"For weeks, rumorshave spreadacross Mars... from outposts tosettlements... from town to town." "Something thathadbeenburiedfor centurieshasjustbeen uncovered." "Andas this mysterious force movesacross thesouthern valley... itleavesbehindonlysilence... anddeath." "Takeyour seats, please." "I just talked with the Cartel." "They're concerned that the rumors are getting out ofcontrol." "They'd like to make a statement in two hours." "Some ofyou may not know we've had another incident." "At 1 520 hours yesterday, a freight train..." "Trans Marineris 74 Yankee... returnedfrom thesouthern valley onautopilot." "Get toyour security stations now!" "Let's move." "Initialreports indicated it wasaghost train." "Itappearedno one wasaboard... untilasinglesurvivor was discoveredin therearcompartment." "Call for a med tech backup." "LieutenantMelanie Ballard... second officer, first squad ofescort police." "Theywere assigned to transfer a prisoner... from thejail at Shining Canyon Mine back here to Chryse." "LieutenantBallard was taken tohospitalunderguard." "Shehadsuperficial wounds, but was in otherwisegoodphysicalcondition." "However, traces ofanillegal substance, tetramonochloride... were foundinhersystem." "Bring her in, please." "Lieutenant Ballard, please be seated." "Do I get a lawyer, or don't police officers have rights these days?" "Representation by counsel won't be necessary." "Your rights are protected by the Matronage." "You can speak freely." " Then I'm not being charged?" " Sit down, Lieutenant." "This is a discovery hearing... and your presence is required as ranking officer." "I wantyour after-action report." "WWhere's the rest ofyour team, the prisoneryou picked up?" "WWhat happened at Shining Canyon?" "Last Friday at 1 750, we were slamming through a dust storm... on the edge ofthesouthern valley." "74 Yankee wasan orehauler... servicing themines in the outersector." "Mysquadwashitchingaride intoShining Canyon." "You beat me." " Looks likeyou played tarts before." " No, I've never done this." "Let's spin 'em again." "One down and one up." "Fuck me!" "The five ofbats." "You got the wheel up." "WWhat's yourwager?" "Five bucks." "Helena?" "Hey." "Sorry." "WWeather station's tracking a huge storm across the southern sector... and we're right under it by now." " WWhat's the mark on it?" " 3,200 kliks." "WWe should be there by 1 800." "Just let me know ifyou need anything." "You high?" "Fuck, Helena, it'sjust clear." "I'll be straighter than this track long before we hit the canyon." "You better be." "This prisoner transfer is no sleepwalk." " wwe're picking upJames WWilliams." " You mean "Desolation" WWilliams?" "Cooling his heels in the Shining Canyonjail." "Deep solitary." " WWhat's the charge this time?" " Murder." "The man's been up on murder three times." "He gets offevery time on self-defense." "It's different this time." "Sounds like he finallywent psycho." "Beaucoup corpses, all mutilated." "WWilliams shows up at the mine with some bizarre-ass story." "Sends three officers to the medevac before they locked him down." " You starting to see the picture?" " And all we got is you, me... and this new guyJericho and a couple ofrookies?" "WWhat doyou think ofSergeantJericho?" "I was hoping we'd get a good, solid woman we could count on." "I don't know." "I guess we'll see." "WWell..." "I need you straight, Melanie." "Don't worry about that, Commander." "I'm as straight as they come." "Such a shame." "Check on our transfer schedule." "Shining Canyon." "Shining Canyon, this is Trans Marineris 74 Yankee." "They ready for us?" "This storm's really kicking up a mess." "I can't get through to the tower." "Here's your coffee, Mr. McSimms." "Three sugars and two whites." "Just the wayyou like it." "You want some?" "No, thanks." "How long?" "About 40." "Shining Canyon." "Shining Canyon, this is Trans Marineris 74 Yankee." "ETA, 40 minutes." "Everybody checkyour equipment." "I don't want any surprises." "Is everything all right, Lieutenant?" "I couldn't help but notice that charming little scene with the queen bee." "Yeah, well, you know how the service