CHAPTER - 7 - Elevator To Hades

The fear, The nightmares, that scared feeling you get when you know your life is about to end on a planet your not even from, being chased cornered off, and surrounded, your ammo is getting lighter with every bullet shot, the feeling you get when you see your friend, team mate or lover about to be killed in front of your eyes, at the entrance of the hole in the wall that Jenson and his team were chased to, they see the creature pouncing, about to maul there friend who is helpless, trying to drag her own body weight getting heavier and heavier, there tears falling out like dead leaves on a tree.

Javier feels it most, how close he is to O'roro you could see at this very moment, as they cover her from these creatures, they came out of nowhere, climbing all over the walls like cockroaches 'bugs' every shot mattered to them at this very point in time, everything slowed down for Javier as he watched Jenson firing his pulse rifle non-stop bullets puncturing the creatures in the chest in the head, there limbs where blown off, they weren't able to use the grenade launcher located on the pulse rifle for it would have given damage to O'roro during her struggle from the splatter of blood she had recieved before, as Javier looked around at his team screaming in fear, not knowing what to do next, Javier didn't think he ran out of the hole they were in and ran towards O'roro,
"Javier!!!" Jenson screamed still firing
Javier ran as fast as he could as fast as he used to back at school on earth, he ran track, he was top of the class he had no problem getting on the marines, Infact he was recommended it by his teachers.

As Javier ran Jenson done his best to cover him and O'roro, Jenson was the only one left able to cover them, for jay had gone, he may even be lost in a maze and not just in his head, Javier had his pistol in hand, he ran towards the creature pouncing at O'roro, and he aimed, the creatures jaws dropped down, ready to bite and he took the shot, the bullet pierced the creatures chest dead on, it's blood splattered backwards and it's dead body fell heavy to the ground, Javier grabbed O'roro and threw her arm over his shoulder to carry her weight,
"I'm not letting you die here friend" Javier said moving O'roro as fast as he called back to the hole,
"You silly little man, I told you to get the fuck out of here"
"And I said I'm not leaving you behind" Javier replied nearly at the hole.

Javier seen to his right a creature running for them from the darkness, arms and claws open, he lifted his right arm,
"Fuck you" he said as he pulled the trigger, the bullet from his pistol went straight through its black head, and the creature fell to the floor,
They get to the hole and Javier pushes O'roro through the hole, Jenson still firing, the creatures were more spread out now, Jenson was finding it harder to hit them by himself, they were closing in on them,
Javier gets through the hole in the wall,
"Everyone go run now" Jenson yells at them as he continues releasing the rounds, Javier throws O'roro's arm around his shoulder again, inside the hole they can't stand straight up, slightly hunched over which makes it harder to move, even for just one person, Beth grabs O'roro's other arm and throws it over her shoulder to help, Javier Carry O'roro's weight, they start moving away from the hole, the creatures now trying to get inside to follow them, it makes it easier for Jenson to hit his targets now, but he is starting to run low on ammo, the ammo counter on the side of his pulse rifle reads 44,43,42, it's getting lower by the second, he only has about 2 clips left on him, his pistol and 6 grenade launcher grenades, and 4 hand grenades.

Javier and Beth carrying O'roro have gone far ahead and following right behind them is Philip, Jensons pulse rifle clicks out of bullets, looks back quickly to see if his team is a safe distance from him, notices it's safe, and in that split second the creatures, were nearly inside with them he clicks back the grenade launcher on the pulse rife and aims at them,
"Eat this fuckers" he yelled as a grenade was released from the chamber, he then released a second one, then turned and ran following the direction of his team, the creatures screeched as the grenade on impact exploded, the creatures body parts were blown every where there blood splattered the walls and burned into it, smoke gathered above where the blood had smeared, from the impact of the explosion the hole got covered in Rubble and it was no longer usable as an entrance or exit for either Jenson and his team or the creatures trying to get them, the creatures behind the Rubble weren't killed though you could still hear there screeches echo, and the, trying to claw there way through the Rubble, but for now Jenson and his team have escaped the horror of being torn apart limb from limb and being feasted upon, but they are still not safe, not until they are home.

