Kirche was running towards ridley's location when he happened to glance at his Radar. He noticed that ridley had just encountered a party of Covenant. When he turned the corner he cought a brief sight of Ridley dissapearing behind a weapons cabinet, and the sound of a grenade bouncing on the floor. Kirche leaped to the side but was too late. there was a loud BOOM and a flash of light. Then one of the elites slammed into his legs, throwing him painfully into a bulkhead. Before the elite could recover Kirche dispatched it with a few well placed shots from his magnum. Ignoring the searing pain in his side, he ran  towards the escape boats, fearing that he would lose consciousness before he could reach them.