"Is there any way inside Erika?" The picture of the facility zooms in even closer, shifting to its structural schematics. "All entrances are guarded, save for aquaducts that run along the ground. Its either that or you storm the building by force." Night instantly throws a menacing look, happy at the thought of more carnage. "Actually, I'm thinking of doing both.. Lets get back to the spider-ship." King pulls Erika out of the console and hands the chip back to Night, as they run out from the Control room. They meet Morris half way down the hall, and King half-drags him back. Reaching the area beneath the vent, they find Smalls and Archduke huddling over a fresh pile of twisted steel. "What the hell happened here?" King glances at the mess. "We had a little run-in with some machines en route to the control room, no big deal,"he explained. King shrugs, and they sling themselves to the wall and work their way up by rope. They turn down the pillared corridor, but quickly remember the closed gateway on the far side. King slams a fist on the immovable stone, barring him from the landing platform. "Damn these throw-backs." Erika hacks the system and the door is up under five minutes. They burst out into the open, pelted by rain and hail, lightning flashing in the distance. "Its going to be a rough ride North," King yells over the commotion, peering out over the black forest below, the entire land darkened by the storm. The rest climb up the stairs into the machine, and I follow, eyeing the gateway eerily.