Casany as our Gracious Game Master & Narrator
Karmac as Staff Sargent Garth Pawolski
KiroKing as Squad Marksman Sargent Zack Micken
Lance Corporal Brian Levibm as Himself
Amaxin as Combat Medic Corporal Asher McMillian
Kneez as Private Ryan Steelburg
Garrison as Smart Gunner Lance Corporal Raul Garrison
Kavlo as Smart Gunner Lance Corporal Lochlann Healy
Sarah_U as the Alien Queen
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The squad marches onward through the parking lot and into the Nexus. As they get through the door, they find the entire complex is littered with signs of devastation. Walls and electronics spark with exposed wires and rebar; scorch marks from explosions along with splatters of acid wear and bullet holes are littered down the hallways. Blood and bullet casings are scattered across the floor. It was like a massive battle took place inside the facility, but for some eerily reason, not a single body could be found. The place is quiet as the Marines make their way down the halls, pass a storage room, and to the north eastern Dormitories without incident. Zack is set down on a bed as Asher takes his time to ensure Zack's bandages and splints are still clean and intact. Ryan hands back Zack his sniper rifle as he, Brian and Lochlann set out to recon the nearby rooms. Garth and Raul stay behind to watch over the wounded Sniper. Lochlann leads the scout team to the storage room they passed by. It appears to be a refrigerated storage area. There are boxes of food and barrels of water and assorted drinks, enough to last several days. A pile of wooden planks is found near the door. They notice that behind the pile, bathing in a pool of congealed blood, is a Shotgun with a single shell next to it. Leaving the supplies behind for later, they press on through the corridor, they find door that has a sign that says "Bar Personnel only". The door is unlocked, leading to the backroom behind the Bar in the recreational area. Alcohol beyond any Mercenaries dream line the shelves, from Whiskey, to Scotch. Brian snags a bottle of Spiced Rum, taking a quick swig before stashing it in his pack. They proceed into the Bar area, broken bottles and glasses litter the tables and floor as if a bar fight had broken out. Behind the counter, is a fully loaded double barrel Shotgun. More pools of blood are found, but no signs of any bodies. Ryan picks up the Shotgun, he looks at Lochlann, seeing as he is still armed to the teeth, he passes it to Brian, who still has only a M4A1 Pulse Rifle. Brian slings it over his shoulder as they back out into the hallway. Turning left when they hit an intersection. They find another storeroom, Inside are bags of preserved rations and cooking ingredients, along with boxes of bottled water. An assortment of metal and glass sheets are found in the back, scattered around near the metal is a tool belt and toolbox, both fully stocked with an assortment of tools. Ryan snaps the tool belt over his ammo belt and takes an armful of metal sheets and the toolbox. Lochlann stashes whatever food and water can fit into his bag and begins to head north in hopes of getting back to the Dorms. As they walk up a separate hallway, illuminated by the daylight coming in through the Eastern Windows. They notice Resin trailing from a door. Peering past it, they see a Marketplace of sorts. Patches of resin line the walls and floor, most of it centers to a vent in the large room. Most of the food is rotten as Lochlann and Ryan march inside, as if they are seeking something. Ryan looks behind the counter and finds a packet of Cigarettes. He smiles with joy as he drops everything he's carrying and immediately opens the pack, using the fuel igniter on his Incinerator to light the first cigarette he's had in two days. He turns around to find Lochlann staring in awe down an unknown aisle. He walks over to see that Lochlann had found an entire aisle dedicated to Smoking products. Lochlann tosses the food out of his pack as he and Ryan take a case of Cigars and 2 boxes of Cigarettes along with a Zippo lighter for each of them. They turn round to find Brian drinking the last of his rum, giving them a very odd look. They pick up their supplies and head out, noticing a set of bathrooms. Lochlann opens the door to the Women's bathroom, everything seems rather normal... with the exception of a pool of dried blood trailing from a closed stall. Lochlann notices a medicine cabinet behind the mirror. Aside from a bunch of feminine hygiene products, he finds a bottle of mild pain killers and some bandages. The group then opens the door to the Men's bathroom, the place is completely trashed, the stalls have been dismantled and appear to have been used as makeshift barricades. Bullet holes, blood, melted metal and wires are littered across the walls. Only thing of use is a half full 9mm pistol clip. Upon leaving the bathroom, they notice the hallway intersects, one of the corridors leading back to the dorms. The group heads back to the dorms to drop off what they collected.
Raul: "What did you guys fi... why do you guys have so many Cigarettes..?"
Lochlann: "They're good to calm."
Raul doesn't look too convinced "Those things could be on us any minute... and Cigarettes are your top priority..?"
Ryan: "Cigarettes are the life and blood of the average soldier. Best we be prepared, and I have been craving some like a mother fucker."
Raul shrugs with a "Meh" he scoops up an MRE and digs into the packaged food. He walks out of the room while eating.
Raul: "Mh, haven't eaten all day."
Seeing Raul chewing away, Zack gets an MRE out of his bag and begins to chow down. Raul gets out his pistol and sets it aside as he eyes the scout team checking out an emergency infirmary. He walks over to see that the room is in total disarray. A Roller bed is soaked with blood and any other medical equipment has been expended or littered on the floor. Lochlann takes the bed and brings it into the room Zack is holed up in.
Lochlann: "Hello Sargent Cripple, we got you a new bed."
Zack flips Lochlann the bird as he finishes the last of his MRE.
Zack: "I'm happy with this bed, it's got my blood on it, I've marked it as mine."
Lochlann: "Well if you ever wanna go around, we got you a bed with wheels. It's like a Race Car."
Zack looks like he would beat the shit out of Lochlann if he was physically able too. Lochlann leaves the bed beside Zack's as he heads out to see that Brian and Ryan have brought back the wooden boards from the refrigerated storage; Ryan's got three cigarettes in his mouth, simultaneously smoking them. The Scout team departs for another round of scavenging. Heading South West, they eventually find another set of Dormitories near the pool area. The place looks like it had been barricaded, but had been overrun. The area is more defensible then the other Dorms, Ryan announces on the radio to relocate to the new position.
Raul(Radio):"Roger that, we'll get ready to move out shortly"
Soon, Ryan spots the rest of the Squad heading towards them, carting Zack on the roller bed, along with all the supplies they had gathered. The Marines get settled in and begin to barricade the two hallways leading into the Dorms. Lochlann finds a metal desk in one of the rooms and uses it to barricade a window overseeing the parking lot, he welds it in place.
Garth: "Alright, I'm gonna get this sentry up and then you guys can scout or whatever it was you were doing. I need to sit down for a bit after this."
As Garth gets the sentry up, he heads into a room to sit down. Then he notices a vent near the ceiling, Already aware of what dangers that brings, he begins to weld it shut. There would likely be more in the other rooms too.
Lochlann, Brian and Ryan head up the Northern hallway. As they travel down the hall, a faint stench of decay begins to loom around them. They soon find a door leading to the pool area. They step inside, large amounts of blood is mixed in with puddles of water on the floor, blood stains the broken windows, its a disturbing sight, the place reeks of death.
Ryan: "This is disgusting Jesus Christ."
Ryan opens the door leading into the pool.
Ryan: "O-oh my god.."
The entire pool is not filled with water.. but with human bodies. Lochlann tosses a flare into the pool, revealing approximately 80 corpses, several being bloated or outright rotting away, mixed in are several severed limbs, heads and various guns. Brian trembles, his face turns pale as he stares at the mass grave.
Lochlann: "Damn... That's messy..."
Ryan: "I mean, if you want to get one of those guns..... That's beyond what I'm willing to do."
Ryan and Lochlann notice that the shower rooms lead down to the Dorms. Ryan moves in to weld the doors shut. They enter the shower room furthest away. The water on the floor is disturbed, as though something moved in there very recently. Ryan cluelessly walks inside towards the door.
Lochlann: "hey, slow down, somethin` ain't right..."
They then hear something, they can't tell what it is, but it sounds like something is rubbing against the ceiling and fading away to the East. Lochlann tosses a flare inside as they cautiously sweep the room, but find nothing. Ryan gets the door sealed shut without incident. They make their way to the other shower room. Only thing that gives alarm is a vent on the ceiling. Lochlann keeps a close eye on it as Ryan welds the door.
Garth: "Wonder what's taking those bastards so long, I want a damn cig..."
As Garth and the rest of the Marines finish setting up the remaining barricades. The sound of melting metal can be heard nearby.
Raul(Radio): "you guys welding something? Can hear you from here."
Lochlann(Radio): "Yea, look North."
Facing north in the Eastern Hallway, the edge of a door next to the barricades glows orange as it melts into a single piece of metal.
Garth: "Hey! Assholes! Gimme one of yer damn Cigars!"
Ryan: "Get one of your own you selfish bastard!"
Lochlann: "In a minute Sarge, also, Pool is full of the colonists, dead of course."
Garth: "Well shit, and thanks Healy, good man."
Soon, Lochlann and Ryan are seen down the Northern hallway as they emerge out of the door they came in from Ryan welds it shut behind them.
Raul: "Hold up! I'm coming with!
Lochlann(Radio): "Hey Sarge, weld the vents in the dorms will ye? Seems they're using the vents in this facility too."
Garth(Radio): "Sure, and I'm coming too, I don't trust you guys after the last incident."
Ryan(Radio): "Alright were waiting."
Raul hops over the barricades as Garth finishes welding the last of the vents in the dorms. Lochlann lights a cigarette as Raul makes his way over. Zack opens up another pack of rations, then props his Sniper Rifle on a piece of furniture so he can watch down the hallway while lying on the roller bed.
Zack(Radio): "Sniper on overwatch"
The Marines proceed down the hallway, approaching the Staff Quarters, the place darkens as the lights ahead appear to be smashed or broken. A faint hissing is heard in the shadows. Lochlann leans over Ryans ear,
Lochlann: "Would you be that bothered if we DIDN"T go into the Staff Quarters, right now?"
Ryan: "Yeah. I just wanna take a peak."
Lochlann shimmies back, "You can be the point man then."
Ryan walks over and creaks the first door open, it appears to be some sort of lounging area. Aside from knocked over chairs, there's nothing unusual. Moving onto the second door, Ryan cautiously opens it, the room is pitch black, even with the TNR lamps, its difficult to make anything out. Something snarls in the distance as the squad checks the last door in the hall leading to the Cafeteria. The room is completely empty. Satisfied, Ryan heads back to the Northern hallway.
Garth(Radio): "Just got done welding, I'm on my way"
Raul(Radio): "Roger that, we see you coming up"
Ryan(Radio): "Lochlann's bein a little bitch and is scared of some wind and darkness."
Garth(Radio): "Nothing new there then."
Lochlann(Radio): "Sarge you just lost that Cigar I was gonna give you."
Garth(Radio): "Damnit.."
Garth catches up to the rest of the Marines shortly after the transmission. A muffled bang is heard in the distance, no one is able to tell if it is a gun shot or something slamming onto the ground. Ryan slowly proceeds up to the center hallway in the Staff Quarters, the hall is as dark as the surrounding areas due to the lack of functional lights, but nothing stirs as he shines a light down the corridor.
Raul: "Xenos are likely around Sarge, what do we do? Is there anything on the tracker?"
Garth: "Checkin` it, we're clear, I think. Or it's busted.
Raul: "Thing's been working for us pretty well so far."
Seeing that the Squads hesitant to advance, Zack scans the area beyond them.
Zack(Radio): "Zack here, hallway in front of you is clear, just resin."
Garth(Radio): "Thanks, we're moving up then."
The resin covered hallway begins to bend as the squad slowly proceeds into the darkness.
Zack(Radio): "Be advised I can only see and cover down the hall your in, can't see any of the rooms."
Ryan(Radio): "Roger Dodger, watch our six."
As they turn the corner, they can see a light down the end of the hall. There are multiple doors to their right, and a larger door labeled "Cybernetics" is to their left. Ryan opens the closest door and sweeps the room. There is a flipped bed and a shattered table, aside from resin oozing off the walls and onto the carpet, there is nothing of interest.
Ryan: "Clear!"
Garth: "Move it along folks."
Ryan looks behind him, staring at the door to Cybernetics, he walks up and pushes the sliding doors apart. Only to be greeted by pitch black darkness, even the Marines shoulder lamps seem to be unable to provide much illumination inside. Motion tracker in hand, Garth leads the squad past the doorway to get a better look. The entire lab is completely covered in thick amounts of resin. The TNR lamps can only light up halfway across the room, but random pillars of resin obstruct their vision. They back out slowly, their nerves getting the better of them.
Raul: "Jeebus... What do the Xenos love about this place..?"
Garth: "Dunno, but fuck Cybernetics, We're not going back in there."
Lochlann: "I got a bad feeling here Sarge. My gut is telling me.""
Ryan moves to inspect the next door in the Staff Quarters. As he reaches for the handle, the door springs open and a shadowy figure pins Ryan to the floor.
