AVP Ultimate Prey 35

Tenebris was quiet. Its only inhabitants seemed to be eerie shadows and rusting machinery covered in black vines. Kevin and I had our 3D holo-cameras turned on from the moment we landed. While we were recording, Brendan set up his high frequency audio modules at different points that worked as an omnidirectional tracker. They'd also pick up on us when we moved around, serving as safety for Brendan while he worked with a separate base module. Connor used a spectral detector to pick up on radioactive fragments that could lead us to the main site of the mining accident.-pg.294 chpt.11

Lara was on a monitor that displayed both holo-cam outputs. She stared at the scene with a strange admiration I couldn't begin to describe.

"Brendan, are you picking up any movement on acoustics?" Lara asked.

"Nothing. Just us," he said.

"Kevin, what was it that moved on your radar then?" she asked.

"I don't know. It looked like a figure that just-"

"Shimmered and disappeared?" I spoke.

"How did you know?" he asked.

Lara announced, "Okay then. We could go into two teams and see what we can find? We can keep contact through our radios."

"Are you serious?" I asked incredulously. "We need to get the hell out of here."-pg.302 chpt.11

I zoomed in further. Steam vented from ports as the ship came to the rest. There was a hissing sound, then a ramp lowered. Something stepped out of the ship. It was just one at first... but then came another. A third one stepped out of the bushes and approached them. He had been around the whole time. The mysterious shimmering started to make sense.-pg.305 chpt.11