The Doombug

Monk soz, 4got 2 read the bit where it says that ALL the main characters are blown to smithereens (kinda stops the story short).
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Another thing Chris noticed on the blueprints was a small sketch in the heart of the bomb. It seemed to be encased in a super-strong casing. Chris could not quite make out what the little skecth was. It was a small sketch with three circles and eight lines coming out of it, kind of like legs. He didn't know what to make of it.

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In the shadows of Manhattan lurked a giant shadow. It was as tall as the empire state building and skuttled from block to block. As part of it passed under a lamp post (prior to crushing it), a long, hairy leg was illuminated in the dim orange glow.

The last Doombugs
Chris and the rebels foudn themselves walking down an unlit corridor, but there was a light at the end, it was an open door. Chris ran through and came face to face with a man in a white vest and camo jeans, he was holding a pistol. Chris didn't hesitate and shot him in the leg. He collapsed on the floor, rebels surrounded him. "Hold your fire." Chris said to the rebels. He walked over to the man he had shot. "What do you want?" He said. "Tell me whats growing." Chris asked. "The whole point of the Doombug!" The man shouted at him. Chris reloaded his weapon and pointed at him and asked him again. "Tell me....What is being sprayed?" The man laughed. "it's already been sprayed. Nothings growing anymore. If you think there is some sort of animal coming out of the doombug, your wrong. The Doombug creates an atmosphere where noone can live." Chris thought for a minute. It made sense spraying the Doombug. "You think we'd really let that happen to America?" "You already nuked half of it!" One of the rebels said, kicking the man. "It wasn't just us! It was... Others." Chris sighed. "Who do you mean?" Chris asked. "I dont know, h-honestly!" "I think hes telling the truth" One of the rebels said, putting down his gun.
Chris decided to let the man live. After all, nothing could grow anymore. They walked on withforced directions from the man to the Doombugs. Ther were being stored in a surprisingly low secuirty room. Maybe they didn't want to make it too obvious. They entered, and found the inside surprisingly large. All the rebels stood back and pulled their guns at the ready. Chris looked up, and was confronted with 2 huge robots. Square like build, with to arms with chain guns on each hand. There was a slit in the middle for it to be man operated. Behind them were 4 Doombugs. They had to get through them. They spoke in a generated voice, "We'll guard this."
They were in for the battle....

[Edited on 25-11-1989 by Monk]

The robots did not hesitate to open fire on the intruders. A hail of bullets swarmed at the rebels. Three were down instantly. Chris and a couple of other rebels dived behind a nearby filing cabinet. Papers exploded out of the drawers as the robots opened fire on the flimsy metal containers.

Chris moved around past some shelves. The boxes provided some cover from fire, but one of the robots redirected his chaingun in Chris' general direction. The other one joined in, not having any luck with the fling cabinet, which was proving better cover than anyone anticipated. Chris threw his arms up in front of his face to try and protect himself from the bullets.

Chris grabbed his gun, cocked it and took a couple of random shots at the robots. He could not hear the richochet off the robot's hard, metal frames through all the bullets whistling at the shelves and ripping boxes to shreds. He lunged for cover behind another filing cabinet.

The robots, apparently not bothering to open fire on a new cabinet, went back to shooting at the first one.

Chris took his chance and shot his whole magazine at the robots before they had the chance to turn around or start firing. One of the bullets, by sheer luck, found its way into the small slit in the robot. A spark flickered in there and suddenly the robot collapsed to the floor in a jolting spasm. It let off random burst of fire and shot at the other robot too. Soon both robots were on the ground, motionless.

The rebels carefully approached them and kicked the metal shells. Nothing happened. Chirs apporached the Doombugs and opened one of them up. He glanced inside the Doombug and then had a look at the blueprints he had taken.

"Strange..." Chris said. It was strange. The blueprints did not match the Doombug in any way possible. It was as if one had been made without consideration at all about the other.

The way he opened it up SO EASILY, he knew they were just tests or failed Doombugs. And so they were. There were parts missing from the bomb that were included in the blueprints. Him and the rebels disarmed them by smashing up the insides, because they may have already been disarmed. After it was done, Chris realised they had spent quite a long time in Area 51, and had to meet with the rebels quickly. "C'mon...Lets move, fast! Those troops may have finished spraying america and realise we're not invisible!" The rebels laughed and started to move back to where the transport had crashed through the floor. When they got there, surprisingly, Rodriguez was there to meet them, he looked like he was in a hurry.. Chris approached him, "How you get here?" He just grabbed Chris "We have to go! Now! Rebels need back up!" Chris didnt comment and got the rebels into the tram and they all sped down the tunnels to home base... Chris thought on the journey, he had watched New York burn, survived a huge explosion, teamed up with some rebels and saved...well...The world. Suddenly the tram halted suddenly, waking Chris from his daydream. They all piled out quickly and saw what Rodriguez was on about. The rebels were fighting off robots and soldiers they had met in Area 51. The rebels rushed infront of Chris and joined the battle. Chris loaded his gun.... And prepared for the battle.

Chris saw, that by the time he reached the battle the soldiers were already retreating. Rebels ran past him, trying to help the wounded. Chris walked over to a mass of rebels standing around a body. He saw who it was... Steven. Chris crouched down to his level, he has been shot up badly. "Steve... Im sorry i got here.... Too late." Chris said. "Its alright. You have to take command... Venture outside with the rebels." Steve replied, before he was taken away on a home-made stretcher. Chris stood up and called over a bunch of rebels. Only a few listened, the rest were busy repairing or helping the wounded. "Ok... Who heres down on the story the spraying? Raise your hands." Chris said to the rebels he had assembled. A few raised their hands, most of them had been with him in Area 51. Chris explained about everything that had happened in Area 51 to the rebels who had not been there, the blueprints, the capture and the spraying. Everything. After he had explained it all, he lead them all out of the tunnels, into the New, New York....

They all waked out of the tunnels, Chris in the front. All the rebels where muttering to each other. When they stepped outside, they were blinded by the bright light. Chris and the rebels took a while to look around. Nothing had changed. Noone expected it to have. But Chris had seen something. He fired 2 shots into the air, to get the rebels attention. They all gathered round and stared up at what Chris had found. None of them were quite sure what to make of it. On a very large peice of rubble, someone had sprayed in huge red letters: IS ANYBODY OUT THERE? Noone said anything, for a while.