In a split second, the choice was made, Touka pushed off Brown's Mech, rotating the vehicle such that the trajectory of the escape capsule would send her flying over the river to relative safety. An orange highlight flared on one of the sidebars and Tesseract announced, "Warning, crystal line advancing on this position. Advise immediate retreat."<br/><br/>Within seconds, she had climbed her way back up the highway, wincing the shock waves from Samuel's support fire struck her. "Do not drop or crush the package!" She called after the retreating form of Hiro.<br/><br/>"Squad two, we need support fire! Carriers, ready up! We have an Esper package!" Her vision lurched as the boosters overheated, forcing her to go via foot.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>Samuel folded the sniper cannon and had the mech vault off the roof as the attacks on his previous position increased.<br/><br/>"I'm off the roof, proceeding to help Hero secure the Esper."<br/><br/>"Go ahead." Touka's voice came, stress levels running high. "We can buy more time for you and Hiro to put the bracelet on her. Don't want her wrecking the Carrier while we're moving.<br/><br/>"Will do." He replied, signalling Hiro to hurry up. When the other mech reached, he escorted it to the wrecked railway. The back of the mech released jets of compressed air as the hatch opened, pushing out the pilot capsule. Samuel climbed out and descended to the frozen Esper, "You can thaw her right?" He pulled out a thin, grey bracelet. "Get the ice off her wrist and I'll clip it on."<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>Alexander felt alarm as the Mechs began retreating. "What's going on?" He demanded, but no response came from the radio. Through the smoke and embers he spotted several aircraft which hovered between the buildings sending dust and dirt flying.<br/><br/>Just then a new order came in via the crackling radio, "Esper unit, fall back! We just lost someone!"<br/><br/>Alex cursed and bolted down the stairway, waving at the other Esper girl, "Follow me, quick!"