An attack helicopter flew overhead and opened fire on both Laura and the creature controlling Jacques. It moved in front of Laura with its arms wide open and its claws still extended to shield her until she could move. As bullets hit the creature it gritted its teeth and hissed but it wasn't bring torn apart. There was still enough of Jacques to protect her. The clones were all paying attention to her and the Fallen diverted its attention to the helicopter.
The beast climbed a building and as the chopper made a second attack run, it jumped off the building and latched onto the outside of the choppers cockpit and started tearing panels and components apart with long razor sharp fingernails. The pilot shot it in the face three times with a pistol but only succeeded in pissing the monster off. It smiled maliciously and from the gaps between its fangs the red light could be seen even from the ground. It fired the beam from its mouth once again, although this one was narrower and not as overwhelmingly strong as the last one. The helicopter caught fire and began to plummet with the Fallen still slashing at the front of the craft. It hit the ground nose first but the creature jumped off at the last minute and spiraled to the earth at Laura's feet enclosed in white bonelike wings that wrapped it up like a lotus.
The clones all tried to flee but were still at Laura's mercy. The Fallen was still and silent at the moment and the quiet was eerie as the creature opened its wings and they tucked back and retracted. It remained kneeling silently and its attacks ceased. It was sensing for other opponents and was finding Facility troops, yet it didn't go after them. It walked slowly to Laura and pointed north to say more enemies were coming.
In the swordsmans voice it asked "Where do we go from here?" Jacques had managed to tame the beast, but the price the mutant paid was uncertain.