January 21st at 16:27pm
-Scene 24-

The big corridor's drain holes overflow with rats and rat-like mutants, their seemingly endless numbers just contained by the few holes they can crawl out of.

The group runs down into the narrow and dark tunnel LIV was pointing at with a horde of giant rodent-like mutants almost chewing their heels. Anya slows down hesitantly before the tunnel, more concerned about the asphyxiating darkness of the corridor than the screeching sounds behind her. A red flash lights the tunnel as Thanatos shoots beam after beam towards the furry tide. Commissar Bryce grabs the giant hand and smiles.

-Come on, Titanya. It's not that narrow, you see? There is light at the end, and we can get to a bigger place… even closer to the surface.-

The ogress looks down and makes a pouty face. Commissar Bryce tilts her head...

-Well… It's ok if you want to stay here, but then I'll have to go in there by myself… Are you going to leave me all alone with these people…?-

Anya starts walking and steadily increases her speed up to a breathtaking sprint. On her hurry to leave the anguishing place, she closes her eyes just focusing on running, until the heavily armored door at the end of the corridor clangs loudly when her head impacts against it. She falls down and sits while the rest of the team catches up with her. Screeching noises reverberate in their ears, and the sickening stench of rotten meat and acidic stomach juices mixes with an almost-sweet musk from back down the tunnel.

-Anya! Open the door!-

The heavy gate rumbles when the ogress drags it sideways along the rusty rail. The group gets in the half-lighted room with Thanatos stopping just a second to shoot a short burst of laser fire.

-Anya! Get in! Close the door!-

She looks back at the Commissar puzzled…

-I KNOW! I know I told you to open it, but now I need you to close it back-!

A clawed hand get in the closing gap and grabs Anya`s jumpsuit followed by another, and another. A dark head with red shining eyes and putrid smelling breath pushes through it, then a second one, and a third. Slowly, the unstoppable tide fights back and the gate is pushed open inch by inch. Sharp incisors chew the metal with goosebumping noises as Commissar Bryce shoots against the mutants, but they disappear back into the darkness, withdrawing wounded or just being absorbed back into the twirling tide.

Thanatos discards his empty weapon and helps Anya holding the door. It closes a little.

Doctor Bast shouts over the uproar -There is a corridor here! We may escape through it!-

LIV makes a quick scan of the room with her optics senses in her artificial eyeballs.
-Commissar Bryce. There is a cogitator here.-
╙►-Ref 1- It may control the gate.-


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Think fast! What to do now?
-Push the door close!
-Keep moving! Into the tunnel!
-Check the cogitator!