“The sandstorm has officially stopped, sir. All systems are functioning normally,” came the reply from others team.

  Sandstorms are usually short, but destructive. This one was the same. The facility was designed for these conditions by automatically deploying barriers capable of blocking almost every condition.

  “Barrier deployed as usual. No visible damage so far. Full report incoming,” the security team.

  The gates began to open

  I turned to the small girl beside me. “Listen, kid. Head back to your pce and act like nothing happened, alright?”

  “Yes, sir TsuBenn!” she replied with a cheerful smile that warmed my heart.

  TsuBenn, huh? What a wonderful name for a little girl alone, I thought to myself.

  I scanned the b. Everything seemed fine no sight of damage. I sat down, waiting for all-clear. After ten minutes, the speakers finally announced: “Facility state: Confirmed safe.”

  I sigh relief and resumed my duties.