AOE Saga:
The Wrath of the Wraith
Chapter 1: Ghost Ship
Matt hummed a little tune to himself as he manned the controls of the Ohana. He was scouting ahead of the BiNebular, which he considered the mother ship. They had been hunting for NegaMorph for days without finding the smallest clue. In fact, they hadn't seen anything of the Empire at all. Matt was wondering if this was because this part of the galaxy was infamous for the disappearances of several ships or the rumors that evil spirits and space monsters haunted this place. Matt doubted this, but anything was possible in the Borundin Quadrant.
Suddenly something appeared on the radar. Matt looked outside and saw something that was very strange. A small ship was floating near by. Or what was left of it. It had blast holes all over it and the engines appeared to have been shredded to bits. By the looks of it, the ship was a research ship that belonged to the benevolent Timesplitters. "It must have been an Empire ship," thought Matt. But what was on board that could have prompted the attack. Matt flew the Ohana to the docking bay to explore.
Inside the ghost ship, Matt looked around. The place was totally trashed but fortunately the atmosphere was still breathable. But the most disturbing part was that there wasn't a soul anywhere. The few things that Matt found that did prove that someone was on the ship were bloodstains and oddly shaped scorch-marks, Splitter-shaped scorch-marks. Matt then heard something in a room at the end of the hallway. He took out his blaster and prepared himself. He walked down the hall and stepped into the room.
Something flung itself at Matt and Matt barely avoided shooting everything in sight. When he regained his composure, he saw that the sound he heard was coming from a Splitter. He was dressed in a lab coat so Matt presumed that he was a researcher on this ship. The Splitter was obviously very nervous and upset. Matt put away his blaster and said, "Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you." The Splitter calmed down and said, "I'm sorry for startling you. My name is Dr. Lunaroja." "My name is Matt. What happened here?" Dr. Lunaroja sighed and said, "We were attacked by an Empire ship. They stormed aboard and destroyed all of our equipment. I'm the only survivor." Matt nodded and said, "Why did they attack?" "They probably thought we were working on a project that might be useful to the Empire. But we weren't working on anything at the time. It was just wanton killing for them." Matt looked at Dr. Lunaroja. He wasn't to badly hurt and he seemed mentally secured. But he couldn't survive on this ghost ship for too long. Matt then thought of something. "Would you like to come back to my ship? We might be able to help you." Dr. Lunaroja smiled and said, "Thank you. That would be kind."
Later, Matt and Dr. Lunaroja were in the Ohana and were leaving the ghost ship behind. Very soon, the BiNebular was in view. "That's an odd looking ship," said Dr. Lunaroja. "Yeah, I agree," said Matt. "But Draco and Chip did do a good job in building it." Dr. Lunaroja seemed interested. "Draco and Chip? Who are they?" "Oh, I forgot to mention. Our crew's made up of genetic experiments. Jumba Jookiba's to be exact." Dr. Lunaroja was now very interested. "That's fascinating. By the way, do you have a restroom where I can freshen up a bit?" Matt pointed towards the door. "Down the hall, make a left, first door on the right." "Thank you," said Dr. Lunaroja as he left the control room. As soon as he was in the hallway, he grinned to himself. His eyes glowed blood red as he said, "Fool, he's leading me straight to those experiments. As soon as we land, I'll have a battleship and a new army. Then I can begin my reign on Earth again."