This is not going how he imagined it to go. One of his arms is trapped under her body and in direct contact with her flames. But he is still determined all the same. He won't let her get away, no matter how hard she thrashes.

He wraps his legs around her and tries to grab her throat with his free hand. Cut off her air supply, make her weak. Living beings and fire need oxygen to thrive.

His clothes are burning and melting to him, fabric sticking to his synthetic flesh. It hurts. His pain receptors are overloading. His head is pinging with alerts that Pod 153 is echoing. But he'll endure it. He'll bear the pain. He'll kill Rita first.