Her clothes burned, and so did her anger. The mechanical man had rested the bus on the ground and the civilians were freed, but when he mentioned directives and such the Torch didn't have the slightest idea what he was talking about. 

"I must capture the Amazon, but protecting human lives overwrites it as a priority. I can continue the assault but only if their protection continues in my absence." the robotic man stated. 

The soldiers not focused on Mysterio nearby and the building full of gas were nearing Thunderclap, the Mighty Atom, and Torch. While the robot continued to make things awkward Alan finally snapped out of it. He half thought this thing was just a guy in some Megaman cosplay. 

"I'll take the civilians and try to get to fishbowl head and the other group. You worry about Baroness Bitchface..." before Alan even finished his statement, the Baroness flew towards her men and the surrounded Thunderclap. 

"Quit wasting your time on this one..." she began hitting the ground hard landing on top of the young hero. 

Her Amazonian armor and strength were enough to rip at the dark hero's armor at the seams and exposed his body underneath. It was like a giant jumping down on a dog in chain mail. The armor was still partly in tact, but the body inside was crushed. 

"..get those costumed men over there and kill all of the civilians. I must alert the Master..." she said partly exasperated wiping blood and fleshy remains off of her shoulder.

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[b]A few streets back...[/b]

"C'mon man, I'll take care of these people! The guy in black just got crushed like a bug..." Torch continued to try and get to the robotic man, "You two, come with me if you want to live. Do EXACTLY what I say, and keep your head down. We're gonna double back a few buildings and meet up with a few more civilians. We're either getting you out of here or we're gonna find someplace safe to take shelter." Alan continued running off with the two civilians from the bus as the mechanical man seemed to take the Baroness back into his sights. 

~KL~