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As Aubrey gloated a metal spear swung towards her from the side. But the girl dodged. Archangel swung again faster than a human could perceive but the girl slipped under the swing again. It was a stretch to think that the girl had the exact powers of a comic book heroine, but that would explain her dodges. Precogs of any type were difficult opponents but Archangel had fought them before and knew the key. 

She needed to checkmate the girl. She would get her in a situation where there was only one move and then she would counter that move. Archangel’s spear changed and she swept it out again. The girl ducked faster than she should have been able too again. But two pods came off of the side of Archangel’s suit to flank the girl. They fired stunning pulses and again the girl dodged and this time leapt upwards. 

Archangel was ready though and her spear pulsed as another stun pulse fired and hit the leaping girl. Even a precog was only human and she could always be farther ahead. One of the pod drones hovered over the girl and then activated cage mode. Bars of stunning plasma streamed down to seal the girl with the spider costume in. Archangel did a quick scan of the shocked girl’s confused expression for facial recognition and began to run her through. 

Then she turned back to the Iron Knight and lifted him back to his feet again. “You are a good man serving an honorable cause.” Archangel felt the need to speak to the girl too as the search ended with a match. “I know who you are and you could be charged for assault on a federal employee. But I understand that your emotions are running high right now. The cage will keep all demons at bay and restrain you for two hours. At which time you will be free to go Audrey.” Archangel thought dropping the name was a good idea. Maybe it would scare the girl straight to know her secrets were not so secret and that her actions had consequences. 

Her suit’s faceplate turned towards the Iron knight as she continued to help him stand. “The gateway is like all energy constructs a delicate balance. If we can pump enough energy into it the construct will be disrupted and fail. That is the good news.” 

“The bad news is the only known metahuman with the ability to pump in enough energy to destabilize the gateway is the one beset by the hordes. A concerted effort by any of three of myself, you, icon, and war pulse would also be enough.” Archangel paused as even her mind strained to calculate the enormity of the figures. “At her rate of energy use Mercy will hold out for another hour, 47 minutes and 40 seconds. We have to locate one of the others and reach the gateway before then.” 

Her scans picked up Icon’s energy signature quickly and her plasma wings ignited. “Stay close and keep them off my back. Or you won’t get a shot even if you do solve my problem.” Archangel again simulated the amused tone with a barely audible laugh at the end. Then she took off and headed for Icon.