[h2]Neo-Umbrella Facility, Sacrificial Pit, Shadow Eternity Commandos Group A[/h2]
The flock of Mesets subsided as volley after volley of concentrated fire grounded them. Tendrils of C-Virus-infected flesh frantically attempted to knit the Mesets' ruined wings together, as the commandos took the advantage and pummelled the beasts with explosive volleys of assault rifle fire. Meset after Meset burst into cinders as the Pit was cleansed. At last, the murder of Mesets subsided and the Pit seemed clear. Within the generous smattering of ex-Meset ashes, several objects glinted. The commandos sifted through the ashes, each presenting what they found.
"I found a box of TMP rounds." said Ollanius, who promptly tossed it away.
"Founds a gem. 'S blue!" said Microcline, who promptly popped it in his mouth and began greedily masticating.
"I found a key card with a chess piece on it!" said Hu, turning the card over in his hands.
"That must be what that note was talking about! Give it here!" said Hampus, cracking his neck and rubbing his shoulders. Microcline, Ollanius, and Hu looked at Hampus with an expression somewhere between immense surprise and disappointment. 
"It's good to see you alive, sir," said Hu, without a hint of sarcasm. "Since we've got one out of three cards, we ought to rendezvous with Group B. They said they'd take the right path, right?"
"That's what the Lieutenant said," said Ollanius. "It looks like there's just enough space to get up to the door, c'mon!"


[h2]Neo-Umbrella Facility, Office Complex, Shadow Eternity Commandos Group B[/h2]
The fluorescent lighting of the complex quietly hummed to itself as Group B broke formation and took cover behind the cubicles ahead of them. Drywall would make cover about as well as water, but it was better to have a false sense of security than no sense of security. Lieutenant Jack Morgan listened intently. [i]something[/i] was approaching. Though it definitely appeared to be making a novel attempt at silent movement, its sheer size betrayed it. Jack Morgan held up three fingers to the rest of the Group, and counted down as the footsteps grew closer and closer.
 The footsteps stopped. Jack's stopped counting, and gripped his rifle tightly. With one urgent whisper of "Go!", Group B sprang forth from cover and ambushed the... nothing inside or outside the room. 
 Jack could barely get "What the fu--" out before an invisible figure gripped him by the head and began throttling him! 
 Sindibad, acting quickly, fired a few feet above Jack's head. With a trio of meaty splats, Jack's assailant's attack was ended, along with its cloaking system and its life.
 With a soft crackle, the creature's cloaking system faded, revealing a [url=http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120316002355/parasiteeve/images/4/44/Knight_golem.jpg]truly alien sight.[/url]
 Any time Jack could have taken to assess their newly-deceased target was cut short by dozens of stomping footfalls from behind him! Another group of similarly-shaped monsters, these ones decked in green fatigues, was charging forward from where Group B had just come from! The Group prepared for battle, as the squad of monsters readied wicked-looking blades made of energy.