Here's chapter 25 everybody.
Chapter 25: Alien Surgery and Thoughts.
Somewhere at the base, Trigger and Húxiān were walking down the corridors when they bump into Mobius 1, Omega 11 and Viper 2.
"Hey, Mobius 1. Heard anything back in Usea?" Trigger asked.
"Getting bad down there. Comberth and Los Canas are destroyed." Mobius 1 said.
"What about the Space Elevator?" Húxiān asked.
"As far as we know, it's still intact. Surprise the invaders didn't go for that yet." Viper 2 said.
"What about the leaders, especially the Erusean princess?" Trigger asked.
"Heard she's safe." Omega 11 replied.
Suddenly, the group was approached by Talisman and Shamrock.
"Any news about Emmeria?" Mobius 1 asked.
"Mante, Silvat and San Loma are destroyed. They even took out key Emmerian military installations, including Ragno Fortress." Talisman said.
"Emmeria will be history if this keeps up." Shamrock said.
"More like the entire world. If only we knew what the true intentions of these aliens are." Trigger said.
Suddenly, Trigger noticed Wilford and his staff. Trigger approached Wilford before giving a salute.
"Mr. President. Is there anything new about these invaders?" Trigger asked.
"A Osean Air Force pilot that was part of the first counterattack managed to capture one. It's here now and I'm on my way to see it." Wilford replied.
"Sir, with your permission, I would like to see it myself, as well as my squad mates and allies." Trigger said.
"Permission granted. The legendary Three Strikes, as well as the Ribbon and Gracemeria's Angels should learn about their new enemy." Wilford replied.
Trigger gestured to everyone and they began following Wilford. Trigger encountered Count along the way.
"Count, any word from Avril?" Trigger asked.
"Managed to get in contact with Scrap Queen. She's completely safe." Count said.
"Thank goodness." Trigger said.
'Where are you all heading?" Count asked.
"Gonna see a captured alien. It's here now. I need you to tag along, that's an order." Trigger said.
"Very well then, Trigger." Count said before following.
Meanwhile, Doctor Weber and his assistants are about to perform a autopsy on the unconscious alien at the containment lab. Everyone makes sure everything is set up before they can proceed to take off the alien's biomechanical suit.
"All right, life support monitors are recording." one assistant said.
"So if we screw up, it's all on tape." another doctor said.
"Okay, come on, come on, come on. Let's get this biomechanical suit off him." Weber said. "Put the spreader right here. Right along the ridge. Microprobe thingamajig goes right here, pick there. Good."
Weber orders one of his assistants to put a spreader on a seam that appears on the face portion of the alien's suit while another doctor puts the microscope over then grabs a knife so that he can cut through the seam. Weber gently cuts through the seam of the slimy and goo covered suit. After a few seconds, the face of the suit suddenly opens, scaring Weber and the doctors for a second there. Weber laughs nervously.
"All right. Okay. Let's proceed. Now comes the really icky part." Weber said as he started to cut through the suit's slimy tissue and flesh. "Ugh. Oh, boy. This is one smelly, disgusting."
While Weber cuts through, everyone fails to notice one of the hands and fingers from the suit moving. After a few seconds, Weber managed to cut through. He grabs the tissue and moves it to reveal the alien's true face.
"Oh, look at it. It doesn't look alive, does it?" Weber asked.
Before anyone could respond to Weber's question, one of the doctors had finally noticed the moving hand.
"The arm is moving." the doctor said in fear.
Everyone looked and realized that the alien's right arm was indeed moving. Everyone has fear on their faces. They now know what's about to happen, and they will become right. Suddenly, the alien opened its eyelids revealing its silver reflecting eyes. The first thing the alien saw were Weber and his assistants. Suddenly, a high-pitched whirring sound was heard through Weber. Weber suddenly screams in agony as the whirring was so loud it was hurting his eardrums. The others didn't know what was happening. Meanwhile, the alien was trying to get part of its body to come out of the suit, revealing its real hands, arms and part of its body. At the same time, the alien is also using the suits' tentacles to rip away the scraps and pipes, and hitting equipment and lights, sending out white smoke and sparks around the room as well as setting off an alarm. The alien started shrieking and roaring, which caught the attention of the doctors.
"Aah!" a female doctor screamed in horror.
"Open up that door!" another doctor said.
"My God!" the female doctor screamed.
