dinosaur island
Their job was to go in, disable the automated air defences, and then set a laser beacon so that several b-97's, a new breed of stealth aircraft based on the b-52, could level the island using hundreds of moab's.
First Strike
The beacon is the only the first prize they take before going home.
Chapter II: Two Weeks and a Multiform
Qz said as he started to walk forward, trying to follow the beacon as they walked through the wood covered streets. "why would someone even need a beacon? this place seems somewhat like a paradise, nice and sunny.
Borderlands - Caustic Crystals
The crystal glowed faintly like a beacon in the night... a beacon with lakota at its center, still alive. lakota tried to move but was unable to, completely encased.
Time Enough for One
After 85 days adrift, an old transport intercepted my distress beacon and relayed it to the nearest outpost.
Song of Magdora
She earned this name by activating the largest known artifact, the beacon of the capital. this beacon allowed us access to lost troves of knowledge, which allowed our ascension, and the peace with it.
Hybrid War: Chapter 3
"activating distress beacon, send a retrieve team and a medical unit" he said into his comm. link as he ran faster and faster. "what happened angel?"
Forgotten - Chapter 3: Wildfire
"this is a beacon. a curiousity. did you not find it curious? of course you did. it was meant for ones who had not taken my gift.
Chapter 7: Charity
Instead, use it as a beacon to light the way. to show others the compassion miran has shown you in granting such strength. for it is the strength she has earned for you, for strength comes from the gods, and miran is their witness."
Sweet Dreams 1
Just as this thought began to settle in her heart, hope appeared, lighting the darkened halls of her father's court like a beacon. "your vile schemes end here, betrayer!"
Nether Encyclopaedia: Void Walkers.
However those doors and beacons can be intercepted and closed, trapping the wisps in whatever plane they are in for a while.
Pandora's Templar - Chapter 22
Shaking my head, i carefully attached the warp beacon to the _taparrabo_ of my na'vi friend, setting its coordinates and timer to match those of the other beacons. 'i hope these things work.