Station 89 [Feb 9]

[-=Legendary=-]

Station 89

Location : Unknown Sector North West Of Getsu Fune

1845 hours

It was massive, the ominous station hovered in the middle of the vast sector, or at least on the sector grid it did. It was a massive station, a collection of four bio-domes connected the a middle cone like structure like a X, the middle of the X being the cone. Faint lines could be seen connecting each dome to each other on the outer edges like a square. These were no doubt maintance rails, ment for easy access if any tecnhical team needed to jump from dome to dome quickly. Looked more like a self functioning complex.

Each dome was in itself massive, they were virtually miniature cities, self contained enclosed systems, they had to be, this was a PERMENANT residence.

There was a eerie feeling about this station that sent chills down Lietenant Leo Reinharts spine, as he stared out of the bridge of the Argon Marine Core Centuar. The station began to blot out the blue star in the backround, creating a greenish tint as the rays reflected off the silver teladianium plates. Off in the distance Leo could see two massive asteroids heading towards each other just about to impact, there was no noise though just the utter silence of space as the titans collided.

Leo and his squad had been on a strike mission in Xenon Sector 597, not for Xenon but because of some information they got about a Pirate Base. There had been a gathering of more then a few infamous Pirate leaders. No sooner then they had gotten to Getsu Fune to ressupply did they get orders from command to head into the Unknown Sector. The details were sketchy but then again they had always been, only the basics until they got to the mission zone.

It was a Research Station of some kind, creating weapons and genetic research. There was a 55 man strong detail of security marines on the station at all times. Which to Leo it either ment sabotage, or a hostile force.

Leo didn't like either of the two scenarios, but decided not to think much of it. He would soon have orders and more information, it did no good to guess about something he had no prior knowledge of to begin with.

*Incoming Message*

Leo momentarily looked up, the computers intercome slightly startling him. Strange he thought, hes heard it hundreds of times before, he began to feel uneasy about the circumstances.

He put one hand on his belt and pushed a button.

"Squad meet in the briefing room immediatly."

Leo was 33; young to be in command of a Assault Recon team but he was a sharp soldier. At 6'0ft he was lean and muscular and strode with the confidence of a general who had the enemy cornered. The slight cockyness could be seen in his dark green eyes, not yet worn with age but already teeming with the look of tactical deadlyness.
Primary Weapon - High Impact Repo Assualt Rifle

The briefing room doors opened and revealed the other members of his team. All dressed similarly to himself.

Everyone wore Standard AR suits, light highly durable and flexible synthetic metals which. Plates on the shoulders, elbows, knees spine and knuckles. It was gray and black, everyone had a full helmet, with a gasmask layout, and one large visor. At the moment they were concealed inside the neckguards of the soldiers.

There was Lisa Jordan, 26 year old 5'7ft slender and beautiful, she fit the profile of your prepped up blonde. Except this one didn't waste time on make-up, and most blondes couldn't snap a mans neck while his freind momentarily tries to swat a space fly. Only to turn around to see a knife flying towards his face. She was the teams computer specialist.
- Coyote Pulse gun

Jake Holstrom, Explosives expert and Sniper. 5'11 28 years of age nothing on his head except a thin black mohawk. His armor had custom designs and the barrel of his Rifle siad F*** You.
- High Precision Plasma Rifle, Plasma Grenades

Max Colt 36, Close combat specialist 5'10, his face was full of healed cuts and bruises. Most people stared but that only helped Max get close enough to slit your throat.
- Super Heated Combat Shotgun, Laser Edged Long Blade

Alan Coy 26, the 5'8ft team medic, his armor had a red cross, on his shoulder plates and 3 X's on his chest plate. They stood for the 3 men of his old team he couldn't save.
-Coyote pulse Gun

Then finally Cypher, the team called him Cypher because they hated trying to say his damn name. He was the biggest of the squad, not a surprise since he was a 9ft split. He was the heavy weapons specialist. He had the most customized armor to fit his size and the various spikes coming out of his body, he had a mohawk style set of spikes running the top of his head in two rows.
-Pulse Cannon Rifle

When Leo walked in the chit chatter among a few of them stopped. In the middle of the room was a holoprojector, a blue light was glowing on and off. Leo pushed it and a screen came up visible on all sides.

Priority : ALPHA
Send To: Assault Recon Team 1 - Johnathan Horn
Forward To: Assault Recon Team 4 - Leo Reinhart

Intelligence:

Research Station 89 initiated Lockdown at approx 1033 hours. Entry AR team entered station at approx 1212 hours. Team reported heavy staff casualties, no contact with survivors. Hostile force engaged at approx 1254, unidentified. Contact lost at 1300 hours, due to stations security lockdown contact can only be made inside station.
Last point of contact on level 25 of Main Hub. Research Station initiated containment procedure, if override requirements are not met station is set to self-destruct at exactly 0400 hours tomorrow.

...Station map downloading to data chips.

Everyone reached into their neckguards and pulled out a small paperclipped sized object and stuck it into the main holo console.