One doctor was pushing a button, trying desperately to open the door and escape from the alien's wrath, but it wouldn't respond. The doctor then turned back and saw that the alien is now standing on its two feet and charging towards him. The doctor screamed before the alien lunged at him and killed him with its tentacles. The alien proceeds to kill the others, but sparing Weber. Then, silence…
Wilford and his staff, Major Lincoln, Trigger, Count, Jaeger, Húxiān, Talisman, Shamrock, Mobius 1, Viper 2 and Omega 11 have arrived back at the room where the three alien corpses are on display in the tubes. They wanted to see the alien autopsy performed by Weber and the doctors. However, they couldn't see anything through the viewing windows. The room was covered in smoke and sparks were setting off from destroyed lights. Major Lincoln pressed a button to activate the room's speakers.
"Doctor Weber." Lincoln called.
There was no response. Everyone was concerned. Wilford stepped forward to get close to the window, hoping to see something through the smoke. Suddenly, Weber is slammed on the glass, scaring everybody and wide-eyed. Suddenly, a dark, deep, and strangled voice was heard through Weber's mouth as he says...
"Release...me."
"Open the door. Get him out of there." Lincoln said.
"No, wait." Shepherd said, stopping the Osean officer from doing Lincoln's orders.
It was then everyone noticed two sets of tentacles around Weber's neck. Wilford was so concerned as he looked once again to see through the smoke. The pilots were also trying to see anything through the smoke. Suddenly, everyone gets surprised when an alien comes from the ceiling, landing on the table. With its suit on, the alien looks so tall and dangerous due to its tentacles. The alien made more shrieking sounds. Once again, the same strangled voice is heard from Weber as the alien walked two steps and looked at the humans.
"Release me. Now! Now!"
Everyone, including Trigger, Count, Jaeger, Húxiān, Talisman, Shamrock, Mobius 1, Viper 2 and Omega 11 were wide-eyed. Nobody doesn't know what to do. However, Wilford knew what was happening. It wasn't Weber that was talking, it was the alien that was 'talking'. The alien is using telepathy, as Weber mentioned earlier, to communicate, and it was using it on Weber to 'talk' to them. Wilford suddenly walked forward to get close to the window so that he could look at the alien eye-to-eye with a serious look on his face, bringing concern to the others. The alien looks at him back. Trigger, Talisman and Mobius 1 then realized what Wilford was intending to do. He is going to communicate, or talk, to the alien. The three ace pilots also step forward to join in with Wilford.
"I know there is much we can learn from each other if we can negotiate a truce. We can find a way to coexist. Can there be a peace between us?" Wilford said to the alien.
"Peace? No peace." the alien replied.
Wilford looks at the three pilots who all had serious looks. They then turns his attention back to the alien.
"Why did you come here?" Trigger asked.
"Air...Water...Your Sun." The alien said.
"Where do you people come from?" Talisman asks but gets no response.
"Where is your home?" Mobius 1 asked.
"Before...Many worlds. Now...Here..." the alien replied.
"What is it you want us to do?" Wilford asked.
The alien looks back at Wilford for a few seconds before using its telepathy on Weber to respond to Wilford's question.
"DIE!" the alien said before the same high-pitched whirring sound can be heard by Wilford as it starts to try to mind fry him. Wilford starts to feel an ache as he tries to fight the sound from hurting him. "DIE!"
Wilford then suddenly lunged himself to the ground in pain.
"UGH! AAH!" Wilford groaned in pain.
Everyone else and the secret service agents were trying to tend to Wilford as the alien invader was attempting to mind fry him.
"Mr. President…." Shepherd said in concern but got no response. He turns to Lincoln. "Is that glass bulletproof?"
"No, sir." Lincoln replied.
Lincoln, Shepherd, Trigger, Count, Jaeger, Húxiān, Talisman, Shamrock, Mobius 1, Viper 2, Omega 11 and some secret service agents immediately took out their M9 Beretta pistols, all pointing their guns at the alien. They then start firing shots at the alien. The alien suddenly shrieked loudly and jumped back before hitting the floor, and laying there wounded, ending its mind frying attempt at Wilford. Lincoln immediately checks Weber. He's still alive but now in a coma. Everyone else checks on Wilford.
"Are you all right?" Shepherd asked.
"I saw his thoughts. I saw what they're planning to do. They're like locusts. They're moving from planet to planet, their whole civilization. After they've consumed every natural resource, they move on...And we're next." Wilford said, revealing the alien's intentions for Earth.
Lincoln then walked to the wounded alien and pointed his gun at it. He fired two shots at it. The alien made a high-pitch shrieking sound. Lincoln fired a third shot, finally killing the alien creature. He then looks back at the others.
"Nuke 'em. Let's nuke the bastards." Wilford ordered, leaving everyone in stunned silence.
And that's the end of the chapter. Well, that was intense. Turns out the aliens have destroyed countless other civilians across the known universe and Earth is their next target. Is hope lost? Find out next time in the next chapter. Please review. :)