" where's jay?" said Jenson sweating inside his suit, exhausted from the escape they just made, not exhausted like out of breath, more tired and scared, the need to leave this hell of a planet,
"He ran ahead " Philip replied looking back at Jenson as they continue walking the dark corridor, Philip and Beth still holding O'roro,
"Shit where the hell did he go" Jenson said looking behind him still able to hear the screeches from the creatures.
"I don't know but we have to keep moving, we don't have a choice,we can't go back and we can't stay here, we will die" Javier said holding up O'roro, who looked like she was slowly recovering,
"I know" replied Jenson " we are running out of time, we have five hours and twenty - three minutes left before Bella has to leave and we will be left on this planet until refuel, and personally, I don't fucking want that"
"Maybe we will Find jay on the way, it looks like where we are, only goes in one direction" Beth said to Jenson turning to look at him while holding up O'roro,
" maybe your right beth, we don't have much choice, and hopefully we find jay alive"

Jenson walks up to O'roro and looks at her in the eyes,
"You feeling alright, O'roro"
" feeling like shit corporal, honestly that shit that hit my right arm, it was like acid, it.." O'roro coughed as she spoke "hurt like hell"
"Do you need to rest for a minute"
"Honestly sir, I want to get the fuck out of here, before it game over for all of us" O'roro replied coughing,
" are you sure" Jenson replied In concern, you look like your about to collapse,
"Corporal, sorry if I sound formal, but we don't have a fucking minute to spare not with those things out there, now trying to probably hunt is down, I can still hear them behind the wall, they know we are in here, they will find a way to get us, with any means necessary, and plus how do we know these are the only ugly, scary fuckers down in this shit hole, we need to move now, I am fine" O'roro says trying to make herself look better, but to the general she still looks like she is in the worst pain imaginable, it could have been worse, if it had landed anywhere else, if anything she was lucky to get hit in the arm, or even survive, she should of just ran, bravery isn't a thing you should play with, only at the right time should it show, and being surrounded by creatures as deadly as those things, the bravest thing you could do would be to run.

"Alright then let's move I'll go in front and keep an eye on the motion tracker, O'roro, I'm gonna need to have your pulse rifle clips, when you can use your weapon again I'll give them back, but just in case something happens again, I'm gonna need it while you guys escape"
O'roro nods her head and smiles a little,
"It's good to see you smile" Jenson says grabbing the clips off of her, "alright let's go"
The group start making there way down the tunnels of the ship, everything just looks the same, it's like your on a treadmill, that just won't stop, and if it does stop you will probably die, Jenson is constantly looking at his motion tracker, making sure nothing surprises them, and his gun ready, jay still no where to be found, he must of just kept going, maybe thinking we were right behind him, following, maybe he hasn't lost the plot, maybe he is just lost, but that would be ridiculous, because straight seems like the only path so far, to turn somewhere an find an exit out of this place, would be a treasure.

Jenson looks back at his team and sees Beth starting to struggle, carrying O'roro, nearly falling asleep from what it looks like, Jenson comes to a halt and stops the team,
"Alright let's rest for a minute" Jenson turns and says to his team,
They stop and look at him, Jenson could see that they are scared, even Javier, Philip was at back minding his own business, like he didn't have care in the world, even Jenson could feel his heart bursting out of his chest, from the fear that they might not even make it out of this ship alive, let alone even make it back to the dropship where Bella, waits for them to return, or at least Jenson hopes, Bella and Valaz are waiting for them, hoping nothing like what happened to Jenson and his team in the pilots room of this ship, has happened out there to them, if only he could contact the General, God damn fucking signal, it's the 21st century, signal shouldn't be a problem in this time.

They all sat down against the wall for a second exhausted, out of there minds, there water packs are nearly out, and then they won't have anything to keep them hydrated, if they don't die from these dreadful creatures, it's gonna be something else, like dehydration, or exhaustion,
"God" Jenson says "I need to take this fucking helmet off"
Pacing back and forth, getting frustrated, but Jenson had to try and keep his cool, because if he loses the plot then they all have no chance of surviving, especially with O'roro injured as she is,
"We can't take off our helmets the oxy..." Beth started saying, "wait?"
"What is it" Jenson replied
Jenson walked over to Beth as she lay against the wall and clicking away at a touch screen pad on her Eco-suit left arm.

