The Viper and Shinaju clashed, blocking parrying and weaving around Saber strikes.

Though it was becoming clear quickly Alexis had the advantage, she was adapting to her opponents fighting style and was starting to pick him a part, and the fact Alexis was starting to win was clearly frustrating him and make him desperate. 

That desperation hit it's peak when Alexis masterfully cleaved the shield from the Shinaju's arm a half second before she brought her Vipers heel to bear against the Shinaju's head and sending it flying down ward a little ways. Alexis didn't have time to give chase since it righted it self so quickly, not only that, the pilot said something, she thinks he said 'I'm not losing to you!' but not sure as her Chinese isn't that good.

More concerning was the Shinaju lighting up with some form of Burst Mode. Her Viper was fast, and could easily keep up with Trans-Am and some types of Burst Mode, but it was never something to take lightly. Unfortunately for Alexis this was one of those Burst Modes that was simply beyond her Viper's ability to match, and when he started on her again, it was all she could do to keep him from just cutting her Viper to ribbons.

At first, she soon adjusted to the speed, but all that did was allow her to avoid taking any more solid hits, which hurt like hell thanks to the Viper's Assimilation, but even then he managed to kick the Viper in to a wall, causing her to drop the Grater Fangs. It was there she saw her opportunity to do some real damage. 

"Sakuya, Weapons Free" she relayed over the team line, implying that ranged weapons where now an option again. A fact hammered in by the Viper opening up on the Shinaju with it's Head Vulcans, something the Shinaju made no effort to dodge at first, least not until the Vulcan Fire tore the head, right shoulder armor and part the right 'wing' off the Shinaju.

Alexis peeled her self of the wall and gave chase at a full burn, Beam Sabers in hand, and resumed the battle, now with the sound of machine gun fire, the caliber you hear from guns meant to go through Mobile Suit armor echoing through the place, the fight seeming to intensify before the Shinaju's left arm broke clean off blocking one of Alexis's attacks.

She wasted no time, a took full advantage of this sudden, surprising turn and stabbed the  Shinaju in the torso with the Beam Saber in the right hand, this time the block attempt costing the Shinaju it's right hand, then dragging the Beam Saber up and through the torso, before kicking it away to fall a part at the cut and explode.

Alexis the parked the Viper out of the Line of Sight of the Virtue, just in case, and took a minute to catch her breath. Assimilation was a lot harder on her then she'd remembered it being.