(Author's Note: OK, this chapter takes a bit of an odd twist. Now we see the point of view of our villian. And it's NOT Ghol. Who is it? Have fun guessing. If you remember the episode 'The Wolf in the Fold' where there was a villian that fed off of emotions, I sort of got the idea from there. Also, that episode where the Klingons and the Enterprse crew were set with equal arms and numbers at each other to maintain a constant stream of hate to feed an evil creature. But enough babbling.)
Chapter 7: The Creature (Or in which we discover the REAL Bad Guy)
The Creature sat in one of the Enterprise's many rec. rooms, taking in the sight of all of the pitiful physical life forms. The sight made it sick. Not only were they inferior, but they were generally happy, and therefore of no use to the Creature. The Creature's need to feed off of negative emotions such as hate, fear, and lust were completely unsatisfied. On the Europa, it had been like a feast; everyone was afraid of the Captain's wrath. And the Captain himself had gone from a generally likable fellow to a miserable tyrant during the time that the Creature had been aboard.
But that was the Creature's fault. It had the ability to not only to inhabit the body of a living being, but it also could controll the actions of up to two people to a limited extent. So for the seven years that the Europa patrolled space, the Captain and the medical officer were under the influence of the Creature.
The Creature looked back on it's accomplishments on the U.S.S. Europa happily. Too happily. The body the Creature was inhabiting gave an involuntary spasm and some of the negative emotions that the Creature fed upon fled from it's essence, the equivalent of a human throwing up. The spirit of hate drifted from the Creature and became ingrained in the mind of one of the nearby crewmembers.
The Creature shook it's head. It concentrated on controlling it's feelings, focusing on the resentment it felt for the people around it. The 'illness' had been happening too often since the Creature had left the Europa, displacing anger, fear, and the like on various people. The incidents were going unnoticed, but if the Creature continued to get sick, it would not be able to escape detection.
The Creature focused on it's plans for the future. It intended to use Ghol and the Europa further, systematically taking over the galaxy, planet by planet, ship by ship, the Enterprise and the planet the Europa was currently orbiting being the first two steps. They would start with the various Class 'M' planets containing primitive life, and continue on to conquer the free peoples of the galaxy. The new world that the Creature intended to create from the ashes of the old would have every citizen in the galaxy living in pain, fear, and resentment of his fellow person. And the Creature would never have to worry about starving again.
The Creature walked out of the rec hall in hopes of finding some of the more emotional crewmembers. The Vulcan was playing chess in the vicinity of the creature and the mere presence of one so at peace made the Creature sick.
(A/N: Yes, I will go back to the plot involving Harker, Rhinar and Midori in the next chapter. Just wanted to give you a preview of what's to come. So, don't hate Captain Ghol, he's just a mere puppet. Also, who do you think the Creature is? Have fun guessing! Chapter 8 goes up in the next few days)
Chapter 7: The Creature (Or in which we discover the REAL Bad Guy)
The Creature sat in one of the Enterprise's many rec. rooms, taking in the sight of all of the pitiful physical life forms. The sight made it sick. Not only were they inferior, but they were generally happy, and therefore of no use to the Creature. The Creature's need to feed off of negative emotions such as hate, fear, and lust were completely unsatisfied. On the Europa, it had been like a feast; everyone was afraid of the Captain's wrath. And the Captain himself had gone from a generally likable fellow to a miserable tyrant during the time that the Creature had been aboard.
But that was the Creature's fault. It had the ability to not only to inhabit the body of a living being, but it also could controll the actions of up to two people to a limited extent. So for the seven years that the Europa patrolled space, the Captain and the medical officer were under the influence of the Creature.
The Creature looked back on it's accomplishments on the U.S.S. Europa happily. Too happily. The body the Creature was inhabiting gave an involuntary spasm and some of the negative emotions that the Creature fed upon fled from it's essence, the equivalent of a human throwing up. The spirit of hate drifted from the Creature and became ingrained in the mind of one of the nearby crewmembers.
The Creature shook it's head. It concentrated on controlling it's feelings, focusing on the resentment it felt for the people around it. The 'illness' had been happening too often since the Creature had left the Europa, displacing anger, fear, and the like on various people. The incidents were going unnoticed, but if the Creature continued to get sick, it would not be able to escape detection.
The Creature focused on it's plans for the future. It intended to use Ghol and the Europa further, systematically taking over the galaxy, planet by planet, ship by ship, the Enterprise and the planet the Europa was currently orbiting being the first two steps. They would start with the various Class 'M' planets containing primitive life, and continue on to conquer the free peoples of the galaxy. The new world that the Creature intended to create from the ashes of the old would have every citizen in the galaxy living in pain, fear, and resentment of his fellow person. And the Creature would never have to worry about starving again.
The Creature walked out of the rec hall in hopes of finding some of the more emotional crewmembers. The Vulcan was playing chess in the vicinity of the creature and the mere presence of one so at peace made the Creature sick.
(A/N: Yes, I will go back to the plot involving Harker, Rhinar and Midori in the next chapter. Just wanted to give you a preview of what's to come. So, don't hate Captain Ghol, he's just a mere puppet. Also, who do you think the Creature is? Have fun guessing! Chapter 8 goes up in the next few days)