Delay
Stays
Stays noun - A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.
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Dyson stays behind when the rest flee in order to hold off the berserkers, but he ultimately survives, as well as a second Heroic Sacrifice attempt where he fights the Garuda in order to delay the fight with Bo.
Source: Series / Lost Girl -
Destructo-Nookie: Shadowcatch stays behind to delay Oustrelia when the siblings escape to the Sadda-Vale, waging a guerrilla war against her and her allies.
Source: Literature / Age of Fire - Chief stays behind to delay Kore long enough for the others to reach safety, claiming (falsely) that his spine is shattered and would only slow the others.
Source: Someone Has to Die
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