He heard FATHER's "permission" come in on his ACR.  "Yeah, thanks," he said sarcastically.  He surveyed the mission status in his own head.  He knew that they still needed to find out what happened.  It was very likely that these creatures could have killed all the colonists, but they needed to finish finding out the "why" and the "how" of what was going on.  If there was one survivor around here, they needed to find him.<br/><br/>"Sir, we're pushing our luck here.  These things aren't dumb animals.  That was a coordinated attack...like a wolf pack.  I say we get back to the Mitchum and wait for re-enforcements."