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attempt to relax before performing in the theatre tomorrow (I'm at school
for 15 hours! I'm gonna die!) But I'm sure you all really wanted to know
that. Anyway what am I on about? Oh right! The story, don't worry I'm out
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Malcolm slid off the biobed rubbing his wrists. He stared at the burn on his palm and briefly cursed himself for not reacting quicker.
"I have bigger fish to fry" he whispered switching his attention back to the medicine storage. "Ok, sedative.....sedative.....c'mon where are you....."
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Lakish entered the bridge.
"Hakir! What are you doing?!" she demanded Hakir broke off the kiss with Siegat and glared at her.
"Lakish, what do you want?" Siegat snapped.
"We have engines; we should plot the co-ordinates for the ceremony site now." Lakish replied annoyed.
"Do it" Siegat ordered. "Make sure we get there as fast as possible"
Lakish nodded and pushed past Hakir as she made her way to the helm.
"Hakir, go make the ceremony preparations" said Siegat smiling
Lakish's head shot up. "Siegat. I thought I was to be the other party in the ceremony" she said sharply.
"You thought wrong. I need someone who I can trust, to man the ship while Hakir and I are at the ceremony site. We will be at our most vulnerable then and I'm leaving it to you to ensure nothing goes wrong." Siegat explained.
"Fine. Hakir did you make sure the original host was safely under captivity?" Lakish asked.
"Yes, this one sedated him rather heavily. I doubt he'll be waking up for the next few days." Hakir replied sweetly.
She gave Siegat a flirty wink as she went into the turbo-lift.
"Soon, our people will be free." Said Siegat. "And we will be honoured beyond our wildest dreams."
Lakish nodded curtly.
"Are you sure you know exactly what to do?" she asked
"Of course! How dare you doubt me!" Siegat exclaimed looking angry. "I have not failed you yet and I will not fail you now!"
Lakish merely nodded slightly and returned her attention back to the helm.
"We'll arrive at Seaganda Prime in less than an hour" she stated.
"Once Hakir and I arrive at the ceremony site, it will take approximately two hours to complete. Then our safety is in your hands." Said Siegat.
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Malcolm began working on the technical side of his plan. Of course he didn't like the idea of being unconscious the entire time but it had to be done that way. The plan all depended on Phlox menagerie and whether the aliens could possess animals.
From the time he was possessed he knew there were about five alien parasites: Siegat, Lakish, Rakesh, Forite and of course Hakir.
He didn't know how they'd suppressed the rest of the crew. Most likely with a sedative.
*A very stupid move* he thought *They'll be stuck if one of the senior officers falls unconscious*
He carefully selected five creatures from Phlox's Menagerie ones that couldn't do much harm (he hoped) if they were possessed. The others he administered strong sedative too, praying that it wouldn't kill them, because not being a Doctor he had no idea how the creatures would react to the medication.
He quickly and deftly got one of the creatures cages into the Jefferies tube nearby. He crawled in after it and pushed it ahead of him. He made slow progress but finally made it to the corridor outside one of the airlocks. He listened for a moment, feeling his heart pounding in his chest. He hoped it wasn't as loud as it sounded to him. He shoved the creatures cage into the airlock. Then he went back into the Jefferies tube.
His pessimistic nature was beginning to rear its ugly head as he put the last creatures cage in the airlock. The thought suddenly occurred to him that the aliens might be able to leave bodies at will, especially when he remembered how they initially came on board in the first place.
*No time for doubts* he reminded himself sternly *You've only got one chance at this, all you gotta hope is that Lady Luck is on your side. Everybody's counting on you.*
The whole process of crawling through the ship with the cages had taken him nearly 45 minutes and he was surprised at how tired he felt.
*Don't you dare fall asleep!* He reprimanded himself firmly. *Keep your wits about you! C'mon you wuss you can stand more than this!*
He noticed with horror that he hadn't barricaded sickbay doors.
