And in answer to my prayers, a bright blast of light erupted from the top of the cliff I lay against. The bug was just as surprised as I, when the beam struck it, causing a violent explosion of blood and limbs from the center of the bastard's body.

It was very strange though; at that very moment, the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end, and I had a terrible feeling in my stomach. This was not a good premonition. I stepped onto the main lift and pressed the button marked Level 3: Operations.

"We are now approaching the Hangar. Visibility is low due to atmospheric conditions, but I think I can see lights on at the complex. They still have power, sir, so power-outage is not the reason for non-communication..."

"On top of the transport! Lieutenant!" Cain shouted to me from the inside of the APC. I spun around in time to see a black figure lunge at me from atop the transport.

"The creature that has attached itself to him is some kind of parasite; they are living off of each other. He is in a deep state of sleep, but he's alive. The parasite is feeding his lungs oxygen, but its draining plasma from his blood. We cannot remove i