No exploding salads this time, I promise. (Chelle)

Oh great, he was being given the helpless civilian treatment. Sure this woman was a metahuman, one with super tech, but Drifter had tangled with her sort before. Well, actually he tangled with her before, back before he was a vigilante and she was rolling with Lucius Alba's crew. She was a brutal bitch, a hot brutal bitch......but a brutal bitch none the less. It seemed bullets were even less useful on her then before, as she used her wrist mounted plasma blade to literally cut them in half, her eyes moving with technology as it happened. It seemed her reaction time was also given a boost...... Who in the hell did this to her? It couldn't have been Red, those two had a falling out. But who else had the tech to give this all to her? It was a big question, but one not to be contemplated while they were fighting her.

As for Skyler, she had showcased two powers so far, dodging attacks perfectly and taking a hit like a champ. It probably would have taken Luke's head off, but that was the downside to being human. Unfortunately for Skyler this chick sort of liked taking hostages, it was kinda her thing. She wouldn't focus on Skyler, she would try to grab Luke up now that she knew Skyler had incentive enough to keep him safe as to tell him to leave. Drifter however wasn't going to have any of it.

The mercenary then raised her wrist and fired out a stream of barely noticeable bullets. Only someone with enhanced vision would see these were actually fast moving hooks using plasma cutting technology. They would cleave through anything they touched, and showcased this by going completely through the truck like butter. If one of these twenty or so rapid fired claws hit Skyler, they would sprawl out once through her to hook themselves in while activating some sort of energy rope tethered back to the females arm. The intent was clear here, the woman wanted to have more control over the fight, so went for tying Skyler up. Honestly multiple hitting Skyler was probably likely, considering the fact these were sprayed so quickly. Drifter only got away by hiding under the truck before the woman shot them as he was setting up his own plan to take her out and didn't want to be one shotted.

If one or more of the tethers stuck in, the pink haired woman would wrench Skyler forward, straight into a minor pulse of energy. The only way she was getting them out was through a lot of force applied to them, and a lot of pain.

The AI would eventually find plenty of information on this specific metahuman. She was noted as being extremely dangerous due to her involvement in Lucius Alba's affairs, as well as her general ruthlessness. Her name was Lilia Sanders, or at least her name now was. She had been given something different by her adoptive parents, and she hated that name. But that wasn't really what mattered, what mattered was after her falling out with Red she dropped off the map. Until now it seemed.

"Is that all? No, not even close." The merc said in response. Her plan to use the woman's healing against her sort of worked in that that hook was embedded in her and wouldn't come out easy, but it also tangled her up in close quarters. The pink haired woman ended up getting punched in the face, which hurt and left a mark...... But her skin was like marble, and the minor wounds on her face closed right up as she looked at the woman. After that, she pressed a button on her arm that electrified the rope, sending jolts into the hook and the person it was through.

It would likely be sent straight into Skyler, and from there attack her nerves and every cell in her body, causing extreme pain and lack of mobility. This was prepared to fight regenerators. Ever heard of electro-therapy? Yeah, this was the opposite. It bombarded the cells with so much activity they couldn't focus on any one thing like movement, and you guessed it, healing. It didn't negate the factor of course, but it would sure slow it down if Skyler got her cells bombarded enough.

After that, the woman withdrew a pistol from her holster and pointed it at the Skyler. The ammo was Tillorium fragmentation shots, they exploded when they entered an organic body and released the liquid metal. Because of Tillorium's regenerative abilities, it continued to multiply itself in the persons body until they exploded or the expansion just burst from the person. No healing factor could be used against this gun. Immobilized and about to get shot in the face, Skyler seemed to be in trouble. Lucky she didn't force the human to leave.

Lukas had very little gear on him, but he had enough. First up was his EMP, that would quickly shut down the woman's tech, causing her eye to flicker, the rope to lose it's electric power, and her movement to be slowed due to her cybernetics. It was only temporary though, so Drifter had to move quickly or all the woman had to do to kill Skyler was shoot. He popped some smoke and stun grenades and looked away, without her super eye Pink wouldn't see anything and the stun grenade would keep her from firing. After that, Lukas ran out, not seeing well himself but the smoke wasn't too think and he hadn't been hit with a stun grenade. He threw two Thermite bombs at the merc, which exploded and covered her in a greek fire substance that burned at 2500 degrees Celsius (Seriously.....check Wikipedia....). The woman scremed and fell to the ground, and Lukas grabbed the woman's gun, which she dropped, and made sure not to get burned. After that, he shot the rope attached to Skyler and the liquid metal literally eat it. When he turned around though..... The merc had vanished.

