Chapter 12- It's a Trap

Adrian retrieved his P90 and walked back to the door. He opened it and raised his gun. Three clones were on the other side and they turned around. He opened fire and the clones were dead before they could even raise their guns.
"Oh! Thank god!" said John into his ear. "You lived." Adrian took off the silencer and tossed it aside.
"You expect anything less?" he asked as he pulled the magazine out and replaced it with a fresh one. "What are the clones doing?"
"I don't know. They seem to be leaving, but I'm not sure."
"Can I still take the elevator down there?"
"Yes. When you got the power back, it opened a blast door that is a short cut to the elevator. Just take the hall way directly to the left of the door in front of you." Adrian walked to it and opened it. He leveled his gun and went through.
There were no clones and he turned down the hall. It led on for a while and finally came to and end. Three more clones were guarding a narrow door and sure enough, John told him he needed to go through it.
Adrian ran around the corner and kicked the closest clone's gun away and added a spin kick to the side of his head. The enemy fell down and Adrian grabbed one of the other's gun and slammed it into it's partner's stomach. Adrian then brought an upper-cut with the gun into the clone's face which sent him flying to the floor. He raised his P90 and fired into the trapped clone's chest. He slumped to the ground and a pool of blood formed around him.
Adrian opened the door and found himself in a wide room with several clones guarding the entrance to the elevator. They spotted him and opened fire. Shephard dove behind a box followed by bullets.
He primed a grenade and tossed it over the box. He heard it detonate.
"Good one, you got three of 'em." said John. "Shoot now." Adrian looked over the box and fired at a clone that was recovering from the explosion. He turned and fired at another one that was trying to get behind cover. "Two more to go Adrian." He got out from his cover and kept his gun trained around the room. One of the clones stood up and Adrian mowed him down. He worked his way across the room never taking his eyes off the part of the room that the clone might be. He stepped onto the elevator and hit the button.
"Where is he?"
"Behind the box to the right. He's just sitting there." The elevator doors closed with a clang and the elevator descended. It stopped and the door opened for Lorenz to greet him.
"You made it." he said. John exited the security room.
"We've got trouble." he said. A clone materialized right next to them and Lorenz smashed him in the face. A loud explosion rocked the floor and the ceiling collapsed on top of John. He yelled as the heavy rocks and rubble crushed him. A moment later there was silence.
Adrian looked around and found Lorenz getting to his feet. They heard the elevator start to ascend.
"It was a trap." muttered Lorenz. "No wonder it was so easy for you to get the power back on."
"They wanted me to kill Dels and his people for them." said Adrian as he helped Lorenz to his feet. They heard the elevator stop.
"Let's go." They turned and ran down the hallway that hadn't collapsed hoping that it would lead them around to the transport room.
The clones came down the elevator and chased after the two fugitives. Lorenz turned and fired into the first few clones that were following them. They fell to the ground and tripped the other two.
Adrian slammed into a heavy door and turned around. He fired into the on coming clones as Lorenz tried to override the number pad. Lorenz typed several combinations of numbers with Adrian firing in the background.
He finally got fed up and fired three rounds into the small panel. Lorenz pulled the stray metal away and reached in. He felt around until he found a bundle of wires and pulled it out. Sparks flew from the broken key pad and the door slid open.
"Let's go!" he yelled. Adrian shot one more clone before he followed Lorenz through the door and sprinted down the hall. They spotted a small elevator that looked like it was designed for cargo and knew it was their only chance of escape.
They ran to the elevator and crammed themselves into it. Adrian pressed the button and it started to rise into the ceiling. The clones came around the corner and fired at them just as they disappeared into the roof.
The small cargo transported rose and stopped. Adrian and Lorenz looked at each other and the floor started to move. They realized that they were on a belt and let it carry them through the ceiling. They occasionally passed air vents and saw squads of clones running through the halls looking for them.
The belt suddenly dropped off and they landed in a small bin. Adrian climbed out and realized that they were on the other side of the collapsed ceiling. Lorenz looked behind them and saw the large metal door of the transport room.
Loud booms told the soldiers that the clones were trying to clear the rubble. They were getting close to braking through. The two marines started their way down the hallway. The clones finally smashed through and began climbing into the hole.
Adrian and Lorenz sprinted down the hallway from the clones. The could hear the foot steps drawing closer.
They came to the large metal door and Lorenz typed in the code. Adrian turned and fired into the first of the enemies. The first one dropped and another one took it's place.
"Let's go!" yelled Lorenz and pulled Adrian into the room. The clones started shooting back. Lorenz hit the button and the door slid shut. Adrian turned around and. Kelly was looking at his vest. A bullet had torn through the thick PCV and into his chest.
He looked up at Adrian, smiled, and collapsed. Adrian rushed over to him and raised his head off the floor.
Lorenz looked into Adrian's eyes. He seemed to be telling him to survive, and tell this horrific story. Adrian watched helplessly as his friends eyes closed for the last time. He bowed his head and grabbed his tags.
"Goodbye." he whispered sadly. Adrian got up and made his way across the room and to a ladder. He started to climb it and heard the clones start pounding the door with explosives.
Adrian stepped onto a ledge and ran to the control room. He looked for the right buttons and followed what John had told them to do. The machine started to hum and he knew he was doing something right. He heard the lightning crackle and the portal materialize. He followed the ledge back and slid down the latter.
The clones opened up a hole in the door and started shooting through it. Bullets whizzed past Adrian's head and he turned and fired back. One of them went down and the second one tossed a grenade into the room which landed near Adrian.
He knew he didn't have time to get to the portal before it closed. The launched himself from the ground and felt the grenade explode behind him and propel him into the could of light. Right before he hit it the portal turned from purple to gold and the world turned green.