is, Sergeant." "She figures ifI want to make captain, I'll have to pay the price." "Thing is, I don't give a damn about wearing another bar." "It could be that." "Or maybe shejust has good taste in women." "Sergeant, you are seriously out ofline." "I'd hate to spoil my record." "All right." "I knowyou think you're some pretty tough hombres." "You've had the best training." "You have the best gear." "You probably think this is some routine prisoner transfer." "But that's what I want to bang intoyour heads." "There's nothing routine about this prisoner." "WWe are here to pick up James "Desolation" WWilliams." "I wantyou all jack-ready and double tough." "Officers, you can disembark here." "WWhat time is departure?" "WWe need at least halfan hour to secure our prisoner." "WWe got about a four-hour turnaround... and we'll be back at this spot at about 2200." "You can re-board any time after that." "See ifyou can raise theyard master, will ya?" "Ed?" "Ed, you out there?" "Rookies, useyour breathers." "WWe're not gonna have air like Earth for ten moreyears." "Let's go." " God, I hate this thing." " You'll get used to it." "Twoyears ago, we were still wearing full-face breathers." "It takes about a month to get over the headaches out here." "So this is Shining Canyon?" "God, what a dump." " First time in the boonies, rookie?" " Standard layout." "Just another shitty boomtown like all the others." "Seen one, you can go home." "You're always cold, you can't get a decent shower... and they don't tell you that a one-year contract here... equals twoyears' Earth time." "You gotta read the fine print." "WWhere is everybody?" "Yeah." "Friday night, the place should be packed." "A whole 12hoursbeforesunup, andthere'smoneytoburn... whores to fuck anddrugs to take." "Instead, wegotagraveyard." "Maybe they're all inside, spending their money." "Mel, I'll get us squared away at the rec-fac." "You and SergeantJericho check in at thejail." "Save some hot water for me." "WWhere wereyou before Chryse?" "Utopia." "It's the arse end ofthe universe." "A penal camp full of work-amnesty cutthroats." "Sounds nasty... butyou seem to be holding together all right." "WWhatyou see is nothing." "I have numerous hidden talents." "Need some help with that?" "You're persistent, aren'tyou?" "I've changed a few minds in my time." "There's not many ofus breeders around." "I'd hate to miss a chance to give it a go." "WWhat doyou say?" "Hello!" "Anybody here?" "Officer to front desk." "WWell, hello, Mr. WWilliams." "No one seems to be about." "WWhat doyou make ofit?" "I don't know." "Doyou want me to pop the lock and ask the prisoners?" "WWhat doyou mean, pop the lock?" "That's a level-eight security door." "I've got a mystical waywith locks and mechanical objects." "There isn't a machine on Mars that doesn't love me." "How about we checkwith the commander first?" "So what doyou do for fun then?" "Areyou a gambler?" "No." "I'm short-time, Sergeant." "I believe in saving my money." "Don't worry about that." "I was gonna do it for free." "Let me put it this way." "Maybe I'd sleep with you ifyou were the last man on Earth." "But we're not on Earth." "It's a voltage overload, most likely." "You want to check it out?" "It's probably nothing." "But on second thought" "Police officer." "Anybody there?" "Shit!" " This is not making me happy." " It's time to get backup." "Jesus Christ." "WWhat areyou doing?" " I almost killed you." " WWhat's going on?" " Rec-fac's a slaughterhouse." " WWhat?" "Slaughterhouse?" "That's the word Descanso used." "I didn't see it myself." "According to what Commander Braddock told me... right afterwe first arrived in Shining Canyon... she and the two rookies headed towards the recreation facility." "Mel, I'll get us squared away at the rec-fac." "You and SergeantJericho go and check in at thejail." "Save some hot water for me." "Descanso, sweep left." "Bashira, stickwith me." "Officer to train, doyou read?" "The casino, barracks, dining hall, rec center, no one alive anywhere." " Commander." " WWhat?" " I can't reach the train." " WWell, keep trying." "How are we doing?" "I