I had written this chapter a while back, but then someone stole the disk
that it was saved on. Then, when I tried to re-write it, I started getting
writer's block. But I finally got over it and now I', proud to present the
latest chapter of this story.
(Thank you for your patience)
Aliens: The Wolf Soldier
Chapter 09
They were all working under a strict time limit now. Twenty-two minutes for the whole operation, or else.
Previously, their group numbered fourteen marines, but without McKenzie with them, their ranks had been reduced to the ominous number of thirteen.
Blake wasn't a very superstitious person by nature, preferring to trust more in reality then in symbols. However, he was smart enough to know that thirteen was not a number to toy with in matters of life and death.
Never the less, he didn't have the luxury of succumbing to the notions of black cats and broken mirrors. He had a team to lead, and that was the priority.
The marines moved swiftly through the corridor, Blake taking the lead. He looked to his side for a moment, observing Jaeger as she effortlessly kept pace with him.
He thought about his feelings for the women for a moment, and then quickly decided that she was indeed a person that he could trust.
"What's our time?" Blake asked.
"Nineteen minutes," Jaeger replied calmly. "We should be almost there." She added, after checking the portable mapping systems that she was holding. "Just around that corner and down the hall." She finished.
***
The door that they were looking for was within view, down at the end of the hall. Blake stopped and turned to face his troops. "This is where we split up." He began. "Jaeger's team will remain here and keep watch, in case something happens." He explained. "The rest of you will come with me." He then added.
With that, Blake and his team continued down the hallway, leaving the others to remain on guard.
***
He was watching them as they moved.
"Finally, now they make the first move." He remarked as he watched the marines on various screens in front of him. "I have allowed them ample time as it is." He then added. "But now it time for the next phase of this operation to begin." He continued.
"Computer," He spoke. "Begin primary ventilation of all corridors and vents leading towards the computer terminal room." He instructed. "And make sure that this is carried out in silent mode." He then added as an after thought.
"Yes, sir." The machine replied softly in a monotone. "Ventilation is now commencing." The voice then added. "All corridors will be breeched in exactly fifteen minutes." It finished.
"Excellent." He replied. "Soon they will learn the wrath of my children and know true terror." He added happily.
***
Blake's com-system suddenly crackled to life and a familiar voice spoke from it.
"Are you at the destination point?" Abel asked.
"Yes, of course." Blake replied.
"And I assume that this has been achieved without incident?" Abel asked.
"Yes." Blake replied.
"That's very good; I want you to leave the com-link on for the duration of this operation." Abel instructed calmly.
***
The door quickly slid open.
Einrich deftly slipped into the room, taking point. Blake quickly walked in, after her.
"It's dark in here." Jackson commented sourly as he walked in, quickly pulling a strange device out of his backpack.
"Why aren't the lights on?" Blake asked his com-link.
"Listen, it's inevitable that when the system comes back online that there will be some faults." Abel explained.
***
Artorus quietly walked through the room, carefully taking his surroundings in as he did so. His vision was much better then that of a regular human's, so he was able to see much more of the things around him. Suddenly, he quietly bumped into a dark mass that he couldn't distinguish properly in the dark, even with his enhanced vision.
Just then, the lights flickered to life and cast the room into a soft white glow that came down from the fluorescent lights in the ceiling.
The wolf flinched slightly when he finally saw what he had bumped into and took a cautious step backwards. Only to suddenly bump into the smaller framed O'Bryan, who happened to have standing behind him.
"Ow!" The female marine exclaimed. "Watch where you're going!" She added with some evidence of mild irritation in her voice. But her tone quickly trailed off as she saw what Artorus was looking at.
At that same time, Harmon had happened to appear beside the two of them and also noticed what they were looking at. He narrowed his eyes and frowned.
***
With only sixteen minutes left, Jackson decided to ignore the spectacle that had grabbed the attention of the others and made his way straight towards the computer controls and pulled out a portable drive from his back pack and plugged it into an open port and quickly began hacking his way into the systems.
***
"Damn!" Harmon exclaimed as he looked down at something.
"Jackson, stay where you are!" Blake shouted as he ran over to see what was going on.
Everyone looked down at the figure slumped over in a chair. He was leaning to one side, clutching a gun in his hand. There was a bullet hole in his head, and the contents appeared to be splattered onto the floor, where they came out through the exit-wound.
"Looks like he couldn't wait for us to get here." Harmon remarked as he shook his head.
"What's going on there?!" Came Abel's voice, through the com-system, in a tone more of annoyance then concern.
"We found a dead body." Blake replied in a deadpan.
"Well, Blake," Abel began, speaking in a professional tone. "Things like this are unavoidable in your line of work." He added.
***
Jackson quickly scanned through the database, downloading anything that seemed even remotely important. He stopped briefly when he noticed a file called "Xenomorph Genome Manipulation Data", but decided to wait till later.
