Learning to Love Time Loops Without Going Insane

“Jen, duck!” Stan yelled as he spotted the larval forms coming in behind his wife. She hit the ground as soon as she heard his voice, and he tossed in one of their few remaining explosives.

The creatures disappeared in a loud bang that knocked loose parts of the ceiling.

“How long do you think we can keep this up?” Jen asked her husband. She had run out of ammo for her nail gun a few seconds earlier.

“As long as we need to.” Stan was determined to hold this together until Cal and Andy were finished, in either sense of the phrase.

Stan and Jen were knocked to the ground as a loud explosion rocked the walls around them.

“What the fuck was that?” Stan screamed.

“No idea, the flood is giving way. I hope they are done in there. I think this loop is over.” Jen saw several cracks across the floor. They were quickly spreading.

“Looks like it is.” Stan hugged his wife as the tunnel collapsed around them.