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"This is bad. This is REALLY bad." Archer thought to himself as he slowly crept his way out from behind the wall, making sure that Sheila didn't see him move away. He was about an inch from the door when Gareth busted through it, hitting him in the nose and knocking him to the ground.

Gareth stood to face him, gun aimed at Archer's head. His face was stone still. "So... how did you find me?" He asked with a dangerously calm voice, taking an advancing step towards Archer.

"Well, you know me." Archer said, pretending as if this was a normal conversation as he got to his feet, brushing off his pants and vest. "Always the determined, resourceful type."

"Yeah. Shame it's run its course now."Gareth said sarcastically, taking another step towards Archer, pressing the gun up to Archer's forehead.

Archer rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses. "God, it's like you've never held someone at gunpoint before." He quickly grabbed the barrel of the gun, pressing forward into Gareth. Gareth shot, but Archer's hand on the barrel stopped it from rechambering. He elbowed Gareth in the jaw and put his leg behind Gareth's, tripping him. He pried the gun from Gareth's hand and took a few steps back, grinning as he now held the gun trained at Gareth's head. "The first rule of holding someone at gunpoint IS, 'Do NOT get so close to them that you're pressing the gun to their head.' That gives them too much room to maneuver." He chuckled before realizing that his elbow had knocked Gareth out.

Seeing Gareth get knocked to the ground caused Haven to gasp, and she stood, feeling as if she needed to help but finding she had no means of doing so. Raising her voice and trying -- to no avail -- not to make it quiver, she yelled, "H-Hey! Leave h-him alone!"

Ridar took the opportunity to act. He silently picked up the pistol and removed the clip, stuffing that into his pocket. He then reappeared, blasting a sound wave that both muted and deafened Archer.

Upon seeing Gareth get shot, Haven abandoned all concerns for her personal safety and rushed over, kneeling beside Gareth. "S-Sir! Sir, are you okay?!" Thinking quickly, Haven removed her gloves, then took off the bandages covering her wrists, which in turn revealed scars, old and fresh, and began to quickly wrap the wound. Seeing the small scraps weren't enough, Haven panicked and tore off the bell-bottom sleeves to her top and used then as well, trying to do all she could to help this stranger. Empathy and sympathy, that's all she felt for others when they were in need.

Shelia nearly fell backwards after being b***h slap but she regained her balance and rubs her sore cheek. She then glare daggers at Archer and pushes her nearly off the building with her powers. "Just give up already...You lost."

Gareth grinned a bit. "Pushing me down gently... You certainly know what a man wants, missy." He said with a chuckle before coughing out blood onto the floor.

Archer began to stood up, wiping the hand he used to slap Sheila on his vest. By now, the effect of Ridar's wave has worn off. "You'd like to think so, but the victor has yet to be decided. Bye-bye everyone." He said, smiling as he jumped off the roof of the building, landing in a garbage truck and burying himself in a good layer or two so they wouldn't find him. The garbage didn't mind, though. The soft, decaying food, debris and god knows what else opened readily to his form.

Archer was gone, for now.

Shelia walks up to Gareth and Haven and stretches her arms. "Ahh...That guy is gone....for now at least." She then looks at Gareth. "Mind explaining why someone is after you hmm...cutie?"

Shelia sighs and nods. "Fine but I'm coming with the both of you...that sniper guy might try again and well I do want to get to know this guy personally." She said looking at Gareth.