238 Rude Awakening

Max was abruptly pulled from a deep sleep when the Thunder Guns started firing, showing the entire chassis. He quickly checked Nico's memory and found that a large Klem Contingent, including the first Behemoths they had seen, had emerged from the mountains and were facing the fury of the Command group. 

Though Nico wasn't at the controls, Max could tell that the Mecha was firing at seventy-five percent of the maximum rate. She was deliberately holding back, either for the sake of their orbital audience or for heat management. 

According to the sensor feeds, the others were doing the same, so it looked like the firing rate was coordinated at the very least. 

Unlike everyone else, who would strap themselves in to keep a steady hand on the controls, Nico was on her feet, singing and dancing in time with the gunfire. 

"It's raining Klem, hallelujah it's raining Klem..." She sang and giggled while she danced.