None of the attackers get anywhere near Buffy. This is partly her own skill, and partly the fact that there are two Slayers flanking her whose job it is to see to it that she survives.

This leaves her the breathing space long enough to notice when one of the zhirelin and one of the uniformed guards exchange a fleeting glance, and then turn to make for the stairway door next to the elevator bank.

"They're going for backup," she shouts, pointing. "Kennedy --"

"On it!"