A man in his early thirty's, wear a black body armor attached to his torso over his dark gray sweater, and his black pants was heavy with ceramic plates sown into its linings. He was leading a group of people through an industrial building. His shocking green eyes shone with an attentiveness not found in his fellow soldiers, as he was hand picked as part of the protection force of the latest pilgrimage going through the time horizon.
The horizon was a well known piece of technology. It was a solid connection to the past.
As in the far past, the past with dinosaurs and real nature.
He needed to be attentive though. The horizon was just a short walk away, but this was the point where desperate people tried to take fate into their own hands.
His orders were to eliminate with extreme prejudice, all who where not a part of his group.
He would carry out his orders if no other option was left. These people were too valuable to not get through.
Their planet depended on it. The latest years, humanity had exceeded the world's capability of self restoration, and the world was dieing.
So important people with necessary skills was picked out, and a lottery was used as a front to collect random people from the populace. Giving hope to others who was not secured a place in this new promised land, reducing the ability of reckless groups from gathering people to start an uprising.
If there had been an uprising it would have been quenched, as only the best of the best worked at the site. There would have been a lot of blood, but ultimately they would fail. So for all parts it was good that the populace still had hope.
His green eyes scanned the location once more from under his dark bangs, and deeming the area manageable. He gave sign for his fellow soldiers to move forward on the walkway, the group of VIP's safely in the middle of its escorts.
Why the factory had to be designed so tight, he would never understand. They where the government, and the last stretch to the horizon should have been an open expanse. Easy to defend, and easy to see who was coming. But instead it was these winding passageways, with a multitude of nooks and crannies.
But he was secure in his knowledge, that his fellow soldiers was the cream of the crop. They would do their job, and do it well. Besides, the facility was heavily secured at the outside too.
So to no immense shock they reached the last checkpoint without any problems.
Now it was just to deliver the VIP's, and they were home free for a better, and brighter future in the past.
"Second lieutenant Potter escorting the tenth pilgrimage to the event horizon sergeant." Harry crisply stated to the bored soldier.
The bored soldier answered with a snap salute which Harry returned before the soldier responded. "The horizon is ready for your group sir. You are good to go."
Harry turned around, and shouted to his two fellow escorts. "Gray, and Polensky. You two go through first and secure the landing. I will send the rest through after a 20 sec delay."
They both acknowledged the order before walking with confidence through the energy field.
The civilians had been slightly skittish before, but at seeing the soldiers walking through with such confidence help them believe that their new life was about to begin, and that it was not some kind of execution device.
Looking over the people Harry said in a strong voice. "At my signal you will proceed through the energy field. Keep a normal pace, and don't worry. There is a fantastic new world waiting for you out there." Harry allowed a reassuring smile glide over his face, as to further reduce people's skittishness.
Harry looked at his wrist watch, and at the twenty sec mark, started waving people forward.
They all went in an orderly fashion, but at the last man sporting a backpack Harry's arm shot out. "I believe all the people who was a part of this pilgrimage has been sent through. Also I can't recall seeing you before now. May I see some identification paper please? So that we may...oph.."
The last man had pushed him in front of himself, and there would not be enough time for Harry to re-assert his stance before they were through. So Harry did the sensible thing, and let himself fall,. Trying to trip the man before he got through.
But as luck would have it, just as the other soldier's hand smashed down on the emergency shut down button, Harry's head, and most of the mans body was already through.
So while all the electronics shut down, they learned something new.
Something already caught in the event horizon would proceed to carry on through.