don't know." "This thing was built to stay locked." "And WWilliams is still locked up?" "WWhat doyou mean?" "WWilliams was arrested on the suspicion ofmurdering... six rail workers and a payroll courier up at Klik 305 Hub Station." "The bodies were hung and decapitated, just like the bodies in the rec-fac." "So how'd they pin that on Desolation?" "He showed up here with the courier's payroll." "The cashier realized it was a stolen scrip." "They made the arrest." "There's got to be a day log here somewhere." "Sergeant's desk." "Here." "Last night the mine called in a work stoppage." "Reported winds gusting up to 60 knots." " Sixty?" " That's what it says." "Anything else?" "Arrest for theft, then nothing." "Got it." "WWhat's going on around here?" "WWe haven't had a meal or a piss break in six hours." "Descanso, open the door." "All right, everybody, answer "here" when I call your name." " Akooshay." " WWhat?" "Just answer "here."" " Yeah." " Zimmerman." "I'm right in front ofyou." "Benchley." " wwho's that?" " She showed up last night." "Checked herselfin." "Insisted on being locked up here with us." "WWell, wake her up, sunshine." "Let's see what she has to say." "Somebodywants to talk toyou." " wwho areyou?" " WWhitlock." "WWhat areyou doing in the holding tank, WWhitlock?" "It's the only safe place at the moment, okay?" " Can I go back to sleep now?" " No, you can't!" "I need answers." "WWhat's going on out there?" "WWhat's your I.D.?" "Dr. Arlene WWhitlock." "I'm the Spec Six science officer... in charge ofthe mining operation at Drucker's Ridge." "I left Drucker's about a week ago with a weather balloon I'd modified." "There wasa disturbancein town." "Itseemedprudent togetout." "They said there was a riot and the place was destroyed." "Yeah, something like that." "I was adrift for several days, you know." "Ran out offood." "Ifollowedtherailroadtracks untilIgothere." "Oh, shit." "Then thestorm forcedme toolow." "Ihita windmillandcrashed." "And theywere kind enough to take me in here." "WWell, wasn't that nice ofthem." "Mel,Jericho, go check out WWilliams." "See ifhe knows anything about this." "WWilliams, doyou know what's going on outside?" "Areyou aware of what's going on outside?" "Let's go." "This asshole doesn't know anything either." "You got some balls, calling him an asshole to his face." "That's Desolation WWilliams." "I heard he took out at least six when they cornered him at Deimos Station." "And this is eight inches." "You men love to exaggerate." "Just goes with the territory." "Yeah, well, in my case, it's a bit different." "Perhaps a connoisseur likeyourself would appreciate what I have to offer." "Go get the commander." "Disarm her." "Officer." "It wasalmostlikeshe was... possessed." "Like there was some kind offorce inside her." " wwho was she?" " She was a dispatch officer." "WWe tried to make her comfortable." "The rookies took her to a storage room in the back ofthejail." "Then the commander and I went back outside to look around town." " WWhat doyou think?" " That the science officer is lying." " Tell me again about WWilliams." " I didn't read the full file." "Caught him with the money, but he said he didn't kill anybody." " Course." "They all died offright." " Then cut their own heads off?" "Put down yourweapon!" "Put it down!" "CallJericho." "SergeantJericho, we need backup!" "WWe're 20 southwest ofthe rec-fac." "Don't open the door!" "Don't let it out!" "WWho goes there?" "I can't fight it!" "It's in me!" "Commander Braddock!" "There's a man in there." "Open it." "The lock is destroyed." "I gonna need a cutting torch." "How long?" "At least halfan hour, maybe more." "WWhat the fuck is going on here?" "He committed suicide." "Before he slit his throat, heyelled something... something like, "Stay away!" "Don'topen the door." "Stayaway. "" "And now the commander's gone." "Maybe he was contagious." "Or crazy." "I don't know." "I saywe take him at his word and leave him locked in." "Look, one ofus has to staywith the rookies." "WWhy don'tyou go back to thejail?" "I'll find the commander." "Let's get the hell out ofthis place." "There's