Ryan: "FUCK!"
Lochlann: "I FUCKIN` KNEW IT!"
Ryan struggles to wrest himself free
Ryan: "HELP ME SARGE!"
Garth springs forward and fires a stream of fire. Igniting the Xenomorph as it rolls off, shrieking in pain as it tries to retreat back into the room. Garth follows it into the doorway and burns the Xeno and everything inside the room. He quickly hugs the outside wall as the Xeno explodes and acid splatters out of the doorway past his shoulder.
Garth: "Another one down."
Garth: "Fire solves all problems Marines."
Ryan: "God DAMMIT!"
Ryan's sleeves got coated in Napalm when Pawolski burned the Xeno off him. He rolls around trying to put out the flames, but the Napalm sticks to his sleeves and continues to burn.
Ryan: "Anyone got a knife!? Fuck I gotta cut the sleeves!"
Garth draws his knife and swiftly cuts the sleeves off Ryans uniform. Saving his arms from severe burns. As the sleeves hit the floor, the resin in the hallway begins to rapidly ignite.
Lochlann: "Sarge.. we need to run!"
Garth: "Leggin it"
The squad begins to fall back around the corner into the previous hallway. When Garth's motion tracker begins to beep repeatedly. He sees a massive number of blips moving inside Cybernetics.
Garth: "Guys... I don't mean to worry you. But uh... Cybernetics has many contacts in it."
Ryan turns round and pulls up his flamer and fires at the rest of the resin. But in a moment of panic, he accidentally pulls the trigger too early setting the resin surrounding the squad ablaze.
Raul: "shit.."
Seeing an orange light coming from the end of the hall, Zack tunes into his radio.
Zack(Radio): "What the hell is going on?"
Raul(Radio): "MULTIPLE CONTACTS!"
Lochlann lights a flare and tosses it, it lands outside Cybernetics and lights the hall with an ambient red. Several black figures are crawling towards them, its hard to tell how many, they blend in with the resin so well.
Raul(Radio): "OH MY GOD!"
Lochlann(Radio): "PREPARE TO BLAST SHIT!"
Zack inspects the chamber on his rifle and takes aim.
Zack(Radio):"Locked and loaded, give me line of sight and targets."
Ryan tries to fire another burst of flame to cover their escape, but the fuel igniter goes out mid stream and only partially torches the hall in front.
Ryan: "GOD DAMNIT! Fucking faulty gear!"
The fire spreads and begins to engulf the way out.
Garth: "EVERYONE LEGGIT! WE"LL PATCH THE BURNS LATER!"
Everyone turns tail and sprints through the flames as fast as they can.
Lochlann: "fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! WHY DID WE THINK THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA!?!"
Garth: "I blame Ryan!"
With those words, Ryan suddenly slips and stumbles forward. He manages to regain his footing but the ends of his pants begin to burn. A nerve wracking amount of hisses and snarls are heard behind the growing wall of fire. Raul and Lochlann turn around and prime their Smart Gun's, ready to hold back whatever hell was unleashed as they shuffle backwards.
Ryan: "Give me a knife again! My pants are on fire!
Garth: "Here!"
Garth swiftly draws his knife and pushes it in Ryan's hands. He is able to remain unperturbed as he makes clean and quick cuts to the burning portion of his pants. Which are now effectively shorts.
Garth: "Gimme a sec, checking for hostiles."
Garth's motion tracker detects movement behind the wall of fire. But the Xeno's seem to be biding they're time.
Garth: "Alright, I think we lost them. Move it."
Zack(Radio): "Clear me a line of fire!"
The Squad parts from the center and hugs the walls as they cautiously fall back, weapons aimed at the flames. Garrison's ears suddenly perk up, he leans into the wall and presses his ear to it.
Raul: "Guys... They're in the walls, I can hear them."
Garth: They're IN them?
Raul: "YES! PUT YOUR EAR TO IT!"
Lochlann twirls the Cigarette in his mouth as he inspects the walls.
Ryan: "Fuck! We gotta run man! They're surrounding us!"
Lochlann: "Let's just keep moving!"
Garth: "Calm down and LEGGIT TO THE BARRICADES!"
Raul: "DOUBLE TIME!"
Everyone lowers their weapons and run for the Dorms. Seeing them approaching in his scope, Zack quietly mutters "Come on... bring me a target." suddenly, Garth falls behind as he stumbles, grunting in pain.
Garth: "ugh! fuckin' Lego! Always where you least expect it."
Raul: "But your wearing boots..?"
Garth: "They're anti-slip, not anti-everything.. little blocks from hell."
Garth's motion tracker continues to beep. Garrison's eyes dart to the wall, he leans against it.
Raul: "The ones in the wall are behind us now. Where are they going?"
Raul anxiously scans around the hall, then he points at a panel near the ceiling behind them.
Raul: "VENT!"
Ryan quickly moves to torch the vent with a stream of fire. As he shoots, a Xeno bursts out of the vents grille, getting ignited in flames. Everyone jumps back in preparation for the explosion of boiling acid blood, as the Xeno explodes, its blood coats the inside of the wall with acid. The wall segment begins to crumble and melt with an audible sizzling. The Xenomorphs begin to emerge from the hole. In addition, the fire wall begins to die down, and the Xeno's pour into the hallway after they're prey.
Ryan: "FUCK! There's more!"
Garth: "We got another vent up ahead, get ready to clear it."
Garth moves up, but accidentally fires his Incinerator too early as he torches the wall instead of the vent. A Xenomorph bursts its head through the grille, trying to pry it open.
Garth: "My flamer's out, I gotta reload next chance we get."
Suddenly, a loud gunshot rings out from the dorms as a bullet narrowly misses the Xeno's head, tearing a gash into the wall before exploding a small chunk of it. Ryan turns around and tries to create another wall of fire. But his Incinerator suddenly goes dead as it runs out of fuel. A single Xeno bursts into flames, in a pain fueled frenzy, it bursts forward charging at the Marines.
Ryan: "Smart gunners! Fucking light them up or we are dead!"
Lochlann and Raul turn around and take up firing positions. As they begin to lay down suppression fire, Garth begins to replace the fuel tank on his flame thrower, when he looks back to his squad. A sense of dread flows into his mind as he realizes something is amiss.
Garth: "WHERE THE FUCK IS BRIAN!?"
Ryan: "Brian was just he-" Ryan looks around, but there is no trace of him anywhere.
Garth: "We ain't leaving here till we get Brian back!"
Garth pulls out his motion tracker, but it doesn't report the position of any Marines beyond their formation.
Ryan(Radio): "Fucking Brian! Where are you bastard?"
Zack(Radio): "Brian?"
Garth notices the Xeno's are gaining ground fast. He runs forward ahead of the Smart gunners and fires his Flame Thrower head on. The Xeno's are slowed as they reel from the flames.
Brian(Radio): "I'm at the fuckin bar ya idiot. I needed more booze to settle my nerves after what we saw back there."
Suddenly, a frenzied Xeno sprints out of the horde and violently explodes, acid blood splatters all over the Marine front line.
Raul(Radio): "YOU"RE WHAT-AAGGHHH!!
Ryan(Radio): "Get back to south west Dorms! Now! So many of them! Gah! My arm!"
Zack(Radio): "Brian get to the fucking barricade!"
Brian(Radio): "Why!?"
Garth(Radio): "Brian, head west to the barricades, we got hostiles out the fuckin ass."
Brian(Radio): "Oh fuck, really!?"
Garth(Radio): "And if you die getting back here I'll kill you myself Brian! God damn that acid stings!"
Lochlann(Radio): "Fuckin` Brian."
Lochlann stops shooting and pulls out a grenade. Biting off the pin he throws it into the horde of Xenomorphs. A single Xeno is sent flying upwards as it is gibbed by the explosion. The Xeno's next to it stumble, but press on with acid bleeding from their injuries.
Ryan retreats from the fight, as he runs down the hallway, he sees another vent across the door to the pool area. Braking to a halt, he quickly gets out a welder and begins to seal the grille. With his free hand he gets out a cigarette and lights it with the Welder as he's working. The vent is sealed shut, but the weld doesn't look very sturdy. The other Marines break formation and run for the Dormitories.
Zack scans the oncoming horde through his scope, looking for a Xenomorph that is larger or unique from the others. He observes that all the Xeno's are of the same size and similar shape. With that, he fires his sniper rifle into the back of the horde. A Xeno's head is torn off as it falls lifeless to the ground.
Zack: "One shot, one kill."
Garth(Radio): "Careful with those shots Zack, more friendly fire is the last thing we need."
Zack(Radio): "Keep my line of fire clear."
Ryan(Radio): "How can we keep your line of fire clear when there are four of us in this 2 meter wide hallway!?"
Zack(Radio): "By keeping your heads down and doing what your already doing. I've already soht twice and gotten one kill."
Raul:"Stick to the sides! Keep moving!"
Brian(Radio): "I just started moving out, but I hear something strange from the roof. Advise?"
Ryan(Radio): "Run Brian! Fucking Run! That's them dammit!"
Garth(Radio): "Keep that rifle at the ready Marine, and watch for vents, they're IN the walls. Just call in if you need help and I'll be there as fast as I can. I'm not having any more god damn casualties."
As the barricades come into view, a beep rings out as the Sentry Gun begins to fire at the Marines pursuers.
Garth: "You guys get to the barricades! I'm running to pickup Brian!"
Ryan(Radio): "Brian what is your ETA? We are falling back ASAP."
Brian(Radio): "Somethings fuckin` close.
Garth(Radio): "Brian just hang in there, take up defensive position if you have too! I'm coming over as fast as I can!"
Brian(Radio): "Goddamnit, I'm fucking scared! I wasn't trained for this shi--"
Brians transmission suddenly cuts out. Asher can be heard yelling from the Barricades
Asher: "GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE! I DON"T WANT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY FIXING A BUNCH OF CORPSES!!"
Ryan(Radio): "God dammit Asher! Go help Brian! He's in the bar area!"
Asher(Radio): "And why the fuck do you want me to go alone, man! That's how you die!"
Ryan(Radio): "He's in trouble, you're his only chance!"
Asher(Radio): "Y-you can't say that, man! I'm not going alone, what if one of you's gets hurt, huh?"
Garth(Radio): "If you don't go, I don't care. But I'm legging it over there on my own if I have too."
Ryan(Radio): "Hang in there Brian, were tryin` to get to you."
The Marines get to the barricades and climb over them. Brian can be heard screaming along with the sound of Pulse Rifle fire over the radio.
Ryan(Radio): "BRIAN!"
Garth(Radio): "Hang in there you piece of shit, I"m coming to get you!"
Raul and Lochlann help Zack hold back the Xenos. The Sentry gun continues to fire as the Xeno's charge towards them.
Raul: "Keep tabs on them, I'm gonna keep an eye on the other hallway."
Garth and Ryan vault over the barricade and run down the eastern hallway. Asher hesitates, but then climbs over after them.
Asher: "You guilt tripped me into doing this shit, I really fucking hate you guys."
Garth: "I don't care if you don't want to do this, you can go back to the barricades if you want, but I'm doing this for myself."
Asher: "Now we're doing for all of us, sarge. Now or never."
Ryan: "Asher, I've served with this man for several drops, and he's saved my ass multiple times! I am going to get to him!"
As they turn the corner past the main entrance, the recreational area is in sight. Two shotgun blasts ring out from the Arcade with the sound of a screaming Xenomorph. The Marines rush inside to find Brian lying on the ground bleeding in front of a dead Xeno, an expended double barrel shotgun falls out of his hands.
Garth: "Brian, thank fuck, you're still alive."
Asher: "Let's get him out before we jinx it, sarge!"
A snarl is heard disturbingly close. A Xeno is seen peaking around an Arcade machine near Brian as he struggles to his feet.
Ryan: "Brian, fuckin` behind you!
The Xeno lunges onto Brian, knocking the wind out of him as he is slammed to the floor. Brian goes limp as the Xeno grabs his legs, proceeding to drag him away.
Ryan: "BRIAN!"
Two more Xenos emerge from the Bar. Without warning, Garth roars at the top of his lungs as he sprints towards the Xeno dragging Brian.
Lochlann(Radio): "Gonna make sure we don't lose these barricades."
Ryan(Radio): "They got Brian!"
Raul(Radio): "DAMNIT! I"M ON MY WAY!"
Asher turns his head at the sound of a snarl and sees a Xeno stalking towards him from the hallway. At that moment, Garth catches up the Brian's captor and football kicks it's head, knocking the Xeno on it's back as he grabs Brian and quickly drags him towards the hallway as Ryan moves to suppress the Xeno's closing in on him. He fires his flame thrower, but the flames don't reach far enough to stop them.
Raul(Radio):"How bad is it over there!?"
Garth(Radio):"I got Brian back!"
Raul(Radio): "GET to THE HALLWAY! I'll cover your escape!"
