Ryan walks down the steps towards the new girl. Rae watches him carefully, as he turns to the girl “Ready?”
The girl smiles at Ryans offered hand, put as their finger touch a siren sounds in the air and the lights start to flash.
The Haylin is instantly in Rae’s hand. She moves down the steps to cover the door and yells to Ryan. “Go I’ll cover you.”
Ryan grabs the girl by her hand and drags her up the stairs.
Rae covers their retreat, watching as he drags her into his office and emerges a few moments later looking the door.
“Security?” She asks.
He nods and they sprint down the corridor.

The security room is crowded even with only six people in there. Paul steps back to let Ryan into the room and then bumps his shoulder against Rae to stop her next to him. Jerry is leant over the desk staring at the read outs.
"That blip from last night." He explains. He hits a button and the graph appears on the screen showings a series of harmonics. “It grew.”
Christine stares at it. "Give me a visual."
"Can't. Camera's are out. Actually pretty much everything is out. Whatever this is, it’s fucking with the electronics." Jerry explains.
"Who's out there?" Ryan asks.
"Morgan and his team, but we can't get anything to or from them." Jerry replies.
"Seal the building." Christine orders
Jerry's hand reaches for the button.
"No wait." Ryan states. He looks at Christine, apology in his eyes for countermanding her order. "We need to know what's out there."
"Who'll go?" She asks.
Simultaneously both Rae and Paul say "I will," Paul looks at her and smiles. "Jinxs."
"With all due respect to you two, I need one of my people out there." Christine concludes.  She looks at Mac, and then at the mass of metal and circuitry that makes up Mac's left side.
"She'd fry." Jerry states, voicing all their thoughts.
"What have we got that will get through this interference?" Christine asks.
Ryan just looks at her and swallows. "I'll go." He states simply
Christine looks at him, her eyes speak of her desperation. "Why today of all days?" She whispers.
"Actually I'd pick to day." Paul observes, "You've just got over a major crisis, you're celebrating so you are distracted. Polar is incommunicado."
The people in the room turn and look at him.
"It’s not me." He states.
Their expressions don't change.
"I wouldn't have sent me here if it was me." He defends.
The same set expressions reply to him.
"Ok, Ok, it could be me." He concedes, "But if it is, it’s not me yet." He justifies.
Chris moves over to him. "If this turns out to be one of your jokes..." She lets the threat hang in the air.
"It doesn't matter who it is, it’s getting bigger." Jerry cuts through the argument. He gestures to the pulsing read out.
"What the hell is it?" Ryan asks
"Jump gate?" Paul hazards.
"On a planet? Only if the helmsman’s really lost it." Ryan responds. "I'd better go."
"We’re going with you." Rae states. The turning to Paul she adds. "That way if it is some sick joke of yours I can kill you there and then and save myself the walk back."
Ryan stops reaching for Christine. "Won't be long." He promises, kissing her. "Be careful." She comments letting him go.
"Once we are out, seal the house." He tells Jerry, then picking up the weaponry he heads out.

Outside the disturbance is all too clear. A circle of ripples in the air, pulsing softly they fade towards the edges. For all the world it looks like the view is a reflection in a lake with the ripples those formed when a stone is dropped in to the water. Only this 'lake' is hanging in the air, and the ripples are higher that the house. At it’s centre is an area of stillness, a standing wave, where the view of the sky beyond is tainted with a faint amber glow.
"What the fucks that?" Ryan asks, staring at it.
"It’s a ley gate." Rae responds softly.
Paul looks at her. "You sure?"
"I’ve hung around Kathnak long enough to know Bulmäs shit when I see it." She replies.
"I thought they had to be stabilised by some outer structure." Ryan asks.
"Usually." Rae responds, concern on her face. She cocks the gun with a loud click, then she looks at Ryan, "That girl?"
"Silvia?" Ryan asks, surprised Rae is showing an interest.
"She bulmäs?" Rae asks.
"I don't know." Ryan admits. "No she is just Christines niece." He adds.
Rae looks at him, a look of disbelief on her face.
"Why?" Ryan asks.
Rae’s expression doesn’t change and Paul knows her well enough to know that she has spotted something that Ryan has missed, but right now there is a more pressing problem that Silvia’s heritage.
"I better get this back to Christine." Ryan closes his eyes, to focus on what he is doing and then opens them again. Paul can feel the subtle telepathic link activate between Ryan and his fiancé. Obviously he has been practicing and the ‘assistance’ contained in the syringes Paul has been passing on to him is paying off.

In the quiet in the centre shapes and distortions are forming. Just simple out lies at first, the creatures push at the edge of reality, distorting it and stretching it, their curves and surfaces visible by stretching and compressing the view beyond. Then the bubbles burst.
Large stag horned creatures step out on to the island, the smallest 3m tall, The largest well over 10. Each is grasping a long rod with horn crescents at either end that flash in the distorted sunlight.
"What the fucks that?" Ryan whispers.
"Hürn Urôx-argyl armed with moon glaives." Rae calls readying her weapon. "This is no minor thing Ryan. Who have you been pissing off?" She asks darkly.
Paul looks at the small pistol in his hand. "This is no bloody good." Throws it into the undergrowth, Reaching up into the air he creates a portal from the palm of his hand to the weapons store at the castle. He can feel the Islands security complain at the violation, but the system is over loaded by the lea gate before them. He grabs the largest SMG he can locate at such sort notice and drags it out.

The first creature turns towards them and bellows his fury at the obvious targets. It bends it’s head forward to bring the metal tipped antlers into play and charges.

Paul opens fire.