Hotel Dusk
Chapter 1: First hour
The hour turned gray. The fire burned along the paved streets of Dusk. The locust had dug into the town's defenses and paved the underground with an explosive toxin. Their attack had just hit north of the hotel checkpoint for cogs defending the city. Known as hotel dusk.
"Keep quiet," 2nd squad stood still under the windows of the second floor, 1st was on the ground in front of the hotel's parking lot turned battle ground, suppressing the enemy forces with their lancers.
"1st squad, how's it going down there?" Sergeant Thompson muttered into the mike.
"Not go-!" a blast from above keyed the mike off, only to be turned on by the shouting soldier. "We've lost 2 men, and 3 are wounded, only 6 of us left, we need help!"
"Don't worry, we're on the way, Carmine, Get ready to take 3rd down to help, then, pull back before any more casualties." Carmine readied his lancer, and nodded off his unease.
Ramm pulled out the pistol and shot the first cog seen out of cover, unfortunately deadening the soldier with one shot. The grubs began to advance on the hotel fortress, and the other theron guards were advancing from under.
"Get ready!!" Carmine blared in the com. The cog forces advanced from the side, flanking the unsuspecting grubs. "Now!" The cogs leapt out of their cover and opened fire on the grubs from behind the rocks.
"Crap man, I thought we were gonners for a second" The private named Wilson exclaimed.
"No problem"
The tremors erupted all around the city, shaking the earth under the hotel.
"Crap" Thompson muttered. "Carmine, suppress the enemy for a few more minutes." Turning off the mike he added, "And we'll do our job here" The buzzing of his lancers' chainsaw filled the ears of 2nd, and the crashing of the basement floor.
Ramm entered the basement of the human complex with the troop of Theron guards. Armed with bloody torque bows and lancers, only longing for more.