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〃Off the metal! Damn it; off the metal!〃 Fletcher was shouting; and they stepped onto the carpet of B Cyl and she threw the switch on the Green Box and there was a hum from the generators and the red heater banks dimmed as two million volts of electricity surged through the habitat。
The response was instantaneous。 The floor rocked under their feet as the habitat was struck by an enormous force; and Norman swore he heard a scream; though it might have been rending metal; and the tentacles quickly drew down out of the airlock。 They had a last glimpse of Teds body as it was pulled into the inky water and Fletcher yanked down the lever on the Green Box。 But the alarms had already begun to sound; and the warning boards lit up。
〃Fire!〃 Fletcher shouted。 〃Fire in E Cyl!〃
Fletcher gave them gas masks; Normans kept slipping down his forehead; obscuring his vision。 By the time ''229'' they reached D Cylinder; the smoke was dense。 They coughed and stumbled; banged into the consoles。
〃Stay low;〃 Tina shouted; dropping to her knees。 She was leading the way; Fletcher had stayed behind in B。
Up ahead; an angry red glow outlined the bulkhead door leading to E。 Tina grabbed an extinguisher and went through the door; Norman right behind her。 At first he thought the entire cylinder was burning。 Fierce flames licked up the side padding; dense clouds of smoke boiled toward the ceiling。 The heat was almost palpable。 Tina swung the extinguisher cylinder around; began to spray white foam。 In the light of the fire Norman saw another extinguisher; grabbed it; but the metal was burning hot and he dropped it to the floor。
〃Fire in D;〃 Fletcher said over the inter。 〃Fire in D。〃 Jesus; Norman thought。 Despite the mask; he coughed in the acrid smoke。 He picked the extinguisher off the floor and began to spray; it immediately became cooler。 Tina shouted to him; but he heard nothing except the roar of the flames。 He and Tina were getting the fire out; but there was still a large burning patch near one porthole。 He turned away; spraying the floor burning at his feet。
He was unprepared for the explosion; the concussion pounding his ears painfully。 He turned and saw that a firehose had been unleashed in the room; and then he realized that one of the small portholes had blown or burned out; and the water was rushing in with incredible force。
He couldnt see Tina; then he saw she had been knocked down; she got to her feet; shouting something at Norman; and then she slipped and slid back into the hissing stream of water。 It picked her up bodily and flung her so hard against the opposite wall that he knew at once she must be dead; and when he looked down he saw her floating face…down in the water rapidly filling the room。 The back of her head was cut open; he saw the pulpy red flesh of her brain。
Norman turned and fled。 Water was already trickling over the lip of the bulkhead as he slammed the heavy door shut; spun the wheel to lock it。
He couldnt see anything in D; the smoke was worse than before。 He saw dim patches of red flame; hazy through the ''230'' smoke。 He heard the hiss of the extinguishers。 Where was his own extinguisher? He must have left it in E。 Like a blind man he felt along the walls for another extinguisher; coughing in the smoke。 His eyes and lungs burned; despite the mask。
And then; with a great groan of metal; the pounding started; the habitat rocking under jolts from the squid outside。 He heard Fletcher on the inter but her voice was scratchy and unclear。 The pounding continued; and the horrible wrenching of metal。 And Norman thought; Were going to die。 This time; were going to die。
He couldnt find a fire extinguisher but his hands touched something metal on the wall and Norman felt it in the smoky darkness; wondering what it was; some kind of protrusion; and then two million volts surged through his limbs into his body and he screamed once; and fell backward。
AFTERMATH
He was staring at a bank of lights in some odd; angled perspective。 He sat up; feeling a sharp pain; and looked around him。 He was sitting on the floor in D Cylinder。 A faint smoky haze hung in the air。 The padded walls were blackened and charred in several places。
There must have been a fire here; he thought; staring at the damage in astonishment。 When had this happened? Where had he been at the time?
He got slowly to one knee; and then to his feet。 He turned to E Cylinder; but for some reason the bulkhead door to E was shut。 He tried to spin the wheel to unlock it; it was jammed shut。
He didnt see anybody else。 Where were the others? Then he remembered something about Ted。 Ted had died。 The ''231'' squid swinging Teds body in the airlock。 And then Fletcher had said to get back; and she had thrown the power switch。 。。。
It was starting to e back to him。 The fire。 There had been a fire in E Cylinder。 He had gone into E with Tina to put out the fire。 He remembered going into the room; seeing the flames lick up the side of the walls。 。。。 After that; he wasnt sure。
Where were the others?
For an awful moment he thought he was the only survivor; but then he heard a cough in C Cyl。 He moved toward the sound。 He didnt see anybody so he went to B Cyl。
Fletcher wasnt there。 There was a large streak of blood on the metal pipes; and one of her shoes on the carpet。 That was all。
Another cough; from among the pipes。
〃Fletcher?〃
〃Just a minute 。。。〃
Beth emerged; grease…streaked; from the pipes。 〃Good; youre up。 Ive got most of the systems going; I think。 Thank God the Navy has instructions printed on the housings。 Anyway; the smokes clearing and the air quality is reading all right…not great; but all right…and all the vital stuff seems to be intact。 We have air and water and heat and power。 Im trying to find out how much power and air we have left。〃
〃Wheres Fletcher?〃
〃I cant find her anywhere。〃 Beth pointed to the shoe on the carpet; and the streak of blood。
〃Tina?〃 Norman asked。 He was alarmed at the prospect of being trapped down here without any Navy people at all。 〃Tina was with you;〃 Beth said; frowning。
〃I dont seem to remember;〃 Norman said。
〃You probably got a jolt of current;〃 Beth said。 〃That would give you retrograde amnesia。 You wont remember the last few minutes before the shock。 I cant find Tina; either; but according to the status sensors E Cyl is flooded and shut down。 You were with her in E。 I dont know why it flooded。〃
〃What about Harry?〃
〃He got a jolt; too; I think。 Youre lucky the amperage ''232'' wasnt higher or youd both be fried。 Anyway; hes lying on the floor in C; either sleeping or unconscious。 You might want to take a look at him。 I didnt want to risk moving him; so I just left him there。〃
〃Did he wake up? Talk to you?〃
〃No; but he seems to be breathing fortably。 Colors good; all that。 Anyway; I thought I better get the life…support systems going。〃 She wiped grease on her cheek。 〃I mean; its just the three of us now; Norman。〃
〃You; me; and Harry?〃
〃Thats right
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