Chapter 16 - a storm is coming

" Bella I have made contact with corporal dax four of them have survived we will pick them up in 20 we need to try and keep communicating with this team" the general has the APC parked up about 20 metres from a giant steel facility, it has giant towers towering towards the dark sky, and had a cold grey colour like the rest of this world.

" copy that general, I will keep trying but I still have had no luck and neither has valaz"

" copy that keep trying" the general replied hitting buttons in front of him and looking over the consoles in front of him,

Bella and valaz look out at the facility in front of them, a castle made of steel, strikes fear into the heart of any one who looks upon it,

" what do you think it is?" Asked valaz

" fuck knows, I giant steel shit house" Bella sniggered

" I reckon it a castle for the king of this planet, a giant alien species...actually no I don't that scares the shit out of me and I made it up" valaz laughed " I hope that's not true"

" no it's not a castle, looking at the scans it looks like a ..weapons facility of some kind? Maybe"

" that's probably worse we need to get our marines of this planet I feel useless just sitting here waiting and hoping wondering how many are still alive and what the hell was it that killed them or if it was anything that killed them I feel like I'm just left in the dark" Bella said starting to get really worried.

"It's alright calm down noob our boys are good they will be coming home"
A loud crack came from the distance, both valaz and Bella looked ahead at the storm incoming towards them,

" we won't be able to fly in that" said valaz in shock from the look and size of the storm

" no it's coming in on us fast" Bella says as she clicks the Comms button on the dash of the dropship,

" general there is a major storm incoming and we will not be able to fly in this storm it is to dangerous I don't think we will have an hour, I hate to say it but I think we have to leave earlier...over" Bella said watching the storm coming towards them and the lightening fight each other in loud clashes.

" shit" responded the general "we leave in 5 minutes that will hopefully give us enough time to pick up corporal dax and his team hopefully we can find someone else on the way, for the next 5 minutes keep trying to contact someone...over and out"

" over general" replied Beth

"Well at least someone is alive" said valaz

" hello anyone do you read me this is Bella pilot of the dropship please contact we have 5 minutes before we have to part to pick up corporal daxs team, we are at your last drop off point, your dropship is no where in sight please respond anyone" Bella says with worry and concern in her voice, but no response came,

" shit we got nothing, we have to start up the engines" valaz says as she starts flicking switches,

Bella looks up out the dropship window and her jaw drops as she see a shadow walk out from the giant facility, the sound of her Comms click on,

" this is farq ' cough' do you respond I am here I see you I am coming in"

" holy shit farq I see you, I am so glad to see you come and get you black ass here we have to leave now" valaz smiled in relief,

" general" Bella says over her Comms " farq is here he is alive"

" thank the heavens, go pick him up I'm moving out ask him if any other survivors were with him", the general jumps in the drivers seat of the APC and hits the gas,

" I will meet you with corporal dax and his team for pick up copy"

"Copy general see you in 5...out" Bella responds

" farq are there any other survivors" asks valaz

" no just me we were attacked by the black aliens a lot of them I escaped, barely" farq responds walking towards the dropship.

"Copy we are coming to pick you up stay put and alert see you in a minute" valaz responds,

"Let's go get our men" Bella says,

The drop ship lifts off of the ground the dust from the ground circling around the drop ship like a mini cyclone and it takes off heading towards farq straight ahead.

They come over the top of farq and lower the ramp, farq jumps inside and hits the loading dock switch and the door closes behinds him, he makes his way to the seats and sits down touches his Comms,

" door closed girls" he closes his eyes and falls silent,

" copy farq buckle up" valaz replied,
The drop ship lifts higher into the sky and does a 360 degree turn and heads towards the coordinates of jensons team, 40 minutes on the clock, plenty of time to spare.

"Corporal we are on our way over to you a storm is coming we have a survivor" speeding through the large landscape leaving behind a dusty trail, the APC glides over the hard terrain with ease, Jenson and his team coming into view ahead of him,

" copy that general we will stay put and await for your arrival" responds Jenson, seeing the APC out in the distance in front of them, surrounding them was still the ship they must have made there way to the other side of the ship from where they had started, holes all the way surrounding the. Outside of the ship worse in the area, looks like it was cause from the crash, direct impact which had opened it up like a bent tin can, the crust not fully covering the entirety of the ship.

Only a few miles out from corporal dax and his team, the general watches them as they get closer being able to see everything around, only just most was starting to arise probably due to the incoming storm, the dropship flying above the APC only a few miles back, the general can see it in his reverse camera.

" we going home" the general says In a split second he notices something to the left of the team a giant black figure with a large crown atop its head, slowly making its way out of a hole in the side of the ship " what the fuck" the general says in shock knowing now what they are dealing with not the same as he had seen in the footage but a decedent of the creature and much bigger.

Jenson looks around at his team and sees in the corner of his eye out of the shadows and through the mist, the queen.