Krista barely saw the Anzu out of the corner of her vision before it took it's shot. She didn't even have the time to activate the Hornets Nest system before the concussive force of impact sent her for a loop. Several indicators on her HUD told her that the shot had hit the base of the weapon. Several of the important subsystems were in critical condition, and it was a miracle that it hadn't been completely taken off. She managed to stop the Archer from stumbling around and looked over towards where the shot had came from. All she saw was the settling wake from where the Anzu had fired from, and possibly another wake from where something had either entered or emerged from the lake's opposite shore.

Romeo's voice came through with concern as the Rose landed nearby and put up a barrier. [color=f6989d]"Archer, are you alright?"[/color]

For her part, Krista had managed to shake off most of the dizziness from the shot. She took a moment to go through all the warning and alerts on her HUD. [color=Tomato] "I'm fine personally, but I think my main cannon is pretty much dead. Some sort of power conduit has been hit so the actuators and heating elements are operating at a fraction of normal capacity. On top of that, my fire control system keeps randomly cutting in and out and I can't fire the gun when the fire control system is offline. If there is a silver lining on this it's that my accelerator coils are mostly functional." [/color]

 Krista had always relied on the Archer's heavy armor and big gun to get her through fights, and it was becoming clear that those might not be enough.  Her main offensive weapon would only work 50% of the time at best, so she couldn't rely on it. She had only a vague inkling of where the Anzu had gone, north, and her money would be that Yeshua was already setting up another ambush. If the Anzu's weapon could do this much damage to the Archer's heavily armored hide, she could only wonder what it would do to the Rose or any of the other Framewerks. 

Heart racing, Krista started to talk to herself as much as Romeo as she puzzled out what to do next. [color=Tomato]"I can't take the Anzu right now. He definitely is going to be waiting for us to come around that corner to blast us, and that rifle can definitely take either of us out in a shot..." [/color] If it weren't for the fact that she was already on edge looking out for new threats, she probably wouldn't have noticed the Setsuka fly out of the rough terrain of Zone B and land on the top of the Zone G tower. Mai seemed to be trying to get a better view of the battlefield. It was a little odd though, as Zone B provided excellence cover, as projectiles couldn't travel far in that maze of stone. It made no sense to leave that terrain and engage her in the open unless there was some way to take advantage of- Krista's stomach dropped with realization. 

[color=Tomato]"Romeo I think Mai's trying to get a shot off at my weakened armor. I need to get to cover!" [/color] despite her best efforts, nervous panic crept into Krista's voice. The choice of where to go was simple. To the east was the Lake, which was a wide open area where she knew the Anzu had been. The only way to take cover in there would be to dive into the lake, and then it would be a simple matter of waiting for her to resurface. To the west was a veritable forest of stone pillars. It might restrict her movement greatly but it would make it difficult for Mai to get a clear shot. Heck, simply moving away from the tower would prevent the Setsuka from having a straight shot down at the Archer's back. [color=Tomato]"I'm heading to Zone B to try and keep Mai from having a clean shot."[/color]

Without even waiting for Romeo to reply, Krista scrambled towards Zone B. The Archer's large bulk prevented it from utilizing many of the narrower corridors, but at least she had some cover from the tower. In there. It wasn't until she heard the sharp report of the Anzu's rifle that she stopped. She couldn't see what it had done to the Setsuka, but Krista was silently glad that the Yeshua had engaged Mai before Mai had the opportunity to engage the Archer or the Rose. As she waited for the Rose to catch up, Krista noted that there was still another Framewerk in here with her. With the immediate panic over, she berated herself for leaping without looking.