*That original sedative must've taken more out of me than I thought* he reflected hurriedly locking out the door controls. *Either that or I'm losing my touch*
He remembered in a rush how Hannah had taken him down and smiled.
"She's got better since I sparred against her last" he said aloud.
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Siegat smiled at Hakir.
"Do you know your part exactly now?" He asked tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
Hakir nodded. "It will be an honour to do this with you." She said
"I would've chosen you anyway, your proposition only made my resolve stronger" he said leaning in to kiss her.
She responded and the kiss deepened.
"Glad to know I can be of service" she said.
*Maybe gaining a female host was not such a bad idea.* Hakir thought, inwardly smiling.
"We can continue this later, "said Siegat regretfully breaking the kiss. "We must get ready for the trip down to the ceremony site. Lakish informed me we would be arriving there in less than 10 minutes."
Hakir nodded.
"I look forward to it" she said smiling.
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Malcolm sat down on the biobed for a moment. Everything was ready, all he needed to do was make the final adjustments to the airway and the airlock controls and he was ready. But he was so tired....so very tired. All his movements were now sluggish. He had no idea what was wrong. Surely that original sedative couldn't have done all this?
He felt a slight jolt. The ship had dropped out of warp.
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Siegat and Hakir immediately set off down to the surface in a shuttle. Lakish monitored their progress.
"Once we enter the Holy caves, we will be susceptible to death. Do not hit your head or do anything to your host that might cause unconsciousness, while we are in the caves if we are forced out of our hosts we will die." Siegat told her. "At the cave entrance we will undergo a form of scan. This clones each of our hosts body only two at first, once the ceremony is complete more clones will be created for the others to take control of."
"I understand" said Hakir solemnly.
Siegat carefully manuvered the shuttlepod to a suitable landing place.
Hakir climbed out and gasped in awe.
She linked arms with Siegat.
"It's now or never" said Siegat, trembling with anticipation. "Our time has come Hakir."
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Malcolm finished his task; he hit the switch then collapsed to the ground in a dead faint.
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Malcolm slid off the biobed rubbing his wrists. He stared at the burn on his palm and briefly cursed himself for not reacting quicker.
"I have bigger fish to fry" he whispered switching his attention back to the medicine storage. "Ok, sedative.....sedative.....c'mon where are you....."
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Lakish entered the bridge.
"Hakir! What are you doing?!" she demanded Hakir broke off the kiss with Siegat and glared at her.
"Lakish, what do you want?" Siegat snapped.
"We have engines; we should plot the co-ordinates for the ceremony site now." Lakish replied annoyed.
"Do it" Siegat ordered. "Make sure we get there as fast as possible"
Lakish nodded and pushed past Hakir as she made her way to the helm.
"Hakir, go make the ceremony preparations" said Siegat smiling
Lakish's head shot up. "Siegat. I thought I was to be the other party in the ceremony" she said sharply.
"You thought wrong. I need someone who I can trust, to man the ship while Hakir and I are at the ceremony site. We will be at our most vulnerable then and I'm leaving it to you to ensure nothing goes wrong." Siegat explained.
"Fine. Hakir did you make sure the original host was safely under captivity?" Lakish asked.
"Yes, this one sedated him rather heavily. I doubt he'll be waking up for the next few days." Hakir replied sweetly.
She gave Siegat a flirty wink as she went into the turbo-lift.
"Soon, our people will be free." Said Siegat. "And we will be honoured beyond our wildest dreams."
Lakish nodded curtly.
"Are you sure you know exactly what to do?" she asked
"Of course! How dare you doubt me!" Siegat exclaimed looking angry. "I have not failed you yet and I will not fail you now!"
Lakish merely nodded slightly and returned her attention back to the helm.
"We'll arrive at Seaganda Prime in less than an hour" she stated.
"Once Hakir and I arrive at the ceremony site, it will take approximately two hours to complete. Then our safety is in your hands." Said Siegat.
