CHAPTER 1

(Alpha POV)

It had been three days since their last mission. Kourtney and Nick had accepted what being an Alpha squad member meant, Ty and Zack's wounds had healed. Although Zack's right arm was now kept in bandages, as well as the left side of his face. The team was resting in their rooms when they heard the base's intercom come on.

"Alpha squad report to the Commanders office now"

(Zack's POV)

Zack heard the intercom click off and rolled out of his bed. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and lazily walked to his closet and put on some clothes and bandages over his face and arm, before leaving and walking to the Commander's office. He hung his head and slouched his shoulders as he walked.

"HEY ZACK, WAIT UP!" a voice shouted from behind him. He winced when he heard it.

It's to fucking early for someone to be that god damn loud. He thought as he turned to meet the voice. It was Kourtney running up to him.

Of course it would be the new girl.

"Hey Zack... What's wrong with you?" she asked looking him over.

Zack lifted his head to speak to her.

"Nothing I'm just not a morning person." He said restarting his walk. It took them a couple of minutes to reach the Commander's office, When they got there they saw that Nick and Ty were already there. The Commander had a file in front of him that had a TOP SECERT stamped on it. Zack sighed heavily.

"But it's too early for a mission." he said as he flopped to the ground and laid there.

(The Commander POV)

The Commander shook his head at Echo's behavior. He looked at Alpha squad and spoke.

"Echo you awake" He asked

Echo raise his hand and gave a thumbs up.

"Good... Now listen up while you were gone on your last mission something crashed in the Sahara desert, something big. We have kept the public away as well as the world's government. I need you all to go and investigate it before we bring it back here." when he finished Hawk Eye raised her hand.

"What is it Hawk Eye?"

"What is it that crashed sir?" she asked

"If we knew that I wouldn't have call Alpha squad here... Now all of you suit up, a plane will be waiting at the runway to take you to the crash site."

(Alpha POV)

Alpha's plane touched down and they drove their Humvee off and drove to the Arrowhead base. When they reached the base they were greeted by a Lieutenant Colonel. He was black and wore the standard uniform.

The man waved them to him. "Welcome to Africa Alpha squad how was the trip?"

"Shitty, how's living here?" Echo asked

The Lieutenant's face dropped and he spoke "The same... Anyway back to why you are here, if you would please follow me to my tent I will brief you over the information we have so far."

When they reached the Lieutenant's tent, he went to his desk and pulled out some files he gave them to Ty to read.

"We don't have much Intel on the object, when it crashed it formed a cave around itself underground we would have gone in and looked at it up close but the Commander said that was your job. So we took readings from above ground. Its giving off some weird readings. So we have no idea what you'll find, you'll just have to be careful. Good luck."

When the Lieutenant finished talking he lead them to another tent where Ty, Nick and Kourtney got their gas masks and combat chemical suits. When they were suited up they were driven to the crash site. The site was filled with scientists and researchers.

"God, this place is crawling with geeks." Zack said as they stepped out of the vehicle

A man in a lab coat walked up to them, he had white hair and red eyes. He was skinny with almost no muscles and his skin was pale, he was in his early 20s.

"Yes and these "Geeks" are here to make sure you don't die from any alien illnesses... The name is Jimmy" He said holding out his hand to Ty who shook it in return.

"Glad to meet you. I'm Grizzly this is Echo, Red and the girl is Hawk Eye." Ty said pointing to each as he said their code names.

Jimmy smiled and let go of Ty's hand and said: "Yes I know who you all are Ty, Zack, Nick, Kourtney" this got shocked faces from Alpha squad and it gave Jimmy an even bigger smile " I'm Project Arrowhead's lead Bio engineer. I have read all of your files even the parts covered in black ink."

Jimmy motioned for them to fallow him. He led them to the crash site and to the entrance cave. He stopped and turn to them "It's in there... Be careful I don't want to report your deaths to the Commander, but if you do die can I maybe have your organs for some test I want to run. Did I mention that I'm a bit nutty." They all gave him funny looks before they walked into the cave.

Ty, Nick and Kourtney put on the gas masks. "Lights on team." Ty called out everyone turn the flashlights on their guns on. The cave was dark and wet, Echo moved ahead of the group scouting the cave.

(Zack POV)

Zack moved fast and lightly through the cave. "It's never fucking simple is it?... No, now I got to move through a dark, wet cave with god knows what and... What the fuck?"

He had stepped on something organic, he knelt down to get a better look. It looked like a vein, it was a deep blue and pulsing. With each pulse the light got brighter then dimmer. He raised his hand to his helmet and spoke "Umm… Guys? I found something…"

Ty's voice came back through the radio "What is it?" he asked

"Well if I knew what the fuck I was looking at don't you think I would have told you?" Zack replied.

"Can't you ever just say "I don't know" and not be a dick?" Ty asked

"No... Now get over here, this thing freaks me the hell out."

(Alpha POV)

The rest of Alpha caught up and found what Zack was looking at.

"Well lets follow it." Ty said

Zack looked at him "If I get rape by tentacles, you're getting shot."

"If you see tentacles just clench your ass checks... I don't see any issues here." Ty said

" It's my asshole…" Zack whined.

"Why would it go for you? I'm the girl." Kourtney said.

"Because I'm sexier... Plus just look at my ass!" Zack turned around "Its ok, you can slap it."

Ty shook his head "Let's just fucking follow the damn thing"

Zack stepped ahead of the group "Ya'll can just stare at my ass while we walk so it's not so boring."

It took them ten minutes till they found what the veins were coming from. It was a giant blue crystal, there was a low hum coming from it. Zack pressed the release button on his helmet and took it off.

"Echo, what the hell are you doing?" Red asked

Zack raised his hand "Chill, helmet says the air is safe?"

They removed their gas masks and stepped closer to the crystal. Zack placed his hand on it.

" Its vibrating, why?" he asked out loud.

"Echo are you ok?" Kourtney asked looking at Zack.

"Yeah why?" He asked.

"Your nose. Its bleeding." She said

"What the fuck?..." But before he could finish, the humming grew louder and louder till all of Alpha was on their knees covering their ears and screaming. Then the humming stopped and the crystal began to crack then break. Pieces fell to the ground turning to dust when they hit. One by one Alpha tried to stand but each passed out before they could get up.

(Jimmy's POV)

"It's been five hours. Send in the back up, I want them out of there NOW! " Jimmy shouted in the radio.

IF they die the Commander will have my ass

Twenty minutes later the radio came back on and a voice sounded "Sir, we found them, they're out cold, we're bringing them back now."

Jimmy turned on another radio "Get some medics over here, now... God I hope they're still alive."

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