Sarah looked down at the map she had drawn. It was a poor sight when it was compared with the 3D model that Derek and John Henry had created, but it would accomplish its purpose today. According to Derek's recon—and John's information from the future—there should be a back entrance into the facility right about here.
"Here." Martin said.
Sarah looked up from her map. Martin was kneeling over a steel door that had been covered with dirt and vegetation. Folding the map up, Sarah moved to his side. There was no lock that she could see on the door.
"Good." Sarah touched the door. "Let's get it open."
Martin reached down and pulled on the handle. The young soldier grunted with effort but eventually the door lifted and a ladder descending deep into the earth was revealed. Sarah pulled out a glow stick and snapped it. Once it had a solid glow to it, she dropped it down the hole. Sarah guessed that it fell for about thirty feet before it hit the bottom.
"I'll go first." Martin said as he shoulder his rifle.
Sarah watched as Martin descended. He moved quickly down the ladder and was even quicker to use his rifle to clear the area. He looked back up the hole and waved her down. Sarah nodded and then started down. Upon reaching the floor, she pulled her shotgun off her back and turned on the flashlight mounted upon it.
As Sarah examined the room she found that it looked almost like a dinning hall. There rows upon rows of tables and chairs. In the back of the room was a kitchen and shoved into the corner was a salad bar. There was only one exit from the room. An open doorway that led into even more darkness.
"Into the darkness?" Martin asked.
"What do you suppose we will find in there?"
"My guess." Martin pulled out a grenade. "Metal."
"I'll guess Grays then."
Martin smiled. He pulled the pin and tossed it into the doorway. Sarah grabbed a table and threw it over to provide shelter from the blast. Both she and Martin dove behind the table and covered their ears. The whole room shook and a bright light lit the room for but a moment. Once the echoes died down, Sarah stood up and advanced on the door. Behind her, Martin moved to cover her.
"Looks like I won." Sarah said as she pointed towards three bodies lying on the ground. Pools of blood surrounded them to prove that they were human.
"Good job." Martin said as he checked the bodies. "We got them all."
"We also announced our presence here." Sarah said as she scanned the hallway before her. "We need to move. According to Derek's intel, we should find the stairs leading down. Our first target for the C4."
"Where are the sleeping quarters?" Martin asked.
"Not sure." Sarah said as she looked at her map. "There are a few rooms that are big enough to house a company."
"Any of them near us?"
"A couple."
"Great." Martin knelt next to her. "We are going to have to take it slow. We don't want to run into a trap."