Raul gets to the main entrance, he looks down the Northern hallway to find Asher firing his Pulse Rifle at a Xeno charging towards him. He readies his Smart Gun to provide covering fire. Until he hears a series of stomps getting louder and louder coming from the eastern hall. He turns his head to see a hulking large Xenomorph with a massive head crest galloping towards him at breakneck speed.
Raul: "OOOHHHHH SSHHIIIT!!!!"
Raul leaps into the north hallway with a mere second to spare as the monstrosity charges past him down the western hallway. He crashes to the ground.
Garth(Radio): "Now's REALLY not the time for things to get worse!"
Ryan(Radio): "What's goin` on Raul! Did you fucking slip?"
Raul(Radio): "FUCKING GIANT ASS RHINO! NEARLY RAN ME THE FUCK OVER!
Raul then realizes what direction the creature was heading in. "Oh no.."
Raul(Radio): "Zack! Lochlann! YOU GOT INCOMING!"
Lochlann(Radio): "Time to give this fucked up Smart Gun a test"
Lochlann and Zack hear whatever is approaching them before they see it. Zack hobbles over to the east barricade. Taking aim at the monstrous Xenomorph, he fire's dead center into it's crest, the sniper bullet penetrates as acid bleeds profusely from the wound, but the beast does not even slow down. Lochlann opens fire, most of his bullets just ricochet off, but a few manage to make some dents in it's crest.
The Xenos from the bar catch up to Garth and swarm him, for whatever reason, they refrain from using their claws. One grabs Garth by the head and slams him into the ground. However, Garth manages to set off his Flame Thrower, setting all the Xeno's around him and Brian on fire, they scatter wildly.
Garth: "Not.. today..."
Garth passes out on top of Brian. Protecting him from the acid blood as the Xenos explode around him.
Asher(Radio): "It's like birth by fire all over again, man!"
Ryan(Radio): "Raul whats slowing you down there!"
Ryan moves in to finish off the surviving Xeno with another burst of flame. Without anytime to dodge, Ryan covers his face as the Xeno explodes. Biting through the pain, he pushes Garth off Brian and inspects his vitals as best he can."
Ryan: "Asher! Brians not breathing! I don't think!"
Ryan(Radio): "Garth and Brian are safe now, they're in bad shape!"
Asher finishes off the Xenomorph attacking him as he rushes into the Arcade to inspect the downed Marines. Raul then rushes into the Doorway, he looks rather shaken. Seeing Garth and Brian lying on the ground motionless, he takes up a combat position.
Raul: "DOC! Get to work! I have you covered!"
Asher: "I'm workin`, although we gotta dash!"
A deep monstrous roar echos from the halls as Asher pulls out an injector of Combat Stimulants and jams it into Garth's body, he springs up in seconds.
Garth: "HUH! WHAT! WHO! Where..? Oh! I'm alive!"
Raul: "How's Brian!?
Asher: "Sarge's gonna be hyper as balls for a while. Brian's....Fucked, but we can get `im!"
Asher gets out a portable defibrillator and begins the charging sequence. However, after he checks Brian's pulse, he puts down the defibrillator and begins to apply CPR. After half a minute of nothing, Brian gasps as he begins to breath again.
Garth: "Raul-hey what's going-on what's the plan how-you doing?-You got a cigar?-I could use a cigar."
More heavy stomps can be heard, when a loud crash comes from the main entrance. Raul quickly turns around to see that the Crusher Xeno has crashed into the doorway leading outside. Leaving a gigantic dent in the frame. A bullet impacts the wall nearby
Garth: "Nononononono I need a cigar, not a shit"
Lochlann(Radio): " WHY ARE YOU LOT TAKING SO LONG!?"
Ryan(Radio): "I forgot about that thing, recon I could kill that thing that's blundering about? Incinerator may cook the bastard."
Before Ryan gets an opportunity, the Crusher frees itself from the door frame and charges into the darkness of night. Garth pulls out his pistol and fires a few shots in its general direction, Garrison sighs in relief.
Garth: "I reckon I got him! Yeah he's running from me! Wooooo!"
Zack(Radio): "Fucking thing got away"
Lochlann(Radio): "You should all get back here already"
Garth begins to try to patch up his wounds, his hands shake a bit.
Asher: "Ryan, I'll drag this guy while you shoot, yeah?"
Garth: "How's-Brian?-Is He gonna make-it?"
Raul: "Looks like he's breathing, that's a good sign."
Asher: "Yeah... He's breathing now, although he's fucked up badly. But so are you, so let's leg it back to the pillowfort."
Garth: "I'm fiiiine-I swear. Just worry about Brian"
Raul: "Sarge? You okay? You seem... odd.."
Garth: "It's nothing- it's nothing. I've-never-felt-better, really"
Raul shrugs as the Marines in the Arcade begin to take formation as Asher drags Brian out. They see Zack positioned next too the Entrance, scanning through the colony grounds with his scope. Seeing the Squad heading his way, he grumbles and shoulders his rifle, following them back to the South Western Dormitories. Asher drops Brian onto a bed and then tends to the other wounded Marines. Whatever was influencing Garth seems to be wearing off now.
Garth: "Hey Doc, I think I've got a scratch or two needs fixin`"
Asher salves Garth's burns and band aids the hole left from the auto injector.
Garth: "I'm feeling better already!"
Things begin to wind down as the Marines settle in. Asher is tending to Brian, who is still unconscious. Zack is stretching his legs after recently being able to walk again. Lochlann is watching the hallway's alongside the Sentry gun. Raul and Ryan are sitting against the wall enjoying some MRE's.
Garth begins to unbolt the sentry gun, moving it into a position to watch over the eastern hallway.
Garth: "I need a Smart Gunner or Sniper watching the the Northern corridor at all times."
Zack steps up, brandishing his sniper rifle, "I'm your man".
Zack props his Sniper rifle on the barricades. Then a loud roar can be heard, it sounds really far away, but no one is able to tell from what direction as it echo's throughout the entire Nexus. Raul walks over to the Northern barricade and begins to squint.
Raul: "Somethings in the northern hallway... might be seeing things tho"
The squad casually looks down the hall as Zack looks through his scope. Some of them notice what looks like a shimmering haze of heatwaves flowing through the hall. Suddenly, the motion tracker comes to life, Garth picks it up.
Garth: "What the heck? Something's coming right at us!
Everyone grabs their weapons and takes up defensive positions, but see nothing. Zack switches his scope to infrared, but still can't detect anything.
Garth: "Just one tango!"
The haze in the northern hall disappears as the blip on the motion tracker quickly moves eastward, away from them.
Garth: "Lost it, it ran East."
After a few seconds, all the lights instantly go out, Garth's motion tracker flickers off. Zack tries to look through the night vision on his scope, but the scope refuses to function. The radio's don't seem to be working either.
Garth: "What the shit? My trackers bugged."
Ryan:"What the hell was that!?"
Raul: "Uhh.. shoulder lights are out too."
Lochlanns face is dimly illuminated as he puffs a cigarette.
Lochlann: "fuck..."
Ryan: "Fucking hell. Where are the generators."
Garth notices the sentry gun is not working either.
Garth: "Gimme a minute to sort this sentry."
Ryan: "Want me to hop outside to cover you Pawolski?"
Garth: "Should be fine."
Raul: "Dangit where are my flares...?"
A series of loud stomps breaks the silence as it echo's throughout the halls.
Zack:"Pop flares"
Raul: "POP FLARES BEFORE WE DIE!!"
Raul finds a rod like object in his pack as he desperately fumbles for the flares ripcord. Both he and Lochlann ignite a flare as they light up the north and eastern hallways with an bright red light. Garth finishes inspecting the sentry gun. The systems are fine, but the battery seems to be malfunctioning or broken.
Ryan: "Dammit, get the spare battery! I'll hop out while you fiddle with that thing"
As Garth looks for the extra power cell. The same stomping can now be heard outside near the parking lot. A familiar primeval roar is heard down the eastern corridor. The heavy steps become more rapid and louder.
Garth: "Where the shit..?"
Raul: "oh god..IT"S THE RHINO!!"
Suddenly there is a loud slam, the stomping stops as multiple roars are heard. Lochlann anxiously drums his fingers on his Smart Gun.
Garth: "What the heck's going on here.."
Garth takes Lochlann and Ryan as they move down to the entrance to investigate. The others stay behind to watch over the fortifications. As they get to the entrance, they encounter the Predator, uncloaked and d lying on the floor, it's chest armor falls to pieces. The Crusher can be heard outside advancing on the downed Predator.
Lochlann: "Sarge.. You know earlier when I said my gut said the Cybernetic and Staff Area was bad..? I got that feeling again."
Garth: "Now's not the time to bitch it Healy."
Ryan rushes forward and torches the Crusher with a stream of flame. Garth follows up with a barrage from his pulse rifle. The Crusher glances at it's attackers, but quickly turns its attention back to the Predator as it begins to tinker with something on it's wrist. It raises its front legs and smashes it's head crest down on the Predator. The Predator lets out a gargled scream as it coughs up blood. It looks like it doesn't have long to live. The Crusher then thrashes towards the Marines with its hind legs, knocking Garth and Ryan back as it begins to charge down the eastern corridor. Lochlann opens fire, but makes no noticeable hits.
Ryan moves to check on the Predator, but Garth shoves him aside and points his rifle at it, "This fucker's gonna pay for Tin Hands". He shoots a burst of bullets into the Predator, it manages to push a button on its suit before it goes limp and lifeless.
Lochlann: "I mean... Tin Hands kinda got himself killed. But yea fuck this guy regardless."
A loud "fwash" is heard as a bright blue light radiates from the eastern corridor, it hits the Crusher dead on, sending it flying backwards as it crashes on its side. Garth and Ryan grab the Predators corpse and begin to drag it back to the Dorms through the Western corridor. Another arc of blue light flashes towards the Marines as it impacts into the Predators corpse. Upon impact, the Predators body explodes in Ryan and Garths face, they get flung back as they are pelted with guts, shrapnel, and green blood.
Garth: "God damn invisi-bastards..."
Garth struggles to his feet. "I'm feelin `woozy"
The Marines limp their way back to the dorms. The lights begin to flicker to life. The Sentry gun also comes back to life.
Raul: "The fuck?"
Raul(Radio): "Testing?"
Garth(Radio): "It's.. back up"
Garth and his comrades are seen from the barricades. Garth is leaving a trail of blood in his wake.
Ryan: "Asher!"
Asher: "Yeah!"
Garth: "Mmedic!"
Raul: "Jesus Christ what happened to you guys?"
Once Garth and Ryan get over the barricade, they fall to the ground. Ryan groans in pain.
Ryan: "Jesus christ...Fucking creature."
Raul: "Where did you guys get the Neon paint?
Garth: "Comes with the ugly-motherfucker package... Not free of charge."
Asher quickly kneels down to tend to the serious injuries. Getting tweezers out of his Surgical kit, he removes shrapnel embedded in Garth's hands and arms. He disinfects and stitches the larger lacerations and bandages the smaller ones.
Garth: "Hey! I can feel my hands again! Good job!"
Asher then shifts over to patch up Ryan.
Asher: "You really need to stop getting hurt, Sarge. The meds are going to run out at some point, you got one of my three juice injectors.
Garth:"So THAT'S why I felt like I'd chugged red cordial. "
Asher:"Yeah well, it's almost like taking you out on a drink, isn't it?"
Garth:"Sure could use a drink... At least we got Brian back."
Asher: "Yeah, barely."
Asher finishes stitching up the lacerations in Ryan's injuries. Ryan gets up and sits against the wall.
Ryan:"We killed a shit ton of them, saved Brian, got Garth on his feet. Killed one of those fuck faces. Pretty good day as long as we overlook the negatives."
Lochlann: "Hey Asher if you got a moment. I'm also a bit charred."
Zack: "Killed two, and maimed another."
Garth: "Ok lads, patch up your booboos and get some rest, this is gonna take a lot longer than I expected..."
Ryan: "Alright. We need to get to Tcomms, and try to get a signal out. But its the middle of the night. All in favor of sleeping until morning?"
Raul: "Yea I'm for that. Hopefully we can tend to that first thing in the morning."
Garth: "Sleep sounds good."
Raul pulls up a chair and watches over the hallways.
Ryan: "Fuck, I'll be last watch. Brian need to sleep all night."
Ryan and Zack take a separate room as Asher, Garth, and Lochlann head into the room Brian is in, taking the time to inspect his injuries and tend to them as needed. As Asher finishes up his work, he notices a coffee maker on a nearby table in the corner of the room. His eyes light up as he immediately turns it on, although the only drink left is Chai tea, it doesn't matter to him... until he realizes he doesn't have anything to use for a cup.. however he manages to improvise with an empty water bottle from a discarded MRE. Asher enjoys his latte in a bottle with Garrison as he joins him on the first watch.
