Mission eight
Our second terror site comes right at the end of the month -- February 28. The city of Lagos is pitch black, and horrid memories of that first, scrambled investigation of a Floater UFO that touched down in the thick forest haunt us at this moment. Will Floaters be our undoing, again?
This time, though, we actually have flares, and we’ve preloaded our heavy weapons with incendiary munitions. Time to light the place up!
When the exit ramp lowers, we immediately see our foe with its cold, blank eyes staring back at us.
It’s fucking Floaters, which means that the towering beasts known as Reapers will also accompany us on this mission. Hopefully we’re able to keep our distance, since they can only attack us at close range.
As the HWP moves out, the welcoming party across the way sends us a torrent of plasma fire. Good thing it can’t aim for shit, though. Once off the transport, the small tank sees a Reaper in the vicinity. Between us and the beast is nothing but open ground, so we need to move fast to take it out.
Near a small house with a white picket fence, which sits west of the drop-ship, we see another Floater. We’re surrounded! Jason drops smoke, and we prepare ourselves for the worst.
Kevin and James launch our opening salvo of laser fire -- they miss. Or did they? By sheer luck, James kills an alien previously hidden from our view!
During the hidden movement phase, the Floater with the cold stare takes a few potshots at the HWP, and then heads into the nearby convenience store for cover. The Reaper advances on our position, too. It’s just outside the Skyranger!
James makes quick work of the mass of teeth and claws -- two rounds of auto-fire see to its end.
Around the transport, our HWP spots the Floater previously camping our positing high-tailing it around the white fence. Kevin steps off the Skyranger and steadies his laser pistol -- another alien for the morgue.
Edgar walks out next and paints the adjacent building -- where a Floater previously took refuge -- with burning fire. It truly is a sight to behold.
On our next turn, we spot four aliens -- three Floaters and a Reaper -- close by. Two Floaters walk the streetlight-lit roads through town, while a Floater and Reaper pair stake out a near by park area.
Things aren't looking good for us -- read on to find out how the encounter develops!
