Yuffie let out a rather dramatic yell as she pelted Guard Armor with her shuriken. As she jumped in the air to avoid one of its swipes, she gathered up her energy, forming a larger shuriken and throwing it at the enemy. Leon followed her cue, a radiant light enveloping his sword, and together the two sliced through one of the feet, rendering it useless. Taking advantage of the enemy's hesitation, Cielle ran forward, unleashing a flurry of swings at the other foot. Leaping back, she eyed the arms warily. The arms were definitely more dangerous than the  feet, so their accomplishment was somewhat minimal.

Exhaling, Cielle ran forward, preparing a swing only to watch her strike parry the Guard Armor's. It was then that the enemy started twitching slightly, and then its limbs separated. Leon eyed the chest, watching as it began to spin around. "Move!" He called as the arms also spiraled towards them.

Throwing herself to the side to avoid getting clipped, she noticed the arms making a beeline towards Kai and Aerith. Picking herself up, she jumped in front of them, deflecting the attack with her keyblade. He hadn't moved at all, planted to the ground. Had he lost his nerve? It was bad timing, especially considering they really could have used his abilities right about now.

"[color=deepskyblue]Take him somewhere safe![/color]" Cielle told Aerith, looking back at the pair.

Aerith nodded, taking Kai's arm, though in that moment, she realized much too late that the chest was charging up an attack. Both Yuffie and Leon managed to dodge it, and Cielle jumped backwards, only for the ensuing blast to knock her back. Aerith threw herself on top of Kai, protecting him as the three were sent flying backwards.

"Aerith!" Yuffie cried. "Cielle! Kai!"