Several tense moments later, the Vampire's remaining engine caught, sputtering slightly as it began to spin up, the propeller blades biting into the air, allowing the plane to once again begin to control itself. Still with the damage wrought, the plane's right wing dipped low, gravity clearly wanting to assert dominance over the large plane.<br/><br/>In the distance, a faint glint of light could be seen, heading Southwest.<br/><br/>Far above the Retreating Vampire, Dixie's bloodhawk again Savaged the Defender she had torn to hell on her first pass; the second pass's volley had almost all of the bullets and shells hit in the same area, splitting the Defender's body open like a rotten fruit, the lighter plane's engine sailing off in a ballistic arc as the Defender broke in half, spiralling tail-first towards the ground, even as small chunks of the destroyed plane pinged and bounced off of the Bloodhawk's wings, moments before Dixie hauled the agile plane's nose about, climbing once more, following the green-painted avenger that was already closing on the sole remaining Defender, apparently aiming to pin the last pesky assailant in a murderous multi-way crossfire.