Power Core Series 2: Stuck

After finding the location of the Cydonian command ship the team got ready to leave the base with explosives set in the command area of the base in order to render the base completely inoperable. They were nearly to the sinkhole they had created when they realised that the Cydonians were closer than they thought. “Do they know what we found?” Naomi asked Darren as they dove around the corner in an attempt to avoid the incoming plasma fire.

           “They know we took something, but as far as they are concerned it was basically just their general ship layouts for their smaller, attack UFOs, not their big troop carriers; and they defiantly don’t know that we know the location of the command ship,” Darren explained as he cancelled the gravity underneath the alien forces.

Meanwhile Jack jumped into the middle of the crossroads and began to blast light out of his hands and straight into the Cydonians’ eyes, blinding them; but only just for the right amount of time for Emma to rush down and cut down ten or so of the little grey things before rushing back to the others.

           “There are at least another hundred or so out there!” Emma called across the corridor.

           “How do we stop them then?” Naomi asked Darren as gravity changed on a grenade which soon when flying back towards its throwers.

           “We either stand and fight here…” he started.

           “Or?” Naomi pushed.

        “Or we detonate and hope the explosion doesn’t like going around corners,” Darren shrugged sheepishly. “Either way, we are not likely to make it out of here alive.”

           “Then lets take the bastards out with us then?” Naomi smiled before picking up a pile of stones with her telekinesis and sending them at high speeds down the corridor. “We’re designed to do this, lets use that.”

Naomi then ran out into the open and began to manipulate the air around her so that any plasma bullets were diffracted downwards and into the walls. As she approached the enemy forces she began to realise that maybe the force was too powerful to be dealt with in the normal way. “Darren! Detonate!”

Darren looked around the corner at Naomi, his mind racing trying to figure out what the best case scenario was. “Darren! Do. It. Now!” she called again. Suddenly Darren realised what she meant. Seven orange coated aliens were floating down through the hole in the street.

           “Dammit,” he moaned and ran over to Emma. “Do what you mum is doing,” Darren instructed.

           “Is it just me or is it getting hot?” Jack asked as Emma formed the air barrier around them.

           “Everso slightly…” Emma agreed. “Darren, hold off on that a minute.”

           “But –”

           “No “But”,” Emma warned. “Don’t press the button unless we tell you to do so.”

           “Wait,” Darren stated. “Now I can feel it…”

Meanwhile Naomi was watching a mash-up of molten rock, fire and flesh as dirt and aliens were pulled up into the tornado of fire. But who? she thought to herself. Who has that type of power.

The first aliens to be dragged into the fiery form of death were the tiny little Sectiods who quickly peeled and melted away. Soon afterwards however the much larger, pink floaters and green-armoured, purple-faced Mutons were sucked in. And then finally the cloaked figures who’s cloaks matched that of the fire were dragged in.

After which there was nothing left stopping Naomi from marching forwards and finishing off the last couple of aliens who were not dragged up into the fire tornado.

As the tornado dispersed the alien flesh, blood and charred bones began falling back to the ground. And where the tornado had touched down was a small red-haired girl; who’s nose and ears were bleeding heavily.

            “Stupid girl,” Naomi moaned and ran up to her daughter’s side before sweeping her off her feet. “Come on Connie, don’t do this. Don’t comatose. Please…”