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 The Saurians let loose a barrage of particle beams, and Jack barely dodged in time. They
crumbled the building behind him.

тАЬWhat was that, Mike? I didnтАЩt read you.тАЭ

тАЬI said I understand,тАЭ the colonist shouted into the radio, causing more ringing in JackтАЩs ear
than the Saurian weapons. тАЬIтАЩll get us out of here.тАЭ The transmission cut off.

ThatтАЩs done, Jack thought, running into an alley, throwing just enough firepower at the
Saurians to entice them into giving chase. He didnтАЩt plan on taking out the two Saurians, but if
he could keep them distracted long enough for the shuttle to take off, everything would be
okay. He needed the friendly confines of the prefab colony buildings; the Saurians could pick
him apart out in the open. He ran through the alley, firing back at his pursuers.

The Saurians seemed to reach the same conclusion. With their next volley of fire, they
destroyed the two buildings on either side of Jack, landslides of rubble rolling in towards him.

Jack vaulted up onto the artificial rocks and returned fire. HeтАЩd thrown away the ineffectual
plasma rifle some time before, and was left now with the more effective kinetic energy
weapons, the railgun and missile rack. His next volley set off a series of explosions in one of the
machines, causing thick, oily smoke to billow out of its left тАЬkneeтАЭ. When the machine moved
again, advancing on its small but dangerous prey, it moved with a distinct limp.

So you can be damaged , Jack pondered as he leaped from the rubble, somersaulting over the
answering Saurian particle beams.

As Jack landed on his feet in the street beyond the rubble, he heard the roar of engines at
the edge of the compound, in the direction of the landing pad. Looking that way, he saw the
final shuttle lift off and climb out of sight. Now he just had to get to the dropship and wait for
Robyn and the others.

A Saurian particle beam shook him as it pulverized the ground. Rolling with the
concussion and then back to his feet, Jack saw the two Saurian machines lumbering over the
rubble they created. They crept with great caution over the unstable surface, and Jack took off
in a powered run. He might be able to outrun them to the landing pad.

No such luck, Jack discovered before he turned the first corner. He could outrun the
machines, but not their weapons. Rapid fire particle beams from behind him pulverized the
buildings in front of him, the wreckage pinning him in. He could jump for it, but a burst of
fire over his head convinced him heтАЩd be an easy target until he got over the makeshift wall.

Instead, he turned and fought. The knee joint of one of the machines was still billowing
smoke, and Jack hoped to do just enough damage to get past and around them. There were
many routes to the dropship. He had to find a different one.

The damaged Saurian lurched forward and fired off several of its weapons. Jack
sidestepped the missiles and autocannon fire, not realizing that it would take him in line with
the particle beam.

The force of the blast hit him dead center in the chest and knocked him off his feet.