With the help of the others, the THRUSH agent calls upon a reserve and strength and manages to straighten out the control rods by sheer force.
"Just in the nick of time to keep this whole place from melting down. Now let's get out of here."
The THRUSH agent manages to scramble out quickly, but the others are hampered by the radiation suits, which are easy to use in water.
It takes a while for the THRUSH agent to pull the others out of the radioactive water. Liz seems OK, but P doesn't look well.
"We gotta get to the decontamination room pronto, gets these suits cleaned."
This leads the three in the opposite direction from the control room. Speaking of which . . .
In the control room, there are two THRUSH agents wearing radiation suits who were preparing to follow the others if necessary. That leaves Jan and the investigators unprotected from the bat-like things. Those wearing suits are immune to their attacks, so they can fire their carbines at them.
It passes fairly close to those in the room, but manages not to hit anybody.
A bullet rips through the wing of one of the things. It falls to the floor and flops around. The other bullet goes wild.
It passes fairly close to those in the room, but manages not to hit anybody.
With razor-sharp claws on the tips of its wings and needle-like teeth, the uninjured creature slashes at Jan. He drops to his knees, blood flowing from his face.
Besides the wound, he doesn't seem to be sick from the attack.