26The ambush they had been watching for happened just outside the entrance to the bomb shelter. Lucy hit the ground just as the command to do so was leaving Peyton’s mouth. She peered up as multiple pulse cannons deployed above her head. The bots she could fight hand-to-hand, but not their weapons. If she took one pulse blast in the gut, this battle was over for everyone.
Then she heard it… a sonic whistle. Somehow Bradley 360 had obtained another one.
Beside her Eric’s head popped up, recognizing the sound as well. She hadn’t realized until then that he’d been lying on the ground too, his human arm wrapped protectively around her.
“Can you set your hearing frequencies?” Lucy asked over the cannon blasts. At his nod, she closed her eyes, sought what she needed, then rattled off the numb
