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The time for commemoration as the gunship fell was rather short. With the last powerful attacks by Salvator and Echo, the gunship became basically a flaming wreck slowly falling towards the ground. Unfortunately, despite the extensive damage the gunship suffered, it seemed it still had enough structural integrity for one last act of defiance... The moment it began to fall, Alice watched, alarmed as the remains of the gunship were steered directly towards her and Kleo.

[color=8882be]"Kleo, RUN!"[/color] Alice shouted, immediately turning around and desperately dashing away as fast as she could from the falling wreckage.

With the corner of her eye, Alice watched as a missile pod and part of the gunship's wing slammed into Kleo's side. Still, there wasn't much time for Alice to get concerned about Kleo as immediately after that, Alice felt a searing pain burning her back as countless, burning hot pieces of shrapnel hit her.

Falling to the ground as the pain spread through her back in a wave, Alice slid through the mud and filth that the battleground was covered upon, before hitting the trunk of a tree. Despite the searing pain, a quick self-examination quickly showed Alice that luckily, the damages were rather minimal. Despite her armor offering almost no defense, the shrapnel that struck Alice luckily didn't penetrate deep enough to hit her lungs or her heart.

[color=8882be]"Salvator, Ilshar, we've been hit!"[/color] Alice shouted by the comms as she got a syringe ammo from one of the small pockets on her armor, loaded with exactly the same mix as the one she gave Kleo and plunging it into the area just below her hips.

The pain from the injection was almost irrelevant when compared to the one she was feeling due to the shrapnel in her back. The drugs would take a few seconds to work, but she still had to move right now. Not only they were in a dangerous position, with enemy forces approaching, but Alice had no idea of the state Kleo was at the moment.

[color=8882be]"Kleo, can you walk?"[/color] Alice asked as she got nearby Kleo and began getting her arm and putting it over her shoulder to try and support her. Even if Kleo was unconscious, Alice knew she had to at least get her into cover. It was on that very moment that Alice began to feel the rush of adrenaline from the injection, with the pain subsiding and giving her the boost she needed to help to carry Kleo.

[color=8882be]"Damn... Another dose of painkillers and adrenaline isn't an option... Ilshar, Salvator, we're unable to provide support at the moment! We've both been hit by the falling gunship. I need to take Kleo to cover!"[/color] Alice said through the comms as she looked to Kleo again, trying to examine her overall condition and if she was still conscious.

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