nothing we can do for this guy." "You're right." "Okay, let's go." "Drop the weapon before I cut this dyke bitch head off!" "." "WWhat the fuck happened?" "Bashira let him out for some food." "Let me guess." "You unshackled him." " WWhat doyou want, WWilliams?" " I wanna get the fuck out ofhere." "WWe'll letyou walk." "Just let the girl go." "You think I'm falling for that shit?" "I can't letyou take the rookie." "Take me, okay?" "Put the gun down." "Put 'em down!" "Dropyour gun, Descanso." "Yeah, drop the gun, Descanso." "Relax!" "Take it easy!" "Just relax, relax." " You'll get whatyou want." " I know I'll get everything I want." "Now let's go." "Damn girl, I likeyou already." "Shit." "You okay?" "Just swell." " WWhere's WWilliams?" " He took offout the air lock." "He went into the clinic." "I saw him go in not even two minutes ago." "Let me guess." "He's gotyour shotgun, right?" "Couldn't help it." "He was too fast." "He's still in there though." "I can see the back door from here." "All right, you two take the back door." "I'll go in front and flush him out." "Ifhe comes atyou, shoot to kill." "Now what?" "How the hell did that happen?" " Let's go." " WWait a minute." "Looks likeyou're coming with me now." "You see what's going on out there." "You know I didn't kill nobody." " I said move it." " I ain't going nowhere." "I just saved your life." "You should let me go." "And I saved yours." "Looks like we're even." "Now move it!" "Let me askyou something." "Ifyou're so innocent, how come we found all that stolen flash on you?" "I didn't say I was innocent." "I said I didn't kill nobody." "Okay, let's say I believeyou." "WWhat exactly happened at K-305?" "I don't know." "I wasjust changing trains from Camp Sinai." "Hadalittle time togetmesomething to eat... so I wentinto thestation." "It wasjustlying there, soyou tookit." "You would have done the same thing." "See, that's whereyou're wrong." "I'm a cop, not a crook." "It's a thin line between a cop and a crook these days." "You think it's a big difference between you and me?" "Youjust got the woman behind your bullshit." "Look atyou." "You look high right now." "You know I saved your life out there." "So why don'tyou save mine and let me out ofhere?" "Look... myjob is to bring you back to Chryse to stand trial." "I don't thinkyou did it." "But that's not my call." "So let's not make this any more complicated than it has to be." "Yeah, it's gonna be real complicated." "You can believe that shit!" "I ain't going back!" "Soyou secured your prisoner." "WWhere was your commanding officer during this time?" "I can only report what SergeantJericho told me later." "After the man in the Rover committed suicide..." "Jericho went looking for the commander." "Let's get the hell out ofthis place." "There's nothing we can do for this guy." "Yeah, you're right." "Let's go." "Commander Braddock!" "Lieutenant, we got a situation here." "Sergeant, you're breaking up." "I can hardly hearyou." "The commander's dead." "Everybodyin themine hasgoneinsane." "Jericho, can you read?" "Hey, come on!" "Let us out ofhere!" "Start at the beginning!" " I told you." "I got here last night." " Don't bullshit me!" "Lieutenant!" "WWhat the hell is going on out there?" "WWhat?" "In semiarid regions on Earth, there are certain organisms... that live in small pools that are formed by the annual rains." "WWhen the pools dry up, those organisms can't live." "But they don't die either." "They go dormant below the surface... away from the hot sun until the next rain cycle begins." "Then they reemerge." "I think something like that is happening here." "I don't understand." "WWhatever used to live here, we woke it up." "It takes us, okay?" "I'm talking about a kind ofpossession." "Lieutenant, SergeantJericho is on the radio." "He said he found three people out there." "They're on theirway in and they got an ETA offive minutes." "You should get on the radio and talk to him." " He's found three people?" " That's what he said." " You okay?" " No." "Something broken?" "I'm all right." "But it's out ofthe body now." "Yeah, it's loose in