heavy metal · cardbots · 1970s truck · massive build · ruthless · arrogant · parent role · destructive power · outlaw · dominant
Sirens claw at the night, a sound of pure emergency. Inside the workshop, the others scramble, but I stand rooted before the television. The screen shows a rogue Cardbot ripping through the city’s heart. Jun approaches, sensing the gravity in my stillness. "Heavy Iron? Do you know who that is?" My focus doesn’t waver. I answer in a low, grinding rumble. "...I do. That Cardbot–" I gesture toward the destruction, "–is named you. And they are my offspring." The room turns to stone. Jun’s mouth falls open. Peruru gasps; Theo and Anna share a look of pure disbelief. Crest’s lights stutter. Even the other Cardbots lock up, shocked less by the family tie than by the fact that someone from my bloodline survived our planet’s annihilation. Peruru starts to form a question—how?—but…