Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 Page #3

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I got this little

souvenir from them.

I was in the legion.

I must have been

around your age.

Back then, we were stupid enough

to think we could win this war.

Our helicopter crashed

in the desert.

In the middle

of f***ing nowhere.

Everyone was killed except me

and this little guy, Santino.

We had names back then,

not just numbers.

We survived the crash.

We were cut off

from all communication,

and I thought

he would die out there.

I knew we both would.

Mind?

If I have a smoke?

I bandaged his leg and set out

on my own in search of help.

On my way back, I found Santino,

both his ears cut off.

And he just looked at me.

Before that,

i didn't know what fear was.

I didn't need to see

the nonsuch for myself.

I saw them in his eyes.

But I did see them later when

the f***ing sandstorm hit.

There were shadows out there

in the storm,

big, fast, circling around us.

Santino was already completely

nuts.

He tried to get away,

but they tossed him around

like an ant in a tornado.

Then I understood.

It wasn't the storm

that got him.

My ears started to bleed.

Their screams

make your ears bleed

even before you can hear them,

but when you do,

their screaming

is nothing but pure pain.

That's why Santino

cut off his own ears.

When they found me,

my lungs were full of sand,

and my larynx was

now you know how I got

this little souvenir, soldier.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

If your plan with the access

code doesn't work...

This... will be your grave.

0700 hours,

this is outpost Cerberus,

private sum1 reporting.

No special... incidents.

Are you all right,

private?

I'm fine.

I was just doing

some sit-ups to keep in shape.

Did the Mac fix the system?

Yes.

The Mac fixed the system.

You were right.

He was delayed by the attacks.

Roger, private.

Hang in there, soldier.

Roger. Sum1 out.

Sum1 here.

This is ker4.

Access granted.

Accessing files private vax7.

Hi, sweetie,

sweetie, sweetie.

Come on, come on.

This is private vax7.

I'm very tired.

I don't know what to do.

They are not telling the truth.

They lied to us.

--He just lost it.

What do you mean?

Tell me what happened.

This place, the fear...

They drill it into us,

day in, day out.

It drove him nuts.

What are you talking about?

What if the nonsuch

don't exist?

You can't be serious.

They just attacked lalops.

How do you know?

Were you there?

Have you ever actually seen

a nonsuch with your own eyes?

If I had,

I'd probably be dead.

Yeah, yeah,

that's what they say.

What if they're gone?

Gone a long time ago,

or what if they never existed

to begin with?

Staring at trees.

That's all we do.

But why? Why would they

set this all up?

They invented the nonsuch to

force us all down into exilium.

-Why?

-With nature poisoned

and resources running out,

there was no longer enough

for all of us,

but for a few privileged

classes,

it could last forever.

That's why they want us to send

the stragglers underground.

That's why they want

to force us

beneath the surface

of the earth.

No, it's all in your mind.

Says who, you?

Listen, sum1,

this is my second tour.

I'm at 200 days now,

so you finish your 100 days,

and then you go home.

Home?

What's home?

Rotting underground?

It's safer than being

up here.

I met a straggler woman

with a child.

She wasn't afraid

of the nonsuch.

She was afraid of me.

What about all the casualties,

all the bodies?

No, they always say

that they're all mutilated

beyond recognition.

What if they're

just killing innocent people

and dumping their bodies

like trash?

No, this is madness.

Like the madness

that got vax7.

Vax7 was a very unstable guy.

Think.

Can you prove me wrong?

I tried to help, but I failed.

What's that song?

It's a very old nursery rhyme.

Vax7 liked it.

-It called him down.

I don't like it.

- Attention, guards.

The nonsuch have advanced

to the northern border.

You are ordered

to maintain maximum...

Shut up!

Repeat--

you are ordered

to maintain maximum vigilance.

Our future depends

on your vigilance.

Our lives are in your hands.

Shut the f*** up!

Shut--

maintain maximum vigilance.

You don't scare us anymore!

Right, doc?

Doc?

Doc?

No. No.

Finally.

I did everything I could,

i swear.

The nonsuch.

You fought them,

and you survived.

In fact,

you were the only survivor.

Funny, that, isn't it?

Does this look funny to you,

a**hole?

Yeah, that was a great story.

I bet you told that vax7, too,

didn't you?

Well,

let me tell you a story.

I just killed vax7.

You fed him the lies.

And he ate them up.

You drove him nuts.

That's the big plan, isn't it?

-There is no big plan.

-Poison us with fear.

Spread fear among any stragglers

to force them down

into our wonderful exilium.

But you don't fool me.

I don't believe

your stories anymore.

Believe what you like.

If you don't want to go back

to exilium, no problem.

I'll tell them that

and you can go find

your own little sanctuary,

okay?

You think I'm going

to trust you?

I don't give a flying f***

about you and exilium

or anything else

but I have a wife

and a boy down there,

and they are my future.

Good.

That means you have

something to lose.

I don't.

Now tell me where I can find

the DC power supply.

You're f***ing kidding me,

right?!

You want to see them again?

I'm going to put an end to all

of this madness

once and for all...

Set us all free.

You will get us all killed!

No.

I won't.

And you know it.

No more lies.

Ker4, do you copy?

This is ker4, copy.

I'm coming to see you.

What are you talking about?

I know how to disable

the defense system.

What? How did you--

the Mac.

It's time to end the madness.

What madness?

There's no madness.

The madness that killed

vax7.

Vax7 is dead?

The madness

that keeps us underground,

the madness of the nonsuch.

Okay, sum1,

I'll be waiting for you.

We're gonna sort this out

together. Okay?

All barriers will fall.

The truth will out.

We will be free.

Wake up, soldier.

You're on duty.

Six days of active service

remaining.

You're free to go.

Scheisse.

Attention.

Approaching

defense circle border

do not leave

your operational area.

Approaching

defense circle border

do not leave

your operational area.

- -Alert state Alpha.

Defense circles disabled.

Seek the exilium

bunker immediately.

Alert state--

hello?

Ker4?

Are you here?

Come on, man, get on the rig!

Run, boy, run!

Let's get the f*** out of here!

Access denied.

Access denied.

F***!

Access granted.

Alert stage Alpha activated.

Access to security bunker

is enabled.

Stay in your bunker

and remain calm, soldier.

An evacuation unit

is already on its way.

We thank you for your service.

Your vigilance

means our survival.

Alert stage Alpha activated.

Access to security bunker

is enabled.

Alert stage Alpha activated.

Access to security bunker

is enabled.

Stay in your bunker

and remain calm, soldier.

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