Taylorâ€™s heart clenched tight in his chest as he peered down at his warrior. The kid put far more faith in him than he ever really deserved. He wanted nothing more than to tell Meko that he wasnâ€™t everything that the kid thought he was. He wanted to tell his little warrior that in the end heâ€™d let him down. Taylor knew that heâ€™d end up failing Meko just like heâ€™d failed his father and his team. Yet he knew that he wouldnâ€™t say a word of that because he was too chicken shit and too much lay on the line to shake the boyâ€™s beliefs. Taylor swallowed hard past the lump that was forming in his throat only to gasp as the mist that was Rune entered his body, it was cold as ice and felt almost like he had jumped into a lake in Canada during the winter months.<br/><br/>â€œJesus.â€ Taylor finally managed to gasp out as he opened his eyes. The first thing he noticed was how different it was compared to his own. It was no better or worse in the sight department, he could see just as far and in just as much detail. It wasnâ€™t until he peered around the corner at his targets to fire off a round that he realized what the difference was. The colors werenâ€™t as sharp now as they were when his own predator took over. They were there but it was far more watered down than usual.<br/><br/>â€œHow touching.â€ Xander snarled from his spot on the other side of the door frame. The larger man had called on his predator once more and had a complete of new bullet holes in his jacket but not in his body. â€œStart killing them Taylor.â€ Xander ordered as he peered around the corner at the dwindling crowd and fired off a few more shots, nailing on guy in the lungs and another in the throat. Both soldiers went down gurgling and sending off a couple of wild shots only to have two well placed bullets from Taylor to put them out of their misery.<br/><br/>â€œIâ€™ll hold them off.â€ Taylor looked down at Meko and then back around the corner firing a few more shots before ejecting the empty magazine. â€œYou go with Xander to the computer room and Iâ€™ll meet up with you.â€ It went against everything he wanted to do but he knew at this moment Xander was far more capable of protecting the fae than he was.<br/><br/>Xanderâ€™s dark eyes lifted from where they had been focusing on replacing his own used up magazine with a fresh one. It honestly surprised him that Taylor was willing to let the boy head off to parts unknown with him. â€œHe better be in one piece when I get there.â€ Taylor snarled as he fired off a few blind shots around the corner. It was by a miracle that he had even hit anyone but then again that wasnâ€™t really the point.<br/><br/>â€œGo.â€ Taylor jerked his head in the general direction before grabbing Meko up and holding him behind him with one hand while giving cover fire with the other. â€œNow, run.â€ It wasnâ€™t until his little warrior as safe on the other side did he limp/roll back into cover himself. The whistle made him lift his head only to meet the eyes of his most hated enemy. No words were exchanged but the toss of several extra magazines was all that was needed. For now the two brothers were going to fight together, no holding back.<br/><br/>The jaguar turned on the heel of his boot and started moving swiftly down the hall. He angled his body past every open hall and door so his gun was pointed into the opening. He refused to be caught off guard anymore today. â€œYou can really shut everything down?â€ Xander asked the question without so much as glancing back at the fae. A fairly large part of him was relieved that he was so old fashioned, that meant his own artillery wouldnâ€™t suffer when the boy was done working whatever magic he thought he could.