Heiji threw his weight into the gurney and shoved the robots into the water, shielding his eyes against the bright light as they sank and shorted. One of them teetered on the lip of the pool, trying to pinwheel its arms for balance. In the end, however, it joined its fellows and tipped over into the water.

In the midst of the impromptu light show, something else emerged from the water -- something decidedly not metallic. For that one moment, when the octopus reared out of the pool, Heiji's expression was one of horror and disbelief. It was a Giant Pacific Octopus. It thrashed its tentacles at the surface of the water before slowly sinking into the murky depths.

After a moment, he turned to Sasuke. "You... you okay?"