Theme 008 - I can't (about 1,000 words)

Rex was training hard. The fourteen year old boy had spent almost all of his day in the petting zoo with his handler and trainer Agent Six. It was almost time to call it a day when the alarm went off. A really large EVO was tearing up Manhattan. Without a thought Six and Rex raced to the jump jets and the Keep in the large hanger as they got ready to fight, they prepared to take it down. It was gonna be tough with how tired Rex was. Both he and Six hoped that his biometrics wouldn't drop and his build fail.

They got over the city and they jumped from the Keep. Rex activating his powers - the boogie pack, while Six did some acrobatics and landed with the use of his hover board. They two raced up to the towering EVO and set out on curing it.

"Hey there Feo, looks like you could use a bit of a face lift." Rex shouted he used the smack hands to punch the creature in it's face. The EVO growled and sung it's hand into a near by building "Big mistake ugly!" he laughed as he built the boogie pack and fly around and up to land on top of the creature.

Rex got knocked down and hit the ground hard and with a grunt. "Uhhg well that sucked and hurt" he moaned as he sat up and looked around "It's a good thing no one was around to see that epic fail"

"The city was evacuated." The agent said as to clarify as to why there was no one else around. After all there usually was a whole bunch of screaming civilians around. "Stop messing around kid and end it."

"Okay Okay I've got it!" Rex said. But Rex felt a sting of guilt. He was disappointing Six. He was gonna let him down...and the family of who ever went EVO. Since the EVO would likely be killed if he couldn't cure it. He needed to do better , he just had to! He had to be better. He went to build the boogie pack but nothing but the blue nanite lines would appear. He tried again he manged to built it but it immediately fell apart. He...He couldn't do it. He was going to let Six down and get the EVO killed. He failed. He pushed the thoughts aside as he tried a third time which was only as successful as his first attempt. He felt it. He was bottomed out. His bio levels were way low. This was not good. Not good at all.

"I- I can't do it" Rex said , visible upset. "I can't" he shook his head. "Tired.." Six sighed.

"You sure you can't?" He asked. Rex shook his head. "Holiday. Rex's bios just bottomed out." Six informed the doctor via his earpiece communicator.

"I saw that on the monitor...what happened this time?" Holiday asked with a sigh.

"He says he's tired..and he also fell." He said in between slicing the EVO in order to get it to stop.

"Try to cheer him up?" Holiday suggested although she didn't expect much from Six. But any reassurance might help get Rex's bio levels back up. They had to at least try.

Six grunt an acknowledgement before he turned his  attention back to Rex.

"Rex, come on this isn't done yet. You can still do it. Even if you're tired you just need to give it another try" Six encouraged.

" I'll try.." Rex mumbled as he made another attempt. His back and chest glowed blue with lines as he forced the Nanites to help build the boogie pack. It was a slow processes. Really slow. Rex almost stopped trying but right before he was about to say he couldn't do it his build finished and was going strong. He looked up at the green clad ninja proud and excited "I did it Six! Even with how tired I was!"

The agent ninja nodded "Told you that you could do it." He paused as the EVO let out a screech. "Finish it you can do it I know you can!"

Rex nodded. "I got this now!" Rex declared as he fly up to get back on top of the EVO. "Say good night big guy!" He called as he reached out to cure it.

"His bios are way back up , what did you say to him Six?" Holiday asked amazed on the other end of the communicator.

"A little encouragement just like you said" the agent replied in a monotone voice

"If you say so" hoilday chuckled as she watched Rex's bios on the monitor. They were really high. No more drops tonight that was for sure. He was all good. Whatever Six said it did the tick.

The EVO tried to swing at Rex and get away but it was too late it was already being cured. It quickly became a little boy. Whoa now that was some change. "There you go buddy all good." Rex said. The boy smiled tiredly up at him. Six steeped foreword as other providence agents took care of the tired little boy.

"Good job kid. Now let's head on home." He offered a little smile as he ruffled the boys hair and lead him back to the Keep.

With the EVO cured the two providence agents headed on home both tired. They settled into the Keep for the trip back to base. Rex let out a yawn as he learned on Six. Six tensed up but he relaxed and wrapped an arm around the boy. Six would never get use to sudden contact like that but he was learning to relax some. The boy snuggled closer to get more comfortable.

"Next time you can't do it kid." Six started as he looked down at Rex with a rare smile "Just remember no matter how hard it is if you try enough you can always do it." Rex smiled back as he looked up at his adoptive father "Thanks Six"