Mission Objectives.
Primary Objective - Secure data K15x3 from Sub Hub 03 Bio-Tech Research.
Secondary Objective - Locate and Retrieve Subject 0105 from Sub Hub 04 Paranormal Studies.
Third Objective - Identify hostile force, confront if necessary.

...maps downloaded.

*Now Docking, Station Eighty-Nine*

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could you reformat the text pls? that's horrible to read

thx in advance

[-=Legendary=-]

Thank you that should be better yes?

[silenced]

right ...

nice work

[-=Legendary=-]

Leo looked around the room surveying the expressions of his soldiers.

"Yo Leo what do you think is really going on in there?" asked Max

"Probably trying to come up with a odor control for cyphers scaly armpits" interrupted Jake

"My scaly armpits could crush ur skull..." retorted Cypher

"oooo big split jake scared!" responded Jake

The spikes and the large splits back began to shake slightly.

"Shut up, listen we have 2 minutes to suit up and get into the exit ramp, you know the drill, balls and blondes get moving!" Ordered Leo

The main corridor leading to the armory of the Centuar was filled with repadded boots hitting the steel floors. Leo was the last in, he grabbed the standard issue plasma blaster and his primary weapon. Along with photon flash grenades, and hydrogen grenades. The only person with more explosives was obviously Jake the explosives expert, who added cluster trip mines, and plasma grenades.

As the team prepared themselves Leo thought about Johnathan Horn and his team. They had trained on Argon Prime together at the top of their class, each a worthy candidate to take command of Elite Covert Ops teams. He hoped that Johnathan was prepared for whatever had happened in that station, and that he and his team would be too.

He felt a strange sensation of longing come over him. It had been 6 years since he has touched the surface of Argon Prime, or any planet for that matter. Artificial gravity had become almost inherent as a common occurence. He usually never stopped to think that if you thought about it long enough, it wasn't the same as the warm dark soil of your home planet.

Moments later they were on the exit ramp which took them to the side of the ship onto a smaller ramp which would open and lead outside. The red light inside slowly dimmed and turned bright green indicating that the integrity of the docking bay was intact. The air was breathable and the pressure was equalized.

The Centuar came to a stop and the sound of mechanical arms grasping to the sides of the hull were heard. A series of clicks indicated that the computer system was now connected to the loading and unloading interface.

"Welcome To Station 89" Came the voice of a female over the intercome. It sounded much different then the one that Leo had heard before anywhere else.

Leo touched his belt. "Comm Check 1"

Everyone inside the closed ramp touched their ears and then their belts comming over the Comm net in small whispers over each others ears.

The hydraulic sliding doors slowly opened revealing a cavernous docking bay. Half the lights were off and the half that were on were eerily dark, being run off the auxilery generators. Stacks of crates were in random formations all around. This place obviously didn't use the automated computers to load and unload their cargo. Their wasn't a tube belt leading into the cargo area of the ship.

They were docked on the furthest left bay. Their were 14 bays all in a line. Three bays over Leo recognized the painting on the side of the Centuar, it read AR - 4.

"This is a cheerful looking place" Commented Alan.

"It will be real cheerful when im done killing whatever is in their" added Max

"Okay teams of 2, Cypher and Jake take the east and screen the area, Lisa and Alan take the west. I want the four of you at the entrance of the hub afterwards. I want the whole maze of crates sweeped you hear me?" siad Leo.

Everyone nodded and seperated except Leo and Max.

"Lets go we're checking the Centuar I want to talk to the pilot and the crew."

Leo and Max walked to the Centuar, listening to the faint echoes of his team clearing the docking port. When they got to the centuar leo looked into the front window shields only to see a gray covering.

"Must be in the cafeteria..." said Max

"Lets hope..." said Leo

As they came to the side of the Centuar they were met with the stench of death and blood. A smell of untainted fear and chaos. The reinforced doors of the centuar were torn open as if someone, or something forced its way in. Giant claw marks were seen on the hull of the Centuar. The inside of the exit ramp was dark and lit sparsly and sporadically by stray wires that were cut during the intrusion.

"Leo the docking bay is clear" Came Lisa's voice over his headset.

Max and Leo looked at each other, even through their dark black tinted helmets and visors they knew by their change in posture this wasn't good.

Leo touched his belt and spoke over the teams headsets. "Team regroup near the other centuar, we have a problem"

[-=Legendary=-]

As the rest of the squad came up jake began to ask what was the matter but stopped as soon as his answer came in the form of a torn open hole on the hull of the Centuar.

"Max take point" Ordered Leo

Max reluctantly shouldered his SHC Shotgun aimed through the sights and walked cautiously into the Centuar. Leo came in behind him, then Alan, Jake, Lisa and Cypher bringing up the rear.

Cypher sniffed the blood and some of the pink flesh that was left on the side of the hull. Since his armour didn't have the standard helmet he had a neckguard.

"Cypher scent does not recognize smell" siad Cypher

"What does that mean?" asked Alan

"It means its not one of the 5 races" Answered Lisa

"Shut up, we dont know if whatever did this is still in here" ordered Leo.

