Captain's log - Stardate 2261.566

The ploy worked. Both the creature and Garrovick were destroyed when the antimatter was released, though it would probably be a close call as to whether Garrovick died from his red corpuscles being sucked out of him or the explosion. Not that it really matters. Dead is dead. I'll list him as dying in the line of duty to allow his family to claim benefits.

The explosion also caused the planet to lose about half of its atmosphere. Not a huge loss since my plans are for this planet to be strip mined.