Stryker drew his gun but the big man ducked behind a stone pillar concealing him well enough to evade any attempts of recourse. "I'll hold him off…. get up the stairs," Stryker yelled as Jodi and Crow made their accent. The government hit man let it all go in one barrage of deadly counter fire. The torrent of bullets struck the pillar with an onslaught blitz that gave his cohorts time to climb the steps. Only Aurora stood back to fire off her own array of anti-fire at their adversary before her friend called to her to join the others.
"No I'm not leaving you here!" she screamed over the over powering sound of gunfire.
"Get the hell out of here…..now that's an order."
"I don't take orders from anyone anymore Stryker; I'm a free woman these days."
"Please Aurora get out of here!" he cried just as his gun ended its blazing fire. "I don't want something to happen to you," he added slipping a fresh magazine into the weapons stock before opening fire yet again. "Now go!" he shouted over the new fire as his friend and partner slowly rose up the staircase upon his wishes.