Part 16
dqmmpomcxxpowxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx----eneral Jones, transmitting. We still can't receive, but I hope somebodyis getting this.We've reached the core shuttle now. We're in the station, just trying toget it working. It took us longer to get here than exxxxxxx--expected,because we ran into the alien on the way. Got another two men.We lost it eventually, but we don't know where it is. Anyway, we've lockedourselves in the core shuttle station. Just a few more minutes until we'vegot the shuttle working, then we'll take it out into the middle of the biosector.Hold it...Allan wants to talk to me....................yes, what is it,Chief?Oh my god........How long until it gets here, Chief?Any minute? Jesus...how long till we get the shuttle operational?Any minute. Great. Just great. Hey, you guys over there! GET THE DAMNSHUTTLE WORKING - WE'VE GOT COMPANY!Sorry about that we've got a slight problem now in that the creature isheading straight for our location I won't have much time to narrate what'sgoing on very well and I don't know if the dictation device will beaaaable to keep up with things but we'll see.HOW LONG? We haven't got five minutes, for god's sake! Get it working*NOW*!Jeez...it could be here any min----Oh god. Oh god no....it's coming through the wall! It's coming through thegoddamn wall!!Can that wall hold it, Chief? Not for long? Wonderful.No, wait! DON'T FIRE! You'll just create a hole for it to get through!GET THAT SHUTTLE WORKING *NOW*. We have got to get outta here!Come on!is it? Is it on? OK - everybody in the shuttle *NOW*.That's it, everybody get in. Get *in* Chief, don't argue. OK. Is thateverybody? Oh damn--You two! Forget the damn electrics! The shuttle's operational - get inhere! Get in here *now*! We haven't got time, the wall's about to giveway---Oh shit.CLOSE THE DOORS! CLOSE THE DOORS!We can't do anything! It's too late! We open fire in here we'd killourselves at the same damn time!! Now GET US OUT OF HERE! woah------xsdwipwdpiwjdpwjwpdjwpidjqwijdiwjdijimwpicmwqldprqwpcccccc----jeez. My god. I wish we could've saved them. We had no choice. They weredead men already. At least we managed to get away, and we know where itis.OK! Halt shuttle! Yes, I said HALT! Open the side door. Chief, hand methat grenade launcher.What am I going to do? I'm going to blow the damn shuttle station up, takethat thing out with it. Hold on to your hats. This might intereferesomewhat with the comm-----------------------------------------------kssssssssssssssssssssssssxxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc------WOOOOO-HOOOO! Take a look at that! That's got the bastard! OK, people.It's over. It's over.Jeez. That was close.What? What did you say?Oh my god. Get us moving away! move us away from the station! How the helldid it survive that explosion? It must be tougher than we thought!Move us away! Look at the speed it's going along the rail! Move us away!Can't we go any faster? It's catching up! Whaddya mean we haven't gotenough power? Jeez.Chief - fire the gun at it. Try to slow it down. Do it now!That's it. Direct hit!It's still coming. Get ready to fire again--What do you mean we've lost power?Oh no - the injury must have bled onto the rail circuits. Short-circuitedus.It's still coming, people! Anybody got any ideas? We're stuck up in thisshuttle with hell running straight at us!Give me the gun. I said give me the gun! Here, take the comm system---