[b]Mei Song[/b]

Unlike her brother, Mei was held back at the safehouse with the remaining SeeD, her youthful face pinched into an expression of worry as her fingers wrung together anxiously. The life that seemed to radiate from her had faded in the wake of the mission, leaving behind what merely appeared to be a scared seventeen year old girl. Her eyes darted up from the floor as the woman known as Yoko spoke up and suddenly addressed the non-combat SeeDs, prompting Mei herself to look over at the remaining group.

She was still amazed that the Faction had been able to employ such a quantity of SeeD to begin with, and it filled her with a little hope that the mission would go without a hitch with so many people waiting on the sidelines, ready for action. Not to mention that would mean that her brother's safety was secured as well. "You heard Mrs Ono!" Leaping up to her feet with a sudden gust of energy, Mei placed her hands on her hips with a lighthearted play at leadership. "Our boys and girls need a hand out there! Only the strongest and bravest need apply!" She shot them a wicked grin. "And I'm your employer too, so whatever I say, goes!"

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[b]Tyler Song[/b]

Tyler followed Jake's lead as the decision was made to rendezvous with the other SeeD members, and it wasn't long before their target finally made his appearance.

With a loud crack, the Major emerged from his den with a powerful force, mutilating some hapless girl before tossing her aside like garbage, his face alight with an almost inhuman fury. However, the more damage he seemed to sustain, the wider his grin became. Tyler had never seen such a disturbing sense of glee in a human being in all his life (although he had heard [I]stories[/I] of the vile man,) and the very sight of his bloodthirsty destruction chilled him to the bone.

Still, they all had a job to do, and living up to their professional reputation, the mercenaries sprung into action, slinging magic and weaponry at the Major in a vain attempt to retaliate against his brute strength. Capturing him was going to be a difficult feat, to be sure, but it wasn't impossible. Not yet.

Tyler played his part in the battle, although his bullets rattled uselessly against the Major's thick hide in an attempt to slow him down. If it bothered Wiggs, he showed no sign of it as he warded off both Jake's and the scythe guy's attacks.

And then, something in the Major's eyes changed as they flickered over to the two prominent female members of SeeD. The bald woman and the brunette.

Tyler could see his fists crackle with the elements of fire and lightning as the Major charged towards the two girls, and for a brief moment, he could see Mei in the same position, cowering in fear as the hulk of a man crushed her with his fist and-

His feet bolted before he could even finish the line of thought, adrenaline pumping through his veins as he stepped right into the line of fire, shielding the targeted female SeeD as he raised his gun and squeezed the trigger without a moment's hesitation. 

In a matter of seconds, Tyler could see his bullet graze the cheek of the devastating super-soldier, but the image quickly faded in blinding white as one of Wiggs's fists collided into him in retaliation. Flames scorched into the side of Tyler's face as he screamed from the burning agony, his body blown back by the force of the punch as his back hit against the wall, causing a chunk of debris to fall on top of him. 

The room started to blur and the ringing in his ears started to grow louder as Tyler fluttered in and out of consciousness, whilst the battle before him raged on.