Xiu shifted around uncomfortably. She still wasn't entirely comfortable in a mask and collar. One more reason why she hoped the teams would be splitting up. Then, she'd have been able to slip out of her uniform, and fight Brainiac by her own means. Still, she knew compromises had to be made, and she wasn't playing by her own rules. She wasn't Gunrat, on the loose in Shanghai or Gotham, any longer. She was Bluebird, saving Metropolis with the Justice League, and following the orders of her superiors.

	She glanced to her right and left, immediately noticing how few heroes remained. The thought, that Brainiac alone could have brought the entire Justice League to its knees, weighed heavily on Xiu. If ever there was a mission, where mistakes weren't an option, this was it. She double-checked all of her guns, to make sure they were fully loaded. Hollow-point rounds in her chest-holstered semi-auto's, regular rounds for the hip-holstered revolvers, rubber bullets for the pistols tucked in her boots, and armour-piercing rounds in the rifle on her back. Once everything seemed in order, she reflected on her training, planning out her reactions in various scenarios. This was her chance. Everything had to be perfect.

	"[i][b]WHO WANTS A LIFT INTO THE CITY?[/b][/i]", a great rumbling voice inquired above her.

	"Oh", she proclaimed as she looked up, snapping out of her contemplation, "I'll take a ride, Superbeast."