[center][h2][color=BF1010]Spartan Lucas Ryker[/color][/h2][/center]

Nodding an affirmative to Commander Vael at his order to move forward, Lucas took his position and moved with the rest of Aegis Squad, storing the pistol and activating his singular energy blade on his wrist, the blue glow adding to the light from their mission commander's own blade. Silence reigned as they moved forward, with the occasional sound of someone lashing out to put a troublesome vine out of commission. However, the sight of the flower in its lair drew a little bit of disgust from him. "Well that's...something."

However, the sound of vines rushing towards them drew his attention to their surroundings and he quickly slashed down a pair of them that got too close before storing his flashlight and drawing his pistol and firing rounds into the vines he could see going for Aviza, thankful for his silencer . "We should really go, like, now. Or blow the thing up, but we need to make a choice."

[center][h2][color=1A9D00]Infiltrator Comi'Masam[/color][/h2][/center]

Playing rearguard was normally boring, but with the vines trying to stealthily snag them and drag them away requiring the use of her sword arm kept her warmed up and aware of her surroundings, so the increase of the potency of the smell around her only served to raise her alertness level and, sure enough, the cause came into sight, the heart of the Tengmaa Plant. Even as her SPARTAN-IV friend spoke, her golden blade was lancing out in curving arcs and cutting down several vines. "I am in agreement, Commander. Whatever the plan moving forwards is, we need to carry it out soon."

Spotting a vine about to get Grikgar's ankle, her plasma pistol comes out and fires three times, putting the vine out of commission. "Watch your six, lads and lassies, this thing won't be fightin' fair."