Chase started as the Rapier's Touch was filling the rest of the monitor, leaping into view a few dozen meters to the far side of the helicopter. The chain gun blared at pointblank range. The main canopy shattered and the Aztlan chopper twisted violently in flight. Chase saw a flash of whirring metal and then nothing as his monitor exploded with static. Metal howled and shattered just outside, barely audible over the engines. The LAV lurched suddenly, tossing Chase against the far side of the cabin. His shoulder smashed into a brace.