Alexa freezes.

Idiot! Don't freeze! Defend!

But there's not a lot she can do in this circumstance. It has the drop on her. No matter how fast she is, the bat's trigger finger is going to be faster.

Get in the way of the shot? Impossible. Can't block a cloud. Don't be in the way if it won't help, moron. Maybe if she had the AEGIS, she could plug the hole but that wouldn't stop it from just reloading and blowing a different hole.

How is it up here in the first place? She thought that model was built for close ground support.

She eyes the pair at the center console. They're the most vulnerable here. Could she bring a shuttle in to ground in an emergency? Probably not.

Vasilia's talking. Follow her lead, and get ready to take the helm.