Za looked Dau Ra Dau. He was a rge, yellow and orange robot with a broad chest, a ft head, one rge eye, an orange square where the other should be, and rge teeth. One arm had a sword while the other arm had a spear. It had sliver shoulder joints, and a bck lower half. There were two chimney hoods on the shoulder.

  The robot made a noise. It looked at the hole in the ground. “I won't let you go down there,” Za said.

  Dau Ra Dau raised his rge sword arm and striked it towards Za. “Stinger Finger,” Za said as she turned her fingers into long spikes. She cshed with the sword arm and blocked it.

  The robot tried to push Za down however Za stood her ground. Za pushed back. The robot chimney blew smoke and it used more force. Za went down on one knee however she held the robot back. She was sweating.

  The robot then used his spear arm and tried to strike Za. Za saw the spear arms. She used her strength and pushed the sword arm away and dodged the spear arm. She jumped back.

  “Not bad,” Za said.

  She smiled as started rolling her body into a ball. Za sprouted spikes in all directions. “Stinger Hedgehog,” she said. She looked like a sea urchin. Za rolled along the ground and levelled everything in her path as she made her way to Dau Ra Dau.

  Za hit Dau Ra Dau on the chest. Her spikes hit the chest. Dau Ra Dau lost his bance and fell over. Za continued as she hit the robot face with her spikes. She got to the other side.

  She stopped rolling and looked at the robot. She saw there was some minor damage to its chest. Dau Ra Dau got up and turned around and looked at Za. It had the creepy smile on his face.

  “Stinger Hedgehog,” she said again as started rolling her body into a ball and sprouted spikes in all directions. Za rolled along the ground and levelled everything in her path as she made her way to Dau Ra Dau.

  Dau Ra Dau saw Za rolling towards him. She was approaching him. He moved his sword arm and swung at Za. He hit Za and like a bat hitting a ball, she went flying and hit a tree. The tree fell down.

  Za stopped rolling and got up. She dusted her clothes off. She looked at the robot and knew it was learning and it was tough. “You are a tough one,” Za said. Za ran up towards the robot. She jumped in the air.

  “Double Stinger,” Za said as she turned her hands into single, rge spikes. She then stabbed Dau Ra Dau multiple times in rapid succession. She aimed for the chest. The robot was about to react however Za was too fast. The robot got hit multiple times on the chest. Za was piercing the chest in multiple pces. She rapidly hit Dau Ra Dau. She did one final strike before jumping back.

  Dau Ra Dau stumbled backwards. His chest was filled with holes. There was some bck substance leaking from some of his holes. However he was still standing. The robot looked at Za and charged towards her.

  He got close and raised his sword arm at Za. Za saw this. She was about to jump out of the way when the robot swung his spear arm and hit Za. Za got hit on the side and went flying and hit a tree. She spat some blood. She wiped her lip. Za got up and looked. Dau Ra Dau was on top of her and swung his sword arm at Za. She panicked.

  Meanwhile, Marianne and Robin were surrounded by two dozen men. “We need to help Za,” Marianne said.

  “Yes, that robot looked strong,” Robin replied.

  “You are not going anywhere,” a random pirate said.

  “Yes this is going to be your grave,” another pirate said.

  Marianne looked at the pirates. She grabbed her paint pallet out. She used her paintbrush and dipped it in bck paint. She threw it at a dozen men. “Betrayal Bck,” Marianne said.

  The pirates hit with bck paint looked at their fellow crewmates. “What are you looking at?” the pirate said, who was not hit with the bck paint. Suddenly the pirate with the bck paint swung and sshed him.

  “What are you doing?” said another pirate without bck paint. A pirate with bck paint swung his sword at him however he blocked it.

  “It's the bck paint,” added the pirate without bck paint.

  The pirates started sshing each other. They sshed each other. The pirates swung at their comrades. Some were in tears as they stabbed and took each other down. In the end a dozen were down lying on the ground. The rest were panting loudly. They looked in anger at Marianne.

  “Seis Fleur,” Robin said as she sprouted six arms on the dozen men. Two arms grab their legs making them fall backwards. Another two pairs held the pirates up at their back, and a pair grabbed their upper body.

  “Clutch,” Robin said as the pairs of arms on the upper body and legs pulled. This cracked all dozen pirates' backs. The pirates all went down.

  “Thank you,” Marianne said.

  “You had it as well and our Captain would be sad if this bubble of cuteness got hurt,” Robin teased.

  Marianne smiled. “Let's go and help Za,” Marianne replied. Robin nodded.

  They ran towards the direction of Za. They got close and saw Za with her back against a tree. A rge robot was about to strike her.

  Robin took action. “Treinta Fleur,” Robin said as she sprouted thirty arms on the robot across his arms and legs. “Strangle,” Robin added. Her thirty arms choked his arms, joints and legs.This caused the robot`s sword arm to miss Za narrowly and he hit the ground next to her.

  Za saw the arms appearing on the robot. She knew who it was. Dau Ra Dau missed. Za took the opportunity. She jumped in the air. “Stinger Lance,” Za said as she turned her hand into one single long spike like a nce. She used her strength and hit the robot in the face and pierced it. She pulled back and jumped back.

  Robin and Marianne join Za.

  “Thanks for the help,” Za said.

  Robin and Marianne looked at Za. She had a rge bruise on the side of the stomach. There were scratches on her body. She had some dried blood on her lip.

  “This robot is tough,” Marianne said.

  “Nothing we can handle,” Za replied.

  “We need to be careful,” Robin said.

  Dau Ra Dau looked at Za. He saw their two more girls there. There was a rge hole in his face. There were holes in the chest.

  “It took a beating,” Robin said.

  “But still not down,” Marianne added.

  “Robin, can you hold him in pce?” Za asked.

  “Sure,” Robin said.

  Robin crossed her arms in front of her. “Dieciséis Fleur,” Robin said as she sprouted sixteen arms on the robot. “Hold,” she added. Her arms were all over the robot's body and had immobilised him.

  “Stinger Falcon Strike,” Za said as she ran and jumped into the air. She put her feet together and turned it into one long spike. Za started spinning. She then went down and impaled the robot in her chest. She pierced him and went through the robot. The robot started making noises and sparks could be seen.

  Za quickly moved as the sparks and noises got more intense and loud. A few seconds ter the robot exploded.

  “That was close,” Za said.

  “It was,” Marianne added.

  “There might be more of these robots,” Robin said.

  “We need to inform the rest about these,” Za said.

  “We need Kaya to take a look at your first,” Marianne said.

  “I am,” Za said.

  Marianne gave her a look. It was a serious look but she looked cute.

  “Okay, let's find Kaya,” Za said as they went to look for Kaya.