While William's machine gun fire certainly didn't destroy the Zaku, it most certainly opened up the window of opportunity that Isabel needed in order to protect herself and deal with the threat. Perhaps it was the fatigue preventing her from focusing her on anything other then the sights of her rifle, or perhaps she was just in the zone at that point, but she knew that she owed the pilot of Unit 1 her life, and she would have to repay that in kind at some point. The Zaku recoiled backwards after the fire from the other Gundam, and before it even had a chance to regain it's position or try to strike with it's axe, Gundam 02 had already gotten to it's feet and charged towards it, holding it's sniper rifle in it's off hand as her modified wrist blade flicked to life and snapped out if it's holder.<br/><br/>all it took was one swift strike through the chest before the Zaku crumbled down, no longer a threat to Isabel. She snapped her wrist blade back into position, and wasted no time getting into a more stable position as she simply rose her sniper rifle again and started to take aim at any open targets while standing. They knew where she was, so it wasn't safe for her to stay in one place for too long.