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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1754788" data-attributes="member: 6294"><p><strong>"Space Tomb" - Part 10</strong></p><p></p><p>"Well this is a fine situation we're in." Fury expositioned his way along the ship's corridor, "A strange reading in the asteroid belt turns out to be a <em>pyramid</em>, of all things, and when we investigate it, it turns out to be the home of an alien who comes across as far too clever to be honest, if you ask me. Not that anyone is. Oh no, S'Ondra's too busy lapping up all that Gallic-style savoir faire, and the Doc and Archie seem taken in as well. This Xinthon is up to no good, I can feel it in my bones."</p><p></p><p>Continuing to mutter to himself, the Captain stops to peer into one of the rooms leading off the corridor. It appears to be the quarters of one of the alien crew, for it has a desk and a pole from which hang several sets of uniforms, but there does not appear to be anywhere to sleep. Fury sniffs, his expression making it clear what he thinks of a people who have no need for beds.</p><p></p><p>Entering the vessel's bridge, Fury stalks over to the pilot's seat. Spinning the large leather chair with a flick of his wrist, he plonks himself down and scans the controls. After a few tentative taps of the buttons, the Captain's movements become confident, and he settles back into the chair experimentally. For a moment his features soften, as if he is rethinking his opinion of Xinthon, but then S'Ondra's giggle echoes out of a speaker on the console, and his frown returns.</p><p></p><p>Leaping to his feet, Fury strides across the bridge. Moments later, he is emerging out of the ship. As he walks down the silver ramp, he activates his communicator,</p><p></p><p>"Archie."</p><p></p><p>"Yes, Captain?" a burs of static partially obscures Archie's words, but Fury ignores this, his attention elsewhere as he walks quickly toward the pyramid's elevator.</p><p></p><p>"There was a -" Fury pauses and frowns another burst of static from the radio, then continues, "- another floor of the pyramid. Xinthon never showed it to us. I'm going there to check it out. I want you to meet me there."</p><p></p><p>"I am currently occupied, Captain."</p><p></p><p>Fury knows how to push the robot's buttons,</p><p></p><p>"This is the floor where no-one's been, Archie. It's probably been left to get dusty and dirty."</p><p></p><p>"I will be right there, Captain."</p><p></p><p>Fury steps into the lift, jabbing the button for the final floor with more than the necessary vigour. The lift rises, stopping at the entrance level, and Archie enters. A builder-bot scurries in after him, wobbling as it crosses the corrugations of the lift door's runners. Fury gives the small device a suspicious look as the elevator rises once more.</p><p></p><p>"This corridor seems as clean as all the others, Captain." Archie observes as the elevator doors open once more.</p><p></p><p>"Here, perhaps." Fury walks forward, pointing to a pair of large steel doors at the far end of the corridor, "But what about in there? I wonder what needs such big doors to hide it."</p><p></p><p>Archie turns to the builder bot, lights flashing on his dome-like head. Answering lights blink on the spider-like robot, and it whirrs and chitters in reply.</p><p></p><p>"It is a store room." Archie translates the machine language back to the Captain, "The replacement parts and materials used by the builder-bots are kept there."</p><p></p><p>"Can that thing open these?" Fury indicates the doors. There is another moment of robot to robot communication, then the builder bot scuttles forward, lights blinking in a complex pattern. Moments later, the doors slides option, with a soft hiss of hydraulics.</p><p></p><p>The room beyond is fashioned of plain, whitewashed cement, and is stacked high with crates, boxes and containers of all kinds. Fury's attention, however, is immediately drawn to two large shapes at the back of the room, each covered with a grey tarpaulin. Moving over to these, he pulls back the covers, revealing two stasis tubes, like the one from which Xinthon emerged.</p><p></p><p>The creatures inside the tubes, however, look nothing like the handsome Xinthon. They have bestial, bat-like faces, and fur covered bodies. More alarming still, their frames and desiccated and emaciated, as if all the moisture has been drained from them.</p><p></p><p>"Most unsanitary." Archie whirrs in agitation, "These bodies should have been properly and hygienically disposed of."</p><p></p><p>"Never mind that." Fury waves away the robot's concerns, "How did they die?"</p><p></p><p>Archie conducts a sensor sweep,</p><p></p><p>"They each have an injury to their neck, through which the fluids of their bodies were drained."</p><p></p><p>"Like a vampire bite?"</p><p></p><p>"That is an adequate- though superstitious - approximation, Captain."</p><p></p><p>Fury snatches out his communicator,</p><p></p><p>"Doctor. I need you to come to the second floor of the pyramid immediately. There is something I need you to see."