if (fightcon == 1)
{
    if (global.flag[9] == 1)
        snd_pause(global.currentsong[1]);
    counttimer += 1;
    if (counttimer < 10)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < (count + 1); i += 1)
        {
            with (c[i])
            {
                af = scr_afterimage();
                af.image_alpha = 0.5;
            }
        }
    }
    if (counttimer >= 10)
    {
        if (global.encounterno != 84)
        {
            wp = snd_play(snd_impact);
            snd_volume(wp, 0.7, 0);
            wp2 = snd_play(snd_weaponpull_fast);
            snd_volume(wp2, 0.8, 0);
        }
        for (i = 0; i < (count + 1); i += 1)
        {
            c[i].speed = 0;
            if (global.char[i] != 4)
                c[i].image_index = 0;
            if (global.char[i] == 1)
                c[i].sprite_index = spr_krisb_attack;
            if (global.char[i] == 2)
            {
                c[i].sprite_index = spr_susieb_attack;
                if (global.charweapon[global.char[i]] == 0)
                    c[i].sprite_index = spr_susieb_attack_unarmed;
            }
            if (global.char[i] == 3)
                c[i].sprite_index = spr_ralsei_battleintro;
            c[i].image_speed = 0.5;
        }
        fightcon = 2;
        counttimer = 0;
    }
}
if (fightcon == 2)
{
    counttimer += 1;
    if (counttimer >= 15)
    {
        counttimer = 0;
        fightcon = 3;
        for (i = 0; i < (count + 1); i += 1)
        {
            with (c[i])
                instance_destroy();
        }
        instance_create(0, 0, obj_battlecontroller);
        instance_destroy();
    }
}