Chapter 2 - Dark Encounters
Hizzan 6 - Base alpha-663 2503-05-22, 18:02 Command Center
The captain stayed outside in his goliath to stand watch, while Jason took control of beta-5. As Jason and squad beta-5 entered the command center Jason could smell the stench of blood that lingered in the air. The power was out, and the corridor was pitch black. Jason took a step forward and trod on something soft. Deciding to which to night-vision, he looked down and almost collapsed when he realised he was standing on the remains of a human arm, which was lying in a puddle of blood. One of the firebats took a closer look, "Sir, the arms still fresh!" The arm still being fresh didn't bother Jason; the fact that the rest of the body wasn't nearby was what was bothering him. "Spread out men, and keep your eyes open." "Sir, yes sir." The men of beta-5 said in unison. The firebats took point, being close- combat units, with the marines taking flaking positions as they moved along. Jason standing in the middle looking around him, searching for signs of live, and so didn't notice that the firebats had stopped moving.
Stopping just in time, Jason barked. "Why have we stopped?" The firebat on the right turned to face him, then gestured above him. Jason looking up, and found what he had been looking for when he stepped on the fresh arm. The rest of the body was impaled on a lose metal bar fixed to the ceiling. The body was, in a way intact, because something had taken large bites out of the body. The bone could clearly be seen in the left leg, and the teeth marks on the bone, were large and deep. On the left shoulder the rank insignia could be seen, this man, or woman, had been a lieutenant. Jason motioned the men to move forwards, and taking one last look, at the body, Jason followed.
Jason always considered that building all the command centers the same was a big flaw, but right now he was thankful as it meant that getting to the 'Adjutant' room, was easy to do. After taking a couple of corridors all looking the same they finally came to where they wanted to be. Jason when over to the main terminal and unhooked the data bank and put it into his backpack. "Ok squad, lets get moving. I want to know what's on this data bank, and if it will help us!" Beta-5 squad about faced and started to head back down the corridor they had taken. A noise stopped everyone in their tracks. Turning around Jason saw a strange creature borrow up from the ground. It was the size of a large dog, and stood on two powerful looking legs. Its sharp fangs glistened with slime. It shook the remains of the metal floor that it just borrowed up from and charged at them. A quick shot from Jason as his military training kicked in, filled it with lead. It fell dead to the floor be not before releasing a horrible screeching noise.
The ground all around beta-5 squad started to shake as more of these creatures started to appear. "Commander, I don't know what you just did, but I'm under heavy fire from large snake-men things. I'm holding ground, but I sure hope you hurry up in there." Sweat was pouring down Jason's head, as him and beta-5 squad started to kill the aliens as quickly as possible. "There's to many of them, sir. We can't kill them fast enough." Panic was clearly visible in the private's voice. Jason looked at him and shouted "Ok men, lets make ourselves a path out of here, Firebats cover our retreat. Marines clear the way out. MOVE IT!" The men quickly followed their orders and they made quick time reaching the exit. Upon getting outside and sealing the hatch, they soon found themselves under fire from the aliens that the captain had reported. Opening fire beta-5 squad ran for cover, with Jason hot on their heels. The captain greeted them by giving cover fire from his heavy machine guns attached to either end of both arms. "Good to see you, sir." The Captain said. "Any ideas how we're going to get out of this mess?" he released two missiles which exploded near the snake- men things.
"Only one captain." Jason reached for his radio. "Battleship Lightning, this is Commander Fisher." "Sir, Lightning here. What's you situation? Over." "Were in the middle of a very hot zone, and need a dropship with wraith support to pull us back to base." "Ok sir, eta 15 minutes. Good luck sir." We'll need it, Jason said in his head. "Ok men, we have 15 minutes to party with these abominations. Lets show them what were made of. Firebats cover our flanks, Marines take cover and fire at will. Captain move over there and give us some fire cover, the goliath armour should protect you. And I'll setup position with the marines. Now move it soldiers." Beta-5 squad moved quick and started showering the aliens in hot lead and missiles.
