car crash

Of everyone involved, I think I weathered the crash the best. I slammed forward against my seatbelt and then got knocked back into my seat by the airbags fast enough to probably give me whiplash. It hurt for a second and probably took a chunk out of my HP, but it didn't kill me and I felt more or less fine a few seconds later.

Blake, in comparison, nearly went through the window. Would have, really, if my hold on her hadn't delayed things long enough for her to be hit by the airbags, too.

When the pain faded, I realized I was laughing madly. I didn't mean to, it's just…I was alive. I'd survived the crash and nothing was filling me with bullets just this second either. The airbags quickly began to deflate, but I had started trying to move the truck the moment I could and we were in motion a second or so after the crash. Whatever Aura Crash had done, I'd successfully kept the truck in one piece even after running into something big and hard enough to bring us to a complete stop, which was pretty awesome. I felt bumps in the road that I assumed were the Spider Droids legs as I drove over and past it and a few seconds later I could see it in my mirrors, along with—

Shit.

"Adam, get back on board!" I shouted out the window at the Faunus who hadn't been inside and didn't have anything to hold onto. He must have gone flying when we crashed, but it said something about him that he immediately started getting up and brushing himself off, looking more annoyed than anything else as he placed a hand on his sword and took a ready stance. Or, well, I assumed he was annoyed. It was kind of hard to tell with most of his face covered by his mask. Behind him, the Spider Droid was beginning to recover, turning itself around on the ground with its splayed legs; I was gratified to actually see visible signs of damage and broken joints in several of its legs. I didn't think it'd be able to stand up on its own, much less give chase if we got away. If we could get Adam or if he could run and meet up with us later, then—