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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4584496" data-attributes="member: 3285">Jack Frost: Part 13 – Purgatory&quot;Sector Nine, report!&quot;&nbsp; The voice of the captain on their cistrons was desperate.&nbsp; &quot;Report!&quot;&quot;We've got multiple hostiles, sir!&quot; Gunfire crackled over the comm. &quot;They're everywhere.&nbsp; The corpses from the locker room just got up…&quot;There was more gunfire and screams.&nbsp; &quot;Fall back, fall back!&quot;Desperate commands and garbled pleas for new orders went back and forth across the comm. as Howell drove into Willis.&nbsp; Lurching, frozen forms milled about, hungry for warm flesh.&nbsp; She kicked the vehicle into reverse, turning back into the forest to avoid the hungry mob.&quot;BLUE FLY command,&quot; shouted Lewis into the comm., his voice cracking and frantic: &quot;JERICHO! PURGATORY! PURGATORY PURGATORY PURGATORY! God help us all!&quot;&quot;Oh no,&quot; said Howell.&nbsp; &quot;What?&quot; asked Jim-Bean.&nbsp; &quot;What now?&quot;&quot;JERICHO is a codeword that will scramble four stealth bombers in the MJ base at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, vehicles enhanced with alien-derived stealth equipment and loaded with advanced firepower,&quot; said Howell.&nbsp; &quot;The second half of the command is PURGATORY, which will order the gunships to cleanse the area of every living thing. We're screwed.&quot;&quot;Then drive us out of here!&quot;Howell shook her head.&nbsp; She pulled the Humvee to a stop in the woods, letting it idle.&nbsp; &quot;No good.&nbsp; We'll never get out of range of the gunships in time. They use a battery of energy weapons, not conventional projectiles: an electromagnetic pulse cannon can disable power sources and communications; alternating-phase particle beam lasers can punch through intervening clouds or smoke and destroy hard targets or vehicles; sonics can take out personnel; very low-frequency sonic generators can rupture soft tissue and MASER beams cook objects across a tremendous area of effect.&quot;The forest suddenly went silent.&nbsp; Every living thing cringed as a strange energy field passed over the area, gripped by sudden anxiety. &quot;That's the Jericho jets,&quot; said Howell grimly.&nbsp; &quot;The Grey technology that powers the stealth bombers emits energy fields with a range of about a half mile. They're here.&quot;The forest crunched overhead.&nbsp; Jim-Bean caught sight of a huge claw tearing through the trees.&nbsp; &quot;GO!&nbsp; GO!&quot;Howell gunned the Humvee.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Is that thing CHASING us?&quot; Jim-Bean looked down at the Eye of Ithaqua, glowing in his bag.&nbsp; &quot;I think we're a threat…&quot;&quot;A threat?&nbsp; That lava lamp is a threat?&quot;&quot;This is JERICHO ONE, target acquired,&quot; said one of the pilot's voices over the comm.&nbsp; &quot;JERICHO TWO—tzshhhhhhhhhhhrk—we are experiencing RADAR interference.&nbsp; Unable to lock on target—&quot;&quot;JERICHO THREE, closing to visual range.&quot;The trees above them were uprooted as Ithaqua swept a huge claw in their direction.&nbsp; The huge black pits for eyes stared down at them, filled with rage.The jets, invisible high up in the sky, suddenly appeared around Ithaqua.&nbsp; For a moment the Great Old One was distracted.&nbsp; It turned to swat at one of the jets as it roared past.There was a high-pitched whine in the air as holes appeared in Ithaqua's face and shoulders.&nbsp; With a roar, it lashed out at the jets.&quot;Yes!&quot; shouted Howell.&nbsp; &quot;They're using the MASERs!&nbsp; That should warm things up!&quot;&quot;JERICHO FOUR, we—tshzzzzzk—losing altitude!&nbsp; Total systems collapse! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!&quot;One jet exploded into flames as Ithaqua connected.&nbsp; The swirling winds and snow, along with the extradimensional energies of the Wind-Walker shorted out complex circuitry at a quantum level.&nbsp; Another jet spiraled to the earth, pluming trails of smoke and fire.Howell drove erratically, trying to get as far away from the thing as she could, but Ithaqua's size was such that it seemed like they never gained any ground.