Chapter III
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First contact.
Getrasno desert, Mars, January 17, 2095.
(Zack Johnson)
Zack: free... my friend!!!
Krasl: *roar*.
Red: shoulder missiles.
Zack: fire!
Krasl: *silent groan*. Pathetic. *chirping*.
Zack: ahh, what's he doing?!?
Red: its calling for help, get ready for collision.
Zack: shit...
A black mountain covered the orange desert, minutes later it was upon us. Attacking us with all its power.
Hideous vermin clawed at the shield of our armors with great strength as we struggled to free ourselves from its greasy jaws.
Jacobs: there are too many, too many!
Rogers: hold your position!
*Explosion*
Williams: we must get the f**k outta here!
*Gun shots*
*Explosion*
Zack: fall back to Zeus, I'll cover you.
Red: ammo near empty, reload recommended... danger.
Zack: ah!
Krasl: today you will know the terror of death!
Zack: ahh!
I started to get shaken and hitten in the ground, my visor cracked in one of the multiple falls.
Zack: dammit, thrusters!
Red: right away!
Krasl: huh!? *grunts*.
Red: full power.
Zack: Just a little more!
Litao: Chaos Whips.
Zack: what?.... ahh!
Black chains began to pierce and tear off some Red panels, then the beast released me and the whips slammed me over several cliffs and precipices.
As I let go, I fell into some nearby dunes with many alarms sounding and my interface going red, indicating a critical state on all systems.
Zack: Red... are you all right?
Red: I can't feel any pain. But I have several missing parts and some badly damaged ones, fortunately they don't compromise the seal that protects you.
Zack: what the hell was that, Chaos Whips?
Red: the sensor picked up a high quantum concentration in the chains that were holding us, besides... how this is possible?
Zack: what, what's going on?
Red: Atonium Zack, they manipulate Atonium in large quantities to invoke quantum attacks.
Zack: it is not possible.
Red: this could be centuries away for our science, we have to evacuate the entire planet for safety.
Zack: both I and you know that they will shoot them down at the slightest movement. We can't risk these lives like that.
Red: I will restart the engines and servos to relieve the pressure on the system. Think of an alternative for the time being.
Zack: sure.
Getrasno desert, Mars, January 17, 2095.
(Leroy Rogers)
*Explosion*
Jacobs: we won't hold them off much longer!
Williams: I have oxygen leaks, I need assistance!
Rogers: hold and fall back to base, we must warn the mining sites of the attack!
Jacobs: yes sir!
Williams: where the hell did Zack go?!?
Rogers: he's strong, he'll live. Now we must get out of here, now!
More beasts arrived from the ships, and behind them, figures similar to knights from the Middle Ages appeared. Their red smoky eyes were approaching our position with great strides.
Jericho: Caliber Swords.
Rogers: quick, I'll open the door.
Reaper: hurry up, Williams is starting to weaken.
Williams: *breathes* I told you *inhales* that... I'm well...
Rogers: I'm working, I'm working!
Jacobs: on your 6!
Fox: repeating cannon.
*shooting*
Krasl: *groan*.
Krasl: *choked grunt*.
Rogers: mmmm... ah!
*door opens*.
Rogers: done, inside now!
We enter the lab and my guys close the door, seconds later we could hear those things banging and clawing at the door followed by several roars and screeches.
Fox: it won't hold them for long, we have to act fast.
Jacobs: I will help Williams with his sealing, you send the message to the army. Walk Willy.
Williams: yeah...
Rogers: roger that...
Getrasno Desert, Mars, January 17, 2095.
(Zack Johnson)
Red: I recalibrated the servos and soldered the damaged joints, you should be able to walk now.
Zack: what about the flight system?
Red: the whips ruined the fuel tanks and some of the engines, completely disabled.
Zack: I guess we can't always win that easy.
Red: no.
Zack: *sigh* here I go.
I leaned on my gun to stand up, but anyway, I had to use more force than before to move the joint.
I was limping a little, but not because I was injured, just because of the defects of the repair.
Zack: it's not... ah... the best thing in the world... ah... but it will do thing.
Red: I'll help you fight, if its necessary, but it's no longer a recommended action.
Zack: no... I know it's not... wow... this s**t is heavy.
Red: it seem like that.
*Faraway explosion*
Red: they've started attacking the lab, the guys are there.
Zack: no.
Research Center 235, Mars, January 17, 2095.
(Leroy Rogers)
Rogers: we are under attack... alien forces... possible full-scale invasion... you must send all units to the Orbital Network now!
Pentecost: what happened to the negotiation?
Rogers: it didn't work, and Johnson is missing... I beg you, send your troops to the orbital network immediately!
Pentecost: I'll call my contacts, evacuate the miners and get the hell out of there.
Rogers: yes sir!
AI: communication terminated.
Rogers: how are you doing Jacobs!?
Jacobs: finishing!
*Roaring*
Williams: that door is history, let's go!
Rogers: I'll keep it locked, get to the escape pod and help the miners escape!
Jacobs: yes sir!
Williams: here, you'll need them more than I will.
Williams hands me a belt of magnetic grenades with 5 charges, I nodded my thanks and he walked away with Jacobs.
After that I felt the monsters at the door, and all their weight on my shoulders.
Rogers: f**k!
Jericho: Thermal Laser, I'll weld the doors to the wall.
Rogers: hurry goddammit.
From my backpack came out two laser cannons that automatically melted the metal and joined it to the wall of the laboratory.
In all that, more beasts were leaning against the door, putting more pressure on me.
Rogers: ah... heel supports!
Jericho: go!
The supports pierced the tiles and helped support the now weakened "wall" that separated me from those monstrous jaws.
Rogers: ah!
The beasts' arms were trying to grab me through holes, welding the doors was no longer an option.
If my time had come, then so be it.
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Next chapter: Invasion. The Iron Ring.
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