The night goes on, Asher retires for the night as Lochlann comes out to replace him. Garrison decides to do a double shift as he power naps in his chair time to time. The second watch completes without incident as Zack and Ryan take over for the third watch.
Brian slowly opens his eyes, he's lying on a bed in a dark room, he sees a light coming from the doorway with what sounds like Zack and Ryan talking about something. He can't make out what they are saying due to a combination of a massive hangover and a buzz of painkillers. He notices Asher sprawled out on a bed across from him, an empty water bottle is still in his hands. He rubs his head at the sound of his ears ringing.. until he realizes it's not his ears.. something in the room was sizzling. Most of the room was too dark to find out what was causing it. Thinking it is nothing to worry about, he closes his eyes to go back to sleep. When someone suddenly grips a hand over his mouth. He opens his eyes in surprise.. then the surprise turns to terror as he realizes the person that grabbed him was a Xenomorph. Too weak to resist, he lets out muffled cries for help as he is dragged out of the bed. Asher simply stirs, mumbling something about "get your own". It's the last thing he hears as he is dragged into an open vent and into complete blackness.
The morning rises, Zack see's Garth march out of his room, banging on the door frame and yelling into the other rooms to wake the rest of the Squad. The Marines gather outside, those that are wounded reapply their bandages and take another round of pain killers. Ryan goes into Brian's room to check on him, only to find out his bed is vacant.
Ryan: "Fucking! Brian's gone! Again!"
Garth: "BRRRRIIIIIAAAANNNN!!!"
Asher: "BRIAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
Raul: "Oh calm down, he probably snuck over to the bar again."
Ryan(Radio):"Brian! Why the fuck did you go to the bar again!"
Garth(Radio): "I swear to shit if you drink all the booze."
Zack: "How did he get past us then?"
Raul: "What? Oh shit your right."
Raul: "Then where the fuck did he go?"
Heavy breathing and occasional snoring is suddenly heard over the radio.
Raul: "Huh?"
Ryan(Radio): "Are you piss drunk? Cmon..."
Garth(Radio): "I told you not to drink all the booze dammit"
Garth grabs the toolbox, taking a screwdriver, he unscrews the Motion Tracker, exposing the circuitry. He begins to tinker with the components inside.
Asher: "You said that about the coffee too, and I'm still alive." Asher begins to inspect Zack's injuries as he grumbles incoherently. Garth manages to calibrate the power output and successfully overclock the Motion Trackers hardware. Closing the panels, he sees that the motion tracker can now detect up to two hundred feet.
Ryan(Radio): "Wake up dammit. We can hear you, fucking mouth breather."
Brian(Radio): "Wh-wha?.."
Raul(Radio): "Good your awake. Now get the fack out of the bar and back here."
Brian(Radio): "O-Oh fuck, Oh goddammnit. OH FU--"
Raul(Radio): "What's wrong?"
Suddenly a loud and heavy slap is heard over the radio, Brian's breathing strops. Garth activates the motion tracker, scanning for the tracker in Brian's uniform. He picks up nothing from the general area that the bar would be in.
Garth: "I'm not picking up Brian's signal within a 200 meter radius.. He ain't in the bar."
Raul: "Wait what?"
Ryan casually peers into Brian's room, he is alarmed to see that the grilles on the vents have been melted off. The same goes for the rest of the rooms
Ryan: "Well, pretty sure we can figure it out. The vents are melted to all shit in the room he disappeared from.
Raul: "Say that again..?"
Zack: "Fuck..."
Ryan: "Fuck are they doing to him?"
Garth: "Alright guys, we're gonna go on a quick scouting mission to see if I can pickup his signal."
Ryan: "I'll come with you."
Raul: "Same, we went through hell getting Brian, I ain't letting him die."
Ryan gets Lochlann to help him round up the left over metal. They seal the open vents as best they can, Ryan is able to recycle the melted metal around the vents as soldering, using it to make an even stronger vent with less metal.
Garth climbs over the northern barricade. "Come on then". The volunteers hop over and follow him.
Asher: "Sarge. I swear to god, if you black out again."
Zack takes up position to provide Sniper support.
Zack(Radio): "Covering you."
Garth leads his comrades down the Northern corridor, as they approach the Staff Quarters, Garth's motion tracker begins to pick up an idle Marine signature near the district.
Garth(Radio): "Alright, everyone up to Staff Quarters, we're getting Brian back."
Ryan(Radio): "Sounds good, bring that sentry."
Raul(Radio): "Place it to face this way to cover our escape"
Garth(Radio): "Don't mind the sentry, Zack cover us, everybody else, move up.
Zack(Radio): "Covering"
Asher and Lochlann climb out of the barricade and regroup with the rest of the Squad. Rallied and formed up, Garth leads the squad into the Staff Quarters. A segment of the wall has completely crumbled, sunlight shines into the hall as the Marines proceed slowly, Ryan looks down the first hallway in the Staff Quarters. The hallway leading to the first set of rooms is now completely covered in resin, and the doors are now also covered in it too.
Ryan: "Hey Sarge, that's that resin shit again, want to set it ablaze?"
Garth: "We're gonna try and get as close as we can without drawing attention."
The Marines slow their steps, trying to be as quiet as possible as they creep through Staff Quarters towards Cybernetics. Suddenly Asher lets out a muffled grunt, trying to not to scream in pain as he steps on the lonely Lego brick. Garth looks back and realizes what happened and whispers.
Garth: "I stepped on that thing like three times. Fucking Satan bricks."
Asher: "Why didn't you warn me about this thing?"
Raul: "Were watching for Xenos, and who's gonna be looking for a piece of sharp plastic?"
As the they pass the Second hall. The resin begins to cover the rest of the Northern hallway. Garth takes a moment to glance at the tracker. It reports that Brian seems to be somewhere in the back of Cybernetics lab.
Ryan: "Sargent Pawolski, why are we going for Brian? All we are doing is slowing our own rescue down. I love the man, but this is going to get us killed."
Garth glares at Ryan for a moment.
Garth: "We gotta keep moving"
As they reach the corner leading to the door to Cybernetics. The Marines now find a wall of resin blocking their way.
Ryan: "I love the man, he's helped me before, but he's going to get us killed"
Garth draws his knife, with an overhead slash, he stabs into the wall of resin. His knife penetrates, but gets stuck.
Garth: "Somebody get this thing out of the damn way."
Lochlann flexes his glistening muscles as he steps up and kicks the resin door, his foot gets stuck in the resin.
Zack(Radio): "So whats going on down there?"
Garth(Radio): "We're having technical difficulties."
Zack(Radio): "Yeah, I saw your foot get stuck in the door"
Raul face palms, he twists free Garth's embedded knife, then follows the cut Garth made and manages to slice the Resin apart, freeing Lochlann in the process. He hands the knife back to Garth, who holsters it without comment. As they walk through the opening, there is even more resin then the last time they were in the area. There is no light whatsoever, even the other end of the hallway is blocked off. All the doors in the area have also been walled off with resin. The sliding doors to Cybernetics are still open, but the opening has also been blocked.
Raul: "How many flares do we have left?"
Ryan: "I got none"
Raul digs through his pack for a second. "I have a few left"
As Raul gets out a flare, pulling at the rip cord to ignite it. Garth proceeds to cut the blockage to Cybernetics open. Lochlann takes a few steps down the hall to cover the eastern flank. Ryan and Asher stay back to watch the rear.
Garth puts both hands on his knife and instantly cuts the resin blockage, the flare lights up the inside of Cybernetics, immediately revealing five Xenomorph's waiting for them on the other side.
Raul: "Oooooooooooh"
Lochlann: "Does my insurance cover me if I die by giant space lizard?"
Garth: "OPEN FIRE!"
Garth immediately fires his flame thrower, but in his haste in drawing the Incinerator, he accidentally grips it backwards and fires a stream of flame behind him, setting the resin door behind him on fire instead. He flips his flamer upside down quickly firing another stream of fire forward, the Xenos manages to dodge, the flames ignite only a wall of resin inside Cybernetics.
Garth: "Could you Xeno's just stand really still, for two seconds? LIKE, REALLY STILL!?"
Raul pulls Garth back as he sets his Smart Gun to full auto. He jumps in front of the door way, holding nothing back as he unleashes his Smart Gun into Cybernetics.
Raul: "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
The Xeno's dart for cover, but the five that were in front are cut into ribbons under the storm of bullets. Resin constructs rip and tear as bullets fly through them.
Garth: "WE GOTTA GET BRIAN OUTTA THIS HELLHOLE!"
Lochlann: "Ok Gut Pawolski, why did we go for Brian?"
Garth: "Because we don't leave Marines behind damnit!"
As Raul continues to fire, Asher notices a the glimmer of a Xeno standing on top of a resin pillar inside the lab, it looks like it's taking aim. He raises his Pulse Rifle and fires a burst of bullets at it, he is rewarded with guttural shriek as the Xeno falls lifeless to the ground.
Another Xeno emerges from a room down in the hallway. Lochlann prepares to engage it.
Ryan(Radio): "They're behind us! Fuck!"
Garth: "Hold the line! There can't be many left!"
Five more Xenomorphs come into view inside Cybernetics, attempting to move up through the suppression fire. Two more Xenos can be seen stalking down the hall where the first one emerged from.
Lochlann(Radio): "Help.."
Ryan: "There are so many fuck!"
Raul: "WE ARE COMPROMISED!"
Garth: "Keep your shit together, get these bugs off us and we'll fall back, We'll be fine."
Suddenly, two Hunters lunge out of the burning resin door behind the Marines. One pounces onto Raul, knocking him down as it proceeds to bash him senseless. The other moves to strike Asher, but he manages to parry the blow with his Rifle. Another Xeno bursts out of the Cybernetics door way and swipes at Garth. Garth manages to duck, avoiding the attack, as he rises back up, he draws his pistol jamming it into the Xenos head and fires, exploding the back of the Xenos head. Adrenaline kicks in as Garth spins around, aiming his pistol forward, he scores another head shot on the Hunter assaulting Asher. Garth puts two bullets into the Hunter that has pinned Raul, with the Hunter weakened, Raul manages to shove the Hunter off as Garth swiftly puts another pistol bullet into it's skull.
Zack(Radio): "Somebody talk to me, whats going on?"
Ryan(Radio): "Zack, there are so many here! Oh god!"
Zack(Radio): "Fall back into the hallway so I can provide cover fire."
Ryan(Radio): "Fuck this! I'm running!"
Ryan flees down the hallway. Garth gives the order to retreat and the other Marines turn tail and run into the northern hallway. Before Asher turns the corner, he opens fire on another incoming Hunter, severely wounding it as he dashes to catch up.
Asher: "BRIAN FUCK YOU NIBBA, WE GON` DIE BECAUSE OF YOUR SORRY ASS! WE'RE LEAVING YOU, BYE!"
Garth: "We'll be back for him. But we'll be more prepared."
Garth's motion tracker shows contacts all around them. As Lochlann rushes past the hole in the wall, a glob of acid suddenly flies through it, narrowly missing him. As the other Marines run past the hole in the wall, two Hunters and a Spitter can be seen outside. They shriek out a war cry as they charge the Marines. Garth draws his pistol and fires at the closest Hunter. The pistol bullet rips through the Hunters head and it falls to the ground dead.
Garth: "Another one bites the dust!"
Asher: "Get those boots working or we're next man!"
Garth tries to sprint to catch up but he stumbles in pain as his foot gets impaled on the Lego brick again.
As Zack gets ready to shoot whatever comes into view, the Sentry Gun beeps and begins to fire. He looks up to see two hunters sprinting towards him from the eastern corridor. One of them falls dead as the Sentry Gun mows it down. The other manages to get to the Sentry and slash it before it succumbs to the Sentries bullets.
As Garth pulls the Lego brick out of his boot and tosses it, he see's a Hunter rush into the corridor and charge at him, it grabs him and smashes him into the wall.
Raul: "SARGE IS IN TROUBLE!"
Garth gets pinned to the wall, but he manages to keep hold of his pistol as he points it under the Xeno's head, his aim strikes true as the bullet goes through its head and it goes limp. He scans around him, pistol at the ready.
Garth: "COME GET SOME YOU UGLY PIECES OF SHIT! I GOT A PIECE FOR ALL OF YOU!"
Raul: "MOVE IT GARTH! THEIR CLOSING IN ON YOU!"
Garth: "I COULD DO THIS ALL DAY!"
Asher: "SARGE, MOVE YOUR ASS OR NO MORE INJECTORS FOR YOU!"
Three Xenos turn the corner from Cybernetics and charge towards Garth. Sniper fire rings out as Zack systematically picks them off one by one.
Suddenly the welded door to the Pool area smashes open. Ryan rushes forward, Flamer ready, he sees two Hunters emerging from the door. He unleashes a wall of fire into the leading hunter as it falls back and soon explodes. The other Hunter catches fire, and takes the acid splatter as it jumps over it's fallen comrade trying to get at it's prey.
Ryan: "Raul! Move up here and take this bastard out!"
