"So that's it?"
Zap Robotnik looked over at a new set of boots, looking identical to the pair currently on his feet and then back to the DATA technician. "You're sure that it'll work?"
"Yes, sir. We've upgraded the your boots so that they can not just provide the artificial weightlessness that allows you to fly, but also can now have a finer degree of control, simply enough to reduce friction"
"So I can, in essence, powerslide?"
"Quite so"
The VIP Badge issue by Hero Corps had granted him enough clearance for the minor upgrade to his equipment, and while it would have limited use for him - his work with the British SuperHero Corps in Paragon City was done airbourne more often than not - he felt he needed any edge he could get over the multitude of villains in the city.
Stepping off the tram in Talos Island, he checked the time. Still an hour or so to go until he was due to rendevouz with Hero-Zero for their appointment with Bastion. Snapping his heels together in the sequence he'd been directed to use, a hum vibrated up his frame as a purple energy field negated the friction beneath the soles of the boots. Leaning forward, he slid off at running speed for a short distance. He nodded, satisfied when his personal communicator beeped.
Another hero was in need of help. Flicking the control inside his gauntlets, Zap activated the anti-gravity unit and took to the skies above Paragon to join his new comrades at the designated coordinates. Stepping inside the warehouse, he could see the broken arrows and bloody trails left by previous unsuccessful sorties. Zap grunted, "Warriors".
Moving to a covered position, Zap Robotnik took stock of the forces arrayed against him and his fellows - several Warriors armed with bows and spiked maces. They looked stronger than he, but he had allies, and his gauntlets. Crafted from salvaged Clockwork Tesla generators, they had been honed and refined by the technicians of DATA - able to emit an arc of electricity to either damage or constrain. He smiled, as he activated his boots, hovered up above the Warriors line of vision.
Flicking the safety overrides and setting the tesla generators for buildup, he took careful aim - the smell of burning ozone rising as the charge from his gauntlet rose to extreme levels. The arc of electricity struck the Warrior to the ground, synapses fried by the bolt leaving him unable to rise again. A quick flick of another of the gauntlets internal switches notified the Portal Corporation to extract the individual to a cell.
"So that's it?"
Zap Robotnik looked over at a new set of boots, looking identical to the pair currently on his feet and then back to the DATA technician. "You're sure that it'll work?"
"Yes, sir. We've upgraded the your boots so that they can not just provide the artificial weightlessness that allows you to fly, but also can now have a finer degree of control, simply enough to reduce friction"
"So I can, in essence, powerslide?"
"Quite so"
The VIP Badge issue by Hero Corps had granted him enough clearance for the minor upgrade to his equipment, and while it would have limited use for him - his work with the British SuperHero Corps in Paragon City was done airbourne more often than not - he felt he needed any edge he could get over the multitude of villains in the city.
Stepping off the tram in Talos Island, he checked the time. Still an hour or so to go until he was due to rendevouz with Hero-Zero for their appointment with Bastion. Snapping his heels together in the sequence he'd been directed to use, a hum vibrated up his frame as a purple energy field negated the friction beneath the soles of the boots. Leaning forward, he slid off at running speed for a short distance. He nodded, satisfied when his personal communicator beeped.
Another hero was in need of help. Flicking the control inside his gauntlets, Zap activated the anti-gravity unit and took to the skies above Paragon to join his new comrades at the designated coordinates. Stepping inside the warehouse, he could see the broken arrows and bloody trails left by previous unsuccessful sorties. Zap grunted, "Warriors".
Moving to a covered position, Zap Robotnik took stock of the forces arrayed against him and his fellows - several Warriors armed with bows and spiked maces. They looked stronger than he, but he had allies, and his gauntlets. Crafted from salvaged Clockwork Tesla generators, they had been honed and refined by the technicians of DATA - able to emit an arc of electricity to either damage or constrain. He smiled, as he activated his boots, hovered up above the Warriors line of vision.
Flicking the safety overrides and setting the tesla generators for buildup, he took careful aim - the smell of burning ozone rising as the charge from his gauntlet rose to extreme levels. The arc of electricity struck the Warrior to the ground, synapses fried by the bolt leaving him unable to rise again. A quick flick of another of the gauntlets internal switches notified the Portal Corporation to extract the individual to a cell.