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Big sticks planted and ready to swing, Captain.

Easy does it, Sergeant.

We're not here to level the place.

Anti -personnel charges only.

Understood.

Hawthorne, are you set?

Yes, sir.

I'm set.

Sorry, sir.

It's all right.

Settle down, Corporal.

Archer, is everyone home for tonight?

Jack Holmes shows 12 hostiles in the target area, sir. Roger that.

A veritable infestation, if you don't mind me saying so, sir.

How's your eyesight?

20 -20, sir.

I love a bug hunt.

There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical.

We can delete you with a thousand channels.

or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest

inner mind to the outer limits.

Please stand by.

In order to survive, a soldier must fight many battles, physical as well as

mental. But in the heat of the struggle, reality can sometimes fade like memory

until only one thing remains certain.

The first casualty of war is truth.

Can't make out a damn thing.

There's too much heat interference.

One of our charges must have ignited the Pajim war in the mind.

Those bugs aren't going to be too happy.

The bugs want Pajim.

They can find it somewhere else.

This planet belongs to us.

Archer. Are we sure no aliens survived?

Negative, sir. The next surveillance satellite won't be in range for another

five hours.

All right, PP, you know what that means.

We have to go in.

You all ready for that?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Good.

Prep weapons and counter protocol.

What's the problem, Hawthorne? Juice up.

I'm trying, sir. This is one drill you better know cold.

Encounter protocol.

Any potential encounter with alien forces must be preceded by self

to prevent infection.

Yes, sir. I know the regs, sir. It's because of those alien parasites, you

Their stinking bodies are crawling with them.

They're called spirochetes, sir.

Bacteria. I learned about them in training, sir. No kidding.

Well, then maybe you can explain something to me. I mean, I've always

which hurts more.

The skin ruptures or the hallucinations from the brain lesions?

Sorry, sir, I don't know. I'm only asking you because when our last medic

the bug, he just wouldn't stop screaming.

Well, until he stopped screaming.

You have to disengage the analog and open the bleed valve for a second pump.

You have to line it up exactly right if you want it to work.

It's not as easy as it sounds in training.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Lieutenant, when your last medic got the bug, how long did it take him to die?

He didn't. He blew his foot off on a pulse mine.

We rotated home last week.

Approach is clear.

I like where you're doing with the place.

Archer, what's the count?

I have a visual confirmation on 11 bodies, Captain.

Means we've got one hostile unaccounted for, people.

Look sharp.

Stay close.

Stay quiet.

Target is definitely live, Captain.

I engaged my shot wide, sir.

Understood, Sergeant.

Okay, people, let's establish a perimeter.

Don't let this demon get past us.

Rosen, it's heading in your direction. Can you confirm it?

I'll do it.

Okay, everybody, listen close.

We're going to set up a crossfire.

Edelrich, take the north corridor.

Join up with Archer.

Rosen, Hawthorne, find cover.

Maintain position.

I'll be coming through the southeast passage.

You okay?

How bad is it?

It's not bad at all, sir. It's just a superficial chest wound. The shot went

straight through her vest and only grazed her.

Looks like today was your lucky day, Lieutenant.

Good work.

Thank you, sir.

Last hostile president accounted for, sir.

Stinking bug.

You got a problem with something, Corporal? No, sir. I think you do.

These bugs scare you, don't they?

Well, they should. You know why?

Because they hate you.

And unless you learn how to hate them back, you can be damn sure that they

kill you.

That's enough.

Both of you.

They go to the rest for a while.

Then we'll pack up and get ready to breathe back. Captain.

Looks like we have indicators.

Bug patrol. How the hell did they get past our booby traps?

Because their traps weren't armed.

What happened?

Captain, I thought... I was sure I set those charges.

Damn it, off on half our food and ammo was in here. That was stuff we needed a

hell of a lot more than we need a medic.

full inventory of everything that's left. Nobody touch anything unless

juiced up.

The whole damn place is probably contaminated.

None of us sit down?

Hawthorne, what are you doing here?

I was just starting college when the government began the recruiting drives.

They said that the aliens were after the Pergium and that it was our

responsibility to fight to protect what was rightfully ours.

I thought coming here was the right thing to do.

You're an idealist.

I guess I was.

People, listen up.

Just get off the comet HQ.

One of our spy satellites uncovered an alien munitions plant in our sector.

On intel, that plant goes online in 31 hours.

If it does, the bugs will gain a major advantage in the sector.

Maybe even the edge they need to force us out.

So we're the only unit that's close enough to get there in time, folks.

That's it.

What's the matter?

Take a good look at yourselves.

What's wrong with you, Pete?

You don't remember the way Earth used to be.

What, just 40 years ago, there were power shortages everywhere?

Electricity rise from the city?

Country's actually going to war for energy.

Because of us, every country on earth gets the per diem they need to keep

people warm and fed and their economies humming.

No more need to fight each other. No more need for us to kill each other

anymore. And just when we finally got our act together, the bugs come and they

put it all in jeopardy.

