The backup was finally rushing in, and Shifter choked out a short, happy laugh as her body shifted, jumping away from the ice blasts as she went. Many hands made light work, or at least gave the baddies more targets to shoot at. Something vaguely human took the place of the cheetah crawling under the tables as the shapeshifter neared the kid. Sharp, wide-set eyes assessed the situation. Villa and the gunmen were distracted, as was Locust. From Killshade's movements she guessed the icicle bitch wouldn't be blasting at her for long either. The civilian was safe thanks to the portal-guys efforts. She'd call him a genius if he hadn't gotten himself in trouble at the same time. Still, good job, moron!

Time to take down the kid - Belladonna, was it? People had a bad habit of underestimating anything that looked like a child. Shifter should know, as she'd tested that more than once. She wouldn't make the same mistake most would. There was no reason to hold back.

A hand reached for the girls legs, moving forward as fast as a snake striking it's prey, forming to something akin to a fanged tentacle as it neared it's target. If she was lucky, she'd be able to dig the sharp claws into the Belladonna's leg before dragging her under. Then there was only the need to choke her out. Or she could throw her at a wall, or just bash her head until she didn't move anymore. Honestly, she wasn't feeling all that picky at the moment.