The corridor leading up into the middle of the ship was sparsely lit by some surviving lights, claw marks were all over the walls accompanied by blood streaks.
They came to a "T" quickly Max scanned the left and right, both corridors had the nights knocked out. Everyone instinctively turned the lights on the barrels of their guns. Except for Cypher whos minigun didn't have a light so he turned his shoulder pad lights on.

Max grabbed a small pistol sized object off his utility belt and aimed it into the dark corridors. A small beep and echo were heard, the object had a small radar screen and showed nothing as the waves came back. He did the same on the other corridor leading to the cockpit, this time there was a small red dot.

"Gotcha..." said Max

"Cypher, Lisa and Jake check the cafeteria, armor and crew quarters. The three of us will go to the cockpit."

Cypher took point and headed left with Lisa and Jake as Max took point and went right with Leo and Alan.

Inside Leo's reinforced helmet he could hear himself breathing, he wasn't relaxed at all. Normally he was fluid and didn't hesitate but he found himself rethinking each step as his boots touched metal floors. They came to another another junction left to storage room and striaght to the cockpit. Max quickly scanned the left as Leo took point and continued towards the cockpit.

Leo looked forward as the two beams of light bounced off the walls of the corridor making shadows dance. Alan's beam was leading up the rear making sure they didn't miss anything.

Leo began to sweat and his heartbeat rose dramatically, he could hear it pounding in his head. Not the mindset of a soldier he thought to himself.

'Leave this station...'

What was that? Leo could have sworn he heard a voice.

Leo looked back at Max who slightly nodded his head up, in a whats up motion. He obviously didn't hear it. Was he imagining things, this wasn't a good time to lose your control.

Leo tried to shake it off as he walked towards the narrowing corridor, his beam moved slowly from side to side as he walked up a stair incline leading to the 3rd floor where the cockpit would be. His beam scanned the stairs and he began to head up.

As Leo's beam hit the darkness of the top of the stairs the hairs on the back of his neck began to stand, and cold shivers passed through his body. He didn't like not knowing what lay waiting for him, he looked back and Max's beam of light a few footsteps behind him. Leo looked back up the stairs only to see someone running down the stairs!

Leo tried to concentrate the beam on the quickly moving person, it was small, and it wore white. Then it pushed Leo and he lost his balance, falling on his butt as his beam of light pointed to the ceiling.

"What is that!" Leo yelled as he tried to trace the small person with his beam of light.

"Where?" asked Max concerned

Alan had just reached the bottom of the stairs, Leo half expected the childlike figure to run through Alan, but nothing happened.

"You didn't see it, it was a small kid or something..." answered Leo

"I didn't see anything either Leo or hear anything except you screaming like a little girl." added Alan

"Watch your step Leo, cant have you tripping and giving our position away like that" said Max half jokingly.

Leo tried to focus, did he really see what he thought he saw. It looked like a small boy wearing a white hospital gown. No, what would a child be doing on a compromised Centuar. He was posotive thats what he saw, he didn't trip he was pushed. Something was going on, and Leo had a feeling that things were just beginning to get alot more interesting.

[Whitegaurd]

Very nice, I like it. You've left it at a point where i just want to intertwine my story with yours, but i better avoid that I'm sure you'd prefer that your story was yours and my stories barely at a point where intertwining it would be a good thing.

I hope you keep writing and that we might discover who this young boy is

[-=Legendary=-]

Leo cautiously walked up the last few steps to the bridge of the ship. A static filled transmission came into his ear.

"Leo, I think we found the crew" Said jake

"You think?" Answered Leo as he scanned the room with his light waiting for Max to come up the rear.

"Well theres some flesh covered Argon Core Uniforms, im guessing what ever got inside the centaur did this. Its a mess Leo theres blood everywhere."

Max joined Leo at the top of the steps and scanned the opposite side of the control bridge. Alan began to come up too.

Leo spoke into his helmet.

"Search the rest of the ship and guard the outside, we will regroup after we search the bridge."

"Got it" answered Jake

"Sounds like we stepped into some fat Argnu S---" said Alan

"Ya the kind that eats you alive" added Max

Leo and Max scanned the room with their lightbeams and Alan did the same once he came up steps. They started to spread out and each noticed some of the consoles were still active. One in particular had the same message that Leo and his team had gotten earlier. The message was blinking on the screen.

Leo stepped up to one of the consoles as its light blue glow illumited his armor and reflected off his dark black visor. He began to click various buttons on the console.

"Whats up Leo" asked Alan

"Im looking up the security feed, I want to know what in prime's name is going on here." answered Leo

Leo got into the Centuars main video archive and opened up the most recent set of security data.

The console showed 6 different camera's each panning slightly left and right. For a few moments nothing happened, the crew went around their business. Some playing cards in the cafeteria, some sleeping in their bunkers and others maintaing the ships mechanics.

Then suddenly on the first camera which showed the exit ramp and the exit door to the outside of the centuar shuddered. The hydraulic door began to cave in, in quick violent bursts. The centuars warning system came on and red lights began to blare above the door. The crew in the other camera's looked around and seemed to be speaking to each other. Some got out their plasma pistols and made their way to the exit ramp.

