The underground science station had a crew of 48, including eight Marines. Four of the crew were missing. Judging by the blood, they were missing permanently. "We have containment?" asked Davis of his Marine Rep. "Every external access checked?" The jungle held some fierce life forms, but nothing classified so far on the planet could do this... "Yah," answered the Rep. "Hang on... We've got a shot from a camera." The Rep asked for a feed and the two viewed the surveillance camera's footage from early morning. It had caught nothing but a momentary blur in shadows. Not across the floor. Across the rough-cut stone ceiling. Davis' mathematical mind analyzed the movement. Whatever it was, it could travel roughly 40 kph while hanging from the ceiling. And completely eviscerate fully armed and armored Marine sentries along the way? |
