Bats Page #4

Commence drop.

Lift with your legs!

If I had legs like that,

I'd probably use them more often.

I ordered the best body armor

they had. You'll need it.

This is all Kevlar, steel-reinforced.

You don't say.

The breathing gear is used to

protect us from the ammonia fumes.

In a roost with millions of bats...

...ammonia from the guano can reach

lethal levels.

- Guano?

- It's bat sh*t.

Oh. Yeah, right.

Wonder how that one slipped out

of my mental thesaurus.

Trust me. You don't wanna die

choking on no bat sh*t fumes.

That's it. Last page.

This looks like them.

Sheila, y'all need to take

a look at this.

That's them.

Those are our bats.

No, this can't be right.

This is a mountainous area, northeast

of the national park.

We ruled that area out already.

There are no caves there.

There's no way.

Well, that's because they're not

in a cave at all.

They're in a mine.

The mine is right in here.

It was recently shut down.

It's not on any maps...

...but it's huge, and it's called

Black Rock Mines.

- Black Rock Mines. Are you certain?

- That's affirmative.

We're absolutely certain about that.

Good work. We'll be there at dawn.

All right.

Sir, they've located the bats.

We're clear to move in at 0600 hours.

No, that's no longer an option.

Who knows where they'll be? lf we

go in while they're out feeding...

Based on the nature

of these creatures...

...l strongly suggest we wait

for daybreak.

You don't need to tell me

how dangerous they are, major.

The government's worked

on this project for over a decade.

McCabe was working

in weapons development.

Yes, major, it was us.

We started it...

...and now we'll end it.

These are from a geological survey.

I figure the bats have to be here.

They're deeper. They wouldn't allow

themselves to be that vulnerable.

Since it's man-made,

the trip down should be easy...

...if there hasn't been too much

collapse in the tunnels.

How about other entrances?

The entrance the bats are using is

the only one this place has ever had.

One entrance, nice tunnel down.

Should be a piece of cake.

No, it won't.

They'll know you're there.

They'll know what you're up to.

They'll try and stop you.

What are you talking about?

They're always aware.

That's how I designed them.

To be perfect killing machines.

- What?

- Son of a b*tch!

They found us.

- How? How could they get--?

- Because I called them here.

And now...

...we'll put an end to all this.

They're taking out the power!

Those bats didn't escape from

your lab, did they, McCabe?

You let them go.

Very perceptive, Sheila.

How could you? You knew

what they were capable of!

You know how many people have died?

Do you even care?

They simply need to be controlled!

If you understood them the way I do,

you could control them!

Then do it! Control them!

Stop them right now!

Why would I wanna do that?

Son of a b*tch!

They're getting in!

Look out!

Stay away from the windows!

I'm firing up the generator!

They're getting through here!

Come on! Get out of here!

I hate this sh*t!

Work with Daddy!

Sh*t!

It's on now. Get back!

Get back, right now!

Get back! Get away from the window!

Get out of here!

I got something for your asses now!

Come on!

Burn, you goddamn rats! Burn!

You want some of this?

Come on!

You done messed with

the wrong brother!

Come on! Burn!

You ain't getting this ass!

Can you handle this, motherf***er?!

Damn!

You piece of sh*t!

Come on! Work with me!

Come on, baby!

Work with me! Come on!

Now come on!

Come on!

Come on back here, now.

Doctor, just come back inside slowly.

Don't you see?

They want me.

They've come for me.

Because I can control them.

I made them that way.

Come to me.

Hey, listen.

They're gone.

Because they got what they came for.

Oh, my God.

They tried to do it.

They tried to go in during the night.

Would you look at this sh*t?

Damn!

It's down there.

What is?

Refrigeration unit.

It's a big one.

They wired this whole place

with explosives.

- To seal the mine.

- That seems to be the plan.

Command, come in.

This is Sheriff Emmett Kimsey.

I'm with Dr. Sheila Casper.

We're at the Black Rock Mines.

Major Reid here.

Sheriff, right now there's

an air campaign headed your way...

... with instructions to bomb

and gas that mine...

... in exactly 62 minutes

and counting.

I suggest you get out of there. Now.

We can't do that.

If they bomb, the bats will scatter.

No one will be able to stop them.

I don't know if you know this, but

your cooling unit is in the cavern.

Yes, sheriff.

Those men were unable to turn it on.

That mission failed.

What?

We have to go down and turn it on.

If you can give us time,

we can turn this thing on.

I will not halt this air strike!

Understand? Get out of there,

and that is an order.

Listen to me. We are here right now!

We can turn it on.

You gotta give us a chance!

Listen, I'm making the call.

Now get out!

Sh*t!

We got about an hour.

To get down there, turn on the

unit and seal the entrances.

Look over there.

Good.

Say the word. I'm at your command.

If there's any problem,

you know what you have to do.

What are you talking about? You'll

both be up here with me by then.

We are the only ones who know

how bad this can be.

I need to know you'll blow

that entrance if you have to.

Trust me, Sheila.

It's not gonna come to that.

But you'll do it.

You can count on me.

What's that saying? "Any day

above ground is a good day"?

When this is over...

...l'm laying on the beach

for three years...

...where they never heard of a bat.

Fire up the blender.

I'll bring the tequila.

Two tunnels.

There's only one on the map.

Great.

You gotta make a choice.

To the right.

See those over there?

Those are possum bones.

Possums don't live here.

One of our bats dragged them in here

as an in-flight snack.

Very good, sheriff. I'll make you

a chiropterologist yet.

You all right?

Are you all right?

Fine.

What's with this water?

It's guano.

It's filled with parasites

and insects...

...that feed on it.

Are you kidding me? I am not

up to my chest in bat sh*t!

I'm afraid you are.

Nasty.

Is this what you call normal?

I wouldn't call anything I've seen

in the last few days " normal."

I truly did not think

it could get any worse.

Wait a minute.

If there's this much guano

in here, then...

Jesus.

Welcome to ground zero, sheriff.

Oh, my God.

I never would've believed it

if I didn't see it.

God, there must be millions of them.

You folks need to be real quiet

right now.

It's taken you 15 minutes to descend.

You have 30 minutes...

...to fire up that cooling unit

and get your asses back up.

What's the temperature down there?

Fifty-two.

It's better than we hoped.

Just curious, but anybody have

any idea how to work this thing?

I know you're not asking me.

Let's hope they remembered

to gas it up.

That would be nice.

Okay, hurry up. Losing time.

This shouldn't be too difficult.

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