The metal connects to his back and she drops her invisibility. And drops to the ground. Nuclon roars in anger and pain as the side slams right into his middle, and as he goes down the metal flips up and over them both.

Pidge can't waste a second, but she can multitask, and as she releases her bayard from the slab and it snaps back to her hand, she aims it forward. The blow wasn't enough to take Nuclon down completely, but it was enough to keep him in one place as she did her calculations.

"You think I can't take you down, save my friend, and this planet!? Well, guess what? You're wrong!" She fires, just as he stands, and it crunches into his gut, the momentum propelling him directly under the stream of coolant.

It was less clever and more...filled with anger. But it dissipates the moment she turns around and sees Dipper lying there motionless, which causes her eyes to feel hot for reasons outside the growing temperature of the room. He has a patch kit, right?

OK...right in his pouch. She sets to work on his suit, sealing the rip with slightly trembling hands.

"Dipper?! Dipper, talk to me!"