here." "Lieutenant, sergeant's on the radio." "Lieutenant, we're coming in." "Canyoureadme?" " Sergeant, where areyou?" " We're rightdown thestreet." "WWe?" "WWho's we?" "Ifoundthreepeoplealive outhere." "Come on." "Open the doorforus." "I tried to reach you on the radio." "Justyou make sure that door is locked." "There must be 200 ofthem fucking freaks... and any minute now they'll be coming to kick our ass." "Okay, relax." "WWho are these guys?" "I found them hiding up in the mine shed." "Lieutenant, we got a situation here." "Sergeant, you'rebreaking up." "Icanhardlyhearyou." "The commander's dead." "And everybody in the mine has gone insane." "Check the window!" "They didn't see him." "They're gone." " wwho areyou?" " wwho are we?" "WWho areyou?" " The man asked you a question." " My name'sJericho." "At least he's not one ofthem." "WWhat's happening out there?" "WWho the fuck are those clowns?" "WWhat are they all sparked up about?" "Used to be miners." "Then everybody in this place lost their mind." "Running around, chopping people's heads off." "Ease up, man." "WWe were up on the rim when they called a work stoppage." " WWhat are they doing?" " Shit, I don't know." "Look at that." "They're knocking offearly for the night." "How will we sneak in on a shift change ifthey knock offearly for the night?" "Shut up!" "WWhat the hell is that?" "Let's get the hell out ofhere!" "WWe hid till the storm was over." "Later, I went out to take a look around." "I thought they wereall dead." "Thensome ofthem startedto come to." "They walkedaround like they were confusedorlost." "A fewofthemseemedokay." "They was trying tohelp the others." " Then they started changing." " WWhat doyou mean?" "They act different, stand different." "Start cutting on themselves for decoration." "Filing their teeth." "Making weapons." "Killing the ones whohadn'tchanged." "Cuttingpeople's faces off andwearing them formasks." "You lads got anyweapons?" "I mean real weapons." "Only cops can have guns." "There's some detonators in them cases over there." "Doyou know how these things work?" "I knowyou need dynamite to use them." "Okay, then." "WWe take our prisoner and we all get on the train." "And what prisonerwould that be?" "That doesn't concern you." "Ifit's Desolation WWilliams... it concerns me very much." "Now dropyourweapon." "All ofyou!" "WWeapons on the floor." "So only cops have guns, eh?" "You fucking pricks." "WWe lied." "Now go get WWilliams." "I don't think so." "WWhat was that?" " Fucking kill me." " No problem." "Look, will you two stop fucking about?" "Lieutenant, let WWilliams out." "Give me one good reason." "I just gaveyou about 200 good reasons... and they're probably outside right now." "It doesn't matter that WWilliams is wanted for murder... and it doesn't matter that this lot are scumbags." "WWhat matters right now is that we stick together to get out ofhere." "All ofus... including WWilliams, including them." "WWho areyou calling scumbag, motherfucker?" "Now quit with all your fucking stalling and take us to WWilliams!" "I'll be goddamn." "Finally." "Man, this town done went crazy." "WWe had to improvise." "You like it?" "I love it." "I wantyou to let him out." "WWhat's up, D?" "I'm still shackled." "WWhat, areyou pigs on a fucking break?" "Free him up." "I knewyou'd let me go." " It's been a long time." " I didn't thinky'all could do it." "Piece ofcake." "It was my plan, Desolation." "Fuck!" " I thoughtyou was watching the door." " I was!" " Bitch, you better open this door." " I don't think so." "You don't open that door, I'm gonna blowyour head off." "Then your asses will never get out." "Someone will find you sometime... probably tied upside down in here with your heads cut off." "Tell your dogs to quit barking so we can talk." "Put 'em down." "Put it down." "Listen to me, WWilliams." "WWe don't have a lot oftime." "You need us and we need you." "WWe've all seen what's going on out there... and none ofus is gonna survive ifwe don't stick together." "I need you to give me yourword... that ifI open this door... you and your boys will stand by my command at all