Seeing that the deathstalker was distracted by Yuuji and the guy with the wings Niko decided now was his chance to strike. Its not often a hunter is given the chance to catch one of these grimm unaware after all, too many eyes. There was somebody missing from this fight though....Ah. Shit.
"Sorry I guess that I lost track of you in the heat of the moment" Niko said with a grimace as he rushed over to Orchids side in an attempt to help his partner. "Are you alright?"
No shit sherlock Orchid snapped mentally. Her face settled into something annoyed, as she indeed felt that way. She tightened her grip on her weapon, not wanting to drop or loose it now that she had little to no way of seeing anything around her, other than the Deathstalker Grimm, still lit up by the dart she had planted early on into the soil beneath it.
"Message well received." Niko said after seeing the look on Orchid's face, turning away from his partner and back towards the Deathstalker. There would be time to deal with princess moody later, for now he had arthropod ass to kick and there wasn't a force on Remnant that could stop him from doing so. Even so as he charged back into the fray he couldn't help but be a little reminded of the annoyed look his sister so often wore. Why were girls always so angry?
Upon reaching the scorpion Niko suddenly slid beneath the defence of its already maimed claws and activated both of the Sun bringers at their full force which sent him right under the grimm via the thrust provided by the flames the weapons pumped out. With no smart alec quip just a gleeful laugh Niko launched himself into an uppercut that had so much raw strength behind it that the Deathstalker was actually sent into the air.
Orchid twitched upon hearing the sickening crack that sent the Grimm into the air. Drawing her weapon and reshaping it into a sniper, she aimed in the direction of the Grimm and cursed. Because it was in the air, she lost all sight of it as it left the range of her sound dart. Frantically, she scrambled, knowing any second now she would loose her window. Suddenly, with a silent cackle, a small lightbulb seemed to go off in her head as she twisted a small dial on her sniper.
Suddenly, the dart imbedded in the ground exploded with an ear bleeding screech, drowning out everything in the general area. Trees, grass, the Grimm, even her teammates all lit up in detailed clarity as if she could see again. Orchid nearly paused, the sound almost granted her full vision minus color, until the sound began to hurt her ears. She groaned, aiming again with some struggle from the noise, now more than ever she wished for it to be silent again.
She pulled the trigger, the resounding shot managed to overpower the gradually fading screech, and for a brief moment, time and sound seemed to still. And then the bullet sank into the Grimm and with a cry of agony the beast exploded. The sound from the dart finally faded away completely, and Orchid dropped her gun. She screamed, although only air escaped her mouth, as she gripped her ears in pain, even the silence was painful. Orchid doubled over and finally collapsed onto her side.