The flash heating from the fireball was not doing his eyes any good, and the rifle was not happy with him either. It had been used too quickly, and now the power cell was humming ominously but softly, a warning it was getting close to over heating. And that was bad.<br/><br/>So instead of firing again, he stepped into the entryway, and popped open the vent for the rifle, cursing as it hissed and spewed steam, giving him a good coating of water. Not painful, but it would take a bit to finish venting, and replacing the power cell while it was this hot would be unwise; no place to put it down without causing a fire. So he had to let Jackie and Wilding finish the fight, since they were close enough to put bullets past him in Nova's general direction.