It does feel like a back alley fight in Brooklyn, except the bullies he's used to fighting are a whole lot smaller and a whole lot more vulnerable to getting socked in the jaw. Taking down this thing is going to be complicated, even if he's got an indestructible shield and a couple other tricks up his sleeve.
He almost doesn't realize he's actually found her until he catches a glimpse of blonde hair and hears that gasping for breath. It triggers some instinctive urge to protect, to run to her instead of barreling into the robot and finding out how well it responds to a full clip in the head from his side arm.
But as much as he can't just leave her there when all he can think about is asthma attacks and long nights of painful coughing and ragged breathing, he can't let the robot continue to wreak havoc, either.
Really, he just can't lose Steph, not after everything else.
So he does just run right at the robot, flinging the shield as hard as he can at whatever looks like a vulnerable spot from this angle. When it bounces back, he catches it and just keeps running, but slides to the side when he sees the robot stagger a little to crouch by Steph and the kid, one gloved hand going to his friend's back.
"Just breathe, I'll try to keep him distracted. You get the kid out of here."
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Date: 2014-05-27 03:39 am (UTC)He almost doesn't realize he's actually found her until he catches a glimpse of blonde hair and hears that gasping for breath. It triggers some instinctive urge to protect, to run to her instead of barreling into the robot and finding out how well it responds to a full clip in the head from his side arm.
But as much as he can't just leave her there when all he can think about is asthma attacks and long nights of painful coughing and ragged breathing, he can't let the robot continue to wreak havoc, either.
Really, he just can't lose Steph, not after everything else.
So he does just run right at the robot, flinging the shield as hard as he can at whatever looks like a vulnerable spot from this angle. When it bounces back, he catches it and just keeps running, but slides to the side when he sees the robot stagger a little to crouch by Steph and the kid, one gloved hand going to his friend's back.
"Just breathe, I'll try to keep him distracted. You get the kid out of here."