The steady whine of laser fire announced another volley. As if an alarm went off near my head, my eyes sprung open and I gasped softly. My vision was blurred, watery, and I couldn’t make out anything at all. Struggling to move, I felt the crumbling remains of the room’s walls around me, and my gloves collected dust from the duracrete floor. As my vision cleared, I began to make out the silhouettes of two men hovering over me. Concentrating as much as I could, I realized that these two were soldiers. Blinking a few more times as if it would clear my head, I struggled to sit up on my elbows.