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- >"Don't chase the rabbit, Anon."
- "You too, Mous."
- >The other man chuckles casually, facade all too evident as you minds meld within the Drift.
- >He's every bit as scared as you. Whatever happened that required the awe-inspiring power of a Jaegar...
- >Well, you two'd just say you'd wished to not be woken up at three in the morning in a manner very reminiscient of a kaiju attack.
- >Given the relative peace of Equestria, since you two and the bot arrived here you figured you would never need it again.
- >Unfortunately, luck was hardly on your side.
- >"Drift is holding steady..." you hear from the Princess of the Night, her unique association with dreams allowing her to monitor you two effectively as any instruments back on earth.
- >And hopefully pull you out, if need be.
- >You both shake your heads, warding away the thoughts as the 80 meter tall machine mimics you, providing a somewhat amusing image even in spite of the tense mood.
- >"Lurker Edge online." Mous says, as more a formality than anything. That the gunmetal and gold mecha was walking forward with thunderous strides was proof enough.
- >You glance at the status console to your left, showing a white sihlouette of the mecha, sleek, strong, and deadly. The last of the Mark 4s, Lurker could be a bitch to maintain, but more than made up for it in sheer effectiveness. You smiled to yourself. Equestria was lucky to have such a badass protector.
- >You're brought back to the real world when you see a huge upheval in Manehattan bay, slowly scuttling towards the metropolis.
- "Target surfacing, 1000 meters out. Lurker moving to intercept."
- >With grim purpose, you race forward, the yellow visor of the mech outshined by the twin floodlights mounted roughly on where the "ears" would be.
- >The sudden brightness disorients the massive creature, and you watch as it shields beady black eyes with a gargantuan claw.
- >"Hey, Anon." Mous says, in an amused voice as he tries to keep yourselves relaxed. "Looks like a..."
- >You know what he's going to say. After all, his mind's already narrowed down the joke whilst looking to yours for peer review.
- "Giant Enemy Crab." you finish a touch dully. "Better start looking for a weak point."
- >Even as the crab rises to it's full height, the Jaegar has already crossed the remaining distance with a rocket assisted leap, and slams one metal fist downwards, square in the massive crustacean's face.
- >Shrieking, the beast catches an arm in one massive claw and squeezes, causing the armor plating to groan worryingly, tempered metal yielding to the pressure.
- >This was bad... However, Lurker had survived more than a few sticky situations.
- >Minds one, your plan is instantly transmitted to your partner, who moves with snakelike precision.
- >"Engage Shocklance!" he yells, thrusting Lurker's left arm towards the massive arm of the beast.
- >From just behind the Jaegar's wrist, a massive bladed harpoon emerges at prodigious speed, impaling the massive best right in the sinewy joint.
- >It grunts in pain...
- >And then shrieks as a massive electrical charge flows through the rod and into it's arm, causing it to go limp.
- >Right arm now free, you deck the crab in the face again, forcing it to stagger backwards even as the harpoon retracts.
- >Blinded by pain, the crab gives an odd trill before trying to turn tail and flee.
- "Not yet you don't." you growl, driving a mechanical knee into one spindly leg, efforts rewarded by the snap of a joint breaking.
- >Moving the Jaegar's arm past the ruined leg, you raise the huge beast, exposing his underbelly.
- >Following your lead, Mous sends a thunderous uppercut into the crab's side, and you both hear something break in response.
- "Found our weak point." you grunt, as he continues to slam into the beast with thunderous report, accentuated by weakening cries of pain.
- >After the sixth punch, a blue liquid gushes out from the now visibly damaged carapace.
- >Within your minds, Mous briefly wonders if it's Kaiju Blue.
- >You respond in the negative, knowing that crab's blood is blue and that this was NOT a kaiju.
- >In response to the fleeting lull in beatings, the giant crustacean hurriedly skitters back out to sea, evidently having gotten the message.
- >"Whew..." Luna breathes, relieved that the potential disaster has been averted.
- "Assignment Complete. Lurker Edge returning to shore." you say, turning the mecha around and beginning to walk back.
- >As you return, the audio system pick up something strange from Manehattan.
- >Curious, you turn and look towards the city, noticing the people gathered near the docks.
- >That's when it hits you--They're cheering.
- >You both smile and raise a fist as you walk, the cheers intensifying in response.
- >And within the depths of the drift, two synchronized minds share one simple thought.
- >Tonight was a good night.
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