The Victor Cruise
Chapter 9: Burn Baby Burn
Hails of bullets went flying as Jason and Eric opened fire upon the aliens. Kat ducked out of the way as the two guys spun in circles. The aliens began to back away, their bullets were running thin. The queen Alien raised from the slime and towered at least 12 feet over them. Jason turned and fired at it, the bullets ripped through the aliens body but doesn't phase it. It pulls out its claws and knock them into a wall. Kat gasped as she saw the C4 explosives fly out of Eric's hand and onto the ground.
"Eric! Jason!" She shouted.
The queen crawled over towards them, as they both struggled to get close the wall and far away from the alien. Kat pushed herself up and try to run towards the explosives but two aliens dropped from the ceiling in front of her. She pulled out her gun and started to fire at them. The two aliens jumped out of the way and she dove for the explosives and turned and continued to fire to keep the aliens at bay. Eric and Jason both stood up, they looked around for their guns and noticed the queen walk right over them, crushing them with its weight. Jason glanced to see Kat trying to keep herself alive.
"We got to help her." Eric stated the obvious.
Jason nodded, "Ya think!?"
Kendrix and the others ran as fast as they could back to the bridge. They thought they had lost the snake when hiding in the closet, but they were wrong. Kira jumped over a few dead bodies and turned the corner, following the others. The bridge was right in front of them, Kendrix ran in first and grabbed the door, preparing to shut it when everyone gets through. Dustin ran in next, Tori, then Kira, with Merrick flying into the room last. Kendrix quickly shut the door as the snake slammed into the door. Dustin and Merrick ran back against the door and kept their backs into it.
"Hurry! We can't hold much longer!"
Kendrix dived into the chair and brought it up the console. She typed on the keyboard quickly, revealing an image of the whole ship and the power gauge. She pressed a few buttons and options appeared on the screen. The door began to slam open, Dustin and Merrick used all their strength to keep the door closed. Tori, Conner and Kira frantically looked around for a weapon. They couldn't find anything. Kendrix kept her concern to the screen and cycled through the options till she found what she was looking for.
"Come on Kendrix!" Dustin shouted.
She glanced up and then took a depth break, bringing up an image of the emergency generator. She typed a few things in and a power gauge appeared.
"Please hope this works." She whispered.
Tori looked around the cockpit and noticed an Axe hanging on the back wall. It was encased in the emergency glass. She smashed it open and grabbed it right when Kendrix ht the button. The whole ship began to buzz and the computer shut off. The emergency light alll shut off throughout the ship. Silence took over the ship.
"Come on..work." Kendrix prayed.
The computer screen flickered and turned on, showing all power going towards the space pods. Kendrix clasped her hand and screamed.
"It's working! All power is going to the doors of the space pod!"
"Then let's get out of here." Conner suggested.
"Im with him." Kira agreed.
Tori came back in with the axe. She looked at everyone who nodded. They went to the door where Dustin and Merrick were waiting for their cue.
"When the door flies open. Everyone get out of the way and just run." Kendrix explained.
Everyone nodded and Dustin and Merrick broke away from the door. The door shattered and the snake came flying in. Everyone dove out of the way and out the door. Kira and Conner jumped back as the Snake blocked off the entrance. Tori had slipped by, she turned around and noticed them trapped. She came charging back and slamming the axe into the snake's tail. The monster hissed in pain and turned around and slammed it's head into Tori. She went flying back. Kendrix and the others helped her up as the snake turned its attention back to them.
"Go!" Kira shouted to the others.
Dustin shook his head, "Were not leaving you!"
"GO!" Conner screamed.
"Come on. We don't have a choice." Merrick told them and started to run.
Dustin sighed and turned to run. Kendrix and Tori followed, praying that Conner and Kira will make it. Kira backed away as the snake slithered forward. It opened it's large mouth, revealing its fang. It hissed for a few sec before lunging at them.
"Get down!" Conner shouted.
He pushed her out of the way and jumped himself. Kira landed on the ground hard and looked to see the Snake smashed into the computer. She quickly got up and jumped over the snake and out the door, turning around to see if Conner was following. Conner pushed himself up from the floor and tried to move past the snake. The snake finally got its head out of the computer console and turned around to see the red dino ranger fleeing. It lunged forward biting into Conner's leg. He fell to the ground, wincing in pain. He tried to grab onto something as the Snake started to drag him closer.
"CONNER!" Kira screamed.
She tried to get close to help him but the snake was blocking the door with it's massive body. Conner looked to see the axe that Tori had used was inches away from him, in the snake's tail.. Conner reached and grabbed it, tearing it out of the snake's body. He then turned around and used all his strength to swing it at the Snake's head.
"AArrrrg!"
Conner screamed as he sliced the axe right through the snake's neck. The head fell to the ground, then the body crashed. He had cut the head clean off, Conner used his strenght to open the Snake's jaw, to free his leg. He screamed in pain as removed his leg. Kira pushed her way through and helped him up.
"Are you all right?" She was concerned.
He nodded, "I'm fine. I just can't believe I took on a snake."
Jason and Eric pressed their bodies to the back of the wall. Jason felt something sharp stick into his back. He forgot he had the Grenade Launcher. He reached behind him and took it out. Eric glanced at him. The alien hissed and charged at them.
"Get out of here!" Jason shouted.
He kicked Eric out of the way and put up his grenade launcher to shield himself. The queen jumped on Jason, trying to get to his face but Jason did his best to keep him off of him. Eric turned to see him struggling, and then looked over to see Kat still defending herself.
"Hurry Eric! Get Kat out of here!" Jason shouted.
Eric nodded and ran over to where Kat was, grabbed her by the arm and dragging her. He took the C4 out of her hands and pressed a button on it, setting the time to 10 minutes before throwing at right at the Queen.
"We leave." Eric informed her.
"Wait! What about Jason!"
Eric ignored her and dragged her along. He knew there was no way for all three of them to get off the ship alive and Jason knew that so he sacrificed himself. Eric and Kat ran down the halls and towards the stairs. Jason used his strength and bashed his weapon into the aliens face, knocking it off. Jason was covered in slime as he stood up and pointed his weapon at the queen. The two aliens in the room stood beside her, one was holding the explosive in his mouth.
"Burn in hell you bastard." Jason sneered.
He fired the launcher, the grenade went flying at the alien that was holding the C4. The grenade exploded on impact, causing a huge ball of flame. Chains of explosions began to appear around the engine room, as the C4 explodes from the heat. Jason dropped his weapon and covered himself as the flames swallowed him. It rushed out of the engine room and down the hall after Eric and Kat.
"Run! Run!" Eric shouted.
He pushed Kat up the stairs to the second floor as the flame hit the wall. They both looked down the steps as the flame began to dissolve and leave a trail of smoke. The explosions did not stop though, the ship was falling apart. Eric and Kat lost balance and fell to the ground.
"We got to get out of here!" Eric shouted
Kat looked up and pushed herself off the ground, "Please hope the others got the space pod ready." She whispered.
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