[center][h1][Color=#ab89d6][i][b]Kanade[/b][/i][/color][/h1][/center]
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[color=#dcd0ff]Everything was going to plan. A spray of gunfire from Wedge pelted the ranger's jeep. All of her senses sharpened as she focused on getting the right timing. Just as she was about to throw, she felt her world turn sideways as the bike veered sharply. Before she could even react, she was nearly throw off the bike as Wedge accidentally rammed into them. The bomb flew from her loosened grip  and sail through the air. She recovered her balance quickly, narrowly avoiding a face full of concrete wall. When she looked back she saw the small light on the bomb flip from a steady green to a flashing red. 

Knowing she had lost her chance, her her heart sank, but she didn't have any time to sulk. Just beyond the bomb, two enormous robots flanked either side of the tunnel, spanning nearly its entire width. Her mouth fell open in a wordless gasp.

"Fuck.. Are those sweep-?" Before she could finish her sentence, the bomb detonated and she caught a mouth full of dust and flecks of concrete. She coughed and spat, rubbing the debris from her eyes. When she looked back, a cloud of debris obscured the tunnel behind them, but she could still make out the metallic silhouettes of the combat robots. Then two dust-covered, metal spectres flew out of the debris straight towards them. 

[i]Slugrays[/i].

Both had some dents and scratches, one of them had even lost one of its mini-rockets, so it glided through the air lopsidedly. Even damaged they were still a threat. [Color=#ab89d6][b]"Keep the bike steady, but don't speed up."[/b][/color] She yelled at Biggs, then tuned to Wedge. [Color=#ab89d6][b]"Focus on the broken one, and try not to shoot me in the process. I'm going in."[/b][/color]

One slugray raised its gun at them. She was already moving by the time the bullets left barrel. The clang of metal and against metal rang in her ears as she deflected the shots, most of them missing entirely or ricocheting off her clawed gauntlets and biting into the tunnel walls. It drew in closer. 

Using the frame and tail pipes, she slid her legs to one side and scooted up into a crouch. As the drone tried to overtake them, magic power ignited the air like an invisible fire. She leaped towards the robot, spinning like a corkscrew. It rotated to fire at her but it was too late, her claws cleaved through the barrel of its gun and the shot backfired in the chamber. Her other hand found purchase easily, her claws ripping into its thin armor and giving her a solid grip. Wasting no time, she raised her knee, repeatedly jab into its hard underbelly in series of explosive strikes as her other claw tore away piece after piece of plating, weapons, and sensors. Bits of the machine flew in all directions as she mauled it like a wild animal, growling and cursing it with every strike. If she had fangs, she would have bit it in half.

One of the severed rocket packs, flew in loops through the air before exploding right next to the other slugray. With only two rockets left to keep both it and Kanade aloft, her eviscerated prey rapidly descended towards the ground. Kanade looked back at Biggs and Wedge and measured the distance. She growled in frustration, knowing she couldn't close the gap.

A thin veil of magical power bristled and pulsed around her. She drew her legs up, bringing all of her weight to one side, and steering the falling scrap heap towards Biggs. She kicked off the broken slugray as it crashed into the pavement and sailed forward through the air. Tucking her shoulder and head, she prepared for rough landing as she hit the ground and tumbled several meters. Pain lanced her shoulder as it struck against something hard and unyielding. She let out a cry of pain, but pushed on. Despite the fresh injury, she managed to scramble to her feet and began sprinting after the bikes.[/color]