times." "I never give myword." "It's okay." "I never make deals with criminals either." " You got it." " WWhat?" "You making deals with cops?" "And you are too." "Give heryourweapon." "Everybody, give it up." "WWell, introduce us toyour friends." "These my compadres." "Uno must be the nice one." "You got that right, Butchy." "I'm not as nice as Desolation." "And I'll cut your fucking titties off." "WWho's in charge here?" "You better let go ofmy arm." "WWho is in charge here?" "You!" "You!" "Shit!" "So, youjust gonna stand there and watch her break my shit." "Yeah." "And now thatyou're done mopping the floor, get me a beer, killer." "WWhat's next?" "WWe get more deputies." "You're deputized." "Consider this a martial law situation." "Let's go." "WWhen did this start?" "It started a few minutes ago." " WWhat should we do with him?" " wwe can't take him with us." "Then here he stays." "Guys, what is that?" "It's a Laffer." "A black-market breather." "It has a 1 5 percent nitrous mix." "It gets you high?" "It turns your brain into Swiss cheese." " One gross ofdetonators." " WWhat are those good for?" "It would help ifwe had some dynamite... but they make a pretty good bang." "WWe could put them in some food cans or something, make some hand grenades." "All right." "You got ten minutes." "Easy." "Here." "Let me do it." "That's beautiful." "That's whatyou get, dumb-ass." "You're gonna be okay to do this?" "All right, it's almost 2200 hours." "Here's the plan, short and simple." "Descanso andJericho take the lead." "Everybody else follows." "It's about 50 meters from here to the station." "Bashira and I are in the rear." "Any questions?" "Putyour hand down." "All clear." "Let's do it!" "Hey, bro, I don't see no motherfucking train." "Hey, lady." "WWe don't see no train." "It'll be here." "Come on." "Let's go." "That's the mine office." "WWhat are they doing?" "Looks like they're tearing the whole town apart, building by building." "Come on." "Pick it up." "Lieutenant." "Hold your fire." "Just keep on moving." "Go!" " WWhere's the train?" " I don't know." "You don't know?" "WWhat the fuck is that supposed to mean?" "Lieutenant Ballard to the train, come in." "Plan A is fucked up." "You got a plan B?" "Yeah." "It's the same as plan A." "You got any fresh ideas?" "Yeah." "WWhat we should have done in the first place." "Shit!" "Come on, you mindless motherfuckers!" " Second time I saved your life." " Run a tab." "Jericho, grenade!" "Come on, man." "On your feet." "Let's move." "Shit." "Open that door." "WWe sealed the air lock doors, and SergeantJericho dismantled the lock." "They couldn't open the door from the outside, so we were safe... for a while." "Get on the radio." "Try to reach the train." "WWhere's your brother?" " He didn't make it." " Oh, God." "Uno was your brother?" "Yeah." "Look at him." "WWhatever is inside ofhim has waited a long time to get out." "I didn't understand their design, how they move." "But it's got to be the wind." "Yeah." "Yeah, the wind takes them." "And then once their hosts die... they drift along the railroad tracks from town to town, human to human." "WWhat a perfect creation." "Vengeance on anything or anyone that tries to lay claim to their planet." "WWhat did you see at Drucker's Ridge?" "I was at the mine when they called a work stoppage." "It was a Section 740, a "scientifically significant find."" "A 740applies toanynumber ofthings foundon Mars." "A biologicalorganism, anindication ofwater, things like that." "After we dynamitedthemountain, we discoveredan entrance." "It wasa tunnel carvedinto therock." "Ithadbeenhidden underneath the outer walls forcenturies... andsomeone otherthanman hadcarvedit." "Jesus!" " WWhat the hell was that?" " I don't know." "Let's get the hell out ofhere!" "It was me." "I opened Pandora's box." "I let them out." "I contacted the train." "They're about three kliks north oftown on a decoupling spur." " They said the tracks are blocked." " Can they get through?" "Yeah, they're working on it." " You okay?" " Yes." " Barricaded the rear door." " Good." "There's a maintenance courtyard out the