You'll notice Radium didn't use any magic in his fight except the confusion spell. So nya
Acid:
1) soon.
2) no. There's one fight I can predict will be one-on-one. The rest is teamwork.
I only did the last battle thing because I promised Defalcon an action scene for his B-day. Though I think it was pretty good

Shinyso backed away slowly, circling, gasping for breath. He hadn't realized that Sai was a berserker, but it made sense. He was untouchable. Every time the telepath was going to score a hit, he found his saber caught by those claws. It was a good thing he was agile. He was constantly moving, avoiding Sai's claws.
He dodged, rolled, came to his feet, already twisting away from the next cut. His reactions bordered on precognition, thanks to his ability. He didn't need to concentrate, just leave his mind open and catch any stray thoughts. It wasn't - quite - cheating.
As it was, Sai hadn't touched him yet. They stayed out of each other's range, circled, feinted a lot. Shinyso avoided closing with Sai - those claws would be murder in close quarters.
He stepped in, engaged briefly, and pulled back. Abruptly he felt another presence, but before he could react pain exploded in the back of his skull and his side. He collapsed bonelessly, without a sound.

"Well," Copper said, having arrived just as Shinyso went down, "that was quick. Who got him?"
"I claim that distinction," KRSplat said, dropping from a tree branch. He held a hefty length of wood that almost qualified as a plank.
"Nailed him with that?"
"Yeah. He wasn't expecting it."
"Well, you're not the only one," Sai said, flexing his hands. He extracted his claws from where he had left them - in Shinyso's side.
Defalcon nodded. "Now I'll bet that hurt."
"I'm sure it did. The point is, we've got him. Now where is Radium?"
"Right here," he said. He limped slightly as he came over.
"What happened to you?"
"That guy had a hard head," he said vaguely. He knelt beside the unconscious telepath. "Good job, guys. I can take it from here. Don't wait for me. I'll find you on Searac."
"Searac? How do you know?" Copper asked, startled.
"It's all in here," he said. "Get a move on, or you'll miss them."
"Right. KRSplat, can I have my knife back?"
"What? Oh, sure." He tossed the blades to their respective owners. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," Defalcon and Copper said in unison. KRSplat grinned.
"So I guess we go to Searac."
"Yeah," Shonar said. "But ... I can't go. I guess you're almost there in discovering this Kiyrenin leader, and my work has been piling up ... "
"I understand," Copper said. "You've done far more than your share. You didn't have to hang around. You have my thanks."
"Aah, it was fun," Shonar said breezily. "I mean, if I hadn't stuck around, I wouldn't have clobbered that Kiyrenin, or almost collided with the Conquistar, or met our ex-Kiyrenin friend over there." He gestured towards Tiger, who was checking the fallen for survivors. Copper noted that many bore laser burns.
"Well, take Eval with you. I'm pretty sure we won't need him anymore."
"Will you guys get going?" Radium said irritably. "You'll miss them otherwise."
Copper nodded. "Right, we heard you. Are you guys ready?"
"Any time."

Woo hoo, it's off to Searac!