"It'll happen..." Nikolai spoke confidently. "Just gotta keep my eye on him... It'll..." He felt a pit in his stomach. Then a fist. The captain had just walked up to him and punched him, and he'd just sat there and took it. "Gh... You... Didn't... Speed up..." He mumbled, right before the ripples started approaching the captain's fist. Nikolai's eyes widened as the force impacted his stomach, and sent him flying through a concrete wall.

He coughed as the dust started to settle. "Ugh... That hurt..."