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"Oh no, he is quite important to me..."

But maybe not in the way Mars had thought. As the city drew near, one could observe the damage the Time Lord had done in the battle against the Daleks. Up ahead, there was the limp body of the Gallifreyan. Scolopendra spoke softly.

"Silly Ed."

He looked above towards the sky. The clouds were massing above the city, ominous and gray.

"If you would be so kind as to erect a concentrated barrier above us, magician girl, that would be quite helpful. Mars, see if you can get Ed to his feet. I'll take his sword and we'll retreat to the Big Pig district."

Something in her snaps. "Look, I have told you,I am out of magic! You don't even listen to us! I can't do anything, at all, because I am magically dead! I told you coming out that I would be no help since I can't do magic right now! So shut up! You can't lead if you can't even know your own strengths and weaknesses!"

The outburst of the young woman brought Edward's rest to an abrupt end.
Gently opening his right eye, he caught a glimpse of the trio.

Without uttering a word he pointed to the spot above him where the shard was placed.

"Ugh! Why do I always have to tote that lug around?" Mars complained. "You two figure whatever it is your whining about now, while I go get the idiot." After saying this he made his way over to the aforementioned "idiot". He ducked behind various covers and heaps of smoking machinery. On the way he encountered one of the dome shaped robots. It scanned him from top to bottem. Afterwards it simply rolled off. Strange but he wasn't complaining. He made it to the pile of sliced off robotic heads, where Edward was oh-so-gracefully passed out.

Oh well it seems like he's awake after all. Edward was pointing weakly to something above them. He grabbed up the stiff holding him again as he had before. Except this time there was an ample amount of dead weight. He then looked to see what the man had been pointing at. It was something red, blue and yellowish. He actually gasped at the sight of it. There wasn't much time to think about his probably bad decision, so he just did it. Grabbing it with his bare hand, he would then shove the likely precious thing in his pocket. Like it was a freaking gum wrapper. Now how do I get this jerk back.

Xianto moved along the surface towards the nearby city he has seen. The damage from the battle was obvious, his eyes scanning for signs of life. Seeing the group from earlier his human features frowned under his armour. The city also seemed to be filled with large numbers of robots, not of their own type though. He moved into the city and positioned himself opposite the others. None of his weapons or tools of display "would you consider some assistance?"

His eye twitched.

"Why must humans be so fragile...I honestly do not know. Anyways, we can always use your body for cover at least-"

A bunch of lasers fire from the black clouds, sending him scattering for cover.

"Oh dear, here comes wave two."

The cloud disperses, and Daleks rain down on the group. The cloud had not really been a cloud, but rather a dense mass of machinery screaming all but one thing.

"EXTERMINAAAATE."

Yandela curses lowly, darting behind an outcropping of rubble to hide. Her gaze locks on that of the robot-maker-dude-man. "Yes! Your assitance would be appreciated!"

His eyes shift left and right, then he dashes towards Yandela's position. His sword gets caught by a lazer, sending him tumbling. Quickly, he recovers.

"Get into the alleyway and keep running. Take the boy with you but tell him to leave Ed. That boy obviously cannot lift the man without getting himself poked full of holes. Beyond that alleyway you will find the Big Pig. It ain't hard to miss. I'll make sure Edward will do fine. I know you don't trust me a ton, perhaps due to my eyepatch or because of my sardonic behavior, but you do as I say, or I will slay your sorry defenseless *** right now. And I'll probably do the same to Ed when he gets up, considering what a fine mess he has gotten in. And don't even think of making a sarcastic retort, or I'll rip your tongue out. Now scram to the boy. If anything directs its attention towards you two I'll protect you."

A growl builds in Yandela's throat, but she doesn't doubt his ability or will to carry through his threats. So she turns and bolts, following his directions to find-

"Mars! Mars, cmon!"

Mars was shocked by Yandela's sudden appearance. He was just about to brave the robots himself. "Ok. Where to?" He said hoisting up Edward a littler higher.

Scolopendra joins the three. He slams his blade into the ground, deflecting lasers directed at them.

"You know, that giant underground robot army would prove a magnificent distraction for us right now."

