The snake caught him by surprise, knocking him off balance. Luckily he managed to cushion his fall with his power, propeling himself off the floor slightly so the impact wouldnt disturb the building into collapsing. "God, I hate snakes!" The Commander hissed under his breath.

Several of the SnakeStriker's creatures were already unto him before he could even lift himself off the ground. The Commander willed himself to focused his powers on several lose objects around him - debris, burning wood, and furnitures. Once the creatures were near enough, one by one, the Commander let go of the objects like bullets, raining down the monstrosities with deathly blows one after the other. Some were taken down, and exploded into ashes. But the Snake just kept on calling for more. "I love to stay, but I have a date to catch." He said, and with his full power he lifted a fallen column off the floor and with a flick of his hand, threw the whole thing towards SnakeStriker.

He didnt even check whether it hit him or not, he just ran towards the third floor, to the second door near the stairs. The smoke was so thick now it was almost impossible to see ahead for a few feet. It was no different inside the flat. The ceiling already caved, so that only gives him moments to find the girl.

"Help!!!!" The little girl screamed.

"Where are you!!" The Commander shouted back as he tries to clear a path. Then something knocked him from the back. It threw him off face first further towards the room. The building creaked. He turned over, and felt a stabbing pain in his rib cage, a broken bone probably. As he looked up, the snake was already on him, towering over him, hissing and baring its fang angrily. And then he saw her. The kid was hiding under the living room table. The Commander gave her a look, and then slightly shook his head. The kid understood, and nodded.

As soon as he got a chance, the Commander sent a solid upper cut to the snake. It flew several feet off the ground, and then burst into ashes. "Come now. " he said to the little girl. The kid came out of her hiding place, she wasnt crying she just looks shocked, and scared. [i]Thats good.[/i] He scooped the girl in his strong arms, and then headed out towards the door.