Have you ever been on an elevator where it suddenly dropped, making the pit of your stomach sink? That’s what it felt like as the space cruiser released us into the atmosphere of the planet, only longer and with gravity pulling us down into the seat. A few guys upchucked from everything that was going on, spewing whatever prison food they still had rummaging around in their guts earlier. It didn’t help the overall smell of the place, with many choosing not to bathe at all, and then, the re-entry started to heat the interior metal box and—man, oh, man—it got nice and rank.

Those like Ace, myself and some of the tough lookin’ ladies down the way, weren’t too bothered by the smell of it. Nothing we’d never encountered before, I’m sure. But, for the others, it only enhanced the need to contribute to the rancid buffet. I had to make sure I lifted up my feet every now and then, especially when it came sliding over my way.

“Fucking land already!”

One of the skinny pedo-boys hollered indirectly. Maybe he figured someone was in control of this box we were all in. Stupid moron, ain’t nobody controlling this thing, the breaking engines are all preprogrammed for when we get close enough to the surface. Should I tell him that? As he hurled again, a smile crept on my face; I think I’ll let him suffer in silence. I closed my eyes and let the motion of the fall rock me to sleep.

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A few minutes later, we thumped to the ground rather abruptly, guess those breaking thrusters didn’t really all come on like they were supposed to. Those that weren’t tapped out from all the vomiting laughed heartily and shouted “Touchdown!”, as if they’d just enjoyed a rollercoaster ride. Yes, they still have those, amazingly. There’s an entire planet devoted to amusement parks out in the Delta Eridani, never been, but I bet a few on here have, especially the pedo-boys. There was a few clicks and clacks from the back door-ramp, as it lowered down and exposed us to the awaiting environment.

The box must have been really well insulated, cause I didn’t even hear the constant bombardment of weapons fire going off outside. The restraints instantly came away, and everyone jumped at the chance to break out of the crate. Those that darted out immediately were the first to be turned into shredding. Weapons fire of plasma spikes sliced through flesh like hot coals being slung at light speed. Body parts quickly separated and dispersed to the four winds, with some of it smacking onto us that remained inside.

They weren’t kidding when they said we’d be right into the heart of the battle, we were in dead centre of it all. We had no military training, no environment suits to protect us from the elements, they didn’t even give us weapons of any kind. The surviving group of us, keeping close to the doorway, ignored the instinct to bale like the others. We, at least, knew enough to keep together. Ace glanced out the side of our metal create and motioned for us to run like hell.

Out into the fray we all bolted. The sound of lasers screaming past our heads, bombs igniting in large plumes of fire and debris, and howls of human voices intermixed with that of high pitched shrieks (one could only assume it to be that of the enemy being bombarded). It was a melee of death and carnage that seemed to only arouse us all. Yeah, we were sick bastards, alright; Many were laughing and getting sexually aroused by it. A few whipped out their dicks and started masterbating in sheer ecstasy. Well, they were the first to be struck down, as their bodies disintegrated into nothing but chucks of burnt flesh and exploding into a mist of blood.

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Those of us willing to focus on survival, found our way over to the human frontline, diving quickly into the large, carved out trench where they were all shooting from. As I plopped in, a few soldiers were snickering about how some of the stupid fuckers I was with had suddenly turned about and ran to the enemy’s side. The stupid shits were instantly killed. Yeah, not the smartest move. But, I guess that’s one way of thinning out the herd.

One soldier picked me up, thrusted me to the edge of the trench and placed a plasma weapon in my hand.

“Welcome to your prison sentence, son! Start shooting at whatever walks, crawls or looks at you funny out there. Ya got it?”

I could barely make out what he was saying, the sound of constant weapon fire was drowning out his words. The guy was about my size, a little older, face covered in dirt, grime and a hell of a lot of scars. He pointed the direction of where my aim should be, giving a slight wink and kiss before he focused back on his own gun.

“What if I just shoot you and make a run for it?” I said to him.

“Well, it wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened…” He chuckled. “I’ve had many try to kill me, fuck me, or slice me up for their own pleasure. So if you try anything like that, I’m going shove this weapon up your ass and make you a puppet for the enemy to take target practice on.” He glanced back to see my reaction. I had none. He grinned again and nodded. “I’m not your prison guard if that’s what you’re thinking. There’s no one like that here. You either join the battle immediately or end up terminated by the alien horde out there.”

“The alien horde?” I repeated with a confused look.

The man gave me a long sigh. Not the best of times to have conversation, everyone was too busy shooting their weapons and launching high-yield missiles from a shoulder pack that attached to their heavily armoured suits. He couldn’t answer me right away, something screeched close to the trench and he instantly blasted at it with his weapon. As I looked on, down the narrow dug out, every guy and girl was occupied with their tasks. Prisoners as war soldiers. That’s all any were here. So rather than question it further, I joined in the slaughter. I still couldn’t make out what were were killing, exactly, there was so much dust and debris that it masked their forms.

All I could hear were their whines and shrikes of pain. Oh, god… it felt wonderful to hear it. My brain enjoyed the sound. I stroked my gun like a lover and licked my lips with anticipation. It felt so good, dammit; The feel of the weapon in my hand, the raw power surging in the power pack, the idea of it slicing through flesh and snuffing out living being. Oh, man… this wasn’t prison, this was fucking heaven. I cranked the level of power on my gun, took aim and let the bolts of energy fly away until I heard those yelps of death myself.

“I want to cum so bad…”

I wish that was me that had said that, but it was the other guy on my far left. He was a skinny shit, with slicked back hair and a giant wart on his huge nose. The minute I noticed him, the asshole began pleasuring his own crotch. I didn’t know if I should be impressed or disgusted at the sight of him shooting both a weapon and his cum at the same time.

“Damn you, Wart! Save that shit for another time!” Someone yelled near him.

“Don’t you dare get that on me!” Another voiced.

“Heads up! One got in!” A woman shouted in the distance.

Before I could even react, the guy called “Wart” was pulled back by something as it scurried up. A dark figure, full of tentacles, white-blood stained fangs, and dark spider-like black eyes scooped him up and ripped him in pieces. Blood spewed about like someone chucking an open paint can about. Once the flurry of action was over, the man and the creature were gone. Nothing left but some body parts and bone fragments. Instantaneous death, that’s what I just witnessed.

I simple wiped my face of the mess, licked my fingers clean and grinned in delight.

“Oh, fuck yeah… I love me this place alright.”

I flung my weapon out, and fired at anything that moved, crawled or even got within my personal space. At this point, I wasn’t sure if I was taking out the enemy or the other prisoners around me. But who the fuck cares at this point, we all were in a killing frenzy and bloodlust of utter joy. I screamed to the top of my lungs in pure ecstasy. I was allowed to let loose and feel the thrill once more. We were stuck in the pit of hell, and oh my… did it ever feel so damn fuckin’ good!