*Stranger lies down for a nap* *dream* *gunfire and screams* A soldier: "WHAT IS THAA-" *muffled pain screams* Stranger: "We need to get out of here NOW!" Soldier: "Sir watch ou-" *A dread sneaks up on The Stranger, all he sees is clouds of black, not a creature or person, as if the form of the enemy was deleted from his memory completely* *The dread slices across his chest with something, almost slicing him in half* *The cut sends him flying from a rooftop* "AARGH... Oh god... What are these... Things" *his vision is blurry as he watches Jams get impaled by a dread* "NOOOooo..." [spoiler]here is a depressing song to match the tone https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfUcnSbKDA [/spoiler] *he fades in and out of consciousness* *he awakes to see orc distracting the enemies, a large majority follow him down a one way hallway, out of the Stranger's vision* *the gunfire ceases as they stop sending reinforcements that direction* "Orc...? no..." *when he comes to again, Minerva is dragging him across the battlefield* "Minerva...?" Minerva: "Your making it out of here! Stay with me!" "..." *he stands and limps towards an exit* *they are almost there as an explosive is shot towards them* *she pushes the stranger out of the way as the explosive hits her* *she stares at her ruptured antimatter generator for a moment* Minerva: "I... no... It can't... Not..." "Murph, you have to... to leave me.... now..." Stranger: "Hell no!" *she stares at him for a moment then shoves him through the exit, and seals the door* *she throws her hands to the window and mouths* "it's okay..." Stranger: "NO! MINERVA! IT'S NOT! IT'S NOT OKAY!" *he watches as she disintegrates before his eyes* "I can't.... No..." *he turns to see a massive Python fighting the "things" as a massive cannon missile pierces his chest, shattering him to pieces* "We've lost..." *Stranger awakes with a jolt* *heavy breathing* *he lays back down*