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Malcolm began working on the technical side of his plan. Of course he didn't like the idea of being unconscious the entire time but it had to be done that way. The plan all depended on Phlox menagerie and whether the aliens could possess animals.
From the time he was possessed he knew there were about five alien parasites: Siegat, Lakish, Rakesh, Forite and of course Hakir.
He didn't know how they'd suppressed the rest of the crew. Most likely with a sedative.
*A very stupid move* he thought *They'll be stuck if one of the senior officers falls unconscious*
He carefully selected five creatures from Phlox's Menagerie ones that couldn't do much harm (he hoped) if they were possessed. The others he administered strong sedative too, praying that it wouldn't kill them, because not being a Doctor he had no idea how the creatures would react to the medication.
He quickly and deftly got one of the creatures cages into the Jefferies tube nearby. He crawled in after it and pushed it ahead of him. He made slow progress but finally made it to the corridor outside one of the airlocks. He listened for a moment, feeling his heart pounding in his chest. He hoped it wasn't as loud as it sounded to him. He shoved the creatures cage into the airlock. Then he went back into the Jefferies tube.
His pessimistic nature was beginning to rear its ugly head as he put the last creatures cage in the airlock. The thought suddenly occurred to him that the aliens might be able to leave bodies at will, especially when he remembered how they initially came on board in the first place.
*No time for doubts* he reminded himself sternly *You've only got one chance at this, all you gotta hope is that Lady Luck is on your side. Everybody's counting on you.*
The whole process of crawling through the ship with the cages had taken him nearly 45 minutes and he was surprised at how tired he felt.
*Don't you dare fall asleep!* He reprimanded himself firmly. *Keep your wits about you! C'mon you wuss you can stand more than this!*
He noticed with horror that he hadn't barricaded sickbay doors.
*That original sedative must've taken more out of me than I thought* he reflected hurriedly locking out the door controls. *Either that or I'm losing my touch*
He remembered in a rush how Hannah had taken him down and smiled.
"She's got better since I sparred against her last" he said aloud.
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Siegat smiled at Hakir.
"Do you know your part exactly now?" He asked tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
Hakir nodded. "It will be an honour to do this with you." She said
"I would've chosen you anyway, your proposition only made my resolve stronger" he said leaning in to kiss her.
She responded and the kiss deepened.
"Glad to know I can be of service" she said.
*Maybe gaining a female host was not such a bad idea.* Hakir thought, inwardly smiling.
"We can continue this later, "said Siegat regretfully breaking the kiss. "We must get ready for the trip down to the ceremony site. Lakish informed me we would be arriving there in less than 10 minutes."
Hakir nodded.
"I look forward to it" she said smiling.
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Malcolm sat down on the biobed for a moment. Everything was ready, all he needed to do was make the final adjustments to the airway and the airlock controls and he was ready. But he was so tired....so very tired. All his movements were now sluggish. He had no idea what was wrong. Surely that original sedative couldn't have done all this?
He felt a slight jolt. The ship had dropped out of warp.
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Siegat and Hakir immediately set off down to the surface in a shuttle. Lakish monitored their progress.
"Once we enter the Holy caves, we will be susceptible to death. Do not hit your head or do anything to your host that might cause unconsciousness, while we are in the caves if we are forced out of our hosts we will die." Siegat told her. "At the cave entrance we will undergo a form of scan. This clones each of our hosts body only two at first, once the ceremony is complete more clones will be created for the others to take control of."
"I understand" said Hakir solemnly.
Siegat carefully manuvered the shuttlepod to a suitable landing place.
Hakir climbed out and gasped in awe.
She linked arms with Siegat.
"It's now or never" said Siegat, trembling with anticipation. "Our time has come Hakir."
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Malcolm finished his task; he hit the switch then collapsed to the ground in a dead faint.
~*~ Muhahahahaha! Please review! Critism (and nice comments too!) are always welcome!~*~