Crusader

Crusader is the fourth chapter (in this case, Episode) of Deathmatch. It is preceded by Juggernaut, and succeeded by Solo.

Synopsis
The Participant dreams that he is back home, only to be violently woken up by Mylan when she discovers he fell asleep while on watch for the night. The Participant tries to defend himself, but Mylan easily bends him into submission. She begins to regret their alliance and considers killing him, but reconsiders when The Participant dares her to. Mylan decides to give him another chance, and the two head out again.

They stop to investigate a building, hoping to find food rations inside. When they open a chest of rations, a booby trap bomb goes off, which they narrowly avoid. Mylan is then attacked by Jahood, knocking her out before being confronted by The Participant. Jahood laughs off The Participant's .44 rounds, and pins him to the floor, then gouging a laceration in his arm. Mylan recovers and knocks Jahood off of The Participant, and triggers an explosion from her glob bomb weapon, presumably burying Jahood alive.

With Jahood neutralized, Mylan leaves The Participant, bleeding badly, to find first aid supplies. Alone with his thoughts, The Participant begins to wonder if Mylan has simply abandoned him, after he had let her down earlier. Mylan returns with surgical supplies, however, and she stitches and bandages his wound shut. The two relax against a wall together, where The Participant tells Mylan that she's nicer than she looks, and is then told not to get used to it.

Behind the Scenes
Asylum originally planned to include the opening scene of Solo, but forgot about it when he finished writing the first aid scene. He decided to turn it into the opening of Solo.