Play by Post: Alien Lost Souls Part 3 - Shadows and Rocks

When we last left off, Manni was set out to help Tammy, the pilot of the Glorious.

---Manni

"I'm telling you Captain, she's not here!" Manni continues to search around the aft thrusters feeling nervous as the shadows of the asteroids keep moving around the ship. "What do you want me to do?"

---MUTHUR

Hold, on.. Peter says... let me have a look!

After what seems like forever, but really only 2 or 3 minutes, Peter comes back on the radio. Her beacon is saying she is about 50m from the ship? he says with a perplexed tone.

Go, see what she doing! Frack sake's! What the hell does she think she is doing.. he mumbles before his mic switches off.

You look at the dark asteroid terrain ahead of you.. and a shiver runs up your spine.

---Manni
"Alright Captain, I'll go see what she's doing and bring her back!" Manni isn't happy about walking out there especially with the way the asteroids keep impacting the surface.

---MUTHUR
It doesnt take long for you to loose sight of the ship as you round a huge boulder, there are many chasms, craters, large rocky protrusions

You still see no sign of Tammy, but about another 50 meters away, you see what looks like to be some large surface pipes (Coming from the direction of where the station is located). These pipes are about 6 feet in diameter, and are covered in some form of grating, one of these gratings is damaged and bent outwards away from the entrance.

---Manni

Manni doesn't like being out of view of the ship but if it was him out here he would want them to be looking for him. Manni moves over towards the pipes and wonders why the grating is pushed outwards. What could have caused it?

---MUTHUR
As you get a little closer, you can see that some of the grating looks like it was melted or dissolved.

Near the damaged crating, appear to be scuff marks and prints on the ground leading up to the entrance. Just inside of the grating, you can see a pair of legs, feet towards you, laying prone on the surface.

---Manni
Manni sees what looks like Tammy's leg in the tunnel trying to figure out what she's doing especially being out here without letting anyone know. "Tammy, what the hell are you doing in there? Quit messing around we need to fix the ship!" Manni has a strange feeling he's not alone out here and keeps looking around his eyes darting back and forth between Tammy's legs and the shadows.

---MUTHUR
Motion catches your attention inside the pipe, first it was a dark shadow moving. Then over top of the body that is in the pipe emerges a living horror, as if pulled from your nightmares of your deepest fears.

A dark slender body with a large smooth head, with a long whipping tail, thin arms ending with long point razor sharp talons. For a second, the teeth glint, like steel blades.

It lounges towards you, bursting through the already damaged grating..

---Manni
"Oh my God, Oh my God" Manni sees the dark shadow as it climbs over the body. Not having any kind of weapon Manni attempts to get out of the creatures sight and run back to the ship.

---MUTHUR

This demon, with its tale whipping and lashing, lunges against the grating, You turn to run. You slip on the ground and you stumble over your feet falling forward. Although you can not see it, you know that what ever is emerging from that culvert is now moving swiftly towards you! If you can just make it back to the ship!

---Manni
Manni starts to panic as he sees the creature coming out of the grating. He opens his com to the rest of the group. "Everyone, you have to watch out! There's some kind of creature out here that got Tammy and he's coming after me!"

---MUTHUR
In a flash, the slender terror is upon you. When you turn to face it, you are just mere inches away from its elongated eyeless head. It pauses, almost as if it is judging you, sensing if you are worthy to kill, to grab or to let live..

---Manni
Manni looks around for anything he can use for a weapon!

---MUTHUR
You rummage quickly through the bag and its spilled contents, looking frantically for anything that can be used as a weapon or a device to defend yourself, but in your haste you can only find a short screw driver, and a roll of duct tape. Nothing considered sturdy..

Although you feel like you are about to soil yourself, you manage to keep your wits.. You keep a close eye on the creature which is staring at you.. waiting, watching preparing to pounce.

You hear over the radio; Bjorn responding to your call for help... .
"What do you mean some kind of creature Manni????".

You then hear Matt over the radio.
A creature!? Manni, where are you?

All that is heard in return is the frantic breathing of Manni over the radio

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