"She'll be back, she saw who i was and won't let that down easy." Lukas said. Without the rope attached to her Skyler would feel her powers back to normal, and they had some time to breath. The merc had used some sort of teleportation to extract from the field, likely to heal up from the fire attack.

So Sanders had retreated, and now it was their turn. The merc would be back, that much was certain with her level of regeneration. But Drifter assumed they had enough time to get in Skylers car and bolt. Running wasn't his style, but this had to be done. The woman was fully geared, Skyler and Lukas were taken off guard after a bar brawl. So, Drifter grabbed the keys and ran to the car, quickly getting in it and pulling it up to her, he even reached over and opened the door. Judging by the females condition, she likely didn't want to drive, or simply couldn't, not until she healed.

He screeched off down the streets of LA, while Pink healed. After that though, she was hot on their trail on some sort of motorcycle. Drifter kept good distance, but it was only a matter of time before the woman caught up.

"Any ideas?" Lukas asked, because honestly all he could think of involved explosions, and those didn't always work out, especelly in crowded LA streets. So it was they either pick up the pace somehow or get this bitch off their tail.

The writhing in pain in the passenger seat was a bit distracting, and troubling. It brought back a few bad memories, but they seemed to get through it eventually, or at least in time to stop Pink before she got close enough to do a Terminator jump onto the car or something. Lukas was driving as fast as his skill and the heavy New York traffic allowed, even taking alleyways and ramming through light objects. It was a bumpy ride, but they kept distance until Skyler popped out the top and fired her gun at their motorcycle riding pursuer.

Sanders was hit, directly in the head once and another in the gas tank. Luckily for her she was thrown off the bike by the first before the second exploded the bike entirely. She ended up on the ground, face down, getting ran over by a few cars. She would probably survive, but they lost her, finally. Drifter watched, letting out a cheer and laughing at the sight of the female falling off the bike. It was a weird thing to laugh at, but considering the night.....he couldn't stop himself. He chuckled as he drove, doing so even as he thought of places to park and regroup.

"Well, that was an adventure."  He noted, pulling into a public parking garage, before finding a secluded area and stopping the car. He took a deep breath, leaning into the steering wheel, seemingly exhausted by the experience. What a night. A few worries went through his mind, like where his brother was, and if Sanders knew enough about him to go after him. But right now, he just blocked it out. That was all he could do. When there was so much to care about, it was sometimes better to just not care at all.

"This........ This was nice Sky. I don't really know what happens now but, i don't know, i would like to see you again. Though swapping numbers seems awkward at this point." Lukas said, smirking at the last bit, more out of laughing at himself then anything. He looked stressed really, and who could blame him? With the amount he let slip tonight, only to have it interrupted by reality yet again. All his concerns and failures were back.

"I, i do, like you. I've never been able to talk with someone like that. So........... I guess i don't know what I'm saying, ya know?"

Jesus, did she really have to make it this hard? It was clear what Lukas was trying to do, to anyone that looked anyway. But yeah, unfortunately it was up to the guy in most situations to actually express the whole i like you like you bit. She just continued to drag the conversation on, looking at him with those eyes of hers. Last time he got into this he regretted it, he really did. He closed his eyes briefly, considering what he was about to do and if he should actually go through with it. Would he get smacked? Or maybe shot? Maybe it was worth it regardless? All the thoughts and concerns, they were always racing through his head. He just wanted them to stop.

"Don't kill me." Luke said with a half smirk. He then leaned in quickly, across the console, and attempted to kiss the female, resting his hand behind her head. He could give up doing this, he could let go of that critical mind of his and simply drift off. That's all he wanted, to let go, unfortunately though, dying wasn't an option, so this would work for the time being.

Now, Drifter was a bit of an aggressive kisser...... He just wondered why anyone would do it if they were simply going to get a peck and be done with it. No, he held his co-kisser in place, and let himself go free. Let himself release all that emotion into one moment, and, well, that unfortunately for most involved something that looked less like a smooch and more like savagery.