After about a half-hour, the trio was about halfway to their destination.
"So do you really think this will throw off the horrible alien creatures?" Narm doubtingly asked.
Hippie thought for a moment, then replied. "It's better than going headlong into a place they know we have been."
"You don't know, do you Hippie?"
"Not really Master, that's why he came up with the BS answer." Narm pointed out.
Hippie looked dismayed. "Okay, fine. Anyway, we've come to an intersection, I think we should scout in all three directions, seeing which ones less dangerous. We'll meet back here in about five minutes. If one of you dies, scream a lot so we know not to take that path."
"I take left!" Narm cried out, raising his hand.
"I'll take whichever one the Major doesn't take."
"Such a martyr."
"Okay children, I'll take the center path." Declared Hippie.
"Fine. I still want left."
"Fine. That means I go right."
Hippie began walking down the center path. "Let's move out."
Narm started down the left path. Master began going down the right. Which left Hippie walking down the middle path. He noticed signs pointing down the hallway, Hippie looked down at his datapad, and noticed this would lead him by the main processors, and power generators. Narm was going through the crew quarters. Master was going through the main storage area. The most direct path to the ships being the way he was going, Master's was second, and Narm's was pretty far off. Although weird alien creatures seem to have a need to nest in power generators, and waste processors. Narm, and Master might be in a bit of trouble, but he couldn't afford thinking about it. What was he doing, Hippie thought. Hippie snapped out of his thinking phase.
Scrit-scrit-scrit-scrit.
Hippie was thinking this is definitely not the path to take.
Scrit-scrit-scrit-scrit.
Uh-oh, they we probably behind him.
Scrit-scrit-scrit-scrit.
Hippie whirled around to his amazement there wasn't anything on the floor behind him. Then where was it coming from? Slowly Hippie began to draw his eyes from the floor, to the middle of the wall, then to the ceiling. Uh-oh. Quickly Hippie raised his blaster and fired repeatedly. One of the five creatures was killed in the onslaught, the flurry of blaster bolts struck another, killing it, the rest missed, or harmlessly hit on there shells.
"Curses!" Hippie yelled as he jumped back to avoid the two pouncing creatures. Hippie fired again, this time killing the two on the ground, that left one more, which pounced then. It landed on Hippies chest, burying its claws deep into his flesh. Hippie screamed out in pain as the creature squirmed, and attempted to get a better grip. Hippie began blocking the pain and quickly reached for his vibroblade. The creature's head was about even with Hippie's. It began to draw back, so it could strike, as Hippie stabbed it with his vibroblade. The blade easily went through its shell, and sunk deep. Hippie wiggled the blade, opening the hole even more. The creature let go, and tried to get away from Hippie, pulling him to the floor. In his other hand, Hippie brought up his blaster.
"I don't think you're going anywhere." Hippie fired. He pulled his vibroblade out of the creature, its blade was coated in the dark blue of the creatures blood. "I think I'll head back now."
"So do you really think this will throw off the horrible alien creatures?" Narm doubtingly asked.
Hippie thought for a moment, then replied. "It's better than going headlong into a place they know we have been."
"You don't know, do you Hippie?"
"Not really Master, that's why he came up with the BS answer." Narm pointed out.
Hippie looked dismayed. "Okay, fine. Anyway, we've come to an intersection, I think we should scout in all three directions, seeing which ones less dangerous. We'll meet back here in about five minutes. If one of you dies, scream a lot so we know not to take that path."
"I take left!" Narm cried out, raising his hand.
"I'll take whichever one the Major doesn't take."
"Such a martyr."
"Okay children, I'll take the center path." Declared Hippie.
"Fine. I still want left."
"Fine. That means I go right."
Hippie began walking down the center path. "Let's move out."
Narm started down the left path. Master began going down the right. Which left Hippie walking down the middle path. He noticed signs pointing down the hallway, Hippie looked down at his datapad, and noticed this would lead him by the main processors, and power generators. Narm was going through the crew quarters. Master was going through the main storage area. The most direct path to the ships being the way he was going, Master's was second, and Narm's was pretty far off. Although weird alien creatures seem to have a need to nest in power generators, and waste processors. Narm, and Master might be in a bit of trouble, but he couldn't afford thinking about it. What was he doing, Hippie thought. Hippie snapped out of his thinking phase.
Scrit-scrit-scrit-scrit.
Hippie was thinking this is definitely not the path to take.
Scrit-scrit-scrit-scrit.
Uh-oh, they we probably behind him.
Scrit-scrit-scrit-scrit.
Hippie whirled around to his amazement there wasn't anything on the floor behind him. Then where was it coming from? Slowly Hippie began to draw his eyes from the floor, to the middle of the wall, then to the ceiling. Uh-oh. Quickly Hippie raised his blaster and fired repeatedly. One of the five creatures was killed in the onslaught, the flurry of blaster bolts struck another, killing it, the rest missed, or harmlessly hit on there shells.
"Curses!" Hippie yelled as he jumped back to avoid the two pouncing creatures. Hippie fired again, this time killing the two on the ground, that left one more, which pounced then. It landed on Hippies chest, burying its claws deep into his flesh. Hippie screamed out in pain as the creature squirmed, and attempted to get a better grip. Hippie began blocking the pain and quickly reached for his vibroblade. The creature's head was about even with Hippie's. It began to draw back, so it could strike, as Hippie stabbed it with his vibroblade. The blade easily went through its shell, and sunk deep. Hippie wiggled the blade, opening the hole even more. The creature let go, and tried to get away from Hippie, pulling him to the floor. In his other hand, Hippie brought up his blaster.
"I don't think you're going anywhere." Hippie fired. He pulled his vibroblade out of the creature, its blade was coated in the dark blue of the creatures blood. "I think I'll head back now."
