"okay then, new formation. Xyleena and Rica, you take the center. Marcus, you take front. I'll take rear. One disc on point, one disc on rear guard, and one disc roves around the group, keeping our sides cleared. I do not want to get ambushed by this thing. Rica, you'll need healing magic on standby if Xyleena gets hit, she doesn't take fire too well. Don't touch her blood, it'll burn you. Marcus, get your claws out. We don't want to be caught flat footed." Xyleena, Marcus and the smartdiscs moved as Lyra suggested, positioning themselves before moving. Marcus pulled back both his sleeves, revealing the typical bracer setup of a predator. He ejected his claws, which were long and thin, with the image of a Xenomorph crawling on each of the blades. They waited for Rica to get into the formation, then began walking into the undergrowth.