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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nonamazing" data-source="post: 3278447" data-attributes="member: 12118">The War Pig lifts off, vibrating slightly in the turbulent atmosphere.  Atharias and Nor stare at the screens as the ship's lights sweep across the surface of the landing area.  "I'm sorry, Nor, but I don't know who the traitor might be.  Someone must be working against us from the inside, though--someone who gave Bri the idea to alter your droid's programming, and at just the right moment to distract us from the rising emotional instability among the students.  It gave our enemy enough time to move into position, while keeping us off-balance and confused.""Wait!  Look there!"  The lights show a small round access hatch, which shakes violently for a moment before flying open.  Tolark leaps out of the hatch, lightsaber blazing, senses alert.  Just behind him, a black, oily, tentacled creature is slowly pulling itself out of the water and onto the landing pad, screeching in near-mindless pain as the  lack of pressure causes its body to suffer terrible injuries, opening bright bloody wounds across its dark skin.Tolark looks down into the hatch in front of him, where Hale, Treela, and Jett are all cringing in fear.  "What should we do, master?", Jett asks, still cringing in pain from his twisted ankle.  Just beyond the hatch, no more than ten meters from where Tolark stands, the black squid-like creature, nearly twice Tolark's height, looms threateningly out of the darkness."There's more of them, Nor," Atharias says, indicating several of ship's visual screens.  There of four of the creatures in total, roughly one on each side of the landing area.  "Something is driving them...filling them with such rage that they are quite literally killing themselves to get at us."* * *Tersh carefully removes the emergency panel on the roof of the lift, then reaches down and helps Verena up.  An override switch opens the lift doors to deck eleven--once on the other side, Tersh begins working on the lift's main controls, trying to establish the cause of the problem.Before he has a chance to set things right, Verena timidly pulls at Tersh's sleeve.  "Master?  Isn't Deck Eleven supposed to be sealed...should that door be open?"  The lift on deck eleven opens onto a short, featureless hallway, at the other end of which is a heavy metal door, usually closed and locked.  At the moment, however, it stands slightly ajar, a soft orange light leaking around the edges.* * *Sylara slices open the door to his office with ease, deactivating his saber as the scarred hunk of metal crashes onto the floor.  On the other side of the office is Sylara's storage room, where racks of dealy weapons await their eventual use.  Two small bodies lie on the floor.  Sol is on his back, his eyes rolled into his head, twitching slightly.  Zeth is next to him, his skin pale, his breathing shallow.  Zeth appears to be the one calling for help, but is so weak that he can barely do more than whisper.* * *After a few minutes, Tyren has managed to bring all of the students into Atharias' chambers.    Emotions are still running strong, leaving Jodan and Tyren with their hands full trying to keep order.  Jodan glances over to Tyren, worry lines etched into his face.  "What of the other instructors, Tyren?  Have any responded to your call?"Before Tyren can respond, however, the large creature beneath the Academy slams into the Deeprunner, sending shudders up the entire structure.[SBLOCK=OOC (All)]Eveyone needs to make a Balance check (DC 10) or fall prone as the Academy is shaken once again.[/SBLOCK][SBLOCK=OOC (Sylara)]As you enter your office, you feel as though something is draining the life from you. Please make a Willl saving throw to resist.[/SBLOCK][SBLOCK=OOC (Nor and Tolark]You are now in combat.  I'll forego Initiative rolls--assume the squid creatures are so slow that they automatically act last.  One of them is within striking distance of Tolark, but the others are quite some distance away (and at the speed they move, are not currently a threat.)[/SBLOCK]</blockquote>

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