back enclosed by a five-meterwall." "There's even a Rover parked out there." "Maybe we can make a run for it." "No, we wait." "Bashira got in touch with the train." "They're coming back for us." "WWell, ifa train comin', they better hurry up." "WWhat's the matterwith you?" "You did good out there." "Yeah, right." "It's a fucked-up situation." "I never put too much faith in cops, butyou did all right." "You trust me?" "Hell, no." "I really don't understand you at all, Desolation." "The only one looking out for me is me." "Doesn't that botheryou?" "Nothing bothers me." "I stopped worrying a long time ago." "Don'tyou believe in anything?" "I believe in staying alive." "Yeah, but forwhat?" "Stick around." "I might letyou know one day." "WWhen?" "WWhen the tide is high and the water's rising." "Doing okay in here?" "Check this out." " WWhat about it?" " It's pretty solid." "One way in and a back door out, leading to the rear entrance." " A good sturdy door." " So what's your point?" "It's rather cozy, don'tyou think?" "I don't believe this." "You lured me back here to seduce me?" "Yeah, well, the way things are going..." "I thought this might be our last chance to-- to dance." "Yeah." "Fuck him, whatever the fuck he is." "It's out ofhim." "Everyone go!" "Get out!" "Let's take her out back." "WWhat the fuck doyou mean?" "WWe aren't moving her anywhere." "It's taking her over, man." "There's nothing we can do." "Easy, man." "I lost a brother in this." "That's not her." "Come on." "Let's put her down before they hear us." "This belongs to her." " WWhere did you get it?" " I stole it." "Doyou know what it is?" "It's her stash." "This will mess with anything in there." "Bon voyage, Mel." "Let's get the hell back in here." "I will not." "I wasaware ofhaving... thoughts... or memories." "Like I'd been invaded by something... and it was trying to take me over." "Something inside ofme wouldn't let that other thing take over and I fought it." "I didn't know where I was at first, and then it hit me." "I was outside alone... unarmed." "The backwall's been breached." "Don't worry." "The back door's locked and secured." "Letmein." "It'sme." "Shit!" "It's Melanie!" "Open the door!" "Looks like her to me." "I haven't heard any of these things speaking English." "Come on, Williams." "The tide's gettinghigh outhere." "Give me those keys." "Come on!" "Is ityou?" "Yes." "It's me." "I had a glimpse ofthe Martians... oftheir minds, ofwhat theywant." "Theywon't rest short ofthe destruction ofany invading species." "As far as they're concerned, we are the invaders." "Something's kicking out there." "Shit." "They made a battering ram." "Everybody to the rear ofthejail." "Bashira, you andJericho go back to the storeroom." "Load up on detonators." "You're the second line ofdefense." "WWe stay here?" "WWe hold them offas long as we can, then we fall back to the storeroom." "Soon as we kill one ofthem, whatever is inside is gonna come after us." "I know." "So ifone ofus gets possessed" "Leave 'em." "Here we go." "Party time." " I'm out." " I'm out." " Clear!" " Move!" "Move!" "Clear!" " Clear!" "Clear!" " Stand clear!" " Clear!" " Get out!" " I got it." " Take them out back." "Get out ofhere." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Let's go!" "Look for the train." "See ifyou can get someone on the radio." "Jericho, get this thing started." "WWhitlock, unlock the gate." "Come on!" "Hurry up!" "The train's at the station." " Officer to train, doyou read?" " WWhere the hell haveyou been?" " WWhere the hell haveyou been?" " All right, Bashira, come down." "All right, wait for us." "WWe're on ourway." "Let's go." "Get in!" "Getyourselves ready." "Oh, my." