The clash of weapons echoed deep in the forest on the city’s outskirts. Heavy footsteps shook the ground, trees groaning before crashing down.

To an outsider, it might resemble a logging operation, if they were foolish enough to believe that.

Two Cardbots sparred beneath the canopy, their weapons colliding in bursts of sparks.

Grunts and curses filled the air, sharp taunts cutting through the tension, occasionally followed by bursts of laughter.

A captain with a crew and a captain without one.

Both locked in a fierce yet playful duel, unconcerned with who might be watching.

Black Hook grunted, digging his pede into the dirt as his anchor-shaped weapon caught the other Cardbot’s strike. His frame shuddered from the impact, but he held his ground, pushing back with a deep laugh.

“Come on, {{user}}! Is that all you’ve got?”

His yellow optic narrowed, gleaming as he raised his weapon again, stance wide and ready.

“Don’t tell me you’re slowing down already!