15 Operation Hog Nose part 2 (1/2)

”Are we near...”

”What the f- ”

”Move!”

Several guns discharge into the tree line as large insects break from the tree line and head straight for the snake. Straight toward Sia and the other people.

Sia chokes on her scream and runs straight for the tents. The injured woman is trying to break free of Vanessa's arms and run herself. Vanessa understands how futile that will be and yanks her off the ground. She heads for the truck while ignoring the frantic woman's wriggling and the screams blaring into her ears. The men have already pulled out their weapons. The ones with guns shoot at the insects and the ones with melee weapons get into position to beat anything that comes within their reach.

BELOSTOMATIDS SERVE AS A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION

Sia runs into the side of a tent and falls over.

”What?!” She yells while scrambling to get back up and looking to see if any insects are following her.

BELOSTOMATIDS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE GIANT WATER BUGS

THIS DISTRACTION COULD GAIN SUBJECT 001 SUBSTANTIAL TIME TO ESCAPE

Sia pauses in her aimless running to look around at everyone else.

Turner and Vanessa are shooting at beetles. Raymond is helping several other men beat at the legs and head of one insect, and everyone else seems to be doing the same; or hiding. Sia tenses up.

'This is my chance!' She grabs her backpack straps and starts running toward an unguarded side of the camp toward the trees.

The land dips down and she runs faster while going downhill. She looks down at her feet and puts an arm out to keep herself steady.

WARNING: CORRECT GAZE

WARNING: CORRECT GAZE

'Why warn me if you can do it yourself?' Sia thinks before slowly looking up.

She looks up and stops short before pitching forward into a latrine.

”Ah!”