The massive door continued to be attacked on the outside, sparks began to fly out of the center of the hydraulic doors as they held together defiantly. Their was a slight pause in the attack until a massive arm of purple flesh and spikes burst through the massive doors leaving some of its own flesh hanging on the twisted teladianium doors. Then their was no activity.

One of the crew came to the disturbance armed with a laser rifle. Most of the crew was still in disarray, they werent soldiers, just crewmen.

The lone defender came down the exit ramp. The camera would pan left and right, which left the view of the door unseen for a few seconds until the camera returned. The crewman came to the door and inspected the damage, and touched the flesh with the end of his rifle. The camera began to pan right and for a few moments the man and the door was out of view. Their was a quick shudder and the camera began to scan left again.

Only to reveal the hull was opened up even more and man with no head and blood gushing out of his opened neck.

"What the hell" Was all Max managed to say

With blurring speed something very large came through the hull again, this time forcing its whole massive body through the opening with just its sheer size. In less than a heartbeat, the dead man was taken out of view and the camera cut out into white. On camera 2, three crewmen opened fire on the intruder down the hallway. The camera shook slightly until its feed was also cut. Camera 3 showed someone come into view desperatly trying to aim their rifle for a second before they were violently ripped out of view, leaving the wall covered with blood. The rest of the crew packed into the sleeping quarters, and pushed their beds and lockers infront of the door trying to block it off.

It was the last camera that was still active. The eight men all looked on at their makeshift blockade hoping what was on the other side wouldn't get in.

In a matter of seconds the whole blockade of beds lockers and tables exploded outwards. A large table impacting the camera knocking the final feed out of service.

"What was that!" Alan asked loudly

"I dont know..." responded Leo

Leo pressed a few buttons and everything rewinded to where the arm came through the door. He then waited until the whole body pushed through and when it did he paused it.

"Mother of Argon" Max gasped

The three of them looked on in awe at the close up paused image. It was blurry but they could still tell that it was a massive creature much much larger then any man. It had purple skin and from what they could see it was rough like a splits. It had large spikes on the top of its head alot like horns. It stood on its back legs which bent like a canines.

Its upper body was alot larger then its lower body. Its giant arms could almost drag on the floor when it ran. The creature had a large jurassic head wwhich was accompanied by a equally imposing jaw, its arms were the size of Leo alone.

It had a short thick tail with spikes on it too, it gave the impression of a miniauture dragon.

"What is that thing...!" asked Alan

Before Leo could say anything their was a eruption of gunfire outside. In response their came static.

"LEO WE SPOTTED SOMETHING, SOMETHING BIG!" Came Jakes voice over the headsets.

Then a even larger eruption of gunfire came, which indicated Cypher had unleashed the fury of his minigun.

"I guess were about to find out" Answered Leo as they all ran towards the outside of the Centuar

[The Zig]

Hey,
I'm getting deja vu; this is familiar. Didn't you write this story once before? Is this a 2nd draft, a v2.1? I definitely remember it. Though it's definitely different.
I any case, it's good. I got a couple of flashbacks of Alien/Aliens - especially with the red dot on the scanners bit.

One typo worth pointing out:
"The three of them looked on in awe at the close up paused image. It was blurry but they couldn't still tell that it was a massive creature much much larger then any man."
I think it should be "could".

Good stuff, anyway. Keep it up!
I vaguely remember a really cool elevator scene?! Looking forward to it.


ps. My new son's name is Leo! He also screams like a little girl!! Are you spying on my life!?!!!

[-=Legendary=-]

haha i screamed like a little girl at a young age too nah, Leo is just a cool name good choice!

Thank you for the typo correction and yes this is a v2 i literally redrafted this exactly 1 year after I ended writing it. Im trying to make it more detailed and plot it the same so yes this is the same story, and that elevator scene is going to be x20 more intense thanks for the support!

[Snowship]

Having not read the 1st draft, keep it comming. ramping up the tention nicely

[-=Legendary=-]

The end of Leo's gun came out first at shoulder level with him looking through the sights in his full head combat helmet. Max and Alan mirrored his exit from the torn open Centuar. Leo quickly scanned the station loading dock just in time to see Cypher firing at some unseen foe within the concealment of the crate maze.

The crates within the docking bay virtually covered the whole open space, they were stacked 3 crates high each crate roughly 7ft high and 5ft wide. Jake was on top of the natural elevation of crates running to what seemed parallel to the target, popping off a few shots every few strides.

Without missing a beat Leo ran towards the opening of crates as he got on his comm.

"Lisa where are you?"
"I went the opposite way I think its heading towards the main entrance"
"We're coming up behind you"

Without stopping to pause Leo made a motion with his left arm signalling Alan to break off the formation and reinforce Cypher.

Leo and Max continued down the way Lisa took which was a few turns shy of just reaching the main entrance.

Inside Leo's helmet his breathing was heavy and sporadic. 'Why am I feeling like this', he thought to himself. He was a veteran soldier but somehow he felt like their was something picking at his mind, just willing him to panic.

"These arent my own thoughts" he said aloud without thinking.

He blinked and shook his head, he had to take control of the situation before it took control of him.

