In a secret Metropolis lab, a technician made adjustments to a massive metal robot lying on a platform. A supervising tech walked up to the platform carrying an electronic notepad. “How’s he looking, Patel?” he asked.
“Good,” Patel answered. “Right on schedule.”
“How’d the latest durability tests go?”
“Excellent. Passed with flying colors. Bullets, lasers, shock waves, battering rams—everything we threw at him, he handled without a dent or a scratch.”

Chapter 5