Slightly altered version of my regular Movie timeline. I hope you like it, I had this idea awhile ago, I just didn't have a plot for it yet. I finished it, as you can see.
It was quiet.
In the Medical Bay, the harsh Recovery Ward lights were dimmed to let the five patients inhabiting the ward recharge peacefully. Across the hall, the labs and workshops were dark.
The hallways were brightly lit by their white lights, yet behind closed doors, the living quarters, public spaces, and offices were mostly darkened. One office, however, was bathed in the soft glow of a computer screen, and two figures were pouring over information on that screen.
Further up the same hallway, the Monitor Room was lit by Security Feeds, and another officer had his optics glued to the screens on the walls. One of the cameras suddenly went white, the static obscuring the image. The Head of Security leaned up, tapping the screen.
"Come on," he quavered. "Work."
Suddenly, a loud screech ripped through the Base, echoing in the dead silence. The Head of Security dove under his console as the other conscious 'bots sprinted into the Monitor Room.
"What was that? What sector was that in?" the Second-in-Command barked, reaching under the console and yanking Red Alert out. "Red Alert, get out here and do your job!"
"S-Sec-ctor Gamma-Four..." Red Alert stammered. "That camera... it went out..."
The Second-in-Command looked up to find the camera Red Alert meant.
"I want TBL, get on the PA and cut power to all unneccessary lights," he snapped, not even looking at his assistant as he barked the orders. When nothing happened immediately, he looked at her. She was staring at the screen. "THAT'S AN ORDER, SOLDIER!"
"Yes, sir," the female nodded, leaping over the console and rushing to the public address console. She hit several switches, and the images on the screens came to life.
The white hallway lights blacked out, then slowly faded back up with a soft, purple glow, red emergency beacons pulsating at the "emergency points", an alarm sounded loudly, and mechs and femmes, clumsy from the rude awakening, staggered and stumbled out into the halls. The dark female in the Monitor Room's voice echoed over the loudspeakers all throughout the Base.
:Attention, all personnel! This is an Emergency Code Alpha-Five. Please follow the following procedure: Officers to Sector Gamma-Four, Field Personnel and Office Staff to your assigned Safe Zones, and Intelligence Agents, you know what to do.:
She clicked a button, and even though she stepped away from the console, her message continued to broadcast over the loudspeakers. "Total Base Lockdown initiated, all exits closed and locked. Intruder cannot possibly leave without being seen."
"Good. Bot your Alpha-Five post and get an Intelligence report from Highbrow, he's ignoring me."
"Yes, sir."