"There weren't before!" Clementine used her bat to hit one aside out of their path. It seemed like the little machines had vastly multiplied in the last week, stepping up from a harmless annoyance into a real threat.

Her teeth gritted she looked at the other two girls, "I don't think we have a choice." she felt something tug on the back of her pant leg and Clem looked back and down sharply, "Hey! Get off!" one of the roombas had snuck up and was sucking up the fabric of her jeans.