I swear this wasn't part of Training. 

The whistles. Climb out.

Run! Damnation. I'm not getting any faster. All this sand in the way.

Ka-blam!

Was that an earthquake? Are my legs broken? Did I get hit anywhere? Don't look like it. Thank the Almighty. Wet desert tastes awful.

Get up. These straps are cutting me. Nah. No time.

Where are Abbas and Fahran anyway? I can hear the engines. I must be close now. Hey, I can see them there.

What in The Abyss are they firing at?

Stop. This is no enemy army. Just what are these creatures?