Nic had only just begun to peel himself from the wall by the time Marius dropped into the battle, his heavy suit leaving an even greater dent than Nic's own departure from the Skyranger. With quick acknowledgment of Torkel's status update, Nic began dashing towards the Gas Station, LMG up and at the ready for any sort of contact. As a green series of shots erupted from behind the counter that was now painted green with Alien guts, Nic slid underneath Marius' MEC arm and against the gas station wall. Not noticing the acid-like substance that had just barely grazed his Titan Armor, Nic immediately lifted the large LMG up and over his head; right at chest level with the gas station. With a quick flip of his finger, the LMG went into a long and rapid series of shots. 

Nic did his best to keep the weapon steady, his muscles flexing and relaxing in-time with the burst fire of his weapon. He kept his eyes focused on the MEC trooper, attempting to figure out where he should be firing. "Marius, see movement?" was the simple words spoken over the comms once the LMG fire died down. Nic was going to wait for a response before moving from his cover, not wanting to risk being hit once more. The smell of burning armor was already thick in the air, and Nic sighed at how much it would cost for it to be repaired. Being a soldier at heart, Nic liked to keep his equipment flawless, and was furious at the sight of his once perfectly red and shiny armor being black in one area. 

The Russian popped out the spent cartridge and thumbed in another the empty slot, locking it in to finalize the reload measure. To his left, he saw Torkel still in pursuit with the aggressor from before, and to his right was the MEC, it's still-spinning weapons facing the destruction that was the gas station. As a last measure, Nic grunted as he pulled a large cylinder from a slot inside his armor, then spoke once more into his comms; "Torkel, see if you can't get that bastard off the roof, and do it fast. I have a surprise for our friend."

Within the next couple of seconds, the pin was pulled, and the grenade was lobbed towards the Motel. The blinking time-bomb landed at the bottom of the nearest ladder, and Nic rolled onto his stomach with his LMG pointed at the area, waiting for something to happen.