</p><p></p><p>He moves his thumb from the 'talk' button and waits expectantly for Gustav to reply, but the only answer is static ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1754788, member: 6294"] [b]"Space Tomb" - Part 10[/b] "Well this is a fine situation we're in." Fury expositioned his way along the ship's corridor, "A strange reading in the asteroid belt turns out to be a [I]pyramid[/I], of all things, and when we investigate it, it turns out to be the home of an alien who comes across as far too clever to be honest, if you ask me. Not that anyone is. Oh no, S'Ondra's too busy lapping up all that Gallic-style savoir faire, and the Doc and Archie seem taken in as well. This Xinthon is up to no good, I can feel it in my bones." Continuing to mutter to himself, the Captain stops to peer into one of the rooms leading off the corridor. It appears to be the quarters of one of the alien crew, for it has a desk and a pole from which hang several sets of uniforms, but there does not appear to be anywhere to sleep. Fury sniffs, his expression making it clear what he thinks of a people who have no need for beds. Entering the vessel's bridge, Fury stalks over to the pilot's seat. Spinning the large leather chair with a flick of his wrist, he plonks himself down and scans the controls. After a few tentative taps of the buttons, the Captain's movements become confident, and he settles back into the chair experimentally. For a moment his features soften, as if he is rethinking his opinion of Xinthon, but then S'Ondra's giggle echoes out of a speaker on the console, and his frown returns. Leaping to his feet, Fury strides across the bridge. Moments later, he is emerging out of the ship. As he walks down the silver ramp, he activates his communicator, "Archie." "Yes, Captain?" a burs of static partially obscures Archie's words, but Fury ignores this, his attention elsewhere as he walks quickly toward the pyramid's elevator. "There was a -" Fury pauses and frowns another burst of static from the radio, then continues, "- another floor of the pyramid. Xinthon never showed it to us. I'm going there to check it out. I want you to meet me there." "I am currently occupied, Captain." Fury knows how to push the robot's buttons, "This is the floor where no-one's been, Archie. It's probably been left to get dusty and dirty." "I will be right there, Captain." Fury steps into the lift, jabbing the button for the final floor with more than the necessary vigour. The lift rises, stopping at the entrance level, and Archie enters. A builder-bot scurries in after him, wobbling as it crosses the corrugations of the lift door's runners. Fury gives the small device a suspicious look as the elevator rises once more. "This corridor seems as clean as all the others, Captain." Archie observes as the elevator doors open once more. "Here, perhaps." Fury walks forward, pointing to a pair of large steel doors at the far end of the corridor, "But what about in there? I wonder what needs such big doors to hide it." Archie turns to the builder bot, lights flashing on his dome-like head. Answering lights blink on the spider-like robot, and it whirrs and chitters in reply. "It is a store room." Archie translates the machine language back to the Captain, "The replacement parts and materials used by the builder-bots are kept there." "Can that thing open these?" Fury indicates the doors. There is another moment of robot to robot communication, then the builder bot scuttles forward, lights blinking in a complex pattern. Moments later, the doors slides option, with a soft hiss of hydraulics. The room beyond is fashioned of plain, whitewashed cement, and is stacked high with crates, boxes and containers of all kinds. Fury's attention, however, is immediately drawn to two large shapes at the back of the room, each covered with a grey tarpaulin. Moving over to these, he pulls back the covers, revealing two stasis tubes, like the one from which Xinthon emerged. The creatures inside the tubes, however, look nothing like the handsome Xinthon. They have bestial, bat-like faces, and fur covered bodies. More alarming still, their frames and desiccated and emaciated, as if all the moisture has been drained from them. "Most unsanitary." Archie whirrs in agitation, "These bodies should have been properly and hygienically disposed of." "Never mind that." Fury waves away the robot's concerns, "How did they die?" Archie conducts a sensor sweep, "They each have an injury to their neck, through which the fluids of their bodies were drained." "Like a vampire bite?" "That is an adequate- though superstitious - approximation, Captain." Fury snatches out his communicator, "Doctor. I need you to come to the second floor of the pyramid immediately. There is something I need you to see." He moves his thumb from the 'talk' button and waits expectantly for Gustav to reply, but the only answer is static ... [/QUOTE]
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