Serah felt that hit one the barrier, getting a slight sting in the shoulder. Her feedback sensors reported minimal damage, but Atty's global status was now in the yellow. One of the thrusters was jammed though, so flying was out of the question. Not unless she wanted to crash into everything. Luckily for the girl, Ariin had covered her with a full volley of his main weapons straight onto the gun wielding frame. Her congratulations were silent because of her communications having been purposefully shut off, but Paladin could have still seen Atty giving them a thumbs up with their back turned to them. Serah braced herself with her blade, having completely missed Harold's rescue on the sword. But then a stinging pain surged through Serah's head. [color=00aeef]"Ngh~?! A-Atty...?"[/color] she muttered, as her synchronization was suddenly fluctuating all over the place. [color=00aeef]"Atty, what's wrong?!"[/color] she frantically asked right before her attention was pulled away by the raging battle. Harold had taken on another heavy frame in a one-to-one bullet hell standoff, pumping the other frame full of lead. But alas, the thing proved to be durable, and Rostosov's guns not so much. 

Serah's attention was pulled away from that fight when suddenly she lost status of a frame. Eiswolf, to be precise. And then Black Star. Her eyes widened, realizing they were taken out already. [color=00aeef]"N-No way..."[/color] Serah mumbled, when shortly after a third signal followed. Logic Gate. One by one, every frame was being mutilated. And judging by what happened to the other cadets... [color=00aeef]"I-It..."[/color] Serah stammered, starting to breathe heavily. Red lights were beginning to flare up, and Atty's synchronization was getting dangerously low. The girl thought they were dead already. 

[color=00aeef][i]"And what are you doing, getting upset?"[/i][/color] a little voice rang in the bluenette's head. It was if time stopped around her for just those few moments. [color=00aeef][i]"You don't deserve it. That's only reserved for others."[/i][/color] the little impish voice continued, and Serah grit her teeth. [color=00aeef]"R-Right... I don't deserve it..."[/color] she muttered, her entire head becoming blank. Her emotions all but faded into the void, and a forced smile crept across Serah's lips. [color=00aeef]"I can't get upset. A lonely girl like me should have smiles for everyone, right?"[/color] she cheerfully spoke, and an artificial happiness crept up in her chest. She looked up to the feedback from her camera, seeing a white frame pass her by just now. Atty's hand clutched tighter around the sword, and a second one soon followed. Serah's mind was a complete blank right now, nothing occupying it except for the battle and Atty. [color=00aeef]"Let's go, Atty~!"[/color] she cheerfully spoke to her framewerk, turning around and dashing to the stark white opponent. AA-XOTRY leaped forward to stab it straight through the middle, intending to skewer it on the edge of the energy blade..