Ally was glad Marcus stepped in to help, even though the attack did virtually nothing.  At least they were both able to buy Kurt a few seconds of rest.  The monster spoke and his words were true.  Marcus wasn't able to be a large force in the fight against the monster, especially not with feather powers.  Contradictory to the monster's words, Ally was glad Marcus decided to go along with helping the girl.  If anything he would get in the way against the monster.  How could she be mad at her teammate making a smart decision?  Or was it a cowardly decision?

These thoughts heavily distracted Ally to the point that by the time she saw the punch coming, it was too late.  The power of the monster's blow sent her flying backwards, similarly to how it did Kurt earlier.  Her head was spinning as she was knocked down onto her back.  For a second she had trouble telling which was was up and which was down.  She sat up, terrified by the monster's power.  How could he hurt her so much in her metal state?