Stories tagged “sweeper”
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Alley Ooops! (Ficlet 3845 cont'd)
Continued from Ficlet http://ficlets.ficly.com/stories/3845 “Marauder. Meat.” The nearest slave-mech made its most obvious assumption. It also indicated its IQ with the same move—the marauders don’t like smart slaves. “Guys! Great to meet you...
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They Have Us Right Where We Want Them
The mech didn’t take long to decide what he thought of my proposal. “You trying trick Chert! You mine.” “Hulk smash,” I muttered under my breath, getting ready to dodge if I could. Not that it was likely to help, but it wa...
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Blind Date
Sweeper’s first shot hit Chert in the groin and several large bolts and bits fell off. “I think you got his nuts,” Jiana said as the wounded mech put a hand down there to try and hold his legs together, failed miserably and fell forwa...
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It Is a Silly Place
“Surrender, now!” Sweeper said. “Before you lose more bits!” “Chert just scratched!” the robot growled, swinging with his other hand. “That’s not a scratch, your arm’s off!” Jiana said, as the...
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Loose Change: 3am
The rumbling whirr of a single street-sweeper grew ever more loudly. Twin light beams shone unsteadily through the steam of the moistened avenue’s blacktop. Amber-colored flashes reflected off the windows of a closed, corner clothing-store. There, st...