The security team fanned out, surrounding the women as they opened fire, many of the swarm of insectoid beings retreating quickly, then holding position, just outside of the solider firing range. They gathered together, watching, and, at least to Sarahs eyes, they seemed to be conversing! But that would denote intelligence on par with some of the Ants in South America back on earth, which did not promise anything good. Sarah and the Engineer took a step back, sliding against the wall of the ship as Sarah opened her mouth as if to speak to the soldiers, only to be interrupted by the sight and sound of the ground bursting open beside the Engineer, and her screams as what looked like a much larger version of the creatures they had been staring at seemed to grab her and pull her back into the hole that had just been built. Sarah screamed, and both she and the security team immediately beat feet back to the ship entry, the creatures swarming toward them again as the rushed up the ramp, slamming the bulkhead doors closed behind them. Meanwhile....