Solar Warden

Consequences Part 36

"We found a door we cannot penetrate. The C4 is not working. Even the highest setting of the alien gun cannot penetrate it. SW-2 is now with Ryan and Caine. So we just retreat now and secure the door area. Wait something is happening. The door is opening." Pearce hadn't given the commands. He shouted, "Move back, get cover, they might ambush us!"

Two of the soldiers went to the side of the door. Both had the alien weapon. The other two ran back to the corridor but there was no cover till they reached the position of Pearce at the end. At that distance Pearce switched to his M27. The soldiers saw him aiming and went to the side.

Pearce saw through his scope to a bigger device in the middle of the room. There was some light coming from it.

The door was massive and opened slowly from the center to both sides. It was to the half open and still no one to see. The soldiers nearly reached the end of the corridor where they could get into cover around the corner.

Suddenly two of the turtle faced stepped to the side and immediately fired at the running ones in the corridor. One shot missed the other one hit. The soldier went down.

At nearly the same moment Pearce returned fire and also the two at the side started to shoot. The energy blast burned through them and hit the wall behind. While both enemies went down another shot was triggered and burned through to the wall missing the device in the middle.

Pearce stopped firing as he recognized his target fell then searched for more to come. "There is one behind the device on the right. Avoid hitting that thing. Stay in cover, I will shoot again." He shouted and fired some shots.

The fallen soldier was pulled into cover by his squad mate. Which checked him then for hits.

"Anderson seems to have no signs of the hit," the soldier reported.

"SW-2 we need your medic," Pearce radioed and fired more shots.

A door with the same size behind the device was closing. The Alien fired some shots then seemed to retreat to the door.

"Ambush now he is retreating," Pearce commanded over digital radio.

The two at the front went in and Pearce also advanced. They went around the device on both sides and saw the turtle face going through the door. He was running now to a cover. The right soldier had him in sight and fired. He missed him. Before he could shoot again the alien got behind a corner and out of sight. Then the door closed completely.

Pearce was now in the room of the device. There was some noise coming from it.

"Commander Knight we found an unknown pillar device in a well-protected room and Anderson has been hit," Pearce informed.

"Send a video stream. Newman will check it. What's the status of Anderson?" Knight replied.

"Unknown SW-2 took care. But no signs of the hit were found. I'm checking the weapons setting now." Pearce went for both rifles. They were on lowest.

"He is unconscious but seems alive," the medic replied over radio as the Commander asked.

"Good, get him to safety. We try to get one of the spaceships running. Also we should be able to use the lift. I send Samuel to check this out," Commander Knight ordered.

"Commander the alien rifles were on lowest. Also I want to mention we did not find the helm of Caine or Ryan yet. At some point we must assume our communication is compromised," Pearce told.

Then suddenly the other door to the device room started to close.

"SW-4 fall back, the door is closing. Grab the rifles if you can." Pearce turned on the stream mode then grabbed one of the rifles and walked backward out looking at the device. The two soldiers went back around the device. One of them grabbed the other alien rifle and went with two of them out of the room.

"They are locking the device room we captured," Pearce radioed.

"Good, just hold position we are looking for a second solution," Commander Knight ordered.

The door was closed now. Pearce and the others went back to the end of the corridor.

"Secure that position. I give two of the alien rifles to SW-2 and check for Anderson," Pearce ordered and went with the rifles to the room where they found the missing SW-5 members.

"How is Anderson?" Pearce asked and put the rifles down.

"Still unconscious. But Ryan can speak now and move his fingers. Caine can whisper," Jones, the field medic, replied.

"The helm system of Anderson is screwed. He will still be able to use the air filter. But all electronics does not work," one of the soldiers added.

"Ryan what happened up there?" Pearce asked.

"Well, they shot us. I went out and guess Caine happened the same," Ryan reported. Then told of the Gray speaking to him. Pearce reported that to Knight.

Meanwhile Newman checked the feed from Pearce and assumed it as power generator. Then he continued his work on the alien craft.

It was getting dark outside. Knight ordered SW-3 to get some more equipment from the bikes. Then they had to get two of the alien weapons and search the tower. The reinforcement would be needed soon he guessed. So he called the Icarus.