Extinction [3]

Little would they have known that a single, careless mistake would cause so much destruction. The parasite had been in hiding, waiting for any prey to stumble on it. When released, nothing could staunch the flow. Dozens of parasites dashed out of the storage container, seizing any of the marines too slow to react. A panic had struck throughout the base. Miscommunication and terror filled the air. One by one the army of the flood grew, until it was too large to destroy. Pity.