The downfall of the UKSM

Chapter 15, An Unhallowed Return

"Ethan... Is that you?!" Megan uttered. His sudden appearance at the moss covered bunker startled her more than ever before, she could stay awake no longer than 5 seconds before passing out at the entrance.

Upon waking up, she could recognize her surroundings to be that of the military camp that had been set up as a forward operating base (FOB). More importantly, she had just seen the ghost of her late husband, Ethan. She immediately sat up trying to find the nearest commanding officer to try and get some kind of search party or hazmat team to the bunker. A look of horror shot across her face when entering the command tent to see him standing there in his full command armour wearing his squad insignia of the 'The Legion of the Damned', the elite squad under his command. "come... Join us" a sultry voice beckoned. It was his, the poltergeist in the room. She slowly wandered to the other side of the battle planning table.

The only man that spoke was Lieutenant Colonel Chaplin who had been forced to step down by the higher ups and become the second in command to Vickers. He explained how the aliens had taken his corpse to a secret underground facility to be experimented on and to figure out the weaknesses of the human race. During this process they managed to resurrect him and his escape was only possible through the carelessness and underestimation of the determination of the humans. The location to the entrance of the base was clearly marked on the makeshift map with a large red X. The mossy bunker, the last stand...

"There is where we are going tomorrow at 0600. Be up, be fully loaded with light combat gear and a rifle with as much ammunition you deem necessary. Be ready for the worst atrocities that you will ever see..."