= Chapter 9: The Only Way =
Cadrig stopped and read the sign which was in front of him, "Shutdown protocol" He continued onwards, seeing a glass cabinet and a dead end further ahead. As he got closer, he noticed there was a switch inside. It was one of those safety switches you had to pull out and twist to activate. He smashed the glass the only way he could, he raised one of his mechanical legs and kicked the glass in. He put his hand through the metallic frame of the cabinet, pulled the mechanism up and twisted. Now he had to get back to the concealed wall.
Scazz was hurriedly putting together the weapon. Weapon sight, stock, stabilizer, missile... As he worked, the creatures moved faster and faster. He aimed squarely in the middle of the glass sphere, his aim was unstable and he swayed from side to side. He held his breath, focused and pulled the trigger, releasing the missile. It travelled in a steady arc before colliding with the glass sphere. Thousands of glass shards flew in every direction, Scazz closed the door quickly. An audible locking noise told him that the door was now locked, possibly forever.
Dignam pulled more levers, each one was rustier than the rest and took more time and effort to pull. He was nearly done, the machine was barely whirring now. Soon it would stop whirring completely.
Rolf heard a tapping noise on the rock, the metal noise of Cadrig's metal foot hitting the stone made a noise which was not easy to miss. Rolf stepped on the pressure plate and Cadrig came into view again. Rolf asked, "Did it go alright?" Cadrig nodded, "All sorted. Now we have to get back to the others. I have a feeling we don't have much time left"
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