Cos braced himself for the impact as he saw the man take another swing, raising his arm to block the blow like Val had taught him years ago. He may not be used to fighting with his fists alone but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how.

Rokk was peripherally aware of Brainiac 5 moving - moving, but not escaping like he should be. Just what did he think he was doing? Did he even realise what was going on here? From the words spewing from his mouth and the way he was doing the exact opposite of what Cos had told him to do it certainly didn't seem that way.