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Rebecca nodded, trying to stay as still as possible as X lifted the rubble, letting her get free and cradle her damaged hand to her chest. There were wires sparking a bit in her damaged palm and fingers, though not so much that they’d set her shirt on fire by accident.

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“Th-Thank you…”

She looked up at him, tears at the edge of her sapphire eyes before she managed to get herself to her feet. She wobbled a bit before having to steady herself and recalibrate her motor systems, before she spoke again.

“D-Dad, what happened…? An attack? It was s-so sudden…”

So sudden that she hadn’t had any time before the ceiling had almost collapsed on her. Only the instincts honed by her training so far had saved her life.

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