Learning to Dance

It was the Megagirl unit, her hand glowing red, sending
zapper fire toward the advancing shadows. The monstrous
insects reared and bellowed, and came toward them,
spitting, hissing, swarming. There was no choice now. Up
tried to resist the urge to close his eyes as he took aim,
squeezing the triggers of his zapper pistols even as his
stomach seized up for doing it.
Somewhere in the midst of the zapper fire and squealing
insects, he lost track of Taz. Panic seized him, even though
he knew she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself.
Where had she gone? They seemed to be gaining the
advantage - the bugs began to fall back, and then her voice
out of the darkness.
“Stop, stop! Stop shooting, I got her!”
Up sagged with relief as Taz emerged, pushing an
unconscious February before her. Krayonder rushed
forward to lift the science officer over his shoulder, and Taz
swung her zapper off her back. “All right, Rangers, let’s get
out of here, come on!”
The team made for the drop pod, but then Tootsie
Noodles’ voice rang out above the din -
“Hey where’s Megagirl – Megagirl!”
Up paused on the ramp of the drop pod. The Megagirl
unit was still surrounded by bugs, their stingers ineffective
against her metal body but nonetheless making it difficult
for her to escape the swarm.
“Come on!” Taz said again, stopping just ahead of him.
“We gotta go save her!” Tootsie pleaded. There was just
something about the look on his face... Up knew what that
look meant.
“Up, she’s a stupid robot, let’s go!”
Up looked between them, Taz and Tootsie and the robot,
and groaned. “Oh, Taz, I can’t leave her behind! The look
on Tootsie’s face would make me cry like a baby for