Giegue had already taken a fair amount of damage himself, and did not intend to take any more. Extending one hand forward, he attacked with a small psionic burst. However, he had underestimated his opponent's speed, the sword wielding puffball slipping into close range as the burst detonated right behind him. Caught in mid-attack, the alien couldn't stop the sword that struck the pod, knocking him over the edge of the stage for once. Fortunately, it wasn't quite enough to stop Giegue, who boosted the pod up and just barely managed to land on the edge of the stage.