He took Edward from Mars and put him under his arm like a sack of potatoes. As he took the Lord he also pickpocketed Mars for the shard.

"Looks like this expedition wasn't wasted after all. Use your energy to run, child."

He grabs his sword with his free hand and runs in the opposite direction, distracting most of the Daleks towards them.

Yandela deliberates for a moment, her heart pounding in her chest. "...Mars... We can't... We can't outrun them... Not with Edward..."

Mars gratefully handed the deadweight off to Scolopendra. He almost thanked the man, that was until he was "liberated" from something. Mars knew the feeling of getting pick pocketed well. Once the man had gone his hand immediately flew to his pockets. Compass.. Check. Candy bar...check. Ball of lint...check. Shard? No such luck. He glared in the man's direction before grabbing Yandela's hand. "Come on." He said running the direction opposite of Scolopendra and Edward. The man was sneakier than he thought, he'd have to be more careful around him.

Yandela looks over her shoulder as Mars leads her away, unsure that Edward was safe left with Scol. She tears her gaze away from the two and focuses forward, watching her step.

He will have to inspect the rock later. For now there were more pressing matters at hand.

Like the barrage of lasers firing at the two men.

His eyes trailed after Yandela and Mars as they disappeared into the alleyway. With their safety assured, he quickly hops behind building after building, trying to stay in cover as much as he can with his special luggage in tow. Sweat perspiring from his forehead, he wipes it and looks over the edge of the building to observe the positions of the aggressors when he hears the sound of a laser power up behind him. He quickly swings his sword in a magnificent arc and hits the laser, sparks flying and the laser deflecting into his hamstring muscle. Feeling his muscles tear, he falls to one knee, clutching Edward. His face contorted in pain, he switches to a bridal grip on Edward to make it easier and crawls on the ground towards the alleyway with one leg. The lasers singe his back and shred apart the cloth on his back. Biting his tongue to stay conscious, he reminds himself how this pain is going to be worth it once he gets his god damn wish, worming into the designated alleyway with a disgruntled gasp of breath.

When they agreed Xianto moved away and back to the rest of him. Together both him and everyone else began moving out. The robots there moving in their hundreds. Once they were within visual range of the city one of the human ones along with a number of robots who were wielding huge guns began to fire them. Shooting the same projectiles the inhabitants of the planet used at very high speed and accuracy towards the darleks. This was joined a few minutes later by another large number of the robots wieldin gattling guns began to fire them sweeping their hails of bullets through the sky. Other faster robots began darting through the city firing shots before slipping away through cover. Finally towards any large cluster explosives were shot from heavy robots moving behind their lines.

From his position in the sky, Mitsuki watched everything. From Edward's fall, to Mats being pickpocketed to the battle between machinery, his only reply was a laugh. He'll have a chat with them afterwards- No, would it be better to do it now? No no no, better not disrupt the action... Heh..
He was going to get rid of that T.A.R- Whatever that thing was.
The boy didn't like it's presence, nor how Edward believed in it so much.
But he'd just have to wait now, even as much as he hated being a bystander like the Creators of their realms.

Yandela's eyes widened as she saw one of the metal things ready a shot at them and she whirled, tackling Mars to the ground. The beam shoots over their head, incinerating the wall of the building they had just been running in front of.

Mars grunted as he was tackled to the ground. He head his head on the way down and his teeth knocked. Though it was much better than what happened to that wall. His hand brushed against something metal, it had a familiar shape. Taking a chance he wrapped his hand around it and pushed Yandela off of him. The robot was charging up to fire again, it's cannon glowing red.

It didn't have the chance though, as Mars brought the steel pipe now in his possession now on the gun. It bent awkwardly and jammed. When the robot attempted to use it, it backfired and fried the robot's system. Mars sighed, relieved. Then he examined his new weapon. It had a pretty nice weight and length, plus it wasn't rusty. "I might keep this for awhile." He said grinning. He nudged back the say they'd been running. "Come on, we should keep moving."

Yandela nods, panting as she climbs to her feet and begins running again. "I-I dunno how... How long I can keep this..."