Reed was still smiling about Spook calling out Nathan when Jake gave everyone a brief lecture on what to call him. [color=gold]"Will do, Jake,"[/color] Reed replied, understanding why the man wanted to be called by his name rather than some robotic title. He wondered what Jake would say to Reed if he was to be given... a... fun nickname. Reed set the craft down with the thought and gave away the bird to the Treehouse soldiers. It was a nice machine, and he was sad to see it go. With any luck, Treehouse had something better, they were about to go out and face something never before seen. Which appeared as he pondered the thought. Reed shielded his eyes at first when the beam quite literally cut through the sky. It was something which he had never witnessed before, the closest thing he could come up with was the laser on his SM8. 

[color=gold]"There is no way that is a natural event. Aliens! Has to be aliens. First monsters, now aliens."[/color] Reed said after observing the spear of light, which had taken everyone by surprise it seemed, even the people who had seen it before. [color=gold]"Johnson, do we know if there are creatures near it? Does it repel or attract? Anything?"[/color] Reed made a note to bring a plate carrier with extra 50-round 5.8x32mm SM8 mags. The round was slightly longer than the 5.7x28mm because it had a longer and slightly wider penetrator. This was able to happen because of advancement in gunpowder technology. He really didn't like the thought of being out there with whatever made that light. But what if it was friendly?