However, Lochlann is ready for it as he guns down the Hunter with his Smart Gun.
Garth makes his way past the hole in the wall, he unloads the spent magazine.
Garth: "Somebody pass me a spare Pistol!"
Raul reaches into his pack to get the contraband pistol he took, but he see's Ryan fast ball a pistol clip. Somehow, the spinning magazine ricochets off the floor and slides into Garth's pistol.
Ryan: "Enjoy the magazine. Guessing that's what you want."
Garth: "uhh.. thanks, but I asked for a pistol!"
Ryan pulls out his M4A3 pistol and tosses it at Garth, he catches it and chambers a round. The Marines manage to make it back to the barricades without further incident.
Music plays
The radio sparks to life, Brians voice can be heard on the channel.
Brian(Radio): "W-Why did I wake up with a fuckin' spider on my face and bullets in my side?"
Ryan(Radio): "Cause someone fucking shot you. We tried to get you."
Raul(Radio): "Sorry Brian, I went Rambo on the Xeno fuckers in that room"
Garth(Radio): "You got knocked out and dragged off Brian, we tried to come get you but we were fended off."
Ryan(Radio): "You're gonna be okay, just try to get out of that area. Kill as many of those fuckers as you can see we can get you out of there."
Zack(Radio): "Killed a lot of em in the attempt though."
Brian(Radio): "W-Wait, I got my knife, I think I can escape..."
Ryan: "Guys! We gotta go back! He can get out!"
Garth(Radio): "Brian if you reckon you can get out, go for it. We'll do what we can to help."
Brian(Radio):"...ARGH!!...Oh fuck, I misjudged where the fuckin` resin was. Stabbed my thigh and dropped my GOD DAMN KNIFE!"
Ryan(Radio): "....Can you not reach it now?"
Brian(Radio): "Not at all."
Ryan(Radio): "Fucking stretch and get that knife!"
Garth(Radio): "We gotta fallback man, we'll come back for you, but not right now, we just can't."
Ryan(Radio): "I'm sorry Brian. We are gonna try again."
Brian(Radio): "OH FU--" Brian's speech is muffled as he goes silent.
Raul(Radio): "We haven't given up on you Brian! hang in there!"
Raul: "What did you guys fi... why do you guys have so many Cigarettes..?"
Lochlann: "They're good to calm."
Raul doesn't look too convinced "Those things could be on us any minute... and Cigarettes are your top priority..?"
Ryan: "Cigarettes are the life and blood of the average soldier. Best we be prepared, and I have been craving some like a mother fucker."
Raul shrugs with a "Meh" he scoops up an MRE and digs into the packaged food. He walks out of the room while eating.
Raul: "Mh, haven't eaten all day."
Seeing Raul chewing away, Zack gets an MRE out of his bag and begins to chow down. Raul gets out his pistol and sets it aside as he eyes the scout team checking out an emergency infirmary. He walks over to see that the room is in total disarray. A Roller bed is soaked with blood and any other medical equipment has been expended or littered on the floor. Lochlann takes the bed and brings it into the room Zack is holed up in.
Lochlann: "Hello Sargent Cripple, we got you a new bed."
Zack flips Lochlann the bird as he finishes the last of his MRE.
Zack: "I'm happy with this bed, it's got my blood on it, I've marked it as mine."
Lochlann: "Well if you ever wanna go around, we got you a bed with wheels. It's like a Race Car."
Zack looks like he would beat the shit out of Lochlann if he was physically able too. Lochlann leaves the bed beside Zack's as he heads out to see that Brian and Ryan have brought back the wooden boards from the refrigerated storage; Ryan's got three cigarettes in his mouth, simultaneously smoking them. The Scout team departs for another round of scavenging. Heading South West, they eventually find another set of Dormitories near the pool area. The place looks like it had been barricaded, but had been overrun. The area is more defensible then the other Dorms, Ryan announces on the radio to relocate to the new position.
Raul(Radio):"Roger that, we'll get ready to move out shortly"
Soon, Ryan spots the rest of the Squad heading towards them, carting Zack on the roller bed, along with all the supplies they had gathered. The Marines get settled in and begin to barricade the two hallways leading into the Dorms. Lochlann finds a metal desk in one of the rooms and uses it to barricade a window overseeing the parking lot, he welds it in place.
Garth: "Alright, I'm gonna get this sentry up and then you guys can scout or whatever it was you were doing. I need to sit down for a bit after this."
As Garth gets the sentry up, he heads into a room to sit down. Then he notices a vent near the ceiling, Already aware of what dangers that brings, he begins to weld it shut. There would likely be more in the other rooms too.
Lochlann, Brian and Ryan head up the Northern hallway. As they travel down the hall, a faint stench of decay begins to loom around them. They soon find a door leading to the pool area. They step inside, large amounts of blood is mixed in with puddles of water on the floor, blood stains the broken windows, its a disturbing sight, the place reeks of death.
Ryan: "This is disgusting Jesus Christ."
Ryan opens the door leading into the pool.
Ryan: "O-oh my god.."
The entire pool is not filled with water.. but with human bodies. Lochlann tosses a flare into the pool, revealing approximately 80 corpses, several being bloated or outright rotting away, mixed in are several severed limbs, heads and various guns. Brian trembles, his face turns pale as he stares at the mass grave.
Lochlann: "Damn... That's messy..."
Ryan: "I mean, if you want to get one of those guns..... That's beyond what I'm willing to do."
Ryan and Lochlann notice that the shower rooms lead down to the Dorms. Ryan moves in to weld the doors shut. They enter the shower room furthest away. The water on the floor is disturbed, as though something moved in there very recently. Ryan cluelessly walks inside towards the door.
Lochlann: "hey, slow down, somethin` ain't right..."
They then hear something, they can't tell what it is, but it sounds like something is rubbing against the ceiling and fading away to the East. Lochlann tosses a flare inside as they cautiously sweep the room, but find nothing. Ryan gets the door sealed shut without incident. They make their way to the other shower room. Only thing that gives alarm is a vent on the ceiling. Lochlann keeps a close eye on it as Ryan welds the door.
Garth: "Wonder what's taking those bastards so long, I want a damn cig..."
As Garth and the rest of the Marines finish setting up the remaining barricades. The sound of melting metal can be heard nearby.
Raul(Radio): "you guys welding something? Can hear you from here."
Lochlann(Radio): "Yea, look North."
Facing north in the Eastern Hallway, the edge of a door next to the barricades glows orange as it melts into a single piece of metal.
Garth: "Hey! Assholes! Gimme one of yer damn Cigars!"
Ryan: "Get one of your own you selfish bastard!"
Lochlann: "In a minute Sarge, also, Pool is full of the colonists, dead of course."
Garth: "Well shit, and thanks Healy, good man."
Soon, Lochlann and Ryan are seen down the Northern hallway as they emerge out of the door they came in from Ryan welds it shut behind them.
Raul: "Hold up! I'm coming with!
Lochlann(Radio): "Hey Sarge, weld the vents in the dorms will ye? Seems they're using the vents in this facility too."
Garth(Radio): "Sure, and I'm coming too, I don't trust you guys after the last incident."
Ryan(Radio): "Alright were waiting."
Raul hops over the barricades as Garth finishes welding the last of the vents in the dorms. Lochlann lights a cigarette as Raul makes his way over. Zack opens up another pack of rations, then props his Sniper Rifle on a piece of furniture so he can watch down the hallway while lying on the roller bed.
Zack(Radio): "Sniper on overwatch"
The Marines proceed down the hallway, approaching the Staff Quarters, the place darkens as the lights ahead appear to be smashed or broken. A faint hissing is heard in the shadows. Lochlann leans over Ryans ear,
Lochlann: "Would you be that bothered if we DIDN"T go into the Staff Quarters, right now?"
Ryan: "Yeah. I just wanna take a peak."
Lochlann shimmies back, "You can be the point man then."
Ryan walks over and creaks the first door open, it appears to be some sort of lounging area. Aside from knocked over chairs, there's nothing unusual. Moving onto the second door, Ryan cautiously opens it, the room is pitch black, even with the TNR lamps, its difficult to make anything out. Something snarls in the distance as the squad checks the last door in the hall leading to the Cafeteria. The room is completely empty. Satisfied, Ryan heads back to the Northern hallway.
Garth(Radio): "Just got done welding, I'm on my way"
Raul(Radio): "Roger that, we see you coming up"
Ryan(Radio): "Lochlann's bein a little bitch and is scared of some wind and darkness."
Garth(Radio): "Nothing new there then."
Lochlann(Radio): "Sarge you just lost that Cigar I was gonna give you."
Garth(Radio): "Damnit.."
Garth catches up to the rest of the Marines shortly after the transmission. A muffled bang is heard in the distance, no one is able to tell if it is a gun shot or something slamming onto the ground. Ryan slowly proceeds up to the center hallway in the Staff Quarters, the hall is as dark as the surrounding areas due to the lack of functional lights, but nothing stirs as he shines a light down the corridor.
Raul: "Xenos are likely around Sarge, what do we do? Is there anything on the tracker?"
Garth: "Checkin` it, we're clear, I think. Or it's busted.
Raul: "Thing's been working for us pretty well so far."
Seeing that the Squads hesitant to advance, Zack scans the area beyond them.
Zack(Radio): "Zack here, hallway in front of you is clear, just resin."
Garth(Radio): "Thanks, we're moving up then."
The resin covered hallway begins to bend as the squad slowly proceeds into the darkness.
Zack(Radio): "Be advised I can only see and cover down the hall your in, can't see any of the rooms."
Ryan(Radio): "Roger Dodger, watch our six."
As they turn the corner, they can see a light down the end of the hall. There are multiple doors to their right, and a larger door labeled "Cybernetics" is to their left. Ryan opens the closest door and sweeps the room. There is a flipped bed and a shattered table, aside from resin oozing off the walls and onto the carpet, there is nothing of interest.
Ryan: "Clear!"
Garth: "Move it along folks."
Ryan looks behind him, staring at the door to Cybernetics, he walks up and pushes the sliding doors apart. Only to be greeted by pitch black darkness, even the Marines shoulder lamps seem to be unable to provide much illumination inside. Motion tracker in hand, Garth leads the squad past the doorway to get a better look. The entire lab is completely covered in thick amounts of resin. The TNR lamps can only light up halfway across the room, but random pillars of resin obstruct their vision. They back out slowly, their nerves getting the better of them.
Raul: "Jeebus... What do the Xenos love about this place..?"
Garth: "Dunno, but fuck Cybernetics, We're not going back in there."
Lochlann: "I got a bad feeling here Sarge. My gut is telling me.""
Ryan moves to inspect the next door in the Staff Quarters. As he reaches for the handle, the door springs open and a shadowy figure pins Ryan to the floor.
Ryan: "FUCK!"
Lochlann: "I FUCKIN` KNEW IT!"
Ryan struggles to wrest himself free
Ryan: "HELP ME SARGE!"
Garth springs forward and fires a stream of fire. Igniting the Xenomorph as it rolls off, shrieking in pain as it tries to retreat back into the room. Garth follows it into the doorway and burns the Xeno and everything inside the room. He quickly hugs the outside wall as the Xeno explodes and acid splatters out of the doorway past his shoulder.
Garth: "Another one down."
Garth: "Fire solves all problems Marines."
Ryan: "God DAMMIT!"
Ryan's sleeves got coated in Napalm when Pawolski burned the Xeno off him. He rolls around trying to put out the flames, but the Napalm sticks to his sleeves and continues to burn.
Ryan: "Anyone got a knife!? Fuck I gotta cut the sleeves!"
Garth draws his knife and swiftly cuts the sleeves off Ryans uniform. Saving his arms from severe burns. As the sleeves hit the floor, the resin in the hallway begins to rapidly ignite.
Lochlann: "Sarge.. we need to run!"
Garth: "Leggin it"
The squad begins to fall back around the corner into the previous hallway. When Garth's motion tracker begins to beep repeatedly. He sees a massive number of blips moving inside Cybernetics.
Garth: "Guys... I don't mean to worry you. But uh... Cybernetics has many contacts in it."
Ryan turns round and pulls up his flamer and fires at the rest of the resin. But in a moment of panic, he accidentally pulls the trigger too early setting the resin surrounding the squad ablaze.
Raul: "shit.."
Seeing an orange light coming from the end of the hall, Zack tunes into his radio.
Zack(Radio): "What the hell is going on?"
Raul(Radio): "MULTIPLE CONTACTS!"
Lochlann lights a flare and tosses it, it lands outside Cybernetics and lights the hall with an ambient red. Several black figures are crawling towards them, its hard to tell how many, they blend in with the resin so well.
Raul(Radio): "OH MY GOD!"
Lochlann(Radio): "PREPARE TO BLAST SHIT!"
Zack inspects the chamber on his rifle and takes aim.
Zack(Radio):"Locked and loaded, give me line of sight and targets."
