes widen as he realizes his wings will not be able to save them


  


  
• Pterodactyl: I’m sorry, Mum


  


  


  
• Skull unleashes a powerful red laser blast that engulfs Victor and Hunter.


  
• It is so hot that it melts the brick behind them


  


  
• Lioness: NO!


  


  
• Sam throws his wings up to block the laser, but nothing happens. He looks up to see the energy is still being fired, it's all around them, but it’s being blocked by a holographic shark-shaped shield.


  
• Slowly, he retracts his wings and looks behind him to see Hunter, looking angry, with blue eyes.


  
• The laser stops and the shield vanishes, but hunter still looks pissed


  
• He stands up, glaring at Skull. He starts to walk forward


  
• Victor tries to stop him, but Hunter shoves him aside with enough force to break his spine (His suit protected him)


  
• Skull realizes what’s about to happen, more bots land behind Skull, and all prepare for an attack


  


  
• It is too late


  


  
• Hunter’s mouth transforms into a shark's mouth


  


  
• Skull: Stand dow-


  


  
• Hunter fires an enormous blue energy blast 10 times bigger than what Skull had hit them with


  


  
• Everyone is thrown back by the sheer power as Hunter unleashes everything he has


  
• For a moment, the blast can be seen from space.


  
• Everyone is Ok.


  


  
• Finally, it stops. Victor slowly opens his eyes


  
• All but one single broken robot has been reduced to ash


  
• Sharky stands amidst the smoke, in full costume,


  


  
• He walks over to the robot as it tries to crawl away, his shark mouth still very prominent, and rips its head off with a single bite.


  


  
• The Holo skin kicks back in, and he looks like a normal Ten-year-old again.


  


  
• He looks back at them innocently


  


  


  
• Sharky: Do you guys wanna play Tag?


  


  
• Victor and Lioness are frozen with shock


  


  
• Pterodactyl: He… is the AI


  


  


  

  Episode End

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