As the battle raged, Armory did her best to keep up with the others. She hadn't had much... okay, ANY training in the hero arts and was mostly relying on her suit to keep her alive. As such she mostly focused on getting civilians out of the area while dodging bursts of fire. As she hoped around trying to keep from getting barbecued, she became satisfied that there were no more innocents in harm's way and directed her attention to the blazing villain. "Okay, Pal. I think it's time put you down" she said, reaching behind her back and pulled out the handle of a sword, as it unfolded into a full-length katana "You now what they say... Kill 'em with Kindness" she giggled, darting towards Heat Wave while using her great agility to keep his attention fully focused on her while keeping her skin from getting darker "Come on. you big bad super villain. I thought you were better than this? I'm getting bored" she taunted, infuriating the man as he fired another stream of... well, fire. As Armory giggled it off, they both heard something. Something that made Armory stop cold "Mommy! Mommy! Where are you?"

Without missing a beat, Heat Wave pointed his gun at the little girl. "Shit, NO!" Armory cried, darting towards the child as fast as she could just as the bastard fired. It didn't take long for the stream of pure heat to overtake her, as she pushed her cybernetics to the absolute limit. But it wasn't enough 'I'm not gonna make it, I'm not gonna make it, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT!!!!!!' she cried in her head as she begged for just a little more speed. Suddenly, the back plates of her armor popped open in the shape of wings, revealing six jets. All of which kicked on at the same time, propelling Armory forward just enough as she grabbed the girl and held her close, barely avoiding the flames of hell. Unfortunatly, Armory was paralyzed by a sudden burst of pain from her heart. She was helpless as Heat Wave walked up to her, and without a word pointed his gun right in her face, ready to burn them both alive...