Disclaimer: I don't own aliens, but I own all characters and other alien races in this fic otherwise.
Chapter 10
Complications
"I want that thing given a thorough once-over!" Esiki yelled at the scientists and soldiers following him. "The control circuits may have been damaged in the previous fight."
The door ahead of him hissed open and Ordion glared at him.
"Sir, I can explain," Esiki began calmly under his commander's angry gaze. "You see-."
"Enough!" Ordion roared. "I don't know what possessed you to bring a live skitir unto this ship and I don't care!" he pushed past him and the group of soldiers and scientists. "I want that thing! Dead or alive, now!"
Ordion stomped off down the hall. The captain turned his soldiers following him.
"Uh, Captain?" Esiki asked. "I would prefer alive." The amphibian gave no sign to show he had heard him and set off with his troops. "Get to work!" he yelled at the scientists, sending them running. Esiki walked into the room and immediately turned his eyes on the unmoving cyborg.
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Scar growled as he watched three more guards run through the door. So far he hadn't found anyway out of the ship through the air vents and there probably wasn't any. He was trying to get through the door, but the low ceiling made that difficult. The doors only opened for the guards and he couldn't figure out why. They didn't seem to be voice activated, or require fingerprint identification, not that he was sure the frogmen had fingerprints.
He waited behind the metal screen of the air vent. He punched the screen and knocked it loose, grabbing it before it hit the floor. He climbed out of the vents and replaced the screen.
(Okay, all you need to do is wait for another patrol to come and hope they don't see you on the ceiling,) Scar said aloud.
He impatiently waited for what seemed like an eternity to him, but was actually just a few minutes. Finally, the door opened and another group of three aliens rushed into the room. Almost immediately one of them looked up and spotted him.
Scar screeched and dropped from the ceiling. He spun in midair and landed on his feet. He faced the three amphibians for a split second, his teeth barred and then leapt forward. His claws slashed into the leader's chest viciously. He cried out in pain and fell away clutching his chest in horror. He had dropped his weapon. Scar's tail rammed into the other and knocked him off his feet, but didn't do any more harm. He charged forward into the last one's chest. He stumbled back dropping his weapon.
Scar stood surprised for a moment. He had easily disarmed all three. He knocked the one in front of him unconscious and faced the remaining two. The leader had passed out from lack of blood, but the other was making a grab for his gun.
Scar's tail stabbed downward as he dived for the gun. His tail spike split the gun in two and stabbed into the floor. The kneeling alien looked up at him trembling with fear. Scar backhanded him as he stood up and sent him crashing to the floor. Scar turned and noted that the door was still open. He considered hiding the three frogmen, but dismissed it as a waste of time and besides the one he had slashed looked pretty bad to him.
As he started through the door, he was yanked to a stop. He glanced back and saw that his tail was still imbedded in the floor. He tried to tug it loose, but it stuck fast. He growled and took off at a run, but he was again jerked to a halt.
At the sound of a startled shout, Scar spun around and saw a single soldier clutching a gun.
(No way, I'm not dieing like this!) Scar shouted as he grabbed his tail with both hands and gave a mighty yank. He tail tore free, right before he felt a blast of plasma collide with his side. He slumped to the floor as everything went dark.
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Snarl gaped at the volcano. Nestled in the center was a brown colored spaceship. It actually looked similar to some of the earth spaceships she had seen. Sonar and Xena stood beside her, taking the scene in.
(Well,) Sonar began. (Now, we know where that cyborg came from.)
(Yeah,) Xena nodded. (C'mon, let's get a closer look.) With that she crawled down the wall. Sonar and Snarl shared a look and then followed.