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Okay, go!" "Go!" "WWhat the hell happened toyou?" "WWe got trapped a couple ofkliks north ofhere, trying to off-load." "I'll get us out ofhere." "WWe've got to go back." "Slow the train down outside oftown, then come to a complete stop." "No way." " I'm giving you an order." " I don't care." "The answer's no." "The answer's yes." "Look... even ifwe get back to Chryse, those things will just keep coming." "WWe've got a chance here." "WWe've got a chance to stop this thing before it goes any further." "This is about one thing-- dominion." "It's not their planet anymore." "WWhat about him?" "Isn't it ourjob to take him back?" "Is he still a prisoner or is he one ofus?" "I can give a damn about saving this planet." "Seems like it's been after me since the day I was born." "IfI'm gonna die, I'm gonna die fighting... not running." "Ifwe blew up the nuclear power station, what would happen?" "I mean, there'd be a huge explosion, right?" "No, not unless you retract the control rods and expose the core." "Then what?" "Then you'd have a small atomic bomb going "boom."" "How small?" "I don't know." "It'd blow out a radius ofa mile, maybe two." "WWould it kill them?" "It would certainly destroy their human hosts, but as for them..." "I don't know." "Jericho, can you get us in?" "I can try." "Theplan wassimple." "SergeantJericho, thescience officer andIjumpedoffthe train... andheadedtowards thepowerplant." "The othersstayedaboard the train asitbackedinto thestation." "Theidea was theyprovide cover... anddistract the Martians as weset the charges in theplant." "They they'dswingback, pick us up andwe'dallgetas faraway... from Shining Canyonas we could before theplaceblew." "Like I said, it was a simple plan." "The only problem was, it didn't work the way it was supposed to." " How areyou doing,Jericho?" " I'm working on it." "Hurry up." "WWe've got to remove the waterjacket and destroy the containment shell." "WWhere do I put the dynamite?" "Officer to the train, they've spotted us." "Getyour ass back here now." "Yeah?" "Let's go." "WWe've got to get out ofhere fast." "The Doc says the blast radius could be up to two miles." " WWhat does that mean?" " It means step on it." "Stay here and keep it full throttle." "WWhat areyou gonna do?" "Lighten our load." "I think there's some more dynamite in the rear car." "Seeyou later, you big motherfucker." "You okay?" "Sayyour prayers." "I didn't know you was cut this deep." "Should've taken care ofthis hours ago." "You do that like a pro." "Yeah." "Me and my brother been through a lot ofbattles... ever since we was kids." "I never thought I'd go to war with somebody likeyou." "I know when you get to Chryse, you'll tell those people that I helped you... and I wasn't the cause ofall this mess around here." "'Cause I know they're looking for somebody to blame." "I swear toyou, WWilliams... as soon as I get back, I'm gonna tell my superiors about this fucked-up planet." "They'll drop the charges as soon as they get the report." "That ought to hold it." "WWhen you get there, have somebody look at it." "I couldn't get it perfect, so it might leave a scar." "I'm getting a collection." "You'll be all right." " Comfortable?" " Yeah." "I'll getyou a blanket." "WWhat the hell areyou doing?" "Oh, this is where I get off." "WWhat areyou talking about?" "WWe'll be in Chryse soon." "Can't letyou turn me in." "I can't letyou walk." "WWhatyou gonna do, fucking shoot me?" "There's nowhere to run." "Anywhere is better than hell." "Catch you later." "Yeah, right." "Shit." "And what happened to WWilliams?" "I don't know." "WWhen I woke up, he was gone." "And you were handcuffed?" "Must've done it while I slept." "At that point, I trusted him." "That's all you have to tell us?" "That's all I know." "All right, Lieutenant Ballard, I suggestyou get some rest." "You're dismissed." "Is our statement to the Cartel going to be that Mars is being overrun by ghosts?" "Attention, allpolicepersonnel... report toyournearest munitionsstationimmediately... for weaponryassignment." "A securitybreachhas occurred in thesouth quadrant." "This isalevel-ten emergency." "Allpolicepersonnel, report toyour divisionsergeantforassignment." "All civilianpersonnel, evacuate thestreets immediately." "Pleaseremain indoors until furtherinstructed." "Come on." "Tide is up." "Time to stay alive." "Ifyou everwanna come to the other side, you'd make a hell ofa crook." "You'd make a hell ofa cop." "Let'sjust kick some ass." "It's what we do best."