Sirens Journey_The Founder Saga by Thomas Fay

Author:Thomas Fay [Fay, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-28T05:00:00+00:00

38.

I hurried out of the medical facility. While the gravity aboard the Proxian base was 1.1 Earth standard, I’d been born on Earth, meaning I had an advantage over those born in lower gravity space installations and asteroid bases. The powered infiltration armour helped too, meaning my mobility was only slightly hindered by the fact that I was carrying Selize across my shoulder. The operatives formed up around us, Lieutenant Chan leading the way and the other two covering our rear. A squad of armed Proxians appeared in the corridor behind us. Unlike the security personnel inside the medical facility, they wore shielded body armour and carried fusion carbines. Their energy blasts were absorbed by the operatives’ armour.

‘Sir, you’ve got to get out of here! We’ll cover you,’ Lieutenant Chan said.

I nodded as I headed back down the corridor. Reaching a junction, I looked at Selize.

‘Can you stand?’ I asked.

‘Yes, I think so.’

I put her down. She leaned against the wall but remained upright. Activating my infiltration armour, I moved around the corner. Two searing beams of energy caught me full in the chest. The armour’s force field sizzled but maintained its integrity. It had saved my life.

I fired off four shots, bringing the two Proxians to the ground. The lunar disruptor was capable of disabling even the most powerful personal shield and scrambling the neural synapses of any living creature. It was one of the most effective pieces of technology the Luna Weapon Labs had ever developed.

‘Come on, we’ve got to go!’ I shouted, grabbing Selize’s hand. She moved slowly at first but as the drugs she’d been injected with began to wear off she regained her footing. The three operatives caught up to us at the lift.

‘Status?’ I asked.

‘We’re intact, sir,’ Lieutenant Chan replied. ‘They almost managed to pin us down near that room with the … power cell, but we cut through them. Our suit energy is getting low. We won’t survive more than a handful of direct hits.’

I switched the coms over to channel two.

‘Team two—what’s your status?’

The coms crackled noticeably.

‘Sir, we’ve come under heavy fire and Lieutenant Farson is down. We’re holding position at the airlock but it’s not secure. You’ll have to fight your way to us.’

‘Understood. Hang on, Lieutenant. We’re on our way.’

I motioned to the operatives next to me. We moved inside the lift. Lieutenant Dice hit the button for deck one. A tense ten seconds later the doors slid open. An energy burst hit Lieutenant Grey, who was standing closest to the doors. Her armour absorbed the blast but its charge was almost depleted. I pulled her back as a second blast hit the interior of the lift.

‘Move!’ I shouted.

Shielding Selize between us, we moved out of the lift. Two more energy blasts struck the lift behind us as we sheltered behind a cargo pod.

‘How many?’ I asked.

‘I’m reading about a dozen contacts, sir,’ Lieutenant Grey said, checking her wrist-mounted module, ‘although they’re phasing in and out, so I’m having difficulty tracking them accurately.

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