AOE Saga:
The Wrath of the Wraith
Chapter 3: Dark Situation
The experiments that weren't ill decided to hold a meeting in the bridge. Matt was there also because, for some unknown reason, he hadn't become ill either. The meeting was of course about Dr. Lunaroja. Everyone accused him of what's been happening. Everyone except Matt that is, "I think you guys are over reacting a bit. Dr. Lunaroja is just a harmless Splitter researcher." "Then why was the ship we found him on destroyed?" asked Chip. "It was attacked by Imperial ships," said Matt. "How comes he survived when no one else does?" Matt was getting impatient about this questioning, "If you have a point, get to it already." "We believe that he's really a vampire," said Draco. Matt was silent for a second then burst out laughing. When he calmed down he said, "You guys are crazy. Vampires don't exist. They just a myth." "Oh you mean like hydras made out of smoke. Or monsters made out from evil spirits. Or a blob with magical time-powers," said Chip. "MysticMorph doesn't have any real time-powers," said Matt. "Yes I do!" yelled MysticMorph. "My TimeScythe just won't activate, that's all." "Back to the matter at hand," said Chip, "Dr. Lunaroja has many characteristics that relate to vampires. 1: He didn't show a reflection in the bathroom mirror. 2: the bright light harmed him. 3: He couldn't stand the garlic. 4: The other experiments are sick because of sores in their necks, where vampires like to bite and suck out blood. 5: The darkness on this ship is growing, which happens to a vampire's home. Incidentally, I've run his name through the intergalactic web and his name doesn't appear anywhere at all." Matt countered these, "You probably imagined about his reflection, his eyes might be too sensitive, not to many people like the scent of garlic, the sickness and darkness are coincidences, and you probably weren't looking in the right places."
Just then Dr. Lunaroja himself walked into the room. "Am I disturbing something?" he asked. Before Matt could say anything, Draco walked right next to Dr. Lunaroja. "Here's some proof for you," he said and then he pulled out a crucifix and slapped it onto Dr. Lunaroja's chest. There was a sizzling sound and Dr. Lunaroja's howled with pain. Draco removed the crucifix to show the scorch-mark beneath it. "All right vampire," said Draco. "I demand you show your true identity at once." Dr. Lunaroja chucked and his eyes turned red, "You haven't figured it out didn't you. It's obvious that I'm not just a vampire. But you can't realize the truth even when it's staring you in the face." Dr. Lunaroja's body started to grow in size. The clothing ripped from the pressure, revealing black fur underneath. Black paws exploded out of his gloves and shoes. His tail became black and furry. Two prominent bulges appeared on his back which grew in size until two giant black bat's wings ripped out. His face elongated into a snout and became covered with the black fur. He opened his mouth, which was now filled with fangs and howled a blood-curdling howl. In place of a small, weak-looking Splitter, there was now a large, powerful-looking werepire. "It's Red Moon the Uncrushable," gasped Chip. "I should have recognized it." "Yes," said Red Moon. "Even my name gave it away. Dr Lunaroja, luna roja, that's Spanish for 'Red moon' you fools." "I always hated Spanish class," said Matt. "I have seized control of your ship, captured all of your crew, and now I will take this all back to Earth where I can begin my reign." Then Draco pulled out his prism sword and both he and Chip used their powers to change it into a light sword. Then Draco plunged with the sword into Red Moon's chest. The werepire bellowed with pain, but didn't disintegrate. Red Moon grinned and pulled the sword out. He threw it back at Draco and said, "Why do you think I've chosen to possess a Splitter. They have no physical hearts, so my old weakness won't work anymore." "Why haven't I been bitten?" asked Matt. Red Moon grinned even wider and said, "It was my thanks for rescuing me from that ghost ship. I intended to make you the last person I would bite and now your time has come." Quick as thought, the werepire lunged at Matt and plunged his fangs into his shoulder. Matt screamed with pain and tried to reach his weapon. But then a disgusted look came upon Red Moon's face. He pulled out his fangs and spat out the blood he sucked up. "Yuck! It tastes like silver! Their must be silver in that blood, now I can't control him." Then Matt remembered about the translation nanites in his blood; they were made of silver. When Red Moon wiped his mouth clean he said, "It matters not. I've already have the mammal experiments under my control as well as the crews from the research ship and the Imperial ship and I've captured all the non-mammal experiments besides Draco, Chip, and the Morphs. I have enough to start my reign. And once I use the portal to the Chateau, I'll be able to spread my curse to every part of the world. But I better destroy you all first." He fired a bolt of red energy at the other Morphs. MysticMorph used his TimeScythe as a bat and hit the energy bolt back at Red Moon. The energy from the bolt caused MysticMorph's TimeScythe to sputter and then it began glowing. "Guys, it's activated now," said MysticMorph. "Everyone stand close to me." Then MysticMorph stabbed his TimeScythe into the floor near them and the group became surrounded by blue light. And before Red Moon could attack again, the group disappeared.
The group reappeared in the landing bay of the BiNebular. The Ohana was not too far away. MysticMorph pulled his TimeScythe out of the floor. "How far did we travel in time?" asked Draco. "About 12 seconds into the past," said MysticMorph. "Into the past?" asked Matt. MysticMorph sighed and said, "Your time device travels into the future, mine travels into the past. There's no third way." "We better get aboard the Ohana," said TechnoMorph. "Just a minute," said Chip and went to a glass box in the wall that had a sign that said, "In case of take-over, break glass." Chips smashed the glass and inside were six electrical outlets. Chip plugged his six hands in a sent his viruses into the system. Indigo energy flashed around all the electrical devices except the Ohana and the door and then stopped. "What did you do?" asked Matt. "Rewrote the system," said Chip pulling his hands out. "I've scramble everything so Red Moon won't be able to use them. And he can't get through the Chateau portal until everything's back online. That should give us at least 24 hours." Then everyone crammed into the Ohana and took off. The Ohana sped away from the BiNebular and into outer space. As MegaMorph dressed Matt's wound from Red Moon's fangs he said, "Where do we go now?" "We're heading to the research ship," said Matt. "It's obvious that the scientists were studying Red Moon before the Imperial ship attacked. And Red Moon said that the crew from the Imperial ship was now under his control. We'll probably find some useful things those ships when we find them for using against Red Moon." Matt then took over the controls and steered the Ohana towards the wreck of the research ship.
Now what will our heroes do? Will they find something on the ships that could be of use to them? How they can they defeat Red Moon now? Stay alert for the next update.