Aliens: The Wolf Soldier
Chapter 16
Artorus took point, along with Einrich.
Rita moved alongside Jackson and Salazar.
Harmon took up the rear, watching Dr. Clement and Stanton.
"Thirty yards ahead, we'll reach the maintenance lift." Jackson explained to the other. "The lift will take us to the rail car track." He added.
"Now we just have to worry about getting from point 'A' to point 'B'." Salazar chimed in.
"Are you picking up any of the creatures?" Artorus asked.
Jackson turned his gaze to the hybrid marine and spoke. "Nothing yet, the coast is clear." He replied.
But, then something happened. An alarm sounded and the corridor was cast into a red abyss. Everyone stopped moving.
"What's happening?" Rita exclaimed, tightening her grip on her rifle.
"He's playing with us." Harmon answered. "Mind games." He added.
"We shouldn't wait around to see what happens." Artorus instructed. "Harmon, take the front with us, double time everyone!" He finished in a clear tone.
The group of survivors quickly moved deeper into the flashing red tunnel ahead of them.
.o.o.o.
Stanton stopped when he heard a noise behind him. He turned to see what it was, not realizing that he was being unintentionally being left behind. He then heard a hissing sound to his right.
.o.o.o.
Everyone stopped dead in their tracks when they heard the scream.
Harmon turned, noting the absence of one of their group, and peered off into the darkness. "They're coming." He announced darkly.
"How far to the lift?" Artorus asked.
"Ten meters." Jackson replied, looking at his chart.
"Look!" Rita exclaimed, pointing off into the distance.
Everyone watched as the farthest visible red light went out. "The one before went out first." Rita explained.
Harmon frowned as the next light went out. He was quickly seeing a pattern in this. "They're going to come at us in the dark." He explained.
Artorus spoke up. "They're being given the advantage," he began. "They work better in the dark, don't they?"
"Yes." Clement replied grimly.
The wolf/human hybrid spoke up for the whole group. "They're not gonna just throw themselves at us- they learned from the last time." He explained.
Jackson stepped forward. "Fuck," he swore. "Yeah, they're acting smart now, like-"
"Hunters." Artorus finished for him. "They're gonna try and get us in the dark!" He shouted. "Run!"
.o.o.o.
The group reached a huge bronze-colored door. Jackson quickly began manually overriding the locking system. The darkness was literally closing in on them as he urgently worked.
The door slid open and a slick black form tackled him.
End of Chapter 16
I know this wasn't all that long, but I'm working under some heavy time constraints.
Check you guys later.
-Bojack