Ryan tries to fire another burst of flame to cover their escape, but the fuel igniter goes out mid stream and only partially torches the hall in front.
Ryan: "GOD DAMNIT! Fucking faulty gear!"
The fire spreads and begins to engulf the way out.
Garth: "EVERYONE LEGGIT! WE"LL PATCH THE BURNS LATER!"
Everyone turns tail and sprints through the flames as fast as they can.
Lochlann: "fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck! WHY DID WE THINK THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA!?!"
Garth: "I blame Ryan!"
With those words, Ryan suddenly slips and stumbles forward. He manages to regain his footing but the ends of his pants begin to burn. A nerve wracking amount of hisses and snarls are heard behind the growing wall of fire. Raul and Lochlann turn around and prime their Smart Gun's, ready to hold back whatever hell was unleashed as they shuffle backwards.
Ryan: "Give me a knife again! My pants are on fire!
Garth: "Here!"
Garth swiftly draws his knife and pushes it in Ryan's hands. He is able to remain unperturbed as he makes clean and quick cuts to the burning portion of his pants. Which are now effectively shorts.
Garth: "Gimme a sec, checking for hostiles."
Garth's motion tracker detects movement behind the wall of fire. But the Xeno's seem to be biding they're time.
Garth: "Alright, I think we lost them. Move it."
Zack(Radio): "Clear me a line of fire!"
The Squad parts from the center and hugs the walls as they cautiously fall back, weapons aimed at the flames. Garrison's ears suddenly perk up, he leans into the wall and presses his ear to it.
Raul: "Guys... They're in the walls, I can hear them."
Garth: They're IN them?
Raul: "YES! PUT YOUR EAR TO IT!"
Lochlann twirls the Cigarette in his mouth as he inspects the walls.
Ryan: "Fuck! We gotta run man! They're surrounding us!"
Lochlann: "Let's just keep moving!"
Garth: "Calm down and LEGGIT TO THE BARRICADES!"
Raul: "DOUBLE TIME!"
Everyone lowers their weapons and run for the Dorms. Seeing them approaching in his scope, Zack quietly mutters "Come on... bring me a target." suddenly, Garth falls behind as he stumbles, grunting in pain.
Garth: "ugh! fuckin' Lego! Always where you least expect it."
Raul: "But your wearing boots..?"
Garth: "They're anti-slip, not anti-everything.. little blocks from hell."
Garth's motion tracker continues to beep. Garrison's eyes dart to the wall, he leans against it.
Raul: "The ones in the wall are behind us now. Where are they going?"
Raul anxiously scans around the hall, then he points at a panel near the ceiling behind them.
Raul: "VENT!"
Ryan quickly moves to torch the vent with a stream of fire. As he shoots, a Xeno bursts out of the vents grille, getting ignited in flames. Everyone jumps back in preparation for the explosion of boiling acid blood, as the Xeno explodes, its blood coats the inside of the wall with acid. The wall segment begins to crumble and melt with an audible sizzling. The Xenomorphs begin to emerge from the hole. In addition, the fire wall begins to die down, and the Xeno's pour into the hallway after they're prey.
Ryan: "FUCK! There's more!"
Garth: "We got another vent up ahead, get ready to clear it."
Garth moves up, but accidentally fires his Incinerator too early as he torches the wall instead of the vent. A Xenomorph bursts its head through the grille, trying to pry it open.
Garth: "My flamer's out, I gotta reload next chance we get."
Suddenly, a loud gunshot rings out from the dorms as a bullet narrowly misses the Xeno's head, tearing a gash into the wall before exploding a small chunk of it. Ryan turns around and tries to create another wall of fire. But his Incinerator suddenly goes dead as it runs out of fuel. A single Xeno bursts into flames, in a pain fueled frenzy, it bursts forward charging at the Marines.
Ryan: "Smart gunners! Fucking light them up or we are dead!"
Lochlann and Raul turn around and take up firing positions. As they begin to lay down suppression fire, Garth begins to replace the fuel tank on his flame thrower, when he looks back to his squad. A sense of dread flows into his mind as he realizes something is amiss.
Garth: "WHERE THE FUCK IS BRIAN!?"
Ryan: "Brian was just he-" Ryan looks around, but there is no trace of him anywhere.
Garth: "We ain't leaving here till we get Brian back!"
Garth pulls out his motion tracker, but it doesn't report the position of any Marines beyond their formation.
Ryan(Radio): "Fucking Brian! Where are you bastard?"
Zack(Radio): "Brian?"
Garth notices the Xeno's are gaining ground fast. He runs forward ahead of the Smart gunners and fires his Flame Thrower head on. The Xeno's are slowed as they reel from the flames.
Brian(Radio): "I'm at the fuckin bar ya idiot. I needed more booze to settle my nerves after what we saw back there."
Suddenly, a frenzied Xeno sprints out of the horde and violently explodes, acid blood splatters all over the Marine front line.
Raul(Radio): "YOU"RE WHAT-AAGGHHH!!
Ryan(Radio): "Get back to south west Dorms! Now! So many of them! Gah! My arm!"
Zack(Radio): "Brian get to the fucking barricade!"
Brian(Radio): "Why!?"
Garth(Radio): "Brian, head west to the barricades, we got hostiles out the fuckin ass."
Brian(Radio): "Oh fuck, really!?"
Garth(Radio): "And if you die getting back here I'll kill you myself Brian! God damn that acid stings!"
Lochlann(Radio): "Fuckin` Brian."
Lochlann stops shooting and pulls out a grenade. Biting off the pin he throws it into the horde of Xenomorphs. A single Xeno is sent flying upwards as it is gibbed by the explosion. The Xeno's next to it stumble, but press on with acid bleeding from their injuries.
Ryan retreats from the fight, as he runs down the hallway, he sees another vent across the door to the pool area. Braking to a halt, he quickly gets out a welder and begins to seal the grille. With his free hand he gets out a cigarette and lights it with the Welder as he's working. The vent is sealed shut, but the weld doesn't look very sturdy. The other Marines break formation and run for the Dormitories.
Zack scans the oncoming horde through his scope, looking for a Xenomorph that is larger or unique from the others. He observes that all the Xeno's are of the same size and similar shape. With that, he fires his sniper rifle into the back of the horde. A Xeno's head is torn off as it falls lifeless to the ground.
Zack: "One shot, one kill."
Garth(Radio): "Careful with those shots Zack, more friendly fire is the last thing we need."
Zack(Radio): "Keep my line of fire clear."
Ryan(Radio): "How can we keep your line of fire clear when there are four of us in this 2 meter wide hallway!?"
Zack(Radio): "By keeping your heads down and doing what your already doing. I've already soht twice and gotten one kill."
Raul:"Stick to the sides! Keep moving!"
Brian(Radio): "I just started moving out, but I hear something strange from the roof. Advise?"
Ryan(Radio): "Run Brian! Fucking Run! That's them dammit!"
Garth(Radio): "Keep that rifle at the ready Marine, and watch for vents, they're IN the walls. Just call in if you need help and I'll be there as fast as I can. I'm not having any more god damn casualties."
As the barricades come into view, a beep rings out as the Sentry Gun begins to fire at the Marines pursuers.
Garth: "You guys get to the barricades! I'm running to pickup Brian!"
Ryan(Radio): "Brian what is your ETA? We are falling back ASAP."
Brian(Radio): "Somethings fuckin` close.
Garth(Radio): "Brian just hang in there, take up defensive position if you have too! I'm coming over as fast as I can!"
Brian(Radio): "Goddamnit, I'm fucking scared! I wasn't trained for this shi--"
Brians transmission suddenly cuts out. Asher can be heard yelling from the Barricades
Asher: "GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE! I DON"T WANT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY FIXING A BUNCH OF CORPSES!!"
Ryan(Radio): "God dammit Asher! Go help Brian! He's in the bar area!"
Asher(Radio): "And why the fuck do you want me to go alone, man! That's how you die!"
Ryan(Radio): "He's in trouble, you're his only chance!"
Asher(Radio): "Y-you can't say that, man! I'm not going alone, what if one of you's gets hurt, huh?"
Garth(Radio): "If you don't go, I don't care. But I'm legging it over there on my own if I have too."
Ryan(Radio): "Hang in there Brian, were tryin` to get to you."
The Marines get to the barricades and climb over them. Brian can be heard screaming along with the sound of Pulse Rifle fire over the radio.
Ryan(Radio): "BRIAN!"
Garth(Radio): "Hang in there you piece of shit, I"m coming to get you!"
Raul and Lochlann help Zack hold back the Xenos. The Sentry gun continues to fire as the Xeno's charge towards them.
Raul: "Keep tabs on them, I'm gonna keep an eye on the other hallway."
Garth and Ryan vault over the barricade and run down the eastern hallway. Asher hesitates, but then climbs over after them.
Asher: "You guilt tripped me into doing this shit, I really fucking hate you guys."
Garth: "I don't care if you don't want to do this, you can go back to the barricades if you want, but I'm doing this for myself."
Asher: "Now we're doing for all of us, sarge. Now or never."
Ryan: "Asher, I've served with this man for several drops, and he's saved my ass multiple times! I am going to get to him!"
As they turn the corner past the main entrance, the recreational area is in sight. Two shotgun blasts ring out from the Arcade with the sound of a screaming Xenomorph. The Marines rush inside to find Brian lying on the ground bleeding in front of a dead Xeno, an expended double barrel shotgun falls out of his hands.
Garth: "Brian, thank fuck, you're still alive."
Asher: "Let's get him out before we jinx it, sarge!"
A snarl is heard disturbingly close. A Xeno is seen peaking around an Arcade machine near Brian as he struggles to his feet.
Ryan: "Brian, fuckin` behind you!
The Xeno lunges onto Brian, knocking the wind out of him as he is slammed to the floor. Brian goes limp as the Xeno grabs his legs, proceeding to drag him away.
Ryan: "BRIAN!"
Two more Xenos emerge from the Bar. Without warning, Garth roars at the top of his lungs as he sprints towards the Xeno dragging Brian.
Lochlann(Radio): "Gonna make sure we don't lose these barricades."
Ryan(Radio): "They got Brian!"
Raul(Radio): "DAMNIT! I"M ON MY WAY!"
Asher turns his head at the sound of a snarl and sees a Xeno stalking towards him from the hallway. At that moment, Garth catches up the Brian's captor and football kicks it's head, knocking the Xeno on it's back as he grabs Brian and quickly drags him towards the hallway as Ryan moves to suppress the Xeno's closing in on him. He fires his flame thrower, but the flames don't reach far enough to stop them.
Raul(Radio):"How bad is it over there!?"
Garth(Radio):"I got Brian back!"
Raul(Radio): "GET to THE HALLWAY! I'll cover your escape!"
Raul gets to the main entrance, he looks down the Northern hallway to find Asher firing his Pulse Rifle at a Xeno charging towards him. He readies his Smart Gun to provide covering fire. Until he hears a series of stomps getting louder and louder coming from the eastern hall. He turns his head to see a hulking large Xenomorph with a massive head crest galloping towards him at breakneck speed.
Raul: "OOOHHHHH SSHHIIIT!!!!"
Raul leaps into the north hallway with a mere second to spare as the monstrosity charges past him down the western hallway. He crashes to the ground.
Garth(Radio): "Now's REALLY not the time for things to get worse!"
Ryan(Radio): "What's goin` on Raul! Did you fucking slip?"
Raul(Radio): "FUCKING GIANT ASS RHINO! NEARLY RAN ME THE FUCK OVER!
Raul then realizes what direction the creature was heading in. "Oh no.."
Raul(Radio): "Zack! Lochlann! YOU GOT INCOMING!"
Lochlann(Radio): "Time to give this fucked up Smart Gun a test"
Lochlann and Zack hear whatever is approaching them before they see it. Zack hobbles over to the east barricade. Taking aim at the monstrous Xenomorph, he fire's dead center into it's crest, the sniper bullet penetrates as acid bleeds profusely from the wound, but the beast does not even slow down. Lochlann opens fire, most of his bullets just ricochet off, but a few manage to make some dents in it's crest.
The Xenos from the bar catch up to Garth and swarm him, for whatever reason, they refrain from using their claws. One grabs Garth by the head and slams him into the ground. However, Garth manages to set off his Flame Thrower, setting all the Xeno's around him and Brian on fire, they scatter wildly.
Garth: "Not.. today..."
Garth passes out on top of Brian. Protecting him from the acid blood as the Xenos explode around him.
Asher(Radio): "It's like birth by fire all over again, man!"
Ryan(Radio): "Raul whats slowing you down there!"
Ryan moves in to finish off the surviving Xeno with another burst of flame. Without anytime to dodge, Ryan covers his face as the Xeno explodes. Biting through the pain, he pushes Garth off Brian and inspects his vitals as best he can."
Ryan: "Asher! Brians not breathing! I don't think!"
Ryan(Radio): "Garth and Brian are safe now, they're in bad shape!"