"Cypher Status!" Leo said into his comm

The scratchy split voice came in the comm.
"We have it running to entrance." he answered softly and undeterred.

"Leo i've reached the entrance im ready for this thing"
"I just got here with Jake" added Lisa

Tactically this is what Leo had trained his squad to do. He had drilled it into their heads, to somehow force the hunter to become the prey and thus come out victorious. This hunter had killed and now, Leo and his squad were about to push the food chain down.

Cypher and Alan had been trying their best to stay as close to their target as possible but this thing was incredibly fast. Twice Cypher had pumped rounds into its back that would have taken down even the largest of split on his homeplanet. Amazingly the creature seemed unscathed, the only glimpse's Cypher saw was of its large spikey back. It would easily jump 20ft and pull down some crates blocking Cypher and Alan's path until they got over it. Food and medical supplies were scattered everywhere and splattered on the surrounding crates.

Leo, Max, Jake and Lisa all took positions at the entrance with their guns up and ready to take down this monster. They all stood still looking through their sights with a mix of determination excitment and fear. They all heard the sounds of Cypher's minigun going off and then ceasing as it got louder and closer. Alan's gunfire was just as sporadic and seemed to be closer and closer. Then out of the maze of boxes came out Alan.

He stood their with his gun up looking a little bewildered even through his full face mask. The tension on everyones trigger fingers lessened a little.

Leo watched Alan turn his back to them and look back into the maze of crates. He watched as Alan tried to bear his gun up as quickly as possible. A muffled scream and a few relfex shots would be the last noise Alan would ever contribute to reality.

Without warning the giant beast with almost blurring speed came out of cover and with its massive jaw clamped down hard on Alans upper body using his big claws to hold onto his preys shoulders as he tore off his head.

One moment he was there and the next his body was gushing out blood leaving a trail back into the maze of crates.

Everyone within thier helmets shared a look of sheer horror, one of their squadmates had just been killed. Not just killed but decapitated and torn to shreds.

"Move!" Leo ordered, charging towards the way the beast went.

Leo didn't know why he was running towards it, it could have been instinct, years of training. This is what squad leaders fear the most, the moment.

The moment is when a normally calm and collected leader losses control of himself. May it be from anger, fear or just nervousness. Unable to rationalize quickly and effectively during intense stress may mean the difference between one less squad member.

'Pull yourself together Leo' he thought to himself

Halfway to blood puddle; Alans body was flying through the air, blood exploding out through the missing arm and neck, spinning like a human ninja star. His body smashed into a large air vent above the main entrance door. It was about 40ft off the ground and had no crates near or around it to climb up to.

This beast didn't need anything to climb up there, he just used Alan's body to smash the air vents cage block leaving a clear way for it too jump in. Without hesitating it crouched low and with the use of its massive legs and forearms pushed itself off the teladanium floor panels and landed inside the vent, barley wide enough for the monster.

Large rounds impacted in and around the vent as Cypher emerged from the maze blasting away at the monsters already used escape.

Jake hit a button on his belt which caused his face mask to fold back in sections into the neckguard of his combat armor.

"What the hell was that Leo!" Jake yelled
"I dont know..." Leo answered
"Oh my god did you see what just happened!" Lisa yelled
"It just ripped Alan to pieces...." she added

Max pounded on the massive door causing it to echo the cavernous docking bay. In response to the noise came another, it was a series of shrieks.

The whole squad turned as one towards where the ship docking platforms were. They couldn't see any of the ships because of the crates blocking the view but they knew thats where the sound came.

Leo took a step forward as he clicked a button on his belt to put his helmet in place.

"Max movement scanner..." Leo said calmly

Max brought out the same instrument he used when entering the Centuar.

"I told you to leave..." said a voice into Leo's head

"What the hell what was that" Leo said while looking around slightly, trying not to draw attention from his squad members.

only silence...

Max looked on the instrument and it showed dozens of red dots moving closer quickly. The shrieks got louder and closer, a frantic sound like that of inmates in a prison taunting a woman, it was lunch time.

Cypher sniffed the air, raising his head and cocking it slightly as he did so. The spikes on his head shivered slightly.

"They smell like the big one..." said Cypher

"Leo theres dozens of them and their all converging on our position." Max said to Leo expecting a command.

"Lisa unlock the station door now!" ordered Leo

Lisa immediatly pulled out a small wallet sized object and attached it to the scanner and worked on its keypad.

The shrieks got louder and more ferocious... then only silence.

[-=Legendary=-]

"Lisa.." Leo said in a expectant tone

"Im working on it!" Lisa answered sarcastically composed

"Work faster" added Max as he scanned the area ahead of him with his shotgun

"Hope their not as big as the last one, aye Leo?" said Jake with a hint of comedy

"I'd rather not find out...LISA..." Leo said as he turned back to check on lisa

"Almost.... got it!" Lisa stood triumphantly half turned towards Leo as the massive entry doors opened. The light above no longer red, now green. Even the illumination of the docking bay couldn't pierce more then 10ft into the blackness of the stations corridors.

"Lisa scan the inside, Cypher cover entry, Jake Max lets go" Ordered Leo

Lisa turned the light on her gun and shoulder pads on as she cautiously walked in. Leo, Max and Jake all stepped backwards still pointing at the maze of crates expecting contact.

