[TheRaisin]

The stage was set. A small refined spooce flashbomb had been set up under cover of darkness on the other side of the Vykker loading zone. It was set so that any rupture of the container would set it off, causing a blinding flash of light and a loud sound. Now the whole group sat tensely waiting. The Vykkers and Interns had taken no notice of the army camped so close to their base, but a few Mudokons had looked up briefly at the edge of the crater, to quickly glance away so as not to cause suspicion. One could see subtle ripples of excitement passing through the crowd as a message was whispered inconspicuously. Every once in a while a worker would squint at the crater rim as if to confirm the rumor, but they knew how to be discreet. Finally the time came. A soldier had snuck around to where the device had been planted, and just as the sun started to appear over the mountains, he set it off.
There was an incredible flash of light, like a sky's worth of lightning concentrated into one point and let out all at once, accompanied by an echoing, reverberating, pit-of-the-stomach-rumbling CRACK! All the Vykkers and Interns ran to the source of the flash and sound, and the instant they had turned their backs the Mudokon slaves broke open some of the crates and took a Snuzi and Lil' Hacker each, as well as as much ammo as they could carry, and waited as the soldiers ran toward the lab, with the soldier who had created the diversion doubling back.
"Are you here to save us?" asked one of the slaves.
"Can you help us fight our way to the bridge?" Abe questioned.
In response, the slave cocked his gun and, holding it in his right hand, brandished his Lil' Hacker in his left hand. Behind him, slaves were cocking their weapons and standing ready.
"Right. Come with us," Abe said.
The army, their numbers now increased by over one-hundred, surged toward the cargo lifts. They instinctively knew what to do, and began filing into the lifts as they made their rotation. As Abe got into the last lift, he saw the Vykkers and Interns rushing back to check on the slaves, realizing they had been duped.
"Too late," Abe said to himself with a grin. He punched the up button and began his ascent into the very midst of his enemies.