It took all of Gerard's concentration just to not lose sight of The Rose as she darted around. Not particularly built for maneouvrability, the Marauder struggled jsut to keep up, though Gerard knew intellectualyl that she was toying with him. Tapping the fire key as rapidly as was humanly possible, he sent cone after searing cone of iridium rounds towards the white streak but each time it would dance and weave through the rounds. The Frenchman gritted his teeth. What sort of inhuman monster was this...Of course, with all his concentration spent on tackling the enemy's ace, he failed to notice the other ferirs closing in, or rather he did, he just chose to ignore them in his single-minded pursuit. What jolted him into reality was McKnight's voice screeching through his comms. His eyes widened as he cut his thrust and he really took stock of where he was. This wasn't good. He had to retr-
At the same moment of that thought, the white MAS spun around and accelerated towards him. By instinct, Gerard raised his armoured left forearm up to block the strike, sending it and the scattergun tumbling away into the void. As it latched onto the Marauder and prepared to stab its long claws into its cockpit, Gerard smiled grimly and glared at the red haired woman thoruhg their armorcrys windows. So this was how it ended. He would not return to Noveau France, there would be no small farm, no children, no vineyard of his own. He scoffed. Of course. He accepted that the moment he put on a UEE uniform. What happened next surprised him. Jerking away, a flurry of blue-white rounds tore through where the white MAS previously was and was almost instantly replaced with McKnight's Shrike. A valiant effort to ripost by the man was met with defeat as he grabbed the exposed cabling of the Marauder's back and dragged him away. "Monsieur Mcknight..." Gerard crackled through the comms, before pausing, "...merci..."
As he was rapidly towed away, Gerard looked at the image of Nishizumi, Trapp and Alice freefalling into Jehan's atmosphere. He silently brooded. Would they be able to get the three back? With the Marauder disabled and in its current condition, there was no way he could get it into fighting shape even if he worked tirelessly for the next week. Not to mention that all of its main armaments were now gone so it would essentially have to become a brawler."Well Mcknight, any ideas?" Gerard asked as he tapped away at his controls, preparing a full damage report.