"The oxygen level its....its breathable, the readings are different to outside" Beth said looking up at Jenson,
"You've got to be kidding" Jenson replied sarcastically,
"No I'm Serious, the oxygen reading in here are breathable, other readings are similar to the ones we have back on earth,
"So your satiny I could have taken this stupid helmet off a long time ago"
"I'm not saying that corporal, the last reading I took was outside this ship, I didn't think of checking when we were inside because there was so much going on in here, finding those Weyland corporation people and Peter Weyland himself, also those human alien looking things dead in there Cryo tubes, and then The creatures"
"I know, but what your saying is I can take off my helmet now" Jenson said
"Well...the readings say yes but I would keep your helmet close to you, because you never know where this breathable oxygen will stop"
"That's fine" Jenson replied starting to Unclick his helmet" I need to get this thing off before I die",
Jenson pulls off his helmet and takes a deep breathe, closes his eyes, and as he opens his eyes he releases the oxygen he holds in and hopes that Beth is right about the air in this ship.

Jenson takes a big breathe of relief once the helmet is off, it as like taking his first breathe of oxygen when he was born, it smelt fresh, and anyone would think that this ship infested by alien creatures would smell the worst of all smells known,
"It's breathable" Jenson smiles in relief, "everyone take off your helmets",
Javier takes off his helmet, and so does Beth and Philip, Javier leans over and carfully takes off O'roro's helmet, falling asleep now O'roro struggling to stay awake,
"Hey O'roro breathe, relax for a minute, while we have time" Javier says as he puts his hand to her head to check her temperature,
"She's really heating up corporal, we need to give her some medicine, and get out of here as fast as we can, otherwise I don't think she will make it"
"Beth do you have anything to give O'roro"
"I'll have a look in my bag " Beth replied
"I'll have a look to " Philip said looking into his bag.

Jenson squats down in front of O'roro,
" you will be ok O'roro, we will get you home, I promise"
"Don't make a ..promise you can't keep corporal" O'roro smiled with difficulty while coughing,
" this is a promise I plan to keep O'roro, I'm gonna get us all out of here alive"
"Sure thing corporal, I would very much like that" O'roro replied smiling,then closing her eyes To rest,
Jenson stands back up and walks a couple of metres in fronts of the group, looking down the corridor, the only way they can go, thinking 'what if there are more of those things down this way, or maybe even things that are worse, we don't have much choice in the matter I can still hear the fuckers screeching and clawing, even though it feels like we are miles away, ...maybe it's just in my head that I'm hearing them, but I've got to make sure I get my team out no matter what, right now this is just about us, fuck Weyland, and hopefully we will find Farqs team on the way, and maybe jay'.

Beth walks up behind Jenson and makes him jump a little when she places her hand on his shoulder,
"Shit Beth you made me jump" Jenson smiled a little even in this dark time, a smile is always a sign of hope,
"Sorry Jenson, didn't mean to scare you, I just wanted to see how you are right now"
"Honestly Beth, I'm scared out of my fucking mind, I'm worried that shit will not go to plan"
"I didn't know we had a plan" Beth smiled listening to Jenson,
"Well, plan as I go plan, I don't think I could plan in this place, I dint even know where the hell we are in the ship, this fucking signal, even just a little would be nice, we have the whole area mapped out, and could be out of here in no time"
"Shit...., but hey listen you doing great, keeping everyone positive, and I believe you that we are getting out of this hell, right now I don't give a shit about mr Weylands mission, I got everything I need right now, I just want to get out and punch him right in his stupid asshole face" Beth laughed trying to lighten the place up a little"
" you know Beth I think a lot of people would love to punch him right in his asshole face" Jenson laughed with Beth, they both stopped and looked at each other for a second, smiling,
"I'm gonna go back and rest again do a second, my legs are killing me you should come join us"
"I'm gonna stay and watch this corridor, you seen those things, they can come out of no where" Jenson replied still smiling,
" ok then Jenson....sorry I mean corporal" Beth smiled at him as she walked away, she then sat back down next to O'roro,
"I'm sorry I don't have anything to help you O'roro" Jenson heard Beth say.

As Jenson was watching Beth he seen Philip over to the right of the group, behind them, in fact about 20 metres, he looked like he was mumbling to himself, Jenson started walking over to Philip, wondering what the hell is he doing,
"Philip" Jenson called out, Philip didn't turn around, Jenson called out again as he keeps walking closer to him "Philip ",
This time Philip had heard Jenson calling him out,
" yes corporal...sorry I was in my own world, thinking " Philip said smiling at Jenson.

