Kayla flew towards the Sentinels in as tight a ball as she could manage, trying not to wreck the timing. Strange as it was, though, hurtling towards them, time actually seemed to slow down. Just before contact, she initiated a shockwave, the most powerful one she could manage to destroy the Sentinels.

And that was how almost everything within a hundred feet or so ended up looking vaguely like Hiroshima as a massive concussive shockwave rippled out, ripping chunks out of Sentinels and earth alike and sending it hurtling in all directions, far further than the hundred-foot or so radius of the primary shockwave.

For her part, Kayla fell to the ground, feeling exhausted but exhilerated, until she actually looked around.

"Oh shit ..."