Five-Minute fiction - 22:22-22:27
The ground shook as Calum collided with it. The GRId suit took the majority of the impact, its gravitonic repulsars slowing his momentum down to a fraction of what it had been, but he still hit with enough force to jar his rifle out of his hands. He scrambled to his feet and snatched the fallen weapon up from the dirt of the facilitys courtyard. Things were still quiet but they werent liable to stay that way.
He scanned the perimeter of the wall, the barrel of the rifle tracking where his eyes went. Nothing, no guards. Satisfied he slung the rifle and withdrew a slender tube from his kit. He stooped and engaged the beacons internal systems. A tiny laser drill sprang from one end as Calum flipped the set of tripodal legs out and let the beacon rest on them. He flicked a series of small switches, engaging the drill, and starting the transmission. A tiny blue light flickered into being as the drill dug into the
The ground shook as Calum collided with it. The GRId suit took the majority of the impact, its gravitonic repulsars slowing his momentum down to a fraction of what it had been, but he still hit with enough force to jar his rifle out of his hands. He scrambled to his feet and snatched the fallen weapon up from the dirt of the facilitys courtyard. Things were still quiet but they werent liable to stay that way.
He scanned the perimeter of the wall, the barrel of the rifle tracking where his eyes went. Nothing, no guards. Satisfied he slung the rifle and withdrew a slender tube from his kit. He stooped and engaged the beacons internal systems. A tiny laser drill sprang from one end as Calum flipped the set of tripodal legs out and let the beacon rest on them. He flicked a series of small switches, engaging the drill, and starting the transmission. A tiny blue light flickered into being as the drill dug into the