Amanda slouched and groaned as she and the Doctor strolled about the ship. So far there weren't very many clues as to where the invaders were hiding. Whoever—or whatever—the intruders were, they had mastered the art of hide-and-go-seek. Amanda turned her head left and right, checking each hall to look for suspicious figures. All she ever noticed down any of the infinite amount of passageways were potted plants and a couple passengers. They were an odd couple; a Silurian woman and a young human boy. The boy seemed to be unconscious, and the reptilian lady kept shaking him—probably in hopes to wake the child. Amanda simply shrugged, thinking the situation to not be her problem and continued on, following the rambling Doctor.
"The creatures we are dealing with are incredibly sneaky, and will try to kill you if you give them the chance." The Doctor stated.
Amanda cocked an eyebrow, "So… what's our plan then?"
"I don't know yet, but I'll figure that out soon enough. Right now we need to know if anyone on this ship has heard, seen, felt, tasted, or smelt anything suspicious." The Time Lord whipped out his sonic screwdriver and began scanning the area. "We have no idea where these things may strike from, nor do we know when they'll attack, but we have to be prepared. Come on Amanda—you're lagging!" Amanda sighed but still she jogged after the Doctor, ever ready to follow him anyplace.
The Doctor was worried. With one person dead already, the whole ship might soon turn chaotic! Whatever went down with these creatures, there was no way he would let one more innocent be dragged into this. Namely, Nico.
Takana was sick and tired of attempting to wake the young human boy. After all, Takana knew nothing of the human race, and, for all she knew, Nico might as well be dead. Come to think of it… Takana turned slowly so she could barely see Nico in her peripherals. What if he really did die just now? I can't let anyone know that he died under my watch! It would ruin the family name! Scandal would erupt everywhere I went or so much as even looked! No, I'll just have to remove the body from the premises.
The first and only plan that Takana could formulate included disposing of Nico's tiny body in the small maintenance lift. No one would suspect a thing! And maybe—if our Silurian heroine happened to be extremely lucky—the stowaways on board would attack Nico's corpse. Afterward, the chore of framing the evil intruders for the murder of Nico di Angelo would be but a simple matter.
And so, with that in mind, Takana dragged the boy's body to the lift. With great amounts of effort and large portions of willpower, she finally managed to cram little Nico into the low-volume lift. And with the press of a button, Takana nearly became a murderer—Nico was on his way to the basement of the ship.
To say the least, poor Nico was awfully confused when he awoke.
a/n: Pie to all of my wonderous reviewers! And yes, I invented a whole new word, just for all of you! Double pie to those who guessed!
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