Stepping through the portal back to the 'in between' Sandcrab drops the distance from the portal to the blue rocky ground of the void dimension. His claws stretching down to grasp the ground and ease his descent. His HUD speckled by the nearby proximity of the Nanite Tracers attached to the recently released prisoners.
<<WARNING>> Flashes across his Heads Up Display, as the Nanite Swarm pops into existence filling the area. The invisible to the naked eye observers feeding terabytes of information to Sandcrab's HUD instantly identifies nothing behind him or afar but three new robot-like figures as possible threats.
Sandcrab inquires on everyone's condition and the situation which is quickly met by the largest of the three robots stating, “Surrender or DIE!!” while behind him to the left his sensors pick up lab that materializes out of thin air.
.oO(No kidding.) Thinks Rex as the symbiot's threat assessment programming highlights the three protection devices hovering behind the three robots, as priority targets. Rex confirms in thought (the in blood stream nanites observing his brains oxygen consumption recognizing his confirmation) and he begins tunneling toward the enemy.
Nemesis, first to attack and first to get knocked back, Sandcrab detours to pulls her underground and check her safety, "I am fine, thanks." says Nemesis. (Incredible that this young lady can take such punishment without and armored suit!)Oo. Thinks Rex as his sensors observe a new field and identify it as void light field. The large robot who demanded their surrender moving just past him. "Perfect." he says to himself tunneling an opening for his claws to reach up and grab the trailing device. Expecting it to crush easily, he is surprised that, though damaged slightly it resists his effort to be destroyed. Nemesis now recovered, gives Sandcrab the nod and he holds it prone as she finishes the device driving her light sword cleanly through it with a pop and a fizzle it powers down, sparking and disabled.
With one device down, two robots lost in darkness the fight looks to be quickly over as the New Champions make quick work of the enemy as Sandcrab grabs the second device and uses it Ham and Cheese style to obliterate the third. Cypher calls out, "Wait! Don't destroy that yet, let me at it."
"Okay, but hurry or I am crushing it." responds Sandcrab and a second later the device is under Cypher's control and Ghost pummels the large robot Hunter into oblivion. Unseen to everyone Rex's eyebrow raises, impressed by Cypher's adept control of all things programmed and the fight is over with a finishing blow by Nemesis against the last robot that refused to surrender to Wildthing's threats.
Over by the materialized lab Bluewave and Faust discuss the lab, they've located a holding chest of serums. Rex's experience in biology he calls out for them not to destroy them. Faust wavers. From where he stands, Sandcrab can't tell what has caused Faust to pause? A moment later they collect the chest and with Cypher and Socrates aid exit the portal with the prisoners.
Surprisingly they exit to their ex Viper base. "Perfect! Bluewave, who do we trust and who needs to be contained?" he asks.
Epilogue: A perfect ending.