Lucas grabbed Noah's arm as the proximity alarms reached a deafening crescendo. "We go out there and stop this thing, or we all die when it tears through our hull!"
Noah nodded grimly, checking his suit's environmental seals. "Copy that!"
"Are you both insane?" Sophie's voice cracked through their comms. "That thing just launched itself through vacuum like it was nothing!"
Behind them, Kelvin's hands were flying over the shuttle's control systems, his technopathic abilities interfacing directly with the ship's electronics. "Guys, we've got another problem. There are signal jammers all over this asteroid cluster. No communication with base, no backup, no extraction calls."
'Perfect. We're on our own against creatures that can level cities.' Noah's mind raced as he calculated their options. 'But if we stay inside, that thing will turn this shuttle into scrap metal with us in it.'
Lyra's voice was barely a whisper: "I've read about these things. A single one-horn can—"