Jenson gave him an unsure look, wondering if he was telling the truth or not, "who were you just talking to?" Jenson asked
"Wh..what do you mean?" Philip replied looking unsure and uncomfortable
"I just seen you mumbling to yourself"
"Sorry yeah I mumble to myself when I'm zoning out, it helps to make things stick in my head, repeat, remember is what I say" Philip replied
"Fine...but stay close to the group, and stop being weird, this place gives me the creeps enough"
"Ok will do corporal", both Jenson and Philip walk back to the group, Beth is just staring at them both with a straight face no expressions, Jenson looks directly at her, wondering what is she thinking, as Beth notices Jenson looking at her she smiles a little, and then goes back to O'roro injured on the ground, leaning against the wall.

Jenson couldn't rest he looks at his watch constantly checking the time and how long they have to find a way out, pacing back and forth with his pulse rifle at hand and ready, it's been 15 minutes that they have been resting,and the time was getting shorter, Jenson is hoping that O'roro is at least feeling a little better that she can walk on her own, it would be easier for Jenson knowing he has another person who can use a gun, Jenson turns to the group, sees Beth wide awake like she doesn't need sleep to function, Javier only just closed his eyes, for about 5 minutes, and Philip was the same, O'roro hadn't moved, Jensons motion tracker hasn't made a sound either for the past 20 minutes, it's like the creatures just gave up and walked away which would probably be the best thing right now, but it would be to risky to go back.

As Jenson looks at his team, he hears a single beep, from his motion tracker, Beth and Philip look up at him, Javier and O'roro still out of it, the motion tracker beeps again, Jenson pulls it up and looks at it, it beeps again, he sees on the motion tracker a single blue dot, there might be more that show up like before, they all just appeared.

"We've got to go" Jenson waved his team up, "Javier" he whispered as he shook him by the shoulder, "we've got to go man I think the creatures are into us",
"Shit" replied Javier as he turns to O'roro to wake her up so they can leave,
"O'roro, hey come on O'roro, we got to go"
O'roro mumbles and slowly opens her eyes,
Javier gets up and pulls her to her feet, " come on girl we got to go"
O'roro mumbles again, waking up slowly,
Jenson looks at Philip, "can you use one of these" Jenson asked showing him, a colt m911 semi automatic pistol,
"I've...I have shot a gun once, but I'm a scientist not a marine"
"Well right now your a marine and a scientist" Jenson says as he hands him the gun," can I trust you" Jenson looks at Philip as he takes the gun, Philip replies " y..yes you can corporal" he startled a little then straightened himself up, to try and show himself being more confident,
" alright I'll go up front, you stay at back behind these guys, Jenson points to Javier and the others, Philip nods, and goes back behind the group.

"Alright I'm gonna stay up front and guide us everyone stay alert",
Jensons motion tracker beeps again, it's only the one beep and it's going slow it's like something is stalking them, hunting them, it can sense there fear, feel there heart beats, and is closing in on them waiting for the right time to attack, Jenson thinks to himself, ' why is it going slow if it wanted us it could of just grabbed us, it's only sitting 185 metres away, somewhere around us, what the hell is it waiting for'.

Jenson starts walking,
"Follow me guys, don't fall behind, I don't want to lose any of you guys"
They start progressing down the dark corridors, it makes it a little easier now with there helmets off, it feels less claustrophobic, Jenson checking his motion tracker constantly, the blue beep of what ever is following them only moves a few yards every now and then but it's making sure to keep its distance eyeing them off, Jenson checks his wrist pad similar to the one that beth has on her wrist to check her data, when her helmet is off, but Jensons is more military grade, and shows his map and messages, he can also make video calls from it, as long as he has signal that is, but the signal is still gone he can get nothing on his wrist pad.

They come to a T-junction,
"Well this is new" Jenson says to himself,
"Maybe jay went one of these ways" said Beth
"Yeah but what way, that's the question, we can't waste time, if something is following us, and if those other creatures from the pilots room, catch up to us we are fucked" Jenson replied,
" what way then " Javier said while holding O'roro,
Jensons motion tracker beeped, he pulled it up to himself to have a look,
"Looks like we are going left" Jenson said putting down the motion tracker,
"What ever is following us has made its move to the right side Down that corridor"
" fuck, why the hell can't they just leave us alone" Javier said,
O'roro coughs " hey guys I think I can walk now" O'roro say taking her arm off of Javier, "are you sure?" Javier asked,
" yeah I can't have you carrying my sorry ass all night" O'roro slightly laughed with a cough, " my arm is still fucked though, I won't be able to use my pulse rifle",
" that's fine O'roro as long as your feeling better, just use your colt For now, just stay in the middle" Jenson said, O'roro nods and says,
" sure thing corporal bad ass" the team just smiled at the comment,
"Alright let's move left".

