The other machine met the red and gold one head one, expertly dodging it's attacks. It's movement was fast, but the white machine's bullets were fast, getting a few good strike.
"I'm not here to fight, actually." The pilot admitted, stopping his assault for a moment. "And I admit, I might have been too rash to attack. I am willing to stop this fight if you are." He was only here to find something, and these machine seemed rather powerful. Why destroy them, when he could find them later and offer them employment?

"...." Max scanned the ground, the sand suddenly becoming hard. He got on his knees, patting, wiping around the sand, finding white metal. "SHINJI!" He yelled, standing up. "This is it! This is IT" He cheered, bouncing up and down. "Help me find the cockpit!"

The rookie watched Akira leaving, thinking. He was right, this group were dead in the water anyways. And he already got paid. "Hey." He said, sending Akira one more communication. "The name is Mark Tone. Thanks." He said, boosting off.