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robot, but I ignored that as I kicked it in the stomach.  I swear that thing almost looked surprised before I hit it.   It flew back into and through the wall behind it, causing a great crashing noise as it, house parts, and stuff from shelves and furniture all got smashed and flew apart.
    I yelled and pumped my fist, "Hah!  Take that robot criminal!"
    A woman's voice yelled from the room with the robot, "What the hell?"
    I ran in, stepping through the big hole in the wall.  "I'll save you from the robot!"
    The robot stood back up just as I made it through the wall.  Dang, they make them tough, it barely looked dented.
    Then I heard the woman's voice say, "Get the hell out of my house!"  The only odd thing is that the robot's mouth was saying it!  It must have had a way of recording someone's voice....
    I pointed at the robot and said, "Give up now, robot!"
    It looked like it snarled at me - the thing actually had teeth in its mouth - and said, "I'm not a damn robot!"
    Now that couldn't be true.  It sure walked at me like it meant business.  It kicked aside the remnants of a cabinet and stepped up to me.
    It tried to punch me, but I was quick like a boxer and dodged it.  Then I punched back at it and hit it in the chest.  It ruined the outside wall on the side of the house as it went through that wall and the outside siding.  Robots have boobs?  Did I just hit a robot boob?  Who builds one like that?   Who builds them in the first place, this is like science fiction or something!  Being a super hero is exciting after all!
    I was climbing through the new hole in the outer wall when it showed up right next to me and punched me in the stomach.  My ex-boyfriend was a real scumbag, and hit me a few times.  It felt kind of like that, except that the robot smashed me back into the house, through at least one wall, perhaps two.  Going through the walls didn't seem to hurt much, but the punch really hurt.
    I climbed back to my feet as I heard the robot stomping heavily through the house toward me.  I pulled my dress up a bit at the top and tightened my stomach.  It hurt a bit, but not as bad as I would have thought.
    It again tried to swing at me when it showed up; although this time I moved my head barely out of the way in time.  Then I punched it back in the face.  The metal made an odd thudding noise as I hit it, and its head snapped back.
    It looked back and me and grabbed my right wrist.  It yanked me forward with unbelievable strength and punched me in the right shoulder.  It didn't release my wrist, and yanked me forward again and with yet another punch slugged me again.
    I don't even know how it did it, but when it yanked me forward one more time it somehow got behind me, wrapped both arms under mine and locked its hands behind my neck.  While I struggled with it, it wrapped both legs around me, put its feet between my legs and pulled my legs out so I couldn't even move.  I lay there with my arms and legs splayed out like some kind of stuffed animal.  This thing was so strong I couldn't move at all.  I thought I was a brick?  Are robots tougher than bricks?   I tried to struggle, but it was far stronger than I was.
    There was movement ahead of me and a blonde man in a white and blue costume and wearing a blue visor came walking around the corner.  I knew he was one of those, err, us heroes.
    He stopped at the sight of us and smiled.  "I'm Psycom, what's going on here?"
    I thought about what to say when the robot said, "I have no idea who this chick is, but she just busted into my house and attacked me!"
    I said, "I'm a super hero!"
    Psycom took out his cell phone and snapped a photo of us.  Great, that'll be on the internet soon....   He pushed a few buttons and said, "Hmm, she actually is a H.E.R.O.  Name of Diva, joined H.E.R.O. just today?"
    I squeaked out, "Yeah.  But I got the call to come look at a fight going on here."
    He glanced at his phone again, "You're right.  Miss ... Chrome