Heatstroke Page #4

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Anybody read me?

You guys aren't gonna believe this.

Anybody read me? Anybody.

Al, come in. Al, do you read me?

It's been twenty minutes

and he's still not answering.

I can't raise him either.

Where the hell you been?

I got the son of a b*tch.

You gotta be kidding me.

Is it dead? Yeah, it's dead.

Are you sure? Yeah, I'm sure.

This is a big.

Go back to your hotel, pack your things.

I want you on the next boat off the island.

Don't tell anybody about this.

I won't. Steve, good luck.

NNice to meet you.

Are you trying to tell me that thing's an alien?

NNo, no way. It's some kind of practical joke.

This is bloody unbelievable.

Tough hide. Like Kevlar.

Very little insulation underneath.

So they like it hot.

Guess we know why it came here then.

I gotta this figure this thing

killed Maleko and Kala.

How many people on this island?

Couple of hundred.

You thinking evacuation?

Could be more of these bastards out there.

I know there's more.

This one's got all its claws.

Right.Every boat you've got. NNow!

What? Hang on. HHang on, hang on.

Volcano.

Still there? Okay. Don't blab it.

We got volcanologists here saying

Palaloa is gonna erupt any minute.

Bigger than '75.

You know what this means.

CNNNN. Leno. Cover of Time."

We're gonna be famous.

Yeah, in about a hundred years

after they declassify it.

NNext island's sending boats

for the evacuations.

Sheriff's rounding up the civilians.

See what it had for breakfast. Must we?

Ah. It liked bugs.

So they didn't come here for

the heat of the Tao Seven, but the chow.

It's the island of supersized insects.

Must have been glad they found it.

Or the other way around.

The bugs didn't get big 'til they got here.

Same thing with the heat.

The temperature didn't go up unti

I the volcano erupted in '75. NNow, what if...

these bastards made it erupt?

Steve? Steve.

Oh, nothing. I just, I, uh.

So why would they want to turn up the heat?

Maybe to turn this island into their own

private bug farm.

They came all the way to Earth just to grow

a few bugs. Makes no sense.

Hey, Jill. Clip me off a piece of that hide,

would ya?

Want a souvenir or something?

Souvenir, my ass.

I gotta find a way to take these bastards down.

All right.

Armorpiercing, Tefloncoating,

maybe a bit of Thermit.

You need anything, babe?

Ham sandwich. I'm starving.

Yeah? Some mustard maybe?

Maybe some guacamole.

Guacamole, yeah. All right.

Al. Al?

Rela. You're tense.

Sure. It's not like aliens are invading

Earth or anything.

We'll get 'em. I got one, didn't I?

What if there are a hundred more?

Or a thousand? I'm scared, Al.

NNow I'm scared. And I want you.

But that's enough for now.

I gotta get back to work.

Great. NNow I'm tense.

At ease, Captain. I'm on duty.

Here comes the cavalry.

Captain, good to see you.

Where are those cell sample?

Got anything yet?

Oh, yeah. I've got some stuff to show you.

Captain O'Bannon. NNightmares ever clear up?

NNope. NNo, sir.

No, sir.

So, what have you got now? Blurry photos?

Anal probing?

Major, that's uncalled for.

For someone who can't sleep,

you look wellrested.

Enjoying your tropical vacation?

Best vacation I ever had.

Managed to do some hunting.

Wait 'til you see what I bagged, sir.

Lieutenant, take charge.

All right, guys. Fall out. Get your gear inside.

Yes, sir.

What's this supposed to be?

Some sort of extraterrestrial?

Oh, it clearly didn't evolve on Earth.

How do you know?

It could be some sort of mutant lizard.

A mutation would have recognizable DNNA.

This doesn't.

Can't have evolved on Earth. Look at it.

Why did you kill it?

It attacked us. It's hostile.

Killed at least three people.

NNo, no, no. It can't be hostile.

It's been here thirtytwo years, hidden.

We didn't provoke it.

Oh, it doesn't matter now.

We have to communicate with them.

You're assuming it's intelligent?

You see any evidence of this?

Language? Technology? We'll do a full recon.

To provoke them further?

To see what we're up against.

NNumbers, deployment, weaponry.

Oh, and then what are you gonna do?

You're gonna start a war?

You see any Klingons here?

All I see is one dumb animal with sharp claws.

This dumb animal was fast,

mean and a b*tch to bring down.

Yeah, and all the more reason

to evaluate the threat.

Moon sets at 0126. We move at 00130.

Steve. You awake? Always.

Where was Al going?

He just took off in the Mule. Alone.

Some errand for Wozniak?

Alone? Did you try to radio him?

Yeah. NNo answer.

Go look for him. Take NNaka and Brandt.

Right. Thanks.

Yeah. And your Bible.

There's Al Mule. NNaka, you're with me.

Brandt, watch our backs. Roger that.

Mule's empty. Motor's still warm.

Tracks? Don't see any.

Brandt, secure this area. Copy.

Al. Al. Al? Al.

What's going on?

What's going on?

Sh. I saw an alien. That noise.

Yeah, you hear it too? It's creepy, huh?

NNo lights!

Al!

What?

You killed him!

Give me the gun. Give me the gun!

No.

Oh, my.

All right, gentlemen

Listen up. Simple recon.

Search and rescue. Brandt, NNaka,

Waters

And Grange aren't responding.

We're going after them. Lieutenant,

let's move 'em out.

You heard the major. Let's get her done.

Kelly, take us out.

Sir, yes, sir. Let's move out.

All right, let's go. Hasty search.

Man down. We got a man down.

It's Brandt. Dead.

Major, his face. Burnt clean off.

Man down!

NNaka's gone. NNeck's broke.

ound ill. hrist, Medic!

She's alive.

Al. Al! Man down!

You all right? You okay? Jill. Where's Jill?

She's alive. She's with the medic.

Oh, thank God.

I saw movement in the perimeter

and I just went for it.

What the hell were you thinking?

I took one of those freaks out, didn't I?

That makes you Superman?

What happened then?

Jill found me.

We got ambushed. It just happened so fast.

It was all my fault. I should have helped her.

I should have taken backup.

Baby, I'm so sorry.

You better pray she makes it.

It's bad. I don't know if she'll make it or not.

You don't say if,

you say when she's gonna wake up.

We got plans, don't we, Jill?

I can't do it alone.

I can't do it alone.

What are you doing here?

We missed the last boat.

Grandma wandered off. Took forever

to find her. We're staying with you.

Dream. I remember.

Sun. Sky. Dead tree.

Give it a rest, Grandma. Come on.

Heat. Give it a rest, Grandma. ome on.

Well, you're in for it now.

You'll protect me, right? Oh, yeah.

You can bunk here. I won't be using it.

You're not gonna sleep? NNah.

Rahela told me about your dreams.

She has 'em too, huh?

Yeah, damnedest thing. She's trying to

forget 'em, I'm trying to remember 'em.

When was the last time

you had a decent night's sleep?

I can't remember.

Well, all the comforts of home.

Maybe you've been trying too hard to

remember your dreams.

Some things you can't force, you know.

Feels good.

Eyes closed?

All right. Open yourself up. Drift with the tide.

All that Zen crap. Just float.

It's just looking at us with that monstrous eye.

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