Asher finishes off the Xenomorph attacking him as he rushes into the Arcade to inspect the downed Marines. Raul then rushes into the Doorway, he looks rather shaken. Seeing Garth and Brian lying on the ground motionless, he takes up a combat position.
Raul: "DOC! Get to work! I have you covered!"
Asher: "I'm workin`, although we gotta dash!"
A deep monstrous roar echos from the halls as Asher pulls out an injector of Combat Stimulants and jams it into Garth's body, he springs up in seconds.
Garth: "HUH! WHAT! WHO! Where..? Oh! I'm alive!"
Raul: "How's Brian!?
Asher: "Sarge's gonna be hyper as balls for a while. Brian's....Fucked, but we can get `im!"
Asher gets out a portable defibrillator and begins the charging sequence. However, after he checks Brian's pulse, he puts down the defibrillator and begins to apply CPR. After half a minute of nothing, Brian gasps as he begins to breath again.
Garth: "Raul-hey what's going-on what's the plan how-you doing?-You got a cigar?-I could use a cigar."
More heavy stomps can be heard, when a loud crash comes from the main entrance. Raul quickly turns around to see that the Crusher Xeno has crashed into the doorway leading outside. Leaving a gigantic dent in the frame. A bullet impacts the wall nearby
Garth: "Nononononono I need a cigar, not a shit"
Lochlann(Radio): " WHY ARE YOU LOT TAKING SO LONG!?"
Ryan(Radio): "I forgot about that thing, recon I could kill that thing that's blundering about? Incinerator may cook the bastard."
Before Ryan gets an opportunity, the Crusher frees itself from the door frame and charges into the darkness of night. Garth pulls out his pistol and fires a few shots in its general direction, Garrison sighs in relief.
Garth: "I reckon I got him! Yeah he's running from me! Wooooo!"
Zack(Radio): "Fucking thing got away"
Lochlann(Radio): "You should all get back here already"
Garth begins to try to patch up his wounds, his hands shake a bit.
Asher: "Ryan, I'll drag this guy while you shoot, yeah?"
Garth: "How's-Brian?-Is He gonna make-it?"
Raul: "Looks like he's breathing, that's a good sign."
Asher: "Yeah... He's breathing now, although he's fucked up badly. But so are you, so let's leg it back to the pillowfort."
Garth: "I'm fiiiine-I swear. Just worry about Brian"
Raul: "Sarge? You okay? You seem... odd.."
Garth: "It's nothing- it's nothing. I've-never-felt-better, really"
Raul shrugs as the Marines in the Arcade begin to take formation as Asher drags Brian out. They see Zack positioned next too the Entrance, scanning through the colony grounds with his scope. Seeing the Squad heading his way, he grumbles and shoulders his rifle, following them back to the South Western Dormitories. Asher drops Brian onto a bed and then tends to the other wounded Marines. Whatever was influencing Garth seems to be wearing off now.
Garth: "Hey Doc, I think I've got a scratch or two needs fixin`"
Asher salves Garth's burns and band aids the hole left from the auto injector.
Garth: "I'm feeling better already!"
Things begin to wind down as the Marines settle in. Asher is tending to Brian, who is still unconscious. Zack is stretching his legs after recently being able to walk again. Lochlann is watching the hallway's alongside the Sentry gun. Raul and Ryan are sitting against the wall enjoying some MRE's.
Garth begins to unbolt the sentry gun, moving it into a position to watch over the eastern hallway.
Garth: "I need a Smart Gunner or Sniper watching the the Northern corridor at all times."
Zack steps up, brandishing his sniper rifle, "I'm your man".
Zack props his Sniper rifle on the barricades. Then a loud roar can be heard, it sounds really far away, but no one is able to tell from what direction as it echo's throughout the entire Nexus. Raul walks over to the Northern barricade and begins to squint.
Raul: "Somethings in the northern hallway... might be seeing things tho"
The squad casually looks down the hall as Zack looks through his scope. Some of them notice what looks like a shimmering haze of heatwaves flowing through the hall. Suddenly, the motion tracker comes to life, Garth picks it up.
Garth: "What the heck? Something's coming right at us!
Everyone grabs their weapons and takes up defensive positions, but see nothing. Zack switches his scope to infrared, but still can't detect anything.
Garth: "Just one tango!"
The haze in the northern hall disappears as the blip on the motion tracker quickly moves eastward, away from them.
Garth: "Lost it, it ran East."
After a few seconds, all the lights instantly go out, Garth's motion tracker flickers off. Zack tries to look through the night vision on his scope, but the scope refuses to function. The radio's don't seem to be working either.
Garth: "What the shit? My trackers bugged."
Ryan:"What the hell was that!?"
Raul: "Uhh.. shoulder lights are out too."
Lochlanns face is dimly illuminated as he puffs a cigarette.
Lochlann: "fuck..."
Ryan: "Fucking hell. Where are the generators."
Garth notices the sentry gun is not working either.
Garth: "Gimme a minute to sort this sentry."
Ryan: "Want me to hop outside to cover you Pawolski?"
Garth: "Should be fine."
Raul: "Dangit where are my flares...?"
A series of loud stomps breaks the silence as it echo's throughout the halls.
Zack:"Pop flares"
Raul: "POP FLARES BEFORE WE DIE!!"
Raul finds a rod like object in his pack as he desperately fumbles for the flares ripcord. Both he and Lochlann ignite a flare as they light up the north and eastern hallways with an bright red light. Garth finishes inspecting the sentry gun. The systems are fine, but the battery seems to be malfunctioning or broken.
Ryan: "Dammit, get the spare battery! I'll hop out while you fiddle with that thing"
As Garth looks for the extra power cell. The same stomping can now be heard outside near the parking lot. A familiar primeval roar is heard down the eastern corridor. The heavy steps become more rapid and louder.
Garth: "Where the shit..?"
Raul: "oh god..IT"S THE RHINO!!"
Suddenly there is a loud slam, the stomping stops as multiple roars are heard. Lochlann anxiously drums his fingers on his Smart Gun.
Garth: "What the heck's going on here.."
Garth takes Lochlann and Ryan as they move down to the entrance to investigate. The others stay behind to watch over the fortifications. As they get to the entrance, they encounter the Predator, uncloaked and d lying on the floor, it's chest armor falls to pieces. The Crusher can be heard outside advancing on the downed Predator.
Lochlann: "Sarge.. You know earlier when I said my gut said the Cybernetic and Staff Area was bad..? I got that feeling again."
Garth: "Now's not the time to bitch it Healy."
Ryan rushes forward and torches the Crusher with a stream of flame. Garth follows up with a barrage from his pulse rifle. The Crusher glances at it's attackers, but quickly turns its attention back to the Predator as it begins to tinker with something on it's wrist. It raises its front legs and smashes it's head crest down on the Predator. The Predator lets out a gargled scream as it coughs up blood. It looks like it doesn't have long to live. The Crusher then thrashes towards the Marines with its hind legs, knocking Garth and Ryan back as it begins to charge down the eastern corridor. Lochlann opens fire, but makes no noticeable hits.
Ryan moves to check on the Predator, but Garth shoves him aside and points his rifle at it, "This fucker's gonna pay for Tin Hands". He shoots a burst of bullets into the Predator, it manages to push a button on its suit before it goes limp and lifeless.
Lochlann: "I mean... Tin Hands kinda got himself killed. But yea fuck this guy regardless."
A loud "fwash" is heard as a bright blue light radiates from the eastern corridor, it hits the Crusher dead on, sending it flying backwards as it crashes on its side. Garth and Ryan grab the Predators corpse and begin to drag it back to the Dorms through the Western corridor. Another arc of blue light flashes towards the Marines as it impacts into the Predators corpse. Upon impact, the Predators body explodes in Ryan and Garths face, they get flung back as they are pelted with guts, shrapnel, and green blood.
Garth: "God damn invisi-bastards..."
Garth struggles to his feet. "I'm feelin `woozy"
The Marines limp their way back to the dorms. The lights begin to flicker to life. The Sentry gun also comes back to life.
Raul: "The fuck?"
Raul(Radio): "Testing?"
Garth(Radio): "It's.. back up"
Garth and his comrades are seen from the barricades. Garth is leaving a trail of blood in his wake.
Ryan: "Asher!"
Asher: "Yeah!"
Garth: "Mmedic!"
Raul: "Jesus Christ what happened to you guys?"
Once Garth and Ryan get over the barricade, they fall to the ground. Ryan groans in pain.
Ryan: "Jesus christ...Fucking creature."
Raul: "Where did you guys get the Neon paint?
Garth: "Comes with the ugly-motherfucker package... Not free of charge."
Asher quickly kneels down to tend to the serious injuries. Getting tweezers out of his Surgical kit, he removes shrapnel embedded in Garth's hands and arms. He disinfects and stitches the larger lacerations and bandages the smaller ones.
Garth: "Hey! I can feel my hands again! Good job!"
Asher then shifts over to patch up Ryan.
Asher: "You really need to stop getting hurt, Sarge. The meds are going to run out at some point, you got one of my three juice injectors.
Garth:"So THAT'S why I felt like I'd chugged red cordial. "
Asher:"Yeah well, it's almost like taking you out on a drink, isn't it?"
Garth:"Sure could use a drink... At least we got Brian back."
Asher: "Yeah, barely."
Asher finishes stitching up the lacerations in Ryan's injuries. Ryan gets up and sits against the wall.
Ryan:"We killed a shit ton of them, saved Brian, got Garth on his feet. Killed one of those fuck faces. Pretty good day as long as we overlook the negatives."
Lochlann: "Hey Asher if you got a moment. I'm also a bit charred."
Zack: "Killed two, and maimed another."
Garth: "Ok lads, patch up your booboos and get some rest, this is gonna take a lot longer than I expected..."
Ryan: "Alright. We need to get to Tcomms, and try to get a signal out. But its the middle of the night. All in favor of sleeping until morning?"
Raul: "Yea I'm for that. Hopefully we can tend to that first thing in the morning."
Garth: "Sleep sounds good."
Raul pulls up a chair and watches over the hallways.
Ryan: "Fuck, I'll be last watch. Brian need to sleep all night."
Ryan and Zack take a separate room as Asher, Garth, and Lochlann head into the room Brian is in, taking the time to inspect his injuries and tend to them as needed. As Asher finishes up his work, he notices a coffee maker on a nearby table in the corner of the room. His eyes light up as he immediately turns it on, although the only drink left is Chai tea, it doesn't matter to him... until he realizes he doesn't have anything to use for a cup.. however he manages to improvise with an empty water bottle from a discarded MRE. Asher enjoys his latte in a bottle with Garrison as he joins him on the first watch.
The night goes on, Asher retires for the night as Lochlann comes out to replace him. Garrison decides to do a double shift as he power naps in his chair time to time. The second watch completes without incident as Zack and Ryan take over for the third watch.
Brian slowly opens his eyes, he's lying on a bed in a dark room, he sees a light coming from the doorway with what sounds like Zack and Ryan talking about something. He can't make out what they are saying due to a combination of a massive hangover and a buzz of painkillers. He notices Asher sprawled out on a bed across from him, an empty water bottle is still in his hands. He rubs his head at the sound of his ears ringing.. until he realizes it's not his ears.. something in the room was sizzling. Most of the room was too dark to find out what was causing it. Thinking it is nothing to worry about, he closes his eyes to go back to sleep. When someone suddenly grips a hand over his mouth. He opens his eyes in surprise.. then the surprise turns to terror as he realizes the person that grabbed him was a Xenomorph. Too weak to resist, he lets out muffled cries for help as he is dragged out of the bed. Asher simply stirs, mumbling something about "get your own". It's the last thing he hears as he is dragged into an open vent and into complete blackness.
The morning rises, Zack see's Garth march out of his room, banging on the door frame and yelling into the other rooms to wake the rest of the Squad. The Marines gather outside, those that are wounded reapply their bandages and take another round of pain killers. Ryan goes into Brian's room to check on him, only to find out his bed is vacant.
Ryan: "Fucking! Brian's gone! Again!"
Garth: "BRRRRIIIIIAAAANNNN!!!"
Asher: "BRIAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
Raul: "Oh calm down, he probably snuck over to the bar again."
Ryan(Radio):"Brian! Why the fuck did you go to the bar again!"
Garth(Radio): "I swear to shit if you drink all the booze."
Zack: "How did he get past us then?"
Raul: "What? Oh shit your right."
Raul: "Then where the fuck did he go?"
Heavy breathing and occasional snoring is suddenly heard over the radio.
Raul: "Huh?"
Ryan(Radio): "Are you piss drunk? Cmon..."
Garth(Radio): "I told you not to drink all the booze dammit"
Garth grabs the toolbox, taking a screwdriver, he unscrews the Motion Tracker, exposing the circuitry. He begins to tinker with the components inside.
