hardly believe his ears. Itâs a girl Border Guard, he thought.
The battle team hovered above the yellow toxic mud. âYou did a good job with those pests, Li,â said Kai. âYour catbot packs a powerful screech.â
âSheâs very handy in battle,â said Li.
âMy watch tells me that these two beasts are not veryfar away,â said Kai. âFollow me, team.â
Kai and Li flew deeper into the mud land. âBeasts just ahead on the right,â Kai said into the mouthpiece. âLetâs fly a bit closer and then hover.â
âThree beasts!â said BC once they were close enough to see them. âThe BMC said that there were only two on the loose.â
âThe third doesnât have a tag,â said Kai. âHow is that?â
âThere are two of my combo beasts and one of yours,â said Li.
âAnd our two are battling yours and winning,â said BF. âWe canât let them win! If we do they will both change.â
Without warning, the two beasts launched a huge mud and wind attack and sent theteam flying.
âWhoa!â cried Li as she flipped over and over.
âAre you okay Li?â Kai asked as he steadied his bot.
âI am now,â answered Li. âThat was a double attack from those two beasts.â
âYes,â said Kai. âWe must stop them before any of them can change. Battle team, go!â
But the team was too late.
By the time they reached the battle all that was left of Kaiâs combo beast was a pile of dust. Glowing yellow dust.
âOne looks exactly the same but the other one has changed,â said Kai. He quickly took a photo of the changed beast with his orb. An image popped onto the screen. âThis oneâs now a mega-mutant,â he said quietly.
âBut they both beat the mud beast. Why did only one change?â
âSomething strange has happened,â said BC. âHow did the mud beast come back? And why did only one combo beast change into a mega-mutant?â
Kai looked down at the two beasts. Then he looked again at all that was left of the mud beast.
âSneak down and get some of that glowing yellow dust in your hatch, BC,â said Kai. âQuick, before the beasts see us.â
BC flew quietly down behind the beasts. He landed softly in the mud beside the glowing pile of dust. Kai hit a button on his orb and BCâs hatch popped open. Hurry, thought Kai. The dust is sinking into the mud and will be lost forever.
âLook at the dogbot,â BF said to Li. âHeâs rolling in the mud just like an ordinary dog.â
âI heard that,â said Kai. âBC is getting samples for me to test. You two bots must buddy up â¦â
âIf we are to beat these beasts,â Li added.
Then, without warning, both beasts turned on the battle team. Their huge wings opened and their mouths drew breath.
âLook out!â shouted BC from below.
The battle team was caught in a deadly spinning mud spout.
âMeow!â screamed BF as she shot out the top of the spout.
Kai could see that BC was next. âWhen you get shot out, find BF and stay with her,â he said to BC.
All at once the spout twist became even faster. âWe need to split up Li,â said Kai. âIâm hitting the button now!â
Instantly the two rides split apart. One after the other they shot out the top of the spout.
When Kai finally got control of the Sludgebot again he found he was close to the rock land.
âReport in, Ying Li,â Kai said. âWhere are you?â
âIâm with the battle buddies on the other side of the mud land. BC got a howl-attack upgrade. Iâve turned it on,â answered Li.
Excellent, thought Kai as he flew rapidly towards the group. As he did he told the team about his new battle plan. âListen carefully,â Kai said into the mouthpiece. âBC and BF, join forces and launch amega-sonic howl at
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