Solar Warden

Omega protocol Part 81

Jones and the rest of his team arrived at the cave. The other SW squads were already retreated to the cave exit.

"We have two prisoners. They seem to be still alive but better you check that by yourself. Now we are testing how long they stay unconscious. With the bindings and handcuffs we need to disable their hand and arms. I don't want them to be able to grab a gun. The rest we can handle with the microwave rifles, I think. SW-3 will watch them while you check them out." Knight walked with the SW-2 part and SW-3 to the turtle faces.

"Should be no problem. We use the bindings and handcuffs first. Then I check them out," Jones replied.

"Good, later when they woke up, I want them also out of the cave. We will see if they understand what we want," Knight added.

They reached the enemies and started the work. Heavy as they were one of SW-3 was needed to assist in turning the first. He didn't come to consciousness. So it worked well to immobilize both with the bindings. They used more of the binding thinking the handcuffs might not hold. Then Jones scanned them and took blood samples for analyzes. This time they had more equipment for checks. Even a EEG was possible now.

"My tests are done. The EEG is running. On the Icarus they will analyze it. The important part will come when he wakes up. Then we see what we can do," Jones informed and all stepped back further.

"Better we go back to our secure location. It is always possible they storm out of that lift to rush for the door," Knight wanted to play it safe.

As they reached the others, Ryan and Samuel arrived.

"Commander we are ready to go. Caine has the command at the landing site. I think we two are enough to get the mining machine and two of this containers."

"Go, on and hurry. I need you for another matter later," Knight replied.

Then Samuel and Ryan each on a bike headed into the cave with three escort surface scout drones.

"That's quite risky, to send Ryan and Samuel in. If they have something new we can't handle, they are cut off," Pearce noted.

"Some risk we have to take now. It will be more when we move in there. I hope we can get something out of these prisoners. But I fear they have not much value," Knight needed some more options. He thought about the Gray in the facility, which would add more value for an exchange.

"If they don't send reinforcements, they must be low on soldiers by now," Pearce guessed.

"Maybe, that could be the luck we need. But why they then wasted them. There were much better ways to encounter us." Knight thought about how much time the laser drilling would take. It was a bit uncomfortable situation. On his days as SAS the enemy was known. The tactic, the types of traps, the territory and the buildings. Also they had most of the time the surprise effect on their side.

Here it was different. The equipment was a bit better, but that would not make that much. Was he risking too much. Effected by this only stun behavior of the enemy. Maybe he thought.

"Captain, it might be useful to recapture the Gray if we want to bargain with them. For that we need reinforcements and a plan to open the doors in the facility," Knight radioed over the relay they had built up here.

"We are checking the option. I keep you informed," the Captain replied and walked to the communications officer. "Connect me to Kelsey."

"Captain, what do you need?" Kelsey replied.

"An option to open the doors in the facility. We want the Gray."

"There are some possibilities, but he unplugged some cables. So we have to reconnect at the right point. Also it is possible that he took now more precautions. This means we might need some other equipment to hack in. If we give him too much time he might even counter our efforts." Max had done more analysis of the data they got from the last trip.