Quickly stepping forwards Meltdown willed his silver skin up in front of his body, hardening himself into a near-impenetrable barrier to soak up the incoming fire. [color=999999]"[b]Perhaps this wasn't such a good idea?[/b]"[/color] He said, turning a raised eyebrow in Qiqi's direction, although not actually directing the comment at her in any direct fashion. [color=999999]"[b]I should be able to hold them off, but not for long. There's a limit to how much damage I can withstand before I need to rest and recover. Hardline, would you mind?[/b]"[/color]

[color=cceecc]"On it!"[/color] The russian medic called over, letting her body seem to fall apart for a moment as her silver blood reconfigured her form into that of a long, thin snake. Quickly weaving her way across the ground Hardline launched herself at one of the air vents Nici had identified in her recon trip. Smashing her way through the grill Hardline let herself fall down into the lower levels. [color=cceecc]"Now, which way was it..?"[/color] She wondered to herself as she began to make her way through the maze of air ducts and ventilation shafts, heading for the control room as quickly as she could, hoping the other infiltrators would be thinking the same thing.