Jenson and his team are following down the corridor from there left turn they made, the interior of the walls and roof all look the same as before nothing has changed, except for probably the temperature, is getting colder and colder as they progress, Beth walks up beside Jenson and asks,
" that thing following us?"
" yeah, what about it" Jenson replied
"What do you think it is?"
"Well I don't really care what it is Beth, as long as it doesn't decide to show its self and it just keeps its distance" he smiled,
"Yeah but aren't you a bit worried that it could be one of those creatures again"
"If it's only one Beth, I can probably handle it, as long as it's from a distance"
" yeah true " she replied

Beth looked up ahead of them,
"Hey look an opening" she says pointing,
Jenson stops the team and looks at the motion tracker, the thing following them is still keeping its distance, behind them, but boning is coming up from in front, from inside the room ahead,
"Stay here for a second I'll go scope it out quickly" Jenson said walking ahead, towards the opening of the room, his heart pounding again, against his chest, thinking and hoping that this room is empty and leads to a way out.

As Jenson walks through the opening into the room ahead, he looks in awe, the room is almost as big as the pilots room, the walls curved up from the ground like a giant wave surrounding him, and in the middle of the room was a giant hole, Jenson walks up to the hole slowly, shining his torch on the ground, watching his foot steps making sure he doesn't trip over anything, and fall to his death, on the edge of the hole now, Jenson looks down, shining his torch, looking at the edges it looks like a giant slide, curving down all in one motion, but the hole is that deep, he can see where it ends, Jenson turns around checks his motion tracker, and there is only the only blue light, still just stalking behind, but for how long it will still behind he is not sure.

Jenson waves his team over, they all start making there way, Beth first, Javier is next to O'roro who is still struggling to walk, but looks like she is getting better, still holding her arm though, win her colt in her left hand, and Philip is behind looking nervous, but staying alert to his surroundings,
"That's a big hole" Beth says as she walks up next to Jenson "where do you think it leads"
" I'm not sure " replied Jenson looking into the hole again " but I have a feeling we are gonna have to find out, we can't go back not with that thing stalking us, and those creatures somewhere behind us"
" so it looks like we are going down then" Javier replied to Jenson
"Yeah if we hop down on the that side" he points his flash light to the curved wall in the hole " maybe we can slide down,
" that sounds better than jumping" Javier replied,
O'roro looks down the hole and says,
" well it looks like we are hopping on the express elevator to hell, going down"
Javier smiled at O'roro,
"I'm glad your feeling better" Javier said to her,
" me to Javier still feel shit but better than before, now let's get moving we are running out of time"
They all agreed,
"Alright I'll go down first" Jenson said walking over to the curved edge, "follow me straight after, I go down ok"
The team all nodded,
Jenson hangs his legs over the edge and counts to 3, then pushes him self down carefully, he slides down and disappears into the darkness, Beth was the next to go, then O'roro, then Philip, Javier was the last, just as Javier was about to push his motion tracker beeps, he quickly looks at it, the beep says 15 metres to his right, he starts sweating, and looks, he sees a creature snake like, long and white, it had poked its head out of a little hole in the ground, and started slithering towards, him slowly, smoothly like a snake, Javier grabs his colt, and gets it ready, the snake creature was upon him, closing in, it stopped 8metres away and lifted it front body up, it's head was like a bulb, swerving left to right, right to left, Javier just stared at it, slowly loaded his colt, the creatures, bulb head flapped open, making a hissing noise, Javier jumped a little from it, "fuck " he says, the creature, swerving like a cobra ready to strike, Javier lifted his arm, and pointed the gun at the snake like creature, it pounced at him, Javier screamed and took a shot.

The gun shot was heard down below in the hole where the rest of his team waits, the surrounding looks more like caves now, with the sound of water trinkling in the distance, Jenson looked up when he heard the gun shot and yelled, " Javier !!!" But no response.