Miric looked up and yawned as he turned off his alarm. On closer inspection, the clock was long overdue. Grabbing his labcoat he stormed out of the room and towards the tram leading down to the Test Labs. However, just as he got around the corner, the tram left for Sector C.

"Perfect, just Perfect!", he exclaimed and turned around, "Guess i could grab some food while i wait for the next tram." He dropped his labcoat on the railing and headed back indoor.

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Meanwhile, in a nearby camp, a special batch was being prepared for departure.

"The scientists at the facility is going to perform a specific experiment today. We've been asked to standby should anything happen. Private Hobbs, Cano, and Hendik, you'll go in first. The rest of you stick behind them", the Colonel looked at his watch.

The team got onto the osprey's and prepared for take off.

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"Still serving this old garbage?", Miric slided his plate down the table, "Why can't we get actual food anywhere?" He looked at the trams, spotting the one he was supposed to reach.

"Well, i bet they'll need me in Sector C. Any ideas how to get there?", he turned to one of the guards behind him.

"The old lift system is still in proper use. You could take the lift down, go through the sewage network, out the back of the mountain, and in through the ventilation shaft. That'd get you there in time", he laughed and returned to his duties as Miric got up.

He walked over to the door, putting in his password. The door opened, revealing a long and dark hallway leading to a few crates concealing the entrance to the old lift system. It hadn't been used for years, but it was still in the maintaince plans. Miric pushed aside the crates, jumping into the shaft below. He crawled into the elevator and used his access card to turn it on.

He pushed the Down button, setting the lift in movement. After a few seconds of drive, the lift came to a halt. The doors flew open, revealing an even darker sewage tunnel. "Can this day get any worse?!", he complained as he continued through the tunnel.

"Doctor Fell?", a voice sounded from his radio. Miric picked it, "Yes?" he answered.

"Where are you? The Experiment is about to begin. We need you up here!", Miric sighed.

"I'm on my way. Just... don't mess up, all right?", turning a corner, he was able to see the exit to the side of the mountain.

The Scientist on the radio had forgotten to turn it off, "Power to stage 1 emitters in 3,2,1. I'm seeing predictable phase arrays.", the voice exclaimed. Miric simply sighed and turned it off, heading out onto the mountain side.

As he headed across the side, passing several water pipes, the mountain began to shake violently.

"Hey, what's going on in there?!", Miric exclaimed as a rock barely missed him.

"Shutting down-no, attempted shutdown. It's not-it's not, it's not shutting down!", the voice exclaimed, followed by a scream as a part of the mountain side exploded, sending Miric flying onto the pass below.

(End of Prologue)