Get to Know Chrome Brutus

Part 12 of the "Know Your Rangers" series, originally published here on March29/2015. 
Author's note: "crowtoed asked for Team Chrome Brutus."
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Madison makes impact before the bells over the door finish jingling. “Thank god you’re here!” she squeaks into Zeke.
Zeke tries to pry her loose. “Got too much chai and need someone to drink it for you?”
“No!”
“What’s the problem, Maddie?” asks Ilisapie.
“Pepper’s stuck in the floor!”
“Who’s Pepper?”
Ilisapie sighs. “You don’t remember? Small, likes you—”
“Maddie’s right here.”
Madison punches him on the arm.
“—quadrupedal, fluffy ….”
“Ow.” Zeke rubs his bicep. “Aw, crap. The cat.”
“Hole in one, copilot.”
“What do you want us to do about it?”
“Get her out!”
Zeke whacks Ilisapie on the back. “Go get ‘er.”
“Nuh uh. I’m claustrophobic. Remember?” Ilisapie crosses her arms. “Which means it’s on you, Cave Man.” She whacks 
him on the back.
“Lucky I heard those capitals, cousin.”
“Could you, like, maybe, get Pepper? Like, now?”
“Where, exactly, is the furball?”
Madison sprints across the shop and points—
“Merrrrrow!”
—to a heat register. 
“You have got to be kidding me.”
“I thought you were used to tight spaces. Thought you liked 'em.”
“When I was getting paid to crawl in them and wasn’t looking forward to getting hives,” he huffs. “Then, it was fun.”
“At least this tight space’s warm?” suggests Madison.
“Maaaaaddie.” Zeke kneels and starts working on the screws. “Don’t make me tickle you.”
“You wouldn’t dare.”
“You’re making me crawl into a freakin’ duct after a critter that’s gonna make me sick. You’re lucky I’m not gonna do 
something painful. They teach us all kinds 'a crazy painful things at the Academy.”
“But, those things are designed to work on a Kaiju nervous system. Doubt they’d work on Maddie.”
“You’re sure she’s not a Kaiju?” He drops the grate with a bang. “Certainly evil enough.”
“Hey! See if I ever cut you a deal on chai again!”
“See if I ever set foot in this place again.”
“Empty threat! We’ve got the only chai you like, big guy!”
“She’s gotcha there.”
“I hate you both.” Zeke sighs and squeezes himself through the opening in the floor. “Here, kitty-kitty-kitty.”
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