Lucas was snapped out of his despair by the smoke that emanated out from the eastern side of the room; the enemy had arrived. Rushing towards the highest-priority target, the Mayor, the man conjured up six globes of water, saying:

"Evacuate, everyone, evacuate!" before leaping up to the stage, where the bodyguards, if they knew anything, would be pushing the mayor on the ground in order to lower his profile and lessen the chances he got hit by projectiles, allowing the hydrokinetic to turn two of his water globes into ice shields, which would hopefully block any assault. Turning a section of one of said shields transparent, like glass, Lucas looked upon the two UGM Metas, feeling resentment, but not moving to close in; rather, he would intercept them once they arrived at the Mayor's position.

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Lizzie rushed inside a convinently open window, a piece of a thundercloud in her hands. She then shouted:

"UNDERGROUND JERKS! WHICH OF YOU MADE ME TEAR UP MY ART?!"