Then suddenly Lisa screamed, everyone turned at once to look in the dark corridor just in time to see the end of Lisa's boot disappearing into the darkness.

"LISA!" Leo yelled as he broke into a sprint head first into the darkness
"Leo wait!" Max yelled as he broke into a sprint after him

Each footstep was another step towards suicide, another step into the unknown. The view inside Leo's helmet didn't help, he could hear his heartbeat, his breathe. Each a frantic attempt to push himself back to reality. What was happening, he had lost 2 soldiers...2 freinds in less then 2 minutes. I should have checked the door, what was that? Leo brought his light down and saw a trail of blood next to lisa's gun.

No... he thought to himself.

He started to sprint faster until he heard his comm crackle to life in his ear.

Leo stopped and turned, he and Max must have ran 50 yards.

"Leo we have contact" Cypher said calmly as hes minigun showered the docking bay with pounds of ammunition.

Leo could make out Cyphers figure slowly pacing backwards his minigun creating its own light which illuminated Jake firing at some unseen enemy outside the door.

"Leo theres too many of them we got to get somewhere safe now!" Jake said

Leo looked back between the darkness and the light. He couldn't leave Lisa to die, but he also couldn't leave his squad leaderless.

"Im sorry lisa" Leo silently muttered

"LEO whats the plan!" Jake said as he popped a few shots from Cyphers left side which was added with a shriek of a dying animal.

"Retreat on my position now!" Leo ordered

Leo quickly shouldered his weapon and pulled his forearm up to view and clicked open a small panel which controlled the helmets digital processor. He pulled up a map in his face visor.

According to the map they had just entered the main corridor of central station hub. Which came to a four way intersection. Making a right or left would lead to a corner of a box with many splits inside it like a window pane. There were 18 rooms each roughly the same size each serving different purposes. Administration, break rooms, waiting rooms, security. The hub was made up of 25 floors similar to this.

There it was, the stairwell it was a left at the next injunction. The elevator was a straight ahead, but Leo didn't know if the emergency power had stopped functioning or had even turned on at all.

"Now Cypher!" Jake said as he tapped Cypher on his large shoulder pad signalling to cease fire and retreat.

Just as Cypher began to turn around he reached into his utility belt and threw something onto the floor. It was a small disk the size of a hockey puck, it glowed for a moment and then changed colors to blend with the silver of the teladianium floor.

Leo ran through the darkness as the rest of the squad following all of their boots answering to the high pitched shrieks from their attackers. His light beam quickly trying to search the corners of the corridor and the half open metal doors to dark rooms searching for any threats. Up ahead he saw the stairwell entrance, the door was already have open. Leo ran in and lost his footing and dropped his gun while hitting the back of his helmet on the floor and falling down a few set of stairs.

He landed on something soft...he reached for his gun. Pulling it towards him he realized it wasn't his gun. He sat up and saw the light of his gun at the top of the stairs, he saw Max's light getting closer.

Leo clicked the button on his belt activating the lights on his shoulder pads. It took him a moment to realize what he was sitting in.

All around Leo their were hands and feet...heads... he was in a pile of bodies, bloody and dismembered. Argon faces with looks of sheer horror across their faces, Split researchers with half their faces missing and bones peircing out of their skin. Leo quickly stumbled back up the stairs picking up his gun finally realizing what he had slipped in.

A miniature river of blood was coming down the stairwell, pouring into the filling lake of blood at the bottom of the stairwell.

The nightmare had just begun.

[KRM398]

Hmm not a bad story, reminds me a lot of the Doom game and movie though, but not bad.

[X2-a-holic]

To give constructive criticism...

I think that it is an excellent storyline, and well thought out, but I think that some scenes need to be reworded, and you are missing a LOT of commas and other punctuation. Keep it coming!

[-=Legendary=-]

Thanks x2 a holic

and krm398 ya it kinda does huh? well u will I have a much different and more relevant storyline then doom it ties in with the x universe

[-=Legendary=-]

Leo had seen blood before, but he had never seen this kind of scene. It looked like a space weed addict’s nightmare.

What the hell is going on here? He asked himself

Leo brought his light towards the door, passing streaks of blood caused by panicked victims now dead and decaying. He saw Max’s light coming towards him, his figure illuminated occasionally by the retreating fire of Jake and Cypher rounding the corner.

“The stairwell is slippery watch your step” Leo announced over the Comm.

Leo took a step back not taking his view off the door until he reached a point on the stairs where he could look up the stairwell. He shone his light up slowly moving it around; it seemed to go on forever, his military flashlight unable to penetrate the depths of this darkness.

Max came into the stairwell breathing slightly heavily; he didn’t notice the blood or bodies as he took a defensive position.

“Looks like we got ourselves in a nice mess” Max said
“You don't even know the half of it…” Leo added darkly as he glanced slightly down the stairwell at the bodies.

“Max hold position im going to clear the stairwell” Leo said

Max quickly nodded not taking his sights off his comrades coming towards his position.

