Of Wolves and Weasels - Day 610 - Terror on Moonbase Alpha - Chapter 10 Part 2
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So yesterday I completed part 1 of Chapter 10 for Terror on Moonbase Alpha.
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Without further ado, here's Part 2 of Chapter 10.
Terror on Moonbase Alpha - Chapter 10 Part 2
They were approaching him now, the whole lot of them. Each and every person having an idea or a thought or a concern that suddenly needed to be validated.
It began with them talking over one another but quickly escalated. First it was snide comments, then dirty looks, then outright violence. Jacob did his best to calm them but the crowd soon became a sea of hands, reaching toward him, needing him.
One person grabbed Jacob's shirt and started to pull him toward them. "What are we gonna do?!" a balding man was yelling, over and over, completely overtaken with a panicked hysteria. Another woman, dressed all in white, was calling out to him, fighting to be heard above the crowd "Jacob, I need to get home. I need to get home to my babies! Jacob! Jacob!" her voice was becoming more shrill with each repetition.
Jacob felt multiple hands on him now, several different people pulling him closer to them
"Get offa him!" a thick voice called out and Jacob saw a meaty fist connect with the balding man's jaw. There was a splash of blood and the balding man dropped, hitting his head on the floor with a crack. He did not try to get back up.
"What the hell, man?!" Jacob called out, trying to help the balding man up off the floor - he was out cold, his jaw hung loose on one side, bulging and shifting unnaturally as Jacob tried to move him out of trampling range.
The man, a heavy-set man with long, thinning black hair, continued to lash out, smacking hands and faces and more until Jacob was pulled free of the crowd.
"Look, we've got some guys over here. We're gonna try to fight back," the voice half-whispered in Jacob's ear and he found his head being turned to see four guys of varying ages and statures standing against the wall, away from the crowd. "We're gonna need you to lead us," The man continued.
"You want my help?" Jacob challenged "Help me get these people to the escape pods!" And with that Jacob strode down the hall, away from all of them, toward one of the emergency bays.
"Yo, everyone, MOVE!" The man bellowed, and, slowly the whole lot of them made their way toward a series of red-emblazoned doors.
EMERGENCY USE ONLY
Jacob slammed his hand down on the open button -- and immediately started to backpedal.
It was there. A thick puddle of yellow-ish green goop sat there in the middle of the floor between them and the pods. He yelled for them to wait, tried to grab them, tried to pull them back. Jacob yelled until his voice was hoarse but he could already see them rushing, pushing and shoving one another, as the group careened toward the escape pods.
And that ends part 2 of Chapter 10, I hope you enjoyed it!
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Posted Sep 10, 2015, 11:37 AM UTC · edited