AOE Saga:
The Wrath of the Wraith
Chapter 2: Strange Things
Dr. Lunaroja was given a warm welcome aboard the BiNebular. He accepted it, but somehow it seemed a bit forced. He was then given a tour of the BiNebular. It was fascinating to him but apparently the most interesting was the portal to the Chateau de Experiments. He seemed eager to go through it and was very disappointed that the portal was only opened for extreme emergencies.
Sometime later, a few odd things started happening aboard the BiNebular. The first thing was when Chip had to use the restroom to wash his hands; (it took a while.) He walked to three doors; one was labeled "Men," one was labeled "Women," and one was labeled "Other." Chip walked into the one labeled "Other." When Chip was cleaning his sixth hand, he heard a knock on the door. He turned around and saw Dr. Lunaroja walk in. "Oh, excuse me," said Dr. Lunaroja. "I thought this was the men's room." "No it's the second door to the left of this restroom. It was labeled on the door." "My English is a bit rusty," explained the researcher. "I'm sorry if I bothered you." "No that's quite alright," said Chip. Chip them turned around to the sink and he saw something odd in the mirror. The area around the door was empty. Chip turned around again and saw Dr. Lunaroja departing though. Chip scratched his head in puzzlement. Then after that, Draco was in the recreational part of the ship. He had turned on the sun lamp because since he was a reptile he needed the warmth. Then the door was opened and Dr. Lunaroja walked through. Immediately, he threw up his arms to shade himself from the light. Draco heard him hiss with agitation. "Are you okay?" he asked. "I'm fine," panted Dr. Lunaroja. "I'm just not used to bright light. It hurts my eyes." The researcher backed out the door quickly and Draco could have sworn that he smelled something burning. Then PlasMorph was preparing a snack for himself in the kitchen. He used garlic bread, garlic paste, chopped garlic, and garlic-stuffed sausage to make himself a sandwich. It wasn't like anything he 625 would eat but he had a strange craving for garlic lately. As soon as he had finished his sandwich, Dr. Lunaroja walked into the kitchen. PlasMorph turned around and said, "Hi Dr. Lunaroja. How are you doing this very fine day." "Very well thank," then the researcher caught whiff of PlasMorph's breath. His green face turned pale and his eyes rolled in their sockets. He covered his mouth and nose with his hands. "What's the matter?" said PlasMorph, exhaling even more of his garlic breath. "I can't stand the smell of garlic," wheezed Dr. Lunaroja. "It makes me gag." He stumbled out of the kitchen.
Another odd thing was occurring; all of the mammal-type experiments were feeling ill. It seemed to happen overnight. When they go to bed, they feel fine. But when they wake up in the morning, they felt weak and had sores on their necks. Strangely there were only two sores per neck and they were close together. When they went to the medical bay, the machines found nothing wrong with them except for the fact that they were low in blood. Fortunately, Jumba had built a machine that would create the blood for any living creature that had a circulatory system as long as it was given a DNA sample. Another strange thing about the inflicted experiments was that whenever Dr. Lunaroja entered the room they stopped what they were doing and stayed still. And if he gave them a command, they obeyed it instantly without question.
The last strange thing was the amount of darkness in the BiNebular. The light bulbs were always working properly, but they barely cast any light in the rooms. Perhaps did have something to do with Dr. Lunaroja's request on a course to Nocturnus-13. Chip knew he heard about that planet but he couldn't recall what he knew about it.
What mysterious forces are at work on the BiNebular? Is Dr. Lunaroja responsible for them? Who is Dr. Lunaroja anyway? Stay tuned for the next update to find out.