Starship Troopers: Invasion Page #4

without being detected...

Strap yourselves in.

I'm not gonna

sit in that bloodseat.

Do it.

- She's onto us.

- Damn it!

Fire!

General, a Federation starship has just

emerged from the Marhsal Helm wormhole.

It's...

It's the John A. Warden.

- On screen.

- They're receiving our signal, sir.

- Any response?

- No, sir, they're not responding.

Something's wrong.

Why would they head back

towards Earth?

Sir, if they keep

their current trajectory,

the John A. Warden...

Sir, it's heading straight for us.

John A. Warden,

this is General Rico. Come in.

John A. Warden,

this is the L-6 base.

If you do not

change course immediately,

we will be forced to engage.

Repeat, the L-6 base

will take defensive action

if you do not change course.

John A. Warden, respond.

Talk to me, Carmen.

The L-6 base.

We've got to warn Johnny.

- Morse code.

- We can't use the beacon.

- She has control of the ship.

- Yeah?

She doesn't have control of this.

General, there's fire on the bridge

of the John A. Warden.

Get me a closer look at that ship.

It's Morse code.

They're trying

to send us a message.

"Repeat, bugs in control."

How the hell can bugs

control a starship?

Goddamn you, Carl.

Deployment status?

Sheridan, Ishizuka, and the Franklin

are heading to intercept.

The Sheridan has taken

catastrophic damage.

The Franklin is critical

but operational.

Franklin, disengage.

Get clear of the John A. Warden!

The John A. Warden is

approaching on a crash course.

Ready to intercept, sir.

Main cannon armed and ready.

Carmen...

- Carl...

- Commander!

Open...

fire!

- Fire!

- Sir, we can't fire now.

They're too close.

- They missed us.

- Yeah. But why?

Commander, I have

the Warden's trajectory.

It's heading

straight for the Earth.

They never meant to ram us.

We were just in their way.

This is General Rico

to Earth Defense Command.

The John A. Warden is under bug control

and entering Earth's atmosphere.

It's what? The John A. Warden?

Rico, I don't care if John A. Warden

is on that ship himself!

If that ship is infested,

you take it down.

Just give me

a chance to do both, sir.

Rescue our men and gain control.

- Rico...

- Commander, I promise.

A bug invasion

will not happen on my watch, sir.

It better not.

Spaceborne Command,

prepare a drop!

What now?

Daugherty, you stay here

and protect the Captain.

The rest of you... lock and load.

It's time we exterminate

that b*tch.

She's trying to crash the ship.

Do what you have to do!

I don't know what to do.

Trig, where are you now?

Trig, location?

Trig, come in.

Trig, respond!

Where are you, Trig?

Central storage area.

- Have you found the queen?

- Oh, yeah.

This b*tch is disgusting.

- Take her out.

- Done.

We're running out of time.

Do you read me?

Loud and clear, Captain.

Sh*t! In that case...

That's it.

No!

Sh*t!

Trig.

All hands, prepare for impact!

Magnetic stabilizers on!

All hands, report.

Can anybody hear me?

Hero? Anybody?

Lieutenant...

Thank you.

Rico, you're not a trooper anymore.

Remember that.

I'm always a trooper.

And if there are any of

our men alive on that ship,

I'm getting them out.

Should've known you'd say that.

Kill 'em any way you can.

Kill 'em all!

In T minus 30 we'll send nukes

to sanitize that site.

So be out of there before we hit.

Don't wait for me.

If I'm not out in thirty, nuke it.

Ice!

Holy Man!

What the hell kind of bug is that?

F*** me!

- I was just starting to believe you.

- Fall back! Now!

Troopers, our mission is to storm

the wreck of the John A. Warden,

rescue our surviving men and kill

every last son of a b*tch bug we see.

- Do you understand?

- Yes, sir!

We've got 25 minutes

before they level that site.

So move fast and remember...

we're not fighting for

some rock across the galaxy.

We're fighting for our home!

Commence the attack!

- Over here.

- This way?

- Are you all right, Captain?

- Yeah. Thanks.

Come on. Let's get to the airlock

and get out of here.

That voice...

Purging... now!

Come on, you apes!

You wanna live forever?

Kill 'em all!

She still has the ship.

Ice, you guard the Captain.

The rest of you

are coming with me.

We're gonna kill the queen

and take back this ship.

Good luck.

Don't worry.

You'll see your kids again soon.

But those bugs?

We're taking their momma down!

- Holy sh*t!

- Take evasive action!

- Incoming!

- Run and gun!

Listen.

It's the engine.

Mech, you still have explosives?

Some C4.

Trig. No!

Trig!

Trig!

Oh, no. No.

Ambush.

Go, sir. I'll hold 'em off

for as long as I can.

Damn.

What the hell?

This is what I've been working on.

T minus 60 to launch.

Starting final countdown.

56, 55, 54...

53, 52, 51...

Carmen, get down!

Johnny.

- Are there any other survivors?

- Four more.

- Heading to kill the queen.

- And...

Jenkins.

- You're still alive?

- I can't die yet.

Not until

we win this war, at least.

So, by controlling the bugs, you...

I can bring us one step closer

to winning this war.

And I can get you close enough

to kill the queen.

Then let's get moving.

Let's... negotiate.

Daugherty?

Surrender Jenkins to us

and we will let you live.

They fear me.

Maybe they just think

you're an a**hole.

F*** off.

Then you die!

These were the last ones

I could control directly for now.

- If I could've finished my research...

- Then finish it.

So we can end this.

Run.

I said, run!

3, 2, 1.

Launch.

Carl!

Johnny Rico.

I should leave your ass here

to get nuked.

- What do you mean "nuked"?

- Let's go.

Johnny, the landing ship is here.

I'm coming!

We lost contact

with the landing ship.

T minus 50 until impact.

Where's the ship?

No.

They took out the nuke.

She... she's won.

- I still have one.

- One what?

The shuttle I used

to evacuate from Fort Casey.

- Then let's use it!

- She'll never let us leave.

You son of a b*tch.

Now, that's not nice.

- Tell 'em.

- I set explosives on the main engine.

What?

Mech, you still have explosives?

Some C4.

Good.

If we put C4 in the main engine,

we can blow up the ship

and the queen with it.

What? Whoa.

We might not make it out in time.

At least they won't.

- Okay.

- Then do it.

- Ratzass, watch his back.

- Yes, sir.

So the extraction team's

been wiped out?

Just ten minutes left.

Johnny, what are you doing?

Get to the shuttle.

Johnny!

Let's go.

Follow me.

Sh*t!

- Are you Varro?

- Yes, sir.

- Where's Jenkins?

- He's safe.

Varro!

Good.

Make sure he keeps

everybody else that way.

- He did it.

- 59 seconds.

Where's Johnny?

Captain, take us home.

Aye-aye, sir.

You gonna do it or what?

Three, two, one...

Boom.

I thought the good guys and the hot girls

always survived in the end.

No, not all of 'em.

Here's to the dead.

And to the next man to die!

I hope you feel better.

Do you realize that you not only

destroyed my ship and killed my crew,

but you also put the entire planet

at risk for infestation?

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