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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 19:25:20 GMT -5
A lone ship drifts through space... It is unusual, being an Angalesh transport. Even more so is her crew, Lash Sino and Qynag Orase, a pair of Angalesh, rare and allmost allways solitary in the days after their homeworld's destruction.
Up ahead, not to far from their wandering flightpath, lies a lone space station. A single ship is docked, but many more ports lie unoccupied. Light shines through some of the view ports on both constructs. Looking at each other for confirmation, the crew of the Angalesh craft sends a single message to the ship and station:
"Hello? This is the Lightrunner, requesting permission to dock and refuel."
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 19:31:24 GMT -5
A large amount of static was heard, and something of a low groan that was nearly unhearable. A few minutes of static pass, followed by a low, hard voice saying, " Please... Dock... At... Port 4. "
On the space station, four red lights signalled Port 4. One of the lights suddenly flickered off, broken. From what they could tell, there was a strange texture to the space station. Something between shiny and almost metallic, but not quite. No more was heard, as the Port 4 lights stayed on. An eerie experience.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 19:39:10 GMT -5
"Must be having technical problems." muttered Qynag as he guided the craft into the lit port.
The organic components of the ship adapted to the shape of the station's airlock, forming a vacuum-proof seal. Assured that they were firmly in place, the pair took their first step into the station.
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 19:47:23 GMT -5
The lights flickered for a moment, but then completely came on. All around the pair the walls were organic, and even a pulse could be seen. Slime dripped everywhere, as if inside a massive creature. There were the usual hallways, but there were also openings in the floors and roofs, big enough for sizable creatures to move around freely.
Ahead, three humanoids began to approach them. The humanoids seemed to be covered in armor, that was a part of them. Their eyes were without pupils, the entire thing was a deep black. They seemed too large for the hallways, and they took heavy footsteps. Their muscles were also over-larged. These humanoid beasts were the common form of the Majaag, but not the least threatening.
They stopped a few yards from the pair, apparently awaiting their reaction. Some kind of slime slowly fell from their jaws.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 19:54:53 GMT -5
"Uhhh... Greetings from Angal?" Qynag said.
The pair were not set off by the organic walls at all, and in fact felt comforted by them, looking like a slimier version of Angalesh interrior design.
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 19:59:12 GMT -5
One of them spoke in an unperfected voice, " How much mass are you made of? " It asked.
The walls behind them opened, and six more of the common shape Majaag came in, three inspecting the ship's exterior, three changing one of their arms each into an acid rifle. The three in front also changed one of their arms each into an acid rifle, with the lead one forming a scanner on his eye. This one began to determine how much biomass and energy they were composed of, but also began to determine weaknesses.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 20:08:07 GMT -5
After a few seconds of bewildered silence between the two of them, Qynag grinned a little, forming thick, acid-proof armor and shifting his right arm into a long, bony blade. Lash did likewise, only having venomous spines and spikes as her weapon of choice. Facing back to back, the pair began to move back towards their ship.
"If you don't mean us harm, you'd better speak up now."
((BTW, PM me if you want a list of inherant Angalesh weaknesses.))
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 20:13:41 GMT -5
The path to their ship completely closed, and on the outside, the station began moving it completely away to the other side, preparing to break it apart for biomass and energy. The 6 Majaag Commons emerged from the walls all around the pair. The way out on the other side also closed, and the area became something of an arena.
" Your chances of survival are zero. Our biomass will be reclaimed, we will be remade. The same cannot be said of you. Surrender, and we may preserve your neural pathways for the use of information. There are thousands of Majaag against the two of you, do you really think you can win? " Said the lead Majaag Common. 3 more Majaag Commons emerged from walls. The pair completely surrounded, they all formed biomass drivers intended to impale the two.
((Sure.))
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 20:35:25 GMT -5
((Of couse, you know, I'm going to drag this out as long as plotly possible )) "Hell, yeah." The Majaag on Lash's side of the arena found themselves with several long, venomous quills lodged into varrious places on their body. Qynag opted out on the blade and quickly reformed his arm into an organic version of a flame-thower. (Collects oxygen out of air, ignites, then blows out in pulses.)
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 20:44:32 GMT -5
The ones hit by the quills fell apart, reclaimed by the ship, and then remade. A dozen more Majaag Commons appeared, and all formed Cell Launchers. The originals also formed cell launchers, and all of the Majaag began to spray cells at them in an attempt to infect them. " You are intelligent, but still doomed. " The roof opened, and space began to suck out the air. Majaag could survive without air, but could an Angalesh?
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 20:50:01 GMT -5
Feeling the air pressure drop, the pair let themselves get sucked into the vacuum of space. They were perfectly allright, however, and soon latched onto the outside of the station. Qynag led the way as they crawled towards the port where the other ship was docked.
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 20:53:25 GMT -5
A dozen Majaag followed them, with a dozen more coming out of the walls of the space station in front of them. Sensing their intent, the station also began moving the ship inward. Near their feet, a small Majaag Worm appeared, and slowly latched its way up Lash. The two dozen Majaag began firing Infection Rounds, designed to peirce and infect anything it hits.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 20:58:04 GMT -5
The pair got hit with several rounds, but they quicky shed the affected areas, regrowing them. Lash flung more of her quills, and Qynag sprayed an arc of acid toward the attacking Majaag. The worm almost went unnoticed, untill Lash crushed it under her boot.
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Post by Snake on Dec 6, 2007 21:00:26 GMT -5
As the group continued fighting, a large number of infectious spikes sprouted spontaneously out of the outer wall. A number of worms also flew at them, in the hope of neutralizing their neural network.
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Post by Darth Grievi on Dec 6, 2007 21:13:43 GMT -5
Feeling the spikes, the pair shoved themselves off of the station's outer wall, leaving a layer of infected skin and tissue behind. They gave themselves enough momentum to move quckly, but not too fast that they would hurtle into any danger that suddenly popped up. Qynag brought his blade back, flinging razor sharp curves of bone at any worms that made it past his acid. Lash brought up the rear in a simmilar manner.
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