Leo quickly back stepped and turned heading up the stairs with his light pacing the walls and steps. The blood was coming fluidly down the side of the stairs; there were streaks of blood and flesh clinging to the rails and walls. He thought about the fate that had taken hold of the once owners of these remains.

He soon reached a door marked 2, it was heavily dented and didn’t look like it would open easily or at all. A few moments later he reached a door marked 3, he reached for the handle.

Only to have it burst open sending Leo tripping over the metal rail, instinctively he threw his left hand out still holding onto his weapon. His helmet smashing onto the metal plating under the rail, he quickly looked up and saw a small child running up the stairs.

I wasn’t imagining a thing…that was a child. What’s a child doing here…?

Leo heard laughter through his helmet echoing up the stairs. There was light, there was power on the 3rd floor. It illuminated the stairwell in a way that made you wish there was no light at all.

“Your going to die here” said a small child’s voice followed by a ironically playful giggle.

“Wait!” Leo said

There was no response just the faint footsteps trailing off higher and higher. He pulled himself up, putting his rifle on his back with the strap. Leo looked into the hallway of the 3rd floor as he pulled himself up.

There was someone staring at him, they were wearing battle armor like him… except on the shoulder pad there was white lettering.

“SS” Station Security.

This one was Argon; he was tall and well built from what Leo could tell as he pulled himself up to his feet.

There was something strange about him.

“Soldier identify yourself” Leo ordered

The security guard seemed to twitch as if woken from a nap, and glanced around until his gaze fixed on Leo.

It was then Leo realized he was bleeding through his eyes. His head was cocked slightly sideways drool falling down on the steel floor. His arms hung loosely at his sides with his fingers in obscene angles stretched outwards.

Leo reached for his rifle, slowly bringing it in a position he could easily bring up and shoot.

The guard noticing Leo’s odd movement took a step forward opening its jaw way further then it should ever go. His eyes beginning to glow blue.

It came with inhuman roar and another step.

He was about to charge Leo.

[-=Legendary=-]

For a drooling, flesh missing attacker he covered the 30ft gap between him and Leo very quickly.

He took long strides with his arms already reaching ahead of him as if about to devour its meal, drool was falling side to side as he sprinted. His glowing blue eyes never took Leo out of his view.

It took about 3 seconds, it only took 2 for Leo to raise his gun and aim for its head.


*BLAM*

The argons head exploded, sending the feet hurdling forward and the back violently backwards. The arms not realizing the head was gone still clawing towards Leo before they went limp the fingers still in obscene angles.

“Team Report” Leo said into his Comm as he strode towards the dead Argon.

“Leo there's dozens of these scaled creatures everywhere, they started coming out of the vents, we are at the door holding position but they just keep coming.” Responded Jake

“Close the door and come to the 3rd level there’s power, I think we can reach the top floor with the elevator.” Leo said

“Got it” came Jakes voice.

Leo now stood over the body of the dead Argon; he nudged it with the side of his boot, the body limply obeyed. Leo squatted on his thighs, his combat armor flexing over his muscular frame. He looked at the blood as it coagulated rather quickly in a large puddle.

The sound of a few gunshots could be heard coming from down the stairwell, the rest of his team was coming.

The skin looked normal except for sores where yellowish green puss slowly came out. With the end of his rifle he shoveled the Argons body over so that it lay on its stomach, revealing something strange. Its spine was covered in purple crystal like fungus.

“What the hell…” Leo muttered

Leo reached out towards the fungus with his padded combat glove.

*Gunfire*

Leo turned his attention from the body to the stairwell; he saw Jake standing at the door to the stairwell shooting up. He could make out what seemed to be Max shooting down past Cyphers larger frame.

Leo couldn’t see but the fungus began to crawl up into the open wound of the missing head. It slithered its way much like a caterpillar, bringing its lower part up and pushing itself in. Leaving a series of cuts and niches where the skin guarding the spine was.

There was a ungodly roar, it was the big beast again…

Leo stood up and sprinted towards the stairwell, Jake and Max came in first. Cypher coming in last closing the door behind him, dropping his Minigun which was releasing steam from being fired for so long.

The large split braced himself against the reinforced teladianium door. Using his right shoulder and feet to keep the door from crushing in. The locks were electronic, and Lisa was gone.

Shrieks of anticipation and frustration beckoned from the other side, hoping that by relentless force they could persuade the door to fall to them.

Max ran down the hallway, a automatic door opening for him. Seconds later he came out pushing a large steel desk.

“Come on lets block this door!” Max yelled

“Take your time” Cypher said in a sarcastic split voice

After about 20 seconds there was a makeshift pile of desks and cabinets. The shrieking slowly stopped, eventually so did the sporadic pounding.

“What now?” asked Max a little too calmly as he reloaded his combat shotgun.

“Elevator” answered Leo

“What the hell happened to him?” asked Jake, pointing at the dead argon.

“I shot him in the face after he charged me, he was sick or something I don't know, I tried to identify him, then he attacked.” Leo as he looked at the body.

