AVP Rift War 16

Ca'toll braced herself to kick off the wall, intent on angling in Ptah'Ra's direction. Suddenly an adolescent Xeno landed on her, slashing at her neck and face. The claws grasped for purchase but slid uselessly off her helmet. Before the creature could get a grip on the helmet's edge, she wrapped both legs around the cable, then rotated until she was upside down. Not the best position, but she needed both of her hands.

Reaching out with her left fist, she seized the thing by its neck. It snapped at her arm, but before it could bite her she punched its teeth with her right fist. Over and over she pounded, even as its jaw telescoped outward as if it were a separate tooth-filled adversary. She let it snap at her again, then gripped its main upper and lower jaws in her gloved hands. Grunting as her muscles bunched, she began to force its jaw apart.

Then something lunged across her vision-the Xenowing attacking Ptah'ra. Her gaze tracked the movement and she watched Sta'kta let go of his cable and land between the creature's thrashing wings. She realized the edges of the wings
were as sharp as blades, and slashes-dozens of them-started appearing all over the young blood's body where it wasn't protected by armor. When he roared, she heard irritation in the sound, not pain, and inside her helmet her mandibles snapped in appreciation.

Sta'kta's grip started to give way, but Ca'toll was still struggling with her own Xeno. Ptah'ra, Sta'ka and the Xenowing were a jerking, rattling cluster, and anything Ca'toll tried to do would only make it worse. She had to finish here, then move on to where she was more useful.-pg.206-207 chpt.33