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Kshzaack! This time, however, the entire robot started to shake, and sparks shot out from the sphere body as Jupiter's attack sent arcs of electricity trailing down its tentacles.
"What the..." Mars stared as the massive war machine suddenly jerked back into the crevice it had created amongst the scrap heaps, its metal tentacles whipping about and knocking down junk and debris around it to cover its escape.

The others stared as the whir of gears and pounding of steel upon steel faded into the distance, and then turned to look at each other.
"What was THAT all about?" Venus murmured. "And why didn't my attack scare it off like that?"
Mercury staggered to her feet, trying to ignore all the little metroids that were floating around her head in circles. "It must've been... ugh... it must have been the EMP from her attack. Jupiter's lightning shocks create powerful electromagnetic bursts, and those can be dangerous to computers."
The others stared at her wordlessly.
The Senshi of ice sighed. "Like the EMP generator on the ship from the Matrix? Lightning bolts do the same thing."
"Aaaaah," came the chorus of understanding.
"Come to think of it, that thing did look a lot like the octopus robot things from that movie, didn't it?" Venus mused. "Though at least they weren't powered by an extension cord."

Millennium, Chapter 2

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