I noticed nothing out of the ordinary on the streets, it's as if the news of any zombie attack in the colony hasn't gotten through to them yet. There is enough time. I went to the bar and immediately it was bad. When I arrived, I saw people turning into zombies and attacking the other party-goers at the bar. Still unarmed, I couldn't risk myself to defend these people. Endsley should be at the landing zone... I decided to take the shortcut into the Landing Zone through Medbay, the situation was same there as it was at the bar. Dead bodies littered the floors, dismembered limbs everywhere, and the police trying to fight them off. A few colonists fleeing to safety were being picked off by a few zombies, some making it out bitten.
I made it through the Medbay, avoiding the zombies and bullets being shot from every direction and made it to the landing zone. Endsley was still not there, "Damnit!" I cursed silently. There were still others around me, setting up barricades and declaring the LZ a safe zone. Personally, I didn't agree with staying stationary in one position, and from what I've learned in action against the CLF, I should always be on the move. I went to the telecommunications room which was conveniently in the same place as the landing zone was. If I could get telecomms running up again, we could establish shipside communications with the USS Allister and get Colonial Marines on the ground.
I got inside the room and found two of the enlistees that were in my office earlier today, McIntosh and Ali. They were both in there, trying to fix whatever it was that was stopping us from communicating with people on colony-wide radios. "Sir!" Ali jumped, saluting me. McIntosh simply stood up and nodded at me. I cringed at Ali saluting me, but again it wasn't the time to point it out to him that I'm not an officer. I acknowledged his salute and he lowered his hand down. "What's the matter with T-Comms power controller?" I asked, gazing at Ali, who seemed to know what he was doing with the communications power controller. He shrugged, "I... I don't know, sir." he answered, looking confused at the power controller. "It's beyond fixing, it's as if someone sabotaged it," he added.
"Sabotage?" I asked, rubbing my chin, thinking of any ideas who would screw us over like this. McIntosh nodded, "Yes, sabotage. Ali's been trying all sorts of methods, and to no avail, we haven't figured out what's happened to it," he said. This and the sudden zombie attack could be connected... "Have you guys seen Sargeant Endsley around?" I asked both of them, they both shook their heads and had said they haven't seen him since they left the recruitment office. No colony-wide or shipside communications and no weapons to defend ourselves. We're fucked.
Another announcement surprisingly came from the speakers, "Dear, Colonists! Due to the sudden appearance of zombies in several areas of the colony, you are advised to stay indoors or seek safety in protected areas. The CLF has arrived in orbit and will deploy soldiers to contain the threat, an evacuation shuttle has been dispatched and is on its way," it ended abruptly again. CLF in orbit... with USS Allister up there? Not an ideal position to be in... I pointed at Ali and McIntosh, I had their full attention. "All right, men. I'm going to make you guys honorary marines from now on, survive this and perhaps, I'm able to put in a good word for you guys to my superiors." I said, trying to encourage them on following me to do some dangerous tasks. They both signed up for it anyway... They both nodded approvingly. I began trying to formulate a plan in my head, a plan that would get us to contact with the USS Allister. I went to the entrance of the LZ with the other two behind me. The entrance was now barricaded with wires. There we finally met with Endsley standing on the other side of the barricades.
Thank god, he isn't dead... "Endsley! Where have you be-" I asked but was immediately interrupted by Endsley, "Williams come! I managed to send a fax before everything went crazy." He interjected. "The Allister managed to get us guns, follow me," he added. Guns, finally, something to defend ourselves with... "Lead the way Endsley- Ali, cut the wires," I said. Ali immediately starting cutting the wires, allowing us to get past the barricades and we followed Endsley to the supply room.
END OF CH:2