&nbsp; Jim-Bean caught sight of one of the Jericho jets.&nbsp; The pilot had ejected and was floating down to earth, jerked here and there by the shrieking wind. The jet was flying right towards them. &quot;Oh $#!T,&quot; was all he got out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talien, post: 4584496, member: 3285"] [b]Jack Frost: Part 13 – Purgatory[/b] "Sector Nine, report!" The voice of the captain on their cistrons was desperate. "Report!" "We've got multiple hostiles, sir!" Gunfire crackled over the comm. "They're everywhere. The corpses from the locker room just got up…" There was more gunfire and screams. "Fall back, fall back!" Desperate commands and garbled pleas for new orders went back and forth across the comm. as Howell drove into Willis. Lurching, frozen forms milled about, hungry for warm flesh. She kicked the vehicle into reverse, turning back into the forest to avoid the hungry mob. "BLUE FLY command," shouted Lewis into the comm., his voice cracking and frantic: "JERICHO! PURGATORY! PURGATORY PURGATORY PURGATORY! God help us all!" "Oh no," said Howell. "What?" asked Jim-Bean. "What now?" "JERICHO is a codeword that will scramble four stealth bombers in the MJ base at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, vehicles enhanced with alien-derived stealth equipment and loaded with advanced firepower," said Howell. "The second half of the command is PURGATORY, which will order the gunships to cleanse the area of every living thing. We're screwed." "Then drive us out of here!" Howell shook her head. She pulled the Humvee to a stop in the woods, letting it idle. "No good. We'll never get out of range of the gunships in time. They use a battery of energy weapons, not conventional projectiles: an electromagnetic pulse cannon can disable power sources and communications; alternating-phase particle beam lasers can punch through intervening clouds or smoke and destroy hard targets or vehicles; sonics can take out personnel; very low-frequency sonic generators can rupture soft tissue and MASER beams cook objects across a tremendous area of effect." The forest suddenly went silent. Every living thing cringed as a strange energy field passed over the area, gripped by sudden anxiety. "That's the Jericho jets," said Howell grimly. "The Grey technology that powers the stealth bombers emits energy fields with a range of about a half mile. They're here." The forest crunched overhead. Jim-Bean caught sight of a huge claw tearing through the trees. "GO! GO!" Howell gunned the Humvee. "Is that thing CHASING us?" Jim-Bean looked down at the Eye of Ithaqua, glowing in his bag. "I think we're a threat…" "A threat? That lava lamp is a threat?" "This is JERICHO ONE, target acquired," said one of the pilot's voices over the comm. "JERICHO TWO—tzshhhhhhhhhhhrk—we are experiencing RADAR interference. Unable to lock on target—" "JERICHO THREE, closing to visual range." The trees above them were uprooted as Ithaqua swept a huge claw in their direction. The huge black pits for eyes stared down at them, filled with rage. The jets, invisible high up in the sky, suddenly appeared around Ithaqua. For a moment the Great Old One was distracted. It turned to swat at one of the jets as it roared past. There was a high-pitched whine in the air as holes appeared in Ithaqua's face and shoulders. With a roar, it lashed out at the jets. "Yes!" shouted Howell. "They're using the MASERs! That should warm things up!" "JERICHO FOUR, we—tshzzzzzk—losing altitude! Total systems collapse! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!" One jet exploded into flames as Ithaqua connected. The swirling winds and snow, along with the extradimensional energies of the Wind-Walker shorted out complex circuitry at a quantum level. Another jet spiraled to the earth, pluming trails of smoke and fire. Howell drove erratically, trying to get as far away from the thing as she could, but Ithaqua's size was such that it seemed like they never gained any ground. Jim-Bean caught sight of one of the Jericho jets. The pilot had ejected and was floating down to earth, jerked here and there by the shrieking wind. The jet was flying right towards them. "Oh $#!T," was all he got out. [/QUOTE]

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