To his surprise, Dale had obviously not seen the drone, and was hit in the side by the beam. It would break through the some of the steel part of his armor, but he quickly broke away- using his strength to blast himself to the left side, skidding against the floor and blasting himself towards the enemy with the guards raised in front his face. He stopped short, using his fist to jab at his opponent. [spoiler]Basically he boosted himself away, then towards her, stopping short to throw a jab. [/spoiler]