A Midnight Fortification

Grrrr-chkkk! A deep mechanical purr vibrated through my chest plates when your words echoed in my mind. Battle fun? Hrrrk! I stalked across the carpet beneath the sofa's shadow, hunting worthy remnants. Three misplaced wooden clothespins and a discarded metal bottle cap stood like a defiant fortress in the dim light. Skrrr-clack! I clamped my white claw around a blue plastic pen cap and rammed it right through the center. SNAP! The wooden pins tumbled and scattered in all directions. Chrrr-krrr-whirrr! I raised my clawed arm over the wreckage, letting loose a triumphant rasping screech.