Suddenly something popped through a part of the ceiling, its body was a dark crimson. It had an oval like body with six short bug like legs. It had an elongated neck with a blocky head. Long sharp teeth could be seen in its mouth behind the mandibles. Two short antennas were behind its bug like eyes. It looked around several times, finally centering on the three pilots gathered around the console. Before it could pounce, Hippie unloaded three shots from his blaster. The first two hit its shell, and seemed to have little effect on it, but the third shot hit it center in the head, causing it to explode. The body slumped down onto the floor, and fell dead.
"Good shot Hippie, I didn't realize you were that good. Now we know they know we're here." Narm tried to sound positive.
"What the hell was that creature?" Master asked.
"A bug like alien?" Narm tried to break the silence.
"I don't know, really, but I think we should get out of here. It's shell seemed resistant to the blaster bolt." Hippie said.
Narm moved toward the door, heavy blaster in one hand, and sword in the other. "I'm getting out of here, before those things tear apart our ships." Narm turned his back and went out the door.
"Damn it Narm, get back here." Hippie yelled out.
"Then what are we supposed to do then?" Narm came back in the door, asked Hippie. "Do you want to wait here and die?"
"Maybe Hippie has an idea Narm, huh?" Master sided with Hippie. "Besides, I can handle anything." Master pulled out his lightsaber, and engaged it, and a soft hum filled the room.
"We have to take an organized route back to the ships, if we make a dead on run, their going to stop us." The red glow from Master's lightsaber was eerily glowing on Hippie's face. "And then they're going to kill us."
"How many of them can there be, huh? This place has been dormant for a while, right?" Narm tried to sound positive. "Maybe a lot of them starved?"
"I doubt it." Hippie said. "They seem to live for long periods without food, and this base has only been dormant for a couple years, so I'm pretty sure their mostly still around. They mostly come out at night, mostly."
"Well, this shouldn't be too hard for me." Master confidently said. Lightly swinging his lightsaber.
"Well one things for sure, if we stay here much more, they'll probably swarm." Narm said. "So which way do we head?"
"When I was looking through the files I uploaded installation maps onto my datapad, so we have some all alternate corridor." Hippie lifted his datapad for all to see. "If we got out here, and go left, this should enable us to go here, and link up with this corridor, and go this way.
Narm looked blank. "I'll take up the rear."
Master readied a response. "I know we want someone with real skill to take point… I nominate Major Hippie." Master grinned.
"Well, I guess I'm in front." Hippie began walking for the door. "Like hell I'm going first. Narm I order you to take point. Master, you take up the rear. I'll guard the middle." Hippie chuckled afterwards. "It's good to be in charge."
"Just tell me where to go sir." Narm said, walking back out the door.
"Good shot Hippie, I didn't realize you were that good. Now we know they know we're here." Narm tried to sound positive.
"What the hell was that creature?" Master asked.
"A bug like alien?" Narm tried to break the silence.
"I don't know, really, but I think we should get out of here. It's shell seemed resistant to the blaster bolt." Hippie said.
Narm moved toward the door, heavy blaster in one hand, and sword in the other. "I'm getting out of here, before those things tear apart our ships." Narm turned his back and went out the door.
"Damn it Narm, get back here." Hippie yelled out.
"Then what are we supposed to do then?" Narm came back in the door, asked Hippie. "Do you want to wait here and die?"
"Maybe Hippie has an idea Narm, huh?" Master sided with Hippie. "Besides, I can handle anything." Master pulled out his lightsaber, and engaged it, and a soft hum filled the room.
"We have to take an organized route back to the ships, if we make a dead on run, their going to stop us." The red glow from Master's lightsaber was eerily glowing on Hippie's face. "And then they're going to kill us."
"How many of them can there be, huh? This place has been dormant for a while, right?" Narm tried to sound positive. "Maybe a lot of them starved?"
"I doubt it." Hippie said. "They seem to live for long periods without food, and this base has only been dormant for a couple years, so I'm pretty sure their mostly still around. They mostly come out at night, mostly."
"Well, this shouldn't be too hard for me." Master confidently said. Lightly swinging his lightsaber.
"Well one things for sure, if we stay here much more, they'll probably swarm." Narm said. "So which way do we head?"
"When I was looking through the files I uploaded installation maps onto my datapad, so we have some all alternate corridor." Hippie lifted his datapad for all to see. "If we got out here, and go left, this should enable us to go here, and link up with this corridor, and go this way.
Narm looked blank. "I'll take up the rear."
Master readied a response. "I know we want someone with real skill to take point… I nominate Major Hippie." Master grinned.
"Well, I guess I'm in front." Hippie began walking for the door. "Like hell I'm going first. Narm I order you to take point. Master, you take up the rear. I'll guard the middle." Hippie chuckled afterwards. "It's good to be in charge."
"Just tell me where to go sir." Narm said, walking back out the door.