So next time you feel a little tired or hungry or you get a little scared, you

think about that and don't forget it.

We won't, sir. Good.

We move out in three hours.

These tunnels run underneath most of this quadrant.

If we continue in this direction, we'll end up in an abandoned mine.

We should be able to use the mine shafts there to get into the munitions plant.

How far?

Forty -five clicks.

Great.

We're on a planet where night lasts half the year and we're walking through

caves. Erosion.

Does he make much of a whiner during sunlight deprivation training?

No, sir. He's left to it.

Think of company.

Did you hear that?

No.

Archer, what do you see?

Nothing but us, sir.

The area's clear.

Good. Let's hope it stays that way.

That cum shows a UV laser web just around the corner, Captain.

I've got a fix on it. Yeah.

It's probably rigged to explode.

Think you can take that detonator out with me on pulse grenade, Sergeant?

Got one right here. Do it.

I thought you did.

What happened?

What's wrong?

Nothing, sir. The trap has ordered.

It's my fault. I thought I heard them call for help.

It's all right.

More caution is better than less.

Now, it's going to get a lot worse from here on in. Lots of opportunities for

traps up ahead.

Maybe even centuries.

So let's juice up before we move out.

As near as I can tell, sir, the internal release valve was fused shut.

Every time you juiced up, the internal pressure kept building until the whole

rig blew.

What's to happen when you got ahead of the station?

One of the rounds must have passed close enough to fuse the valve without

touching anything else. That would explain why the ejector didn't appear to

damaged. Captain, that means I haven't been getting my doses since we left the

station.

I feel fine, Eldridge.

Yeah, sure.

Replacement injectors were lost with our supplies. That means we've got a big

problem.

What do you suggest we do about it, Corporal?

Well, sir, we could try to modify our own injectors and dose the lieutenant

them. Is that going to work?

It might. No, no, no. I'm not going to risk the other members of this team on

it. Mike, Corporal.

Captain, we don't have any alternative. I can try to compensate with other meds

for a while. But if Lieutenant Rosen encounters another bug, her chances of

becoming infected are practically guaranteed.

I need you on this mission. You know the risk.

I'm with you, sir.

Only one sentry at the shaft entrance.

What do you see, Archer?

We're too far underground for a reliable SACCOM, Captain.

If there are still any hostiles in the area, I can pick them up.

I assume he's got support.

All right, let's get nice and quiet.

Take him out.

It's a clear shot.

I tap and now he falls in the open. So that's when I'm down where anybody can

see him relax.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Nick, you've got to move.

Get down.

Good job.

What the hell happened? I don't know. Well, I know. It's obvious, Captain.

got the bug. She's losing it. It's not possible. I tested her blood sample an

hour ago. It's clean. Coming from you, that doesn't mean a damn thing. Enough!

Archer.

This sentry got a call off.

I can't be sure, Captain.

Eldridge, take Archer and Hawthorne.

Get down to that shaft.

Rig it to blow.

Don't forget to juice up.

I'll be right behind you.

Captain, I don't think it's a good idea for those... I just gave you an order,

Sergeant.

Yes, sir.

All right, what's going on?

I'm not sure, sir. Something happened to me at that station, sir.

I've never been so close to a live one before.

I saw his face when I fired.

I can't get that image out of my head.

And when I think about it, I almost feel like a murderer.

You killed a bug that was trying to kill you.

You did what you were trained to do.

I know.

Maybe I'm just not cut out to be a soldier.

Rosen. Sir.

I know there's a lot of people on Earth who believe we've outgrown the need for

war.

It takes more than a few decades of peace to change human nature.

You volunteered to fight.

I've seen what you can do.

And make no mistake about it, you are a soldier.

If you lost your confidence, then you've become a liability to esteem and to

yourself.

I made you second in command because I trust you to watch my back.

If you can't do that anymore, better tell me right now.

I can do it.

Yes,

sir.

Let's go.

He doesn't look like much of a soldier, does he?

That's because he's a dead soldier.

For all we know, he could be a kid.

Is that who we're killing now?

Innocent civilians?

To tell you the truth, I don't care.

The Bugs started this war, and as far as I'm concerned, every last one of those

things is fair game.

And anything carrying a weapon is not a civilian.

I hope you hadn't forgotten that.

We still have another hookup on the other side, sir.

You all right, Hawthorne?

Tried every bio or a gen.

I couldn't do anything for him, sir.

Wounds were too massive. He took more than a dozen hits in the back of the

chest.

There's no sign of pursuit, sir.

Bugs probably think we're dead.

What's so interesting?

These rounds don't look like they're from an alien weapon to me.

Is that some sort of accusation, Lieutenant?

I'm not accusing anybody of anything. No, you're just suggesting that the

captain was killed by friendly fire.

Well, maybe that's something we should consider.

Does that bother you? Me?

It was your myth that got us into this situation in the first place.

It should bother anybody. It should bother you. The captain's dead no matter

killed him.

We still have a mission to finish.

Yeah, I guess we do.

