Resistance: The Gathering Storm by William C. Dietz

Author:William C. Dietz
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Alternative histories (Fiction), Extraterrestrial beings, Horror, Fiction, Science Fiction, Human-alien encounters, Adventure, Virus diseases, Military, General, Media Tie-In
ISBN: 9780345508423
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2009-04-28T01:50:13+00:00

Gaines was six foot six. He had a big head, thin, nearly nonexistent lips, and a pugnacious jaw. Like all Sentinels, he was a good shot, and he possessed an almost spooky ability to spot Chimeran ambushes. Some people credited him with exceptional eyesight, others claimed he could smell the malodorous stink they exuded better than anyone else.

Whatever the reason, he was good at it. And that was all Hale cared about as they proceeded down a corridor flanked by seven-foot-tall transparent tubes. Each cylinder contained a Hybrid. They were hard to see, due to the pearly gas that surrounded them, but judging from a complete lack of activity, they were asleep. Or unconscious. Not that it mattered, so long as they stayed that way.

“I think they were damaged, and are being reconditioned,” Barrie offered. “Although they could be in storage, too … Especially if this is the equivalent of a warehouse.”

Hale hadn't seen anything like the facility before, but didn't like the feel of the place, which was eerily silent except for the soft whir of pumps. Some of the tubes were empty, but Hale figured that at least fifty of the life-support chambers were occupied, which equated to one hundred stinks, assuming the next aisle over was home to the same number.

His thoughts were interrupted as Gaines's voice came through his earplug.

“I see what looks like an elevator up ahead. Over.”

Hale saw that Gaines was correct, and more than that, an open platform was descending from above! Four Hybrids became visible as it cleared the ceiling—some of the surviving AA gunners most likely, sent down to intercept the invaders.

Gaines tagged one of the beasts, sent a burst of projectiles after it, and heard a screech as it went down.

But that gave the stinks time to begin firing back, and Gaines took a hit, which spun him around and dumped him on the floor. Hale and Yorba opened fire, and thanks to the way the Hybrids were bunched up, they were dispatched in a matter of seconds.

“Get control of that elevator!” Hale shouted. “We're going to need it—and I don't want any more visitors from above.”

Pardo ran forward to secure the blood-splattered platform as Hale knelt to check on Gaines. The shoulder wound, which would have taken most soldiers out of the fight, had already begun to close.

“You were lucky,” Hale said as he helped the other Sentinel up. “Duck next time.” Gaines grinned.

“Yes, sir.”

“Okay,” Hale said as he waved the rest forward. “We're going down. Stay sharp. There's no telling what's waiting for us on the level below.”

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