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Once again, TK didn't let her shock get the better of her for long, though. Her still-ungrasped right arm snapped around awkwardly to grab at the injector and the hand that held it, trying to force it away from her cheek. "Get...NNGH...off'a me!" she growled fiercely, straining with all her might against the grappling humanoids - and abruptly realizing just how very strong they were. Still, their strength wasn't absolute, and the thrashing tiger-girl managed to make them stagger and strain as they tried to keep her under control. More importantly still, she painstakingly forced the needle away, its inhuman wielder fighting just as hard to bring it to bear on her once again.

The three combatants stumbled and strove titanically, jerkily pivoting and twisting about with the ferocity of their exertions. For long moments they seemed to find themselves at a stalemate, TK unable to break their grip and they unable to achieve what she assumed was her intended sedation, despite both sides' best efforts. TK grunted and snarled angrily as they fought, frustration crashing through her along with the fury and the anxiety. And then that anxiety surged higher, as one twisting lurch brought the right-hand side of the room into TK's view for a moment...and she discovered the double-rank of "Drones" which stood ready along one wall. Not merely standing, but starting to move, stepping forward like toy soldiers to join the struggle.

And, TK grimly assessed, bring that struggle to an crushing end. She was barely holding her own against two of the strange assailants, and they had far too solid a hold of her to fight back effectively...once the others joined in, she was finished. That stark realization brought a surge of adrenaline along with it, and with a sudden, heroic twist, TK managed to wrench the one holding her arm off-balance, giving herself a little room to move. Which she immediately used to force an awkward lunge-step forward and flip her neck-holding assailant over her shoulder, hammering the odd "creature" into the floor with a furious snarl. The injector popped loose from its grip and shattered against the concrete, a puddle of green ooze flowing slowly outward like rotten syrup.

She broke the other Drone's off-balance and loosely-clutching grip with a ferocious, snapping side-kick that landed solidly in its rubbery-hard gut. The thing doubled over with a weird sound that didn't seem entirely mechanical and tumbled backward across the floor. Instinct flowing into motion without pause, TK whipped around to face the oncoming horde of purple-black soldier-things...and then they were upon her.

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Once again, TK didn't let her shock get the better of her for long, though. Her still-ungrasped right arm snapped around awkwardly to grab at the injector and the hand that held it, trying to force it away from her cheek. "Get...NNGH...off'a me!" she growled fiercely, straining with all her might against the grappling humanoids - and abruptly realizing just how very strong they were. Still, their strength wasn't absolute, and the thrashing tiger-girl managed to make them stagger and strain as they tried to keep her under control. More importantly still, she painstakingly forced the needle away, its inhuman wielder fighting just as hard to bring it to bear on her once again.

The three combatants stumbled and strove titanically, jerkily pivoting and twisting about with the ferocity of their exertions. For long moments they seemed to find themselves at a stalemate, TK unable to break their grip and they unable to achieve what she assumed was her intended sedation, despite both sides' best efforts. TK grunted and snarled angrily as they fought, frustration crashing through her along with the fury and the anxiety. And then that anxiety surged higher, as one twisting lurch brought the right-hand side of the room into TK's view for a moment...and she discovered the double-rank of "Drones" which stood ready along one wall. Not merely standing, but starting to move, stepping forward like toy soldiers to join the struggle.

And, TK grimly assessed, bring that struggle to an crushing end. She was barely holding her own against two of the strange assailants, and they had far too solid a hold of her to fight back effectively...once the others joined in, she was finished. That stark realization brought a surge of adrenaline along with it, and with a sudden, heroic twist, TK managed to wrench the one holding her arm off-balance, giving herself a little room to move. Which she immediately used to force an awkward lunge-step forward and flip her neck-holding assailant over her shoulder, hammering the odd "creature" into the floor with a furious snarl. The injector popped loose from its grip and shattered against the concrete, a puddle of green ooze flowing slowly outward like rotten syrup.

She broke the other Drone's off-balance and loosely-clutching grip with a ferocious, snapping side-kick that landed solidly in its rubbery-hard gut. The thing doubled over with a weird sound that didn't seem entirely mechanical and tumbled backward across the floor. Instinct flowing into motion without pause, TK whipped around to face the oncoming horde of purple-black soldier-things...and then they were upon her.

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To Part 11