Too concentrated on keeping the Ampere spinning quickly enough to keep himself free of bulletholes, Abel wasn't aware of what Bridgett was doing until she had already cleared him at grappled to the mecha with her chain blade. Forced by the constant pressure to remain attuned to his own problems, he couldn't make out exactly what she was doing either, but his questions were answered when the endless barrage of bullets toward his position was abruptly halved. Sparks flew from the wall like firecrackers where Bridgett aimed the minigun, and Abel realized he could advance. Still spinning the Ampere, he moved forward in a slow walk, trying to get too close for the mecha to fire at him without hitting its own exeskeleton or reaching the limits of its turret's pivoting range.

This momentary strategy turned to dust when one of the strangers threw himself into the mix. Though the light was limited, Abel knew instantly and without the shadow of a doubt that the attacking student wasn't human. In the heat of the moment, he couldn't think to identify him as a Faunus, but Kuhaku's unorthodox approach distracted him nonetheless. The feline boy's dark shape, faintly illuminated by his eyes, merged with that of the robot's. Its remaining turret paused for a moment as the robot adjusted itself to the new weight.

Abel saw the opportunity and took it. As Kuhaku was scaling the thing's back to join Bridgett, the guardian on the ground twirled the Ampere, changing it into staff mode in the process, before slamming its tip into the metal rail beside him. By infusing a great deal of low voltage energy into the metal, he caused bright sparks to erupt along it, partially and sporadically illuminating the tunnel. In the improved lighting he could see his partner and the Faunus clinging to the huge machine's upper back, as well as the other stranger -a big, heavily armored fellow- channeling something through the earth that seemed to be hindering the mecha's movement. It took Abel a second to realize that this guy was really helping him, but he didn't dwell on the thought. As he watched Kuhaku altered his weapon somehow and detonated it, sending both an explosion through the mecha's head and himself sailing through the air—in Abel's general direction. Before he could even begin moving to intercept, Kuhaku's momentum left him sprawling in the dust to cough out three foreboding words.

Abel rushed to his side, counting on this 'Gren' to keep him covered. Upon kneeling, Abel got a better look at Kuhaku. Now there could be no question that this guy was a Faunus, but that didn't really matter to Abel; in the space of a few seconds he had already proved his courage and talent. Putting a gloved hand on Kuhaku's shoulder, he quickly tried to ascertain if he was alright. While certainly worse for wear, it didn't look like the boy would be passing on anytime soon. In fact, Kuhaku's sky-blue Aura was already in effect.

The analysis was interrupted by the deafening sound of destruction. Abel rose and pivoted on his heels in time to see the first few slags of rock descend from the tunnel's roof and impact the floor. One fell directly on the track, mangling it and plunging the tunnel back into near-darkness. To his horror, he saw Bridgett (identifiable by her bright blue hair in the gloom) still holding fast to the mecha's back, despite the fact that the metaphorical sky was falling around her. At the rate the ceiling was collapsing, there was no way she could escape being entombed alive. Unless...

Abel used the last of his degraded aura to illuminate the tip of the staff mode Ampere once again. With the intensity of the glow, only incredible misfortune could keep Bridgett from seeing it. Picturing his partner grappling with the Rakurai through the trees, Abel held the Ampere in the air horizontally with both hands. “Bridge!” He hollered, putting everything he had into amplifying his voice. “Grapple to me!”