Blake walked over to him. "Are you ready?" He asked.
"Yes sir." Jackson replied.
"Are you sure that you downloaded all of it?" He asked him.
Jackson disconnected the portable drive tucked it back into his backpack before standing up. "I collected any data pertaining to the Aliens, Geraldy's research, and anything else that was even remotely associated with it." He replied calmly.
Blake smiled. He then turned around and called out. "Alright everyone," He began. "We're moving out!" He announced.
Blake then turned to Goldman. "What's our time?" He asked.
"Five minutes, sir." The marine answered.
"Damn, then lets move out!" He exclaimed.
The marines quickly began filing out of the room.
***
Rita stood in the dim hallway, shifting on her feet uneasily as she waited for the others to return.
She looked at Hernandez and watched as he stood there silently, the end of the smart gun's barrel resting against the floor. He also seemed uneasy as their group remained at that same spot, in silence.
Hagert leaned his back against the wall, and for a moment, things remained silent. But after a moment, he started to hear something. He turned around and looked at the wall's surface. "Hey, something's going on with the wall." He commented as he looked at it.
Hernandez lifted his smart gun up and looked around. His gaze darted back and forth as he fingered the trigger of the gun.
Swanson glanced at the wall and realized that something was happening to them. The vertical lines on the walls, that had seemingly been just decorations, seemed to be widening. It was as if the walls were split into sections. He pulled up his gun and aimed it towards the smooth surface of the wall. "Hey, something's going on here!" He yelled.
"The goddamned walls are coming apart." Salazar exclaimed.
"Everybody," Jaeger interjected. "Just calm down!" She instructed them as she held up her gloves hand. "We can't afford to lose our calm." She added.
But at that moment, from behind her, a strange object slid down from an open air duct. It was long and ridged, with a sharp pointed tip. The blond looked over her shoulder, just as it latched around her neck and lifted her off the ground.
Jaeger let out a ragged scream as she was pulled up by her neck. Swanson and Salazar lunged forward and took hold of her by the waist.
The two men held onto her, but in a matter of moments she was pulled out their grip, sending them straight onto the ground as she disappeared into the ventilation system.
Salazar looked upwards, to the ceiling, his face now sullied by the blood that had escaped Jaegers mouth in her last moments. He swore as he tried to get it out of his eyes.
~End of Chapter Nine~
So, tell me what you all thought about this chapter. I hope you enjoyed, and as you can see, things are just getting started. So, please drop me some reviews and let me know if you liked it.
Later,
-Bojack
(Thank you for your patience)
Aliens: The Wolf Soldier
Chapter 09
They were all working under a strict time limit now. Twenty-two minutes for the whole operation, or else.
Previously, their group numbered fourteen marines, but without McKenzie with them, their ranks had been reduced to the ominous number of thirteen.
Blake wasn't a very superstitious person by nature, preferring to trust more in reality then in symbols. However, he was smart enough to know that thirteen was not a number to toy with in matters of life and death.
Never the less, he didn't have the luxury of succumbing to the notions of black cats and broken mirrors. He had a team to lead, and that was the priority.
The marines moved swiftly through the corridor, Blake taking the lead. He looked to his side for a moment, observing Jaeger as she effortlessly kept pace with him.
He thought about his feelings for the women for a moment, and then quickly decided that she was indeed a person that he could trust.
"What's our time?" Blake asked.
"Nineteen minutes," Jaeger replied calmly. "We should be almost there." She added, after checking the portable mapping systems that she was holding. "Just around that corner and down the hall." She finished.
***
The door that they were looking for was within view, down at the end of the hall. Blake stopped and turned to face his troops. "This is where we split up." He began. "Jaeger's team will remain here and keep watch, in case something happens." He explained. "The rest of you will come with me." He then added.
With that, Blake and his team continued down the hallway, leaving the others to remain on guard.
***
He was watching them as they moved.
"Finally, now they make the first move." He remarked as he watched the marines on various screens in front of him. "I have allowed them ample time as it is." He then added. "But now it time for the next phase of this operation to begin." He continued.
"Computer," He spoke. "Begin primary ventilation of all corridors and vents leading towards the computer terminal room." He instructed. "And make sure that this is carried out in silent mode." He then added as an after thought.
"Yes, sir." The machine replied softly in a monotone. "Ventilation is now commencing." The voice then added. "All corridors will be breeched in exactly fifteen minutes." It finished.
"Excellent." He replied. "Soon they will learn the wrath of my children and know true terror." He added happily.
***
Blake's com-system suddenly crackled to life and a familiar voice spoke from it.
"Are you at the destination point?" Abel asked.
"Yes, of course." Blake replied.
"And I assume that this has been achieved without incident?" Abel asked.
"Yes." Blake replied.
"That's very good; I want you to leave the com-link on for the duration of this operation." Abel instructed calmly.
