Chapter 29 Rendezvous
They went through another door that led them into a large area with ankle deep water and two bashers. Both were taken out before Munro used his tricorder on a console which lowered a lift. They got on the lift and it ascended as the ceiling began to collapse. They killed another basher before going through another door and killing a chewer. They got on a smaller lift and from the high ground sniped two more chewers then lowered the lift. They went through a tall but thin door and met with Krindo. The Chief's motion sensors went off indicating another enemy closing on them. Then they heard it.
"Take cover." Said Krindo
"What was that?" asked Murno
"A Stalker. It can phase-shift." He replied
"Oh great. Any more surprises you need to share with me?" asked Murno
Krindo didn't answer but continued working on the power to the lift. The Chief pointed to the Stalker and Munro nodded switching to his battle rifle. The Chief advanced toward its last position. It had already cloaked. It reappeared behind the Chief and screamed again. The Chief ducked a slash from the things claws and tackled it to the ground. He pulled out his combat knife and stabbed it as many times as he could before it tossed him off. Munro hit it from behind as it got up. A quartet of three-round bursts put it down for good. The Chief recovered his knife still stuck in the things chest and wiped it off.
"I've successfully rerouted power to the lift control mechanism. Let's get out of here." Said Krindo
The trio boarded a circular lift in the center of the room. As it ascended the ceiling began to collapse. They met their team at a landing pad next to an Idryll shuttle. Dozens of Exomorph bodies lay in front of them. They boarded the shuttle and returned to the Enterprise…