"Commander, eta in 30 seconds, wraiths are engaging enemy ground troops. Clear us a LZ, sir." Jason looked around for a good LZ, and saw that the only spot was covered with the smaller aliens. "Firebats, I want those things barbequed, now!" pointing to the LZ he had picked. Marines fall back. Captain cover fire, and slow retreat." Jason got up and started running, and then heard a scream from one of his men. Turning around he saw one of the marines being hacked to pieces by one of the creatures, its teeth biting though the armour as if it were paper. "Holy Shit. Take that thing out men, and keep you eyes open!" Too late, another marine went down. Shit, I can't just lose men like this. The dropship landed behind him crushing one of the creatures and sending green blood and guts all over the place. "Everyone, into the dropship. Move it men." Jason and the firebats were first onto the drop-ship. Jason provided cover fire for the rest of beta-5 that wasn't dead.
The Captain was at the base of the dropship trying to cover the last two marines. The wraiths were causing chaos until one exploded. Tiny flying creatures started to appear that exploded on contact. Fuck, Shit, Bastards. Jason wasn't happy, "we need to pull out now!" The last two marines just made it as one of the suicidal creatures, which just missed a volley of missiles from a wraith, flew into the right leg of the captain's goliath and exploded. The goliath fell backwards, without the right leg to support it, and the captain bailed out into the dropship. "Ok pilot, let's go." Everyone was thrown to the floor as the dropship pulled away, the remaining wraiths giving cover fire, before pulling out themselves.
Hizzan 6 2503-05-23, 01:00 Sector 7-3-1
Jason had just got back, he was tired and covered in green blood, but first he wanted to know if the two marines that hadn't made it had died in vain. Slotting the data banks from base alpha-663, Jason activated the command centers adjutant. "Adjutant online. Good morning sir. Did you sleep well?" Stupid computers Jason thought. "No, I haven't gone to bed yet. Issue commands to all officers to get there troops ready for an attack. Expect large numbers. Very large. Oh and I brought you the data banks from base alpha-663. Get to work. I'm getting some sleep." "Very well sir. Sweat dreams. I'll have a report ready for you by 1200 hours."
Hizzan 6 - Base alpha-663 2503-05-22, 18:02 Command Center
The captain stayed outside in his goliath to stand watch, while Jason took control of beta-5. As Jason and squad beta-5 entered the command center Jason could smell the stench of blood that lingered in the air. The power was out, and the corridor was pitch black. Jason took a step forward and trod on something soft. Deciding to which to night-vision, he looked down and almost collapsed when he realised he was standing on the remains of a human arm, which was lying in a puddle of blood. One of the firebats took a closer look, "Sir, the arms still fresh!" The arm still being fresh didn't bother Jason; the fact that the rest of the body wasn't nearby was what was bothering him. "Spread out men, and keep your eyes open." "Sir, yes sir." The men of beta-5 said in unison. The firebats took point, being close- combat units, with the marines taking flaking positions as they moved along. Jason standing in the middle looking around him, searching for signs of live, and so didn't notice that the firebats had stopped moving.
Stopping just in time, Jason barked. "Why have we stopped?" The firebat on the right turned to face him, then gestured above him. Jason looking up, and found what he had been looking for when he stepped on the fresh arm. The rest of the body was impaled on a lose metal bar fixed to the ceiling. The body was, in a way intact, because something had taken large bites out of the body. The bone could clearly be seen in the left leg, and the teeth marks on the bone, were large and deep. On the left shoulder the rank insignia could be seen, this man, or woman, had been a lieutenant. Jason motioned the men to move forwards, and taking one last look, at the body, Jason followed.
Jason always considered that building all the command centers the same was a big flaw, but right now he was thankful as it meant that getting to the 'Adjutant' room, was easy to do. After taking a couple of corridors all looking the same they finally came to where they wanted to be. Jason when over to the main terminal and unhooked the data bank and put it into his backpack. "Ok squad, lets get moving. I want to know what's on this data bank, and if it will help us!" Beta-5 squad about faced and started to head back down the corridor they had taken. A noise stopped everyone in their tracks. Turning around Jason saw a strange creature borrow up from the ground. It was the size of a large dog, and stood on two powerful looking legs. Its sharp fangs glistened with slime. It shook the remains of the metal floor that it just borrowed up from and charged at them. A quick shot from Jason as his military training kicked in, filled it with lead. It fell dead to the floor be not before releasing a horrible screeching noise.
