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Zed dived through the smoke at Jackal, grabbing his throat with his metal hand that was still red hot from the blast, then lifting him up into the air.
Though Jackal's vision was foggy, he could make out the twisted grin of satasfaction on Zed's face.
"No-one and I mean no-one hurts Koko and gets away with it... last time something like this happened, not only did the one thing that hurt her die, but the entire species crashed into the sun... and they got off lightly."

Jackal was surprised to say the least when he was lifted into the air by the throat, and snarled as he felt the hot metal burning his flesh.
As his vision cleared up, he recognised the airship pilot from earlier.
The raider forced out a choked laugh and looked the pilot in the eye. "Well, looks like you arrived too late my friend, your little girlfriend here's been roughed up pretty bad, some of my finest work I think." Without warning Jackal sent the steel-toe of his boot directly into the pilots jaw, forcing his release. Jackal fell to the floor hard, however, despite being in a heap, he still managed to level his two guns on the men.
He growled, smirking maliciously, "So, Zed, the so called "legendary" captain of the Aiolos... dont look so surprised, Ive done my research"He cleared his throat.
"You dont show me much mate, looks to me like you're just another two-bit wannabe, white knight of the desert."He grinned, thumbing the hammer of his magnum back.
"I eat a****les like you for breakfast"

Jackal stared around the room, he wasn't naive or stupid, he realised he was in trouble.

The raiders icy eyes flickered a bit: "Three on one eh? Thats very naughty..."

Koko turned her head slowly in the soldier's direction, her eyes still blank & crazed. At the moment the mercenary was hallucinating & believed everyone in the room was someone who had been involved with the spaceship Finn had tested. She raised her blade in front of her & the weird voice came back,
"Why did you send him up there....? No-one ever tested it, so you knew he'd die, didn't you? Heh... heh heh... now you'll be able to make up for what you did. & I'll be the one to help you..."
With a feral shreik she leapt forwards & slashed her blade at the soldier, not even waiting to see if it had connected before she turned on Jackal. Seeing as how his guns were aimed at the men in the room, she managed to tackle him to the ground, straddle him & stab the small blade she held into his shoulder. Wrenching the blade back out of the raider's flesh she laughed & leant forward slightly, seemingly oblivious to the others.
"Didn't I tell you little doggie? The snake was coming, coming for the doggie."
Now she lifted the blade to her lips, slowly licking off a bit of the blood.
"I think we're even now on that count, don't you agree...?"
Looking back down at the raider, she held the blade more tightly in her hand, now planning to slash it across his throat.

Jackal looked at the cannon being thrust in his face, the corner of his mouth curling into a small smirk of defiance; If he was going down, someone else was coming with him.

Jackal listened to the pilots words and nodded antagonisingly, his magnum not moving from its position, aimed directly at Zed's face.
"Haha, sick is right a*****e, just remember to say hello to Jesus for me."
Jackal squeezed the trigger, his smile not faltering, his cold dead stare unflinching.

The raider grunted as the girl tackled him, causing the gun to go off target, the meaty slug just clipping the pilots cheek.
Jackal cursed as he realised hed lost his grip on both his mossberg, and his magnum. Outnumbered, and unarmed, he realised that he was now facing death, but his raiders pride still burned deep in his soul, and he would go down fighting.

He grimaced as he felt a blade pierce his shoulder, and brought his hand up to the wound instinctively.
"F**k you!" He growled as he brought his elbow up towards the girls face, diverting the last of his energy into one more powerful, unforgiving attack.

With this the raider collapsed back to the floor, his fists clenched, his breathing heavy, and his cold blue eyes, though glazed, filled with hatred...

Koko's head was flung sideways by the force of the raider's attack & she fell off him. For a moment she was dizzied & had to shake her head to make her vision go back to normal. Spitting out a glob of blood she laughed again,
"Well, that hurt!"
She was about to round on Jackal again Zed kicked him & the mercenary finalyl noticed the pilot's presence. Looking up & tilting her head when he spoke, a wide sadistic grin spread over her features.
"Oh yes, I am quite alright. Especially since you so willingly get close enough for me to slaughter you."
Without warning she jumped to her feet & swiped her blade at Zed, aiming for his face & throat. She let out a few primal yells as she advanced.

Jackal grunted, bringing his arm's to his chest to absorb Zed's blow.
He smiled a bit, panting "You'd best f***ing tie me up, or kill me soon mate, because otherwise I'm gonna get up and shove that shiny metal arm of yours so far down your throat, you'll be able to use your arse as a jet-pack."He half grinned-half grimaced, rolling over onto his side...

Just as Koko was nearing Zed she was tackled from behind by the soldier & fell forward. Despite being sprawled on the floor she immediately began to struggle frantically & - through some flicker of her regular personality & rational thinking - she threw her weight first to one side & then to the other. This would use her attacker's own weight & momentum to shift them off her, at least enough to move more freely. Turning herself over she grinned maliciously up at the soldier,
"Oh hello, have you come to die too?"
With that she headbutted the man & attempted to slash open his stomach with her blade.