***
The door quickly slid open.
Einrich deftly slipped into the room, taking point. Blake quickly walked in, after her.
"It's dark in here." Jackson commented sourly as he walked in, quickly pulling a strange device out of his backpack.
"Why aren't the lights on?" Blake asked his com-link.
"Listen, it's inevitable that when the system comes back online that there will be some faults." Abel explained.
***
Artorus quietly walked through the room, carefully taking his surroundings in as he did so. His vision was much better then that of a regular human's, so he was able to see much more of the things around him. Suddenly, he quietly bumped into a dark mass that he couldn't distinguish properly in the dark, even with his enhanced vision.
Just then, the lights flickered to life and cast the room into a soft white glow that came down from the fluorescent lights in the ceiling.
The wolf flinched slightly when he finally saw what he had bumped into and took a cautious step backwards. Only to suddenly bump into the smaller framed O'Bryan, who happened to have standing behind him.
"Ow!" The female marine exclaimed. "Watch where you're going!" She added with some evidence of mild irritation in her voice. But her tone quickly trailed off as she saw what Artorus was looking at.
At that same time, Harmon had happened to appear beside the two of them and also noticed what they were looking at. He narrowed his eyes and frowned.
***
With only sixteen minutes left, Jackson decided to ignore the spectacle that had grabbed the attention of the others and made his way straight towards the computer controls and pulled out a portable drive from his back pack and plugged it into an open port and quickly began hacking his way into the systems.
***
"Damn!" Harmon exclaimed as he looked down at something.
"Jackson, stay where you are!" Blake shouted as he ran over to see what was going on.
Everyone looked down at the figure slumped over in a chair. He was leaning to one side, clutching a gun in his hand. There was a bullet hole in his head, and the contents appeared to be splattered onto the floor, where they came out through the exit-wound.
"Looks like he couldn't wait for us to get here." Harmon remarked as he shook his head.
"What's going on there?!" Came Abel's voice, through the com-system, in a tone more of annoyance then concern.
"We found a dead body." Blake replied in a deadpan.
"Well, Blake," Abel began, speaking in a professional tone. "Things like this are unavoidable in your line of work." He added.
***
Jackson quickly scanned through the database, downloading anything that seemed even remotely important. He stopped briefly when he noticed a file called "Xenomorph Genome Manipulation Data", but decided to wait till later.
Blake walked over to him. "Are you ready?" He asked.
"Yes sir." Jackson replied.
"Are you sure that you downloaded all of it?" He asked him.
Jackson disconnected the portable drive tucked it back into his backpack before standing up. "I collected any data pertaining to the Aliens, Geraldy's research, and anything else that was even remotely associated with it." He replied calmly.
Blake smiled. He then turned around and called out. "Alright everyone," He began. "We're moving out!" He announced.
Blake then turned to Goldman. "What's our time?" He asked.
"Five minutes, sir." The marine answered.
"Damn, then lets move out!" He exclaimed.
The marines quickly began filing out of the room.
***
Rita stood in the dim hallway, shifting on her feet uneasily as she waited for the others to return.
She looked at Hernandez and watched as he stood there silently, the end of the smart gun's barrel resting against the floor. He also seemed uneasy as their group remained at that same spot, in silence.
Hagert leaned his back against the wall, and for a moment, things remained silent. But after a moment, he started to hear something. He turned around and looked at the wall's surface. "Hey, something's going on with the wall." He commented as he looked at it.
Hernandez lifted his smart gun up and looked around. His gaze darted back and forth as he fingered the trigger of the gun.
Swanson glanced at the wall and realized that something was happening to them. The vertical lines on the walls, that had seemingly been just decorations, seemed to be widening. It was as if the walls were split into sections. He pulled up his gun and aimed it towards the smooth surface of the wall. "Hey, something's going on here!" He yelled.
"The goddamned walls are coming apart." Salazar exclaimed.
"Everybody," Jaeger interjected. "Just calm down!" She instructed them as she held up her gloves hand. "We can't afford to lose our calm." She added.
But at that moment, from behind her, a strange object slid down from an open air duct. It was long and ridged, with a sharp pointed tip. The blond looked over her shoulder, just as it latched around her neck and lifted her off the ground.
Jaeger let out a ragged scream as she was pulled up by her neck. Swanson and Salazar lunged forward and took hold of her by the waist.
The two men held onto her, but in a matter of moments she was pulled out their grip, sending them straight onto the ground as she disappeared into the ventilation system.
Salazar looked upwards, to the ceiling, his face now sullied by the blood that had escaped Jaegers mouth in her last moments. He swore as he tried to get it out of his eyes.
~End of Chapter Nine~
So, tell me what you all thought about this chapter. I hope you enjoyed, and as you can see, things are just getting started. So, please drop me some reviews and let me know if you liked it.
Later,
-Bojack