(Yea…thanks for all the reviews, and now I'm outta school! Yay!)

The elite charged Koskate. Koskate's instinct kicked in. So he rolled to the right, getting within a foot of the mass of grunts watching. The grunts forcibly pushed Koskate back in front of the elite. The elite charged again, and this time Koskate raised his sword to block the oncoming blow. The magnetic force holding the plasma into the shape hit the same polarity, forcing the blades back. It was then Koskate's turn to charge. The elite easily blocked the blow. Koskate's training wasn't paying off.

Ayami saw the sword glow against the black curtain of the darkness in her room. Then in a flash the sword came in for a quick kill, though Ayami dodged with ease, forcing the elite to have his back against Ayami. Ayami reacted quickly. She sent a kick at the elite, and was rewarded with the feeling of hitting something slippery. The elite's shield flickered, but didn't disappear. Ayami was flabbergasted. She could tear through one-inch thick titanium-A plates, which was more than enough to take out an elite's shield. She was forced to stop thinking when a fist came from the elite, she felt it connect with her ribs, knocking the wind from her. She then saw the sword making it's way toward her, and dodged, feeling her body ache with out oxygen.

Koskate dodged another slash. He felt the heat hit his arm, then lunged with his sword, the elite jumped out of the way, but Koskate slew a grunt during his after-swing. Koskate crouched as he felt the heated air rush past him, as the elite swung its sword.

Hichro was making his way, unknowingly toward the battlefield. As he rounded the corner, he saw Koskate make another unsuccessful attempt to kill the elite, and then he saw the hole in Ayami's door. As he cautiously made his way to the door, he killed 5 grunts by jamming his pistol into their necks. Then he looked into Ayami's room, he then saw Ayami punch the elite, and the shield shimmered; yet remained intact. Then he saw something he'd remember for the rest of his life. The elite dodged Ayami's next attack then sent it's elbow smashing right into the back of Ayami's neck. She hit the ground and didn't stir.

"Ayami!" yelled Hichro, as he made his way through the hole to protect his fallen comrade. The elite just looked at him. As Hichro ran towards the elite, he fired his pistol, hoping to keep its attention on him. Hichro did manage to do that, only too well. The elite lunged at him, and Hichro tried to dodge, but all he felt was a burning sensation about halfway down his thigh.

All Koskate heard was, "Ayami!" when he looked to see Hichro climb into a hole in Ayami's door. When he looked back to fight the elite, he saw it mid lunge, and he tired to dodge, but felt the skin on his right hand boil away and he fell to the ground. His left hand hit something; it was a small blue, spherical object, which he noticed was a plasma grenade. He unlocked the safety mechanism on the grenade then threw it, and stuck the elite right below its right shoulder. Koskate run toward the door as he heard the elite's angry growling curses. He jumped through the hole as blue smoke poured through the opening. What entered his sight next angered him beyond all memories he's had. Ayami was on the floor, not moving, and the elite was ready to run her body through.

"No you don't!" Koskate roared as he lunged toward the elite. The next thing he knows, the elite is on the ground dead, and his left hand is covered in purple blood. He then looked at Ayami, and something came over him.

"Ayami, please wake up" he said bending down. Koskate picked up her limp form. "Please, wake up" he said, trembling. "Ayami, please don't leave" he said, holding her limp body tight