The last sentence of Remain Alive

It never noticed the slight twitching in Hackett's or Verdugo's legs.

The creature walked away from the three bodies. Hackett tried to open his eyes but the knock out gas from the canister caused the tear ducts to dry impeding his ability to open them. He reached up to rub his eye when a hand grabbed his arm.

"Don't move," whispered a voice.

"Verdugo?"

"Yeah, lie still don't move."

"Where are we," asked Hackett.

"I don't know."

"What about the lieutenant?"

"He's here."

"Is he--,"

"Breathing."

"Yeah."

"I think so."

"The last thing I remember is the fight with the doctor and then climbing up the ladder."

"The thing is dead, that I know. Something tossed those canisters into the silo and all I remember is falling backward."

"How'd we get here," asked Hackett.

"We brought you," said a deep muffled voice.

Forcing his eyes open Hackett looked up to see three robots standing over them with guns. Verdugo and Hackett watched one step behind the other and begin moving its arm in a downward motion. It lifted its hands and began peeling away the black outer skin around the head.

Behind the cover as it fell away was the face of a man. "I am Joseph Peters, who are you?"

"What are you," asked Verdugo.

"Human, if that's what you are concerned about, but before I answer any more questions who are you?"

"My name's Hackett, this is Sergeant Verdugo."

"And him?"

"Lieutenant Dowling."

"Where is the fourth man who was with you?"

"You mean Doctor Lupton. He was neither a doctor nor human, he was one of them."

"It's dead, I killed it," said Verdugo.

"Okay, we've answered your questions, now how about answering ours. Where are we?"

"You're underground."

"Did you bring us here?"

"We dragged you here, yes."

"Who are you," asked Verdugo.

"Not yet, not until we are sure of who you are."

"Uuhhh," moaned Dowling.

"Your Lieutenant is hurt. His leg is broken."

"Did you people do this, if you are people?"

"I told you Hackett, we are human," said Peters.