Editing Battle against Echidna (section)

==Battle==
{{Incomplete}}The battle had two stages. The first was when Noelle was considered an A-Class threat. The Undersiders and [[Chicago]] [[Wards]] were sent together to warn Ballistic and [[Parian]] and also retrieve [[Scrub]] on Tattletale's request. On their way, however, the two groups encountered three of Noelle's [[Scape|Vista clones]], though without Noelle herself present.<ref name="18.5" /> The three Vistas were eventually defeated, but not before two of the Wards, [[Raymancer]] and [[Wanton]], were taken out of the battle by one of the clones. Meanwhile, [[Dragon]]'s armband reported that Eidolon had found Noelle and was planning to engage her one-on-one; the Undersiders and remaining Chicago Wards, [[Tecton]] and [[Grace]], decided to ignore Eidolon's command to stay away and located the two. Through her bugs, Skitter overheard Eidolon talking to Noelle, mentioning [[Cauldron]].<ref>[[Queen 18.6]]</ref>

Noelle and Eidolon began to fight one-on-one while the Undersiders and Wards dealt with the clones. Observing Noelle, Skitter realized that she was keeping the capes she was cloning inside herself.<ref>[[Queen 18.7]]</ref> Tecton managed to trap Noelle, allowing them to attack her directly, but her clones continued to be a problem, and the heroes sustained some injuries. The Travelers arrived to help; after Noelle accused them of betraying her, [[Trickster]] sided with Noelle.<ref name="18.8">[[Queen 18.8]]</ref>

Trickster removed primary threats such as Eidolon and the other Travelers from the battle while swapping out [[Grue]], [[Regent]], and Skitter toward Noelle to be absorbed.<ref name="18.8" /> Noelle (dubbed Echidna by the PRT) eventually negotiated with Eidolon to let her capture the three remaining Undersiders without challenge in exchange for her cooperation afterward. Fighting for control over her own body, Echidna reached Coil's base and began to fight Tattletale and Bitch.<ref>[[Interlude 18]]</ref>

While Tattletale fended off clones of the other Undersiders, heroes from the Protectorate arrived, and [[Shatterbird]], now free from Regent's control, began to use her power. Bitch sent her dogs to Echidna to be absorbed, trapping her as she grew, while [[Weld]], who was immune, rescued the absorbed capes from inside Echidna. The heroes and Undersiders retreated, and built-in mechanisms within Coil's base caused it to explode, buying them time as Echidna was buried under the rubble. Echidna's threat level was upgraded to [[S-Class]], and other assets were called in.<ref name="19.1">[[Scourge 19.1]]</ref>

While the PRT attempted to secure the base with [[Containment foam|containment foam]], Skitter talked with Weld and Miss Militia about her killing Calvert, as well as about Eidolon's involvement with Cauldron. Skitter (healed by [[Scapegoat]]) had Imp take Grue home. Responding to the newly-increased threat level, the reinforcements, including the rest of the [[Triumvirate]], arrived; Tattletale tested them and determined that all three of the Triumvirate knew about Cauldron.<ref>[[Scourge 19.2]]</ref> The Undersiders joined up with the Chicago Wards, and Tattletale requested to see the Travelers and revealed that she invited [[Faultline’s Crew]].

[[Myrddin]] was killed, along with several other capes in the belly of Echidna and ensuing fight.