Asher: "You said that about the coffee too, and I'm still alive." Asher begins to inspect Zack's injuries as he grumbles incoherently. Garth manages to calibrate the power output and successfully overclock the Motion Trackers hardware. Closing the panels, he sees that the motion tracker can now detect up to two hundred feet.
Ryan(Radio): "Wake up dammit. We can hear you, fucking mouth breather."
Brian(Radio): "Wh-wha?.."
Raul(Radio): "Good your awake. Now get the fack out of the bar and back here."
Brian(Radio): "O-Oh fuck, Oh goddammnit. OH FU--"
Raul(Radio): "What's wrong?"
Suddenly a loud and heavy slap is heard over the radio, Brian's breathing strops. Garth activates the motion tracker, scanning for the tracker in Brian's uniform. He picks up nothing from the general area that the bar would be in.
Garth: "I'm not picking up Brian's signal within a 200 meter radius.. He ain't in the bar."
Raul: "Wait what?"
Ryan casually peers into Brian's room, he is alarmed to see that the grilles on the vents have been melted off. The same goes for the rest of the rooms
Ryan: "Well, pretty sure we can figure it out. The vents are melted to all shit in the room he disappeared from.
Raul: "Say that again..?"
Zack: "Fuck..."
Ryan: "Fuck are they doing to him?"
Garth: "Alright guys, we're gonna go on a quick scouting mission to see if I can pickup his signal."
Ryan: "I'll come with you."
Raul: "Same, we went through hell getting Brian, I ain't letting him die."
Ryan gets Lochlann to help him round up the left over metal. They seal the open vents as best they can, Ryan is able to recycle the melted metal around the vents as soldering, using it to make an even stronger vent with less metal.
Garth climbs over the northern barricade. "Come on then". The volunteers hop over and follow him.
Asher: "Sarge. I swear to god, if you black out again."
Zack takes up position to provide Sniper support.
Zack(Radio): "Covering you."
Garth leads his comrades down the Northern corridor, as they approach the Staff Quarters, Garth's motion tracker begins to pick up an idle Marine signature near the district.
Garth(Radio): "Alright, everyone up to Staff Quarters, we're getting Brian back."
Ryan(Radio): "Sounds good, bring that sentry."
Raul(Radio): "Place it to face this way to cover our escape"
Garth(Radio): "Don't mind the sentry, Zack cover us, everybody else, move up.
Zack(Radio): "Covering"
Asher and Lochlann climb out of the barricade and regroup with the rest of the Squad. Rallied and formed up, Garth leads the squad into the Staff Quarters. A segment of the wall has completely crumbled, sunlight shines into the hall as the Marines proceed slowly, Ryan looks down the first hallway in the Staff Quarters. The hallway leading to the first set of rooms is now completely covered in resin, and the doors are now also covered in it too.
Ryan: "Hey Sarge, that's that resin shit again, want to set it ablaze?"
Garth: "We're gonna try and get as close as we can without drawing attention."
The Marines slow their steps, trying to be as quiet as possible as they creep through Staff Quarters towards Cybernetics. Suddenly Asher lets out a muffled grunt, trying to not to scream in pain as he steps on the lonely Lego brick. Garth looks back and realizes what happened and whispers.
Garth: "I stepped on that thing like three times. Fucking Satan bricks."
Asher: "Why didn't you warn me about this thing?"
Raul: "Were watching for Xenos, and who's gonna be looking for a piece of sharp plastic?"
As the they pass the Second hall. The resin begins to cover the rest of the Northern hallway. Garth takes a moment to glance at the tracker. It reports that Brian seems to be somewhere in the back of Cybernetics lab.
Ryan: "Sargent Pawolski, why are we going for Brian? All we are doing is slowing our own rescue down. I love the man, but this is going to get us killed."
Garth glares at Ryan for a moment.
Garth: "We gotta keep moving"
As they reach the corner leading to the door to Cybernetics. The Marines now find a wall of resin blocking their way.
Ryan: "I love the man, he's helped me before, but he's going to get us killed"
Garth draws his knife, with an overhead slash, he stabs into the wall of resin. His knife penetrates, but gets stuck.
Garth: "Somebody get this thing out of the damn way."
Lochlann flexes his glistening muscles as he steps up and kicks the resin door, his foot gets stuck in the resin.
Zack(Radio): "So whats going on down there?"
Garth(Radio): "We're having technical difficulties."
Zack(Radio): "Yeah, I saw your foot get stuck in the door"
Raul face palms, he twists free Garth's embedded knife, then follows the cut Garth made and manages to slice the Resin apart, freeing Lochlann in the process. He hands the knife back to Garth, who holsters it without comment. As they walk through the opening, there is even more resin then the last time they were in the area. There is no light whatsoever, even the other end of the hallway is blocked off. All the doors in the area have also been walled off with resin. The sliding doors to Cybernetics are still open, but the opening has also been blocked.
Raul: "How many flares do we have left?"
Ryan: "I got none"
Raul digs through his pack for a second. "I have a few left"
As Raul gets out a flare, pulling at the rip cord to ignite it. Garth proceeds to cut the blockage to Cybernetics open. Lochlann takes a few steps down the hall to cover the eastern flank. Ryan and Asher stay back to watch the rear.
Garth puts both hands on his knife and instantly cuts the resin blockage, the flare lights up the inside of Cybernetics, immediately revealing five Xenomorph's waiting for them on the other side.
Raul: "Oooooooooooh"
Lochlann: "Does my insurance cover me if I die by giant space lizard?"
Garth: "OPEN FIRE!"
Garth immediately fires his flame thrower, but in his haste in drawing the Incinerator, he accidentally grips it backwards and fires a stream of flame behind him, setting the resin door behind him on fire instead. He flips his flamer upside down quickly firing another stream of fire forward, the Xenos manages to dodge, the flames ignite only a wall of resin inside Cybernetics.
Garth: "Could you Xeno's just stand really still, for two seconds? LIKE, REALLY STILL!?"
Raul pulls Garth back as he sets his Smart Gun to full auto. He jumps in front of the door way, holding nothing back as he unleashes his Smart Gun into Cybernetics.
Raul: "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
The Xeno's dart for cover, but the five that were in front are cut into ribbons under the storm of bullets. Resin constructs rip and tear as bullets fly through them.
Garth: "WE GOTTA GET BRIAN OUTTA THIS HELLHOLE!"
Lochlann: "Ok Gut Pawolski, why did we go for Brian?"
Garth: "Because we don't leave Marines behind damnit!"
As Raul continues to fire, Asher notices a the glimmer of a Xeno standing on top of a resin pillar inside the lab, it looks like it's taking aim. He raises his Pulse Rifle and fires a burst of bullets at it, he is rewarded with guttural shriek as the Xeno falls lifeless to the ground.
Another Xeno emerges from a room down in the hallway. Lochlann prepares to engage it.
Ryan(Radio): "They're behind us! Fuck!"
Garth: "Hold the line! There can't be many left!"
Five more Xenomorphs come into view inside Cybernetics, attempting to move up through the suppression fire. Two more Xenos can be seen stalking down the hall where the first one emerged from.
Lochlann(Radio): "Help.."
Ryan: "There are so many fuck!"
Raul: "WE ARE COMPROMISED!"
Garth: "Keep your shit together, get these bugs off us and we'll fall back, We'll be fine."
Suddenly, two Hunters lunge out of the burning resin door behind the Marines. One pounces onto Raul, knocking him down as it proceeds to bash him senseless. The other moves to strike Asher, but he manages to parry the blow with his Rifle. Another Xeno bursts out of the Cybernetics door way and swipes at Garth. Garth manages to duck, avoiding the attack, as he rises back up, he draws his pistol jamming it into the Xenos head and fires, exploding the back of the Xenos head. Adrenaline kicks in as Garth spins around, aiming his pistol forward, he scores another head shot on the Hunter assaulting Asher. Garth puts two bullets into the Hunter that has pinned Raul, with the Hunter weakened, Raul manages to shove the Hunter off as Garth swiftly puts another pistol bullet into it's skull.
Zack(Radio): "Somebody talk to me, whats going on?"
Ryan(Radio): "Zack, there are so many here! Oh god!"
Zack(Radio): "Fall back into the hallway so I can provide cover fire."
Ryan(Radio): "Fuck this! I'm running!"
Ryan flees down the hallway. Garth gives the order to retreat and the other Marines turn tail and run into the northern hallway. Before Asher turns the corner, he opens fire on another incoming Hunter, severely wounding it as he dashes to catch up.
Asher: "BRIAN FUCK YOU NIBBA, WE GON` DIE BECAUSE OF YOUR SORRY ASS! WE'RE LEAVING YOU, BYE!"
Garth: "We'll be back for him. But we'll be more prepared."
Garth's motion tracker shows contacts all around them. As Lochlann rushes past the hole in the wall, a glob of acid suddenly flies through it, narrowly missing him. As the other Marines run past the hole in the wall, two Hunters and a Spitter can be seen outside. They shriek out a war cry as they charge the Marines. Garth draws his pistol and fires at the closest Hunter. The pistol bullet rips through the Hunters head and it falls to the ground dead.
Garth: "Another one bites the dust!"
Asher: "Get those boots working or we're next man!"
Garth tries to sprint to catch up but he stumbles in pain as his foot gets impaled on the Lego brick again.
As Zack gets ready to shoot whatever comes into view, the Sentry Gun beeps and begins to fire. He looks up to see two hunters sprinting towards him from the eastern corridor. One of them falls dead as the Sentry Gun mows it down. The other manages to get to the Sentry and slash it before it succumbs to the Sentries bullets.
As Garth pulls the Lego brick out of his boot and tosses it, he see's a Hunter rush into the corridor and charge at him, it grabs him and smashes him into the wall.
Raul: "SARGE IS IN TROUBLE!"
Garth gets pinned to the wall, but he manages to keep hold of his pistol as he points it under the Xeno's head, his aim strikes true as the bullet goes through its head and it goes limp. He scans around him, pistol at the ready.
Garth: "COME GET SOME YOU UGLY PIECES OF SHIT! I GOT A PIECE FOR ALL OF YOU!"
Raul: "MOVE IT GARTH! THEIR CLOSING IN ON YOU!"
Garth: "I COULD DO THIS ALL DAY!"
Asher: "SARGE, MOVE YOUR ASS OR NO MORE INJECTORS FOR YOU!"
Three Xenos turn the corner from Cybernetics and charge towards Garth. Sniper fire rings out as Zack systematically picks them off one by one.
Suddenly the welded door to the Pool area smashes open. Ryan rushes forward, Flamer ready, he sees two Hunters emerging from the door. He unleashes a wall of fire into the leading hunter as it falls back and soon explodes. The other Hunter catches fire, and takes the acid splatter as it jumps over it's fallen comrade trying to get at it's prey.
Ryan: "Raul! Move up here and take this bastard out!"
However, Lochlann is ready for it as he guns down the Hunter with his Smart Gun.
Garth makes his way past the hole in the wall, he unloads the spent magazine.
Garth: "Somebody pass me a spare Pistol!"
Raul reaches into his pack to get the contraband pistol he took, but he see's Ryan fast ball a pistol clip. Somehow, the spinning magazine ricochets off the floor and slides into Garth's pistol.
Ryan: "Enjoy the magazine. Guessing that's what you want."
Garth: "uhh.. thanks, but I asked for a pistol!"
Ryan pulls out his M4A3 pistol and tosses it at Garth, he catches it and chambers a round. The Marines manage to make it back to the barricades without further incident.
Music plays
The radio sparks to life, Brians voice can be heard on the channel.
Brian(Radio): "W-Why did I wake up with a fuckin' spider on my face and bullets in my side?"
Ryan(Radio): "Cause someone fucking shot you. We tried to get you."
Raul(Radio): "Sorry Brian, I went Rambo on the Xeno fuckers in that room"
Garth(Radio): "You got knocked out and dragged off Brian, we tried to come get you but we were fended off."
Ryan(Radio): "You're gonna be okay, just try to get out of that area. Kill as many of those fuckers as you can see we can get you out of there."
Zack(Radio): "Killed a lot of em in the attempt though."
Brian(Radio): "W-Wait, I got my knife, I think I can escape..."
Ryan: "Guys! We gotta go back! He can get out!"
Garth(Radio): "Brian if you reckon you can get out, go for it. We'll do what we can to help."
Brian(Radio):"...ARGH!!...Oh fuck, I misjudged where the fuckin` resin was. Stabbed my thigh and dropped my GOD DAMN KNIFE!"
Ryan(Radio): "....Can you not reach it now?"
Brian(Radio): "Not at all."
Ryan(Radio): "Fucking stretch and get that knife!"
Garth(Radio): "We gotta fallback man, we'll come back for you, but not right now, we just can't."
Ryan(Radio): "I'm sorry Brian. We are gonna try again."
Brian(Radio): "OH FU--" Brian's speech is muffled as he goes silent.
Raul(Radio): "We haven't given up on you Brian! hang in there!"