The ground all around beta-5 squad started to shake as more of these creatures started to appear. "Commander, I don't know what you just did, but I'm under heavy fire from large snake-men things. I'm holding ground, but I sure hope you hurry up in there." Sweat was pouring down Jason's head, as him and beta-5 squad started to kill the aliens as quickly as possible. "There's to many of them, sir. We can't kill them fast enough." Panic was clearly visible in the private's voice. Jason looked at him and shouted "Ok men, lets make ourselves a path out of here, Firebats cover our retreat. Marines clear the way out. MOVE IT!" The men quickly followed their orders and they made quick time reaching the exit. Upon getting outside and sealing the hatch, they soon found themselves under fire from the aliens that the captain had reported. Opening fire beta-5 squad ran for cover, with Jason hot on their heels. The captain greeted them by giving cover fire from his heavy machine guns attached to either end of both arms. "Good to see you, sir." The Captain said. "Any ideas how we're going to get out of this mess?" he released two missiles which exploded near the snake- men things.
"Only one captain." Jason reached for his radio. "Battleship Lightning, this is Commander Fisher." "Sir, Lightning here. What's you situation? Over." "Were in the middle of a very hot zone, and need a dropship with wraith support to pull us back to base." "Ok sir, eta 15 minutes. Good luck sir." We'll need it, Jason said in his head. "Ok men, we have 15 minutes to party with these abominations. Lets show them what were made of. Firebats cover our flanks, Marines take cover and fire at will. Captain move over there and give us some fire cover, the goliath armour should protect you. And I'll setup position with the marines. Now move it soldiers." Beta-5 squad moved quick and started showering the aliens in hot lead and missiles.
"Commander, eta in 30 seconds, wraiths are engaging enemy ground troops. Clear us a LZ, sir." Jason looked around for a good LZ, and saw that the only spot was covered with the smaller aliens. "Firebats, I want those things barbequed, now!" pointing to the LZ he had picked. Marines fall back. Captain cover fire, and slow retreat." Jason got up and started running, and then heard a scream from one of his men. Turning around he saw one of the marines being hacked to pieces by one of the creatures, its teeth biting though the armour as if it were paper. "Holy Shit. Take that thing out men, and keep you eyes open!" Too late, another marine went down. Shit, I can't just lose men like this. The dropship landed behind him crushing one of the creatures and sending green blood and guts all over the place. "Everyone, into the dropship. Move it men." Jason and the firebats were first onto the drop-ship. Jason provided cover fire for the rest of beta-5 that wasn't dead.
The Captain was at the base of the dropship trying to cover the last two marines. The wraiths were causing chaos until one exploded. Tiny flying creatures started to appear that exploded on contact. Fuck, Shit, Bastards. Jason wasn't happy, "we need to pull out now!" The last two marines just made it as one of the suicidal creatures, which just missed a volley of missiles from a wraith, flew into the right leg of the captain's goliath and exploded. The goliath fell backwards, without the right leg to support it, and the captain bailed out into the dropship. "Ok pilot, let's go." Everyone was thrown to the floor as the dropship pulled away, the remaining wraiths giving cover fire, before pulling out themselves.
Hizzan 6 2503-05-23, 01:00 Sector 7-3-1
Jason had just got back, he was tired and covered in green blood, but first he wanted to know if the two marines that hadn't made it had died in vain. Slotting the data banks from base alpha-663, Jason activated the command centers adjutant. "Adjutant online. Good morning sir. Did you sleep well?" Stupid computers Jason thought. "No, I haven't gone to bed yet. Issue commands to all officers to get there troops ready for an attack. Expect large numbers. Very large. Oh and I brought you the data banks from base alpha-663. Get to work. I'm getting some sleep." "Very well sir. Sweat dreams. I'll have a report ready for you by 1200 hours."