Just as the gates began to open, all the lights went out. Strangely the gates were still opening. The Master Chief looked around him in surprise, the back up power should have kicked in. He stomped over to the now opening gates. “Hutchins, what the hell are you doing? Get those gates closed.”
The Private turned to the Master Chief, “Chief, the civilians they were…”
Chief Kirkland watched in horror as the two fighting civilians rose from the ground with guns and began firing at his gate guards! “It’s a trap! Infiltrators! Everyone to your posts!”
One of his guards was already down and Hutchins fell at his feet moaning. The Chief ran for the gun emplacement on the left wall just in time to see his wall guard slap his shoulder and fall over. “Snipers!”
All around him his Marines were drop
