Mally nodded. "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." She stood up and
drew her knife. She stood stock-still, eyes closed as Lawerence
prepared the bear and stepped back with the controller. "3..2...1!"
He pressed the button, and the bear's eyes opened, flaring with
blue energy. It charged at her once more, and she did not move, but
she did open her eyes. Just as the bear was about a yard away, she
took off running. The bear followed her, but after running in a
complete circle she whipped around and grabbed the bear's horns,
pulling herself onto its back and stabbing it in the neck. It threw
her to the ground, rearing up like a horse. It turned around to
finish her off, but she slid under the huge paws, using the edge of
her knife to stab it and destroy its mechanical heart. It toppled
over, and she barely managed to get out of the way.