“Let’s go before the big guy gets back” Leo said

They all ran down the hallway and made a left passing various rooms. There didn’t seem to be anymore hostiles or anything alive for that matter, it was completely empty. When they reached the Elevator they all stopped when they saw a trail of blood smeared wildly into the elevator.

“This is great” Jake said

“Iv seen worse” Max lied

Leo stepped forward and pressed the button indicating the elevator to descend down.

It was on the top floor.
25-24-23-22-21-20

They all turned to the noise of a large pounding, much, much louder then earlier.

16-15-14

They all stared down in the direction of first turn of the hallway leading towards the stairwell door.

13-12

Suddenly there was a large crash of flying metal on metal. A desk came flying through their view for a split second before disappearing into the other hallway. Their was a pause, then, then there was a roar.

Everyone’s breathe stopped, lost for a second in time, a second of horror and a cold gut feeling.

11-10…

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Aargh! What a point to finish on! I was willing them to succeed and then....!
Nice story telling! Very believable and immersive.


Now hurry up and get creative again!

[-=Legendary=-]

Cypher took a step in front of the pack readying his Minigun and spreading his feet so that he could keep a steady barrage of fire going.

Leo looked behind them anxiously…9…8…

“Its obvious we can’t kill whatever this thing is with our weapons…” Jake said as he checked his weapon.

“I’ll fight this thing head on right now” Max said jokingly as he motioned towards the long laser sharpened edge sword on his back.

The halls began to echo with a sound of scraping. Everyone’s attention was towards the hallway straight ahead of the elevator, it was the middle juncture of this whole floor. Everyone’s weapons were up and ready.

The thing came out into view at the opposite end of the floor. It surprised Leo for a second because he expected it to come through the middle where the office furniture flew through earlier.

It was 100 yards away, standing there. Leo could make out the spikes on its head, its arms. He could see the long Jurassic jaw and intimidating tail, which alone was the size of Leo himself.

It stood their and slowly cocked its head sideways.

“Its out of range…” Cypher said slowly.

“Jake can you take the shot” Leo asked

“No the plasma cant travel that far even in lower concentration” Jake responded

“Its like it knows we cant shoot from here” Max added

“and how would it know that, is it psychic, idiot?” Jake retorted

7…6…

As if in response to that it got down on all fours and let out a cross between a roar and shriek. Its arms flexed as its neck craned forward obviously pushing itself to a great extent to make this noise. Its large tongue curving with every sound wave that came out of its mouth.

Leo looked on through his helmet as the creature made the noise, when suddenly his sight blurred. Then there was a incredible pain in his head. Leo struggled to stay on his feet as the sound became more intense.

Explosions began to ripple through the corridors, it was the lights. The monster’s shriek was somehow causing them to short circuit.

5…4…

Everyone’s helmet retracted back into the neck pad of their combat armor, except for Cypher who throughout the situation was unaffected, and didn’t have a helmet anyway.

“What the hell is that!” Jake yelled as he crawled backwards holding one ear

Cypher looked on as all the lights began to go out simultaneously.

The shrieking was over, and it was replaced by quick strong steps coming towards them.

3… the elevator door pinged opened.

Cypher powered up the minigun and let it roar. Hundreds of rounds flew into the darkness in all directions.

While Cypher covered the retreat Leo turned towards the elevator. There was a decomposing body covered in blood, it had the security personnel armor on, he still clutched his plasma pistol.

Leo stepped in followed by Jake and Max.

“Cypher lets go!”

Cypher began to back step towards the elevator, the only light coming from the elevator and Cyphers minigun, making for a trippy sight. Their was a whirring sound which signaled the minigun had overheated. Cypher turned his full body, as everyone else aimed to his back to cover his retreat. Rounds of heated plasma and tracer fire raced past him.

He had barely made it into the light of the open elevator when a large claw grabbed the split from behind the neck slamming his head into the ground in front of the elevator, causing his minigun to roll somewhere into the darkness.

The team looked on in horror at the attacker. It was a smaller version of the monster they had just been running from. Leo kept firing at its head which somehow seemed to deflect the fire.

Cypher quickly recovered and elbowed the creature with his spike splashing the ground with blood. The monster reeled in pain but quickly regained momentum and raised a claw to strike straight at his head.

Cypher quickly ducked and kicked the monster into the darkness with his extremely strong legs.

As soon as Cypher was all in Leo pressed the 2 and 5, 25. The door pinged and closed. They could hear scratching and shrieks again on the other side.

4…5...6…

“That was a close one” Jake said as he sat up against the wall.

“Strong things…” Cypher said as he felt the gash on his neck

C-r-e-e-e-e-k

Everyone stopped talking and looked at each other.

“It opened the elevator shaft…” Leo said

Everyone at once began to reload their weapons.

7…8….

The elevator suddenly came to a stop.

“It grabbed the cable!” Max yelled

Thump-Thump-Thump

“What was that?” said Jake not expecting a answer

Leo aimed his gun up, Jake and Max did the same.

The ceiling of the elevator began to get pounded on.

Max fired the first shot…right through the ceiling.

Green blood began to ooze down into the elevator…

The sound of footsteps was clearly audible…

-Thump-Thump-Thump

Max fired a second shot…

And then all hell broke loose.