But I don't think the lieutenant is in any condition to command.

I'm in command, Sergeant.

I'm sure Corporal Hawthorne will certify me fit for duty.

Yes.

Yes, sir.

Well, that's good enough for me.

Your orders, Lieutenant?

If we're going to make it to that munitions plant in time, I can't date

captain with him.

Strip his gear.

We're moving out.

Yes, sir.

Yes. Lieutenant, we're right under the munitions plant.

What do you think? That column should have several bugs clustered in a work

roughly two clicks from here.

We should be able to use the service corridors to approach.

All right. I'll take recon.

Lieutenant, I think it's time for another sample of blood.

Make a quick scout.

Keep quiet.

Well, your luck's still holding up, sir.

The blood's clean.

I'll trace the spirochetes.

What do you know about spirochete and just psychosis?

Only what I've seen in the training vids.

Nothing you haven't encountered in the field, I'm sure.

I've never actually seen psychosis in the field.

Not one single case.

I never realized that before.

The drugs in our injectors, do you know how they work?

Well, they don't give field medics a lot of detail, sir.

But I've heard that the alien DNA is quite a bit different from ours, which

makes it tough to deal with.

That's why the drugs are genetically engineered for our individual biologies.

But apart from that, the composition is classified.

Is something bothering you, sir?

Remember when I asked you why you were here?

Yes.

You don't wonder why myself.

Lieutenant.

With all due respect, I think you should remember what the captain told us,

because he was right.

What we're doing here is important.

I'm not sure that's true anymore.

Lieutenant, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that, but I suggest that you

go discuss it in front of Sergeant Eldridge. At least not if you want to

command.

Well, that's another clean bill of health.

What are we up against?

It's hard to say, sir. The power emissions from their equipment were

with our sensors.

But we observed only minimal defenses and ten possibly more hostiles in the

area, sir. Technical recommendations?

We staged the assault from below.

Quick strike.

Look back out here.

Lieutenant, the injectors are due for recharge.

Do you want me to take care of that now?

Go ahead.

I'll collect the empties.

Did everyone choose to stop?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Tenet. I'm in position.

I can't do that.

I'll send a tenant.

One line in a few hours.

Stand down.

What? Stand down. Abort. That's an order.

Why? Those aren't aliens up there.

at least a dozen hostiles back there. No.

They're human beings.

You're out of your mind. Listen to me.

Do you remember what happened at the mining station?

What does that have to do with this? Just hear me out.

What did you see?

I saw a bug.

I fired. I missed.

Focus on that moment as hard as you can.

What did you see there?

What did you see?

It was... It was a bug, just like I said.

What about you?

I saw it only for a second, Lieutenant. Maybe less. Think about it again. What

did you see?

I'm not sure.

It could have been human.

It was.

There was no alien in that station.

And there are no aliens here.

Then how do you claim what we can see?

I'm not sure, but I think there might be some sort of a memory implant.

I've heard enough of this.

You're crazy. You're trying to make the rest of us crazy as well. How come we

didn't realize this before?

The drugs we take when we juice up, it must reinforce the memory implant.

When my injector was damaged, the implant began to break down. Yeah, but

injector was damaged because you got shot.

How come we can see through these implants now too?

Because I sabotaged your injectors.

I replaced the drugs in your can as just a glucose supplement.

To help you see the truth.

You're all done.

Sergeant, please, it's not the weight. It's good advice, Corporal.

You should listen to it yourself.

What's wrong with you?

You want to fight so bad you don't care how you kill anymore?

You had no right to tamper with our injector. That's a court martial

You could be executed for it.

Lieutenant, you're risking all our lives on the basis of a belief.

It's more than just a belief.

I've had several close contacts with the enemy with no drugs to protect me, and

I'm still perfectly healthy.

Why haven't I been infected?

Because there are no alien bacteria.

Because there are no aliens.

We've been conditioned the way you say. How come when I look at you, I see a

person and not a bug?

The images must be triggered somehow, maybe electronically.

Yeah, but why go through such a laboratory just to create an enemy?

The person I killed in the station, I think he may have been with the Asian

Coalition.

Our government knew they couldn't convince us to fight a war just to

their profits.

So they transformed human miners into aliens and made them enemies in our own

minds.

They brainwashed us.

Into fighting and killing other human beings.

That's insane.

Is it?

Well, there's one way to be sure.

My God.

They're here.

Run. Get in the row.

I can't

find them. Of course they are.

I thought we were here to wipe them out.

They were right.

Listen.

Please.

You don't have to be afraid.

We know the truth now.

Yeah, we do.

This is where the killing stopped.

No, no, no. It's okay.

No one's going to hurt you.

Please.

You don't have to be afraid.

You know the truth now.

We won't hurt you.

I know you're a human.

I didn't come to fight.

Disgusting creature.

Not so close.

You must medicate first.

Humans kill for love, for revenge.

for survival, and even for ideas.

Perhaps the capacity to kill, then, is a very true part of our nature.

But within this behavior, defined by fear, must we also be taught

to hate.