It’s occurring to Eruka that being on a skyway not far from the Mother of Invention’s eyelevel is a terrible place to be. When she lets the blasts loose, she can only shriek and shrink against Tyki, trying to make herself smaller.

“We need to—” What exactly she thinks they need to do is interrupted when a blast comes right at them, carving right through a chunk of the skyway and shattering Tyki’s shield as it catches the brunt of it. Fortunately, it seems to have been enough to keep them from being injured, but .... a panicked croaking voice in the distance has Eruka swinging around to watch in alarm as Tadpole Jackson goes flying off the skyway and splooshing down into the water below.

“Let’s go,” she squeaks, tugging at Tyki’s arm. She knows you can walk on air, buddy. “Don’t just stand here!”