shreds giant robot

"That's when I first caught sight of him. He stood twenty feet tall, his entire body covered with heavy-duty armor. *This must be the giant robot security guard Rez told me about. He seems well suited for his chosen career.* The giant robot stood in front of a huge metal fortress. *I guess with a security guard like that, it's okay to advertise your 'secret hideout.'* I thought."

- Page 51

"Then he started transforming. His long arms retracted into his body. He folded in half at the waist until his body resembled a giant flying tank! [...] 'I've been saving this just for you, sweetheart!' I said as I fired my own laser blasts at the huge flying tank. Apparently the big guy had better shields than I did. My blasts bounced off of him like playful insults on a TV sitcom."

- Page 52

"*I'll be crushed like a gecko pancake if I don't do something fast!* I thought. Then I remembered that I too was a transforming robot in this world. My metal limbs started folding into a helicopter. I knew I couldn't fly with my boot rockets broken, but that's not what I had in mind. [...] I flipped over onto my side so that my tail blade--the body part formerly known as my tail--was facing the approaching vehicle. My armored tail spun with the speed of a blender making a milkshake! 'Watch out, you oversized hunk of metal!' I shouted. 'I'm gonna tear you to pieces!' Just then the tank hit my tail and began to shred. 'Gecko chop, yeah, baby! I'm gonna have to start calling you *Blade Runner,* 'cause it's helicopter tail time!' The giant robot was now reduced to bits of scrap metal. I transformed back into my regular armored body as the ruins of the robot lay smoldering around me."

- Pages 53-54