At his best, Harpuia would probably have been sharp enough to catch the disc. Or to realize that disks that do god-knows-what to Zero probably aren't a safe thing to touch. Low-battery Harpuia, on the other hand, made a delayed grab at the disc, fumbled it completely, and let it clatter to the ground at his feet.

For a moment, Harpuia thought Zero might finally have run out of power. The flare of light, however, quickly disproved that theory. "Master Rock, don't touch him!" Harpuia blurted, shielding his eyes with one arm. Without the energy to keep a scanner lock on Zero, there was no telling what was happening, but Zero was a reploid with a long and storied past of unpredictable viral reactions, and who even knew what was on that disc?