Freedom Five Unity and an island of clones
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"Uh oh. Goldymooks." 

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The two of them have been doing their best to reinforce their little nook of protection while heavily multitasking. There is now a cover with a honeycomb pattern around them.

"What can they do?"

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"No clue! But that spear thingy looks stabby and I bet that armor isn't for show. Most folks who bother with melee weapons can shrug off gunfire so I'm guessing they're pretty durable, too." Unity winces, suddenly. "...and whatever's outside just pancaked my Stealth Bot." A handful more Bee Bots swarm protectively around their defensive barrier as the golden warriors begin marching across the tile floor. A couple of Bee Bots dive-bomb them, exploding like miniature grenades; they stagger backward but recover quickly, shielded from the impact by a suspiciously convenient patch of sand. 

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That is suspiciously convenient (for the Goldymooks) ..."The sand, might channel a power?" He tells Gabe while offering dart-shaped anti-magic shards.

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Okay, sure will try to hit them with some improvised darts. He only aims some at the sand. Hitting the actual enemy, ought to be more useful, right?

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The aim of the first dart proves relatively moot, as a wave of sand shifts to block it. The sand promptly falls to the ground in an unmoving heap, and the guards attempt to rush Gabe. The remaining darts bounce off their armor, but not uselessly; the shimmering golden glow dims, and the next volley of Bee Bots drops the pair with explosive ease. 

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"We're clear! Run for it!" Matching action to words, Unity makes a dash for the door. A small swarm of the remaining Bee Bots trail after her like little striped comets. 

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Oh, that is useful! Henry doubles the mass of his anti-magic crystal, but moves when Unity tells them to.

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Gabe provides cover and runs after the two.

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Outside is chaos. A towering figure stands a stone's throw from the building, swatting at several costumed figures like gnats. As Henry and Gabe escape the building, the big one knocks a blue-and-white-clad man into a building just as something in what looks to be glowing armor encases its left leg in ice. On a nearby rooftop, an armored humanoid shape fires bullets and grenades into the monster's body. One red streak, trailing a corona of lightning, looks familiar - Dr. Stinson produced the same effect when she flickered from place to place at super-speed. A haze of some dark energy seems to be preventing anyone from getting close. 

The ruined remains of Stealth Bot lie in a smoking crater nearby, surrounded by a dark haze. 

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"Unity... do you have a plan of attack? My anti-magic seems to work against them. So does Gabe shield."

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Rest in pieces, sweet Stealth Bot.

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"My bots can carry - no, wait, I'm kinda magic too. I bet Wraith or Tachyon would know. Ooo! My phone has the Freedom Five emergency - " she fumbles in her pockets, " - and I scrapped it to make Stealth Bot. Crap. You guys got spare phones right?" 

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With one massive blow, the giant shatters the ice binding its leg. It then raises a hand, and a ray of coruscating shadow lances towards the roof. The blue one throws up a wall of ice at the last moment, but the hit still blasts him and the armored humanoid backward. 

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Gabe throws the phone to her. Then he starts covering his forearm with crystals to create a more mobile barrier.

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"If it affects the heroes too. I would need to be there to activate or deactivate it. Or we would need to rig something to throw it, that fair."

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"I think it's just me - " she trails off as she fumbles the phone and nearly drops it. "Gotcha! Come on, boss, did you load up...yes! For Emergencies! Come on, pick up..." 

There is an extremely tense pause, during which the blue-and-white flying man makes another dive at the monster, narrowly avoiding another shadow ray and a falling chunk of building. Then, "Tachy! This is Unity, we're nearby and have antimagic, what do?" 

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There's a sort of fzzzzap noise, and then, "Whaddayagotforme?" says Tachyon from right next to Gabe. A faint smell of ozone fills the air. 

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With a start, Henry holds up the black crystal spear he was making. "Anti-magic spear, that negated the mooks' magic. But it might affect you guys too. But I can activate it or deactivate it while touching it."

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"I can do that too. We have, like, my shields." He raises his arm, which looks covered by black gem studs in a very bold fashion statement.

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"Lemmetry - " Tachyon takes the spear. "Still fast! Now for - look out!"

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Spotting an opportunity to squash the very annoying red streak, the monster launches another shadow ray directly at the group. It slams into Gabe's shield with incredible force, but the aftereffects wash harmlessly around the antimagic auras Henry and Gabe are radiating. The whole area darkens, and seems to squirm around them, except for within the antimagic radius. 

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Tachyon zips off towards the battle, cutting a swath through the shadows with the crystal spear. In moments, she's at the creature's feet, stabbing the crystal into its shins. It stumbles and lets out an earsplitting roar. 

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As a reflex, Henry starts sprouting spikes of onyx crystal. Some go through his clothes and some... are apparently bleeding? Except the blood is a gray crystal.

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"Dude!"

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