There were shouts of agony and then cries to evacuate. It came from two different landing posts. Candace suddenly felt nervous. She ordered her squadron to hold their positions, that they would have the package in just a few minutes but that they were to maintain vigilance. She looked across at Herbert. She could see the fear in his eyes.
“Dr, return to the lander immediately. I will look ensure we get the Negativum.”
He looked at her somewhat perplexed and unsure what he should do.
“Go now!”
He scurried back to the lander.
Then squadron alpha said that a mass of brown creatures were approaching. A second later she could see them herself.
Helmet – magnify
With that she could see what was coming. They had large threatening mandibles about half a meter long that looked like they could easily slice through a human and were encased in a hard shell. They were coming from every direction darkening the distant landscape.
They were definitely a threat and Candace knew what was required.
“Prepare to fire, Set to maximum damage.”
She paused for the briefest of moments.
“Fire!”
The laser cannons opened up at the mass but it barely stopped them approaching. The dead were quickly replaced by the living.
“Keep firing!”
Candace ran over to the excavation point and there was the Negativum encased in a capsule
She quickly picked it up.
“Cease firing. Everyone back to the lander immediately!”
As the last squadron member frantically buckled his seat, the lander took off. They just managed to evade the swarm.
Candace looked straight at the Doctor.
“Next time, you have concerns. Do tell me.”
“I will, promise.”
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