Activation: The Machine, Part 1

== Part 1 ==
"Commander, the machine has irregularities in the rift!" 
"I will check it, shut down the machine." 
Unknowingly, he laid down on the activation button, and sent the player test subject through. "COMMANDER!" yelled an operator. "THE SUBJECT WENT THROUGH THE PORTAL!!!!" 
"OK SHUT IT DOWN AND USE THE PULLBACK OPERATION TO GET THE SUBJECT OUT, IT HAS IRREGULARITIES!" The alarm started blaring, signaling an explosion. "THE BASE IS GONNA BLOW GET THE FUC-"
An abrupt explosion of the portal occurred, leaving the test subject locked in hypersleep, and bringing doom to playerkind. 
The base lost all power, leaving a few survivors. The survivors grouped up in the damaged supply area, discussing what happened and how to get out. "Ok wait, so what made it explode?" "Irregularities in the rift." "Ok, so what kind?" "Large tears in the continuum." "Wait, doesn't that only happen when a foreign invasion begins? And not countries, planets." The portal and base shook, and the portal relit. "Are you guys seeing what I'm seeing?" All 3 survivors looked down and saw the portal lit, but instead of it being a purple white swirl, it was a blood red. "Yes... we all are." A foreign creature walked out of the portal, and fired a laser through the wall. The 3 survivors ran to the ladder up top. They climbed for their life, and slammed the reinforced trapdoor shut. "D-did you guys see that thing!?" "Yes we did. I have literally no idea what that was, and I am the chief scientist." "Ok, so wait. We all saw that tentacle covered piece of aggressive medical waste?" "Yeah, pretty sure we all did man." "Ok so does one of us go down and check it out, or are we gonna stay up here?" The chief scientist volunteered to go down, knowing he was doomed, but wanted to save the others. He went down the ladder, and the alien was right on the floor he went to. 
He encountered this. 
He knew what he had to do. He ran away, and came around the base to stab it in the back. Sadly... it was too late. It knew he was coming, and killed him. The other survivors came down to check on him, and he was curled up, eyes closed, and covered in goo. The others shot the alien dead, knowing the scientist... was dead.