round 21 Captain Nugra - The Admiral Of Skulls Has Awoken

[Diego Beyett]

OOC: The following is an approved plot twist. <evil laughter>

(( The Island - Hemix ))

Whittaker: It can't be...

:: Those were words that should never be uttered on an away team. Nugra

gripped his rifle even closer and unintentionally let out a low growl from

deep inside his throat. It was a mixture of a low rumble and distinctive

clicks. ::

Kelly: Talk to me Mister Whittaker, What've you got?

:: Nugra watched the butterfly as it flew off and the urge to pursue it

started to overcome him. He resisted and turned his attention back to the

conversation trying to ignore the call of the jungle. ::

Whittaker: My H.U.D registered a.... :: he consulted the data :: ... 0.6%

increase in the output of the energy field at almost the same that moth

landed on Ensign Ezo's tricorder.

Kelly: You're telling me that the little red moth is connected to this

advanced energy field?

Whittaker: Normally I would say no, but it appears to be too much of a

coincidence in this case. :: to Ezo :: May I take a look at it please?

:: The young starfleet officer took the tricorder from Ezo and quickly

examined it. More and more, in the back of his mind, Nugra felt a gnawing

feeling of...something eating at him. ::

Whittaker: The energy cells have been totally drained. This tricorder is

dead.

Ezo: What...completely? Is it possible it malfunctioned?

Whittaker: It isn't.

:: In the distance, the Gorn was sure he heard a combadge chirp and some

talking, but it sounded faint and far away. His mind had entirely focused

on a presence that was pressing in on him, speaking to him in wordless

speech. The feral beast of war, the Admiral of Skulls, the darkness of his

formal life rumbled deep inside him and fear gripped the Gorn's heart. Was

he loosing control of the demon inside? Above him, he saw a swarm of

butterflies move together taking on the shape of a larger bird.

Instinctively, he savagely ripped the weapon from his shoulders and aimed

it aloft. ::

Ezo: ::quietly:: Theo...? is it still normal to be nervous?

Kelly; Lewis, NO! ::He began to move towards the golden EV suited form of

the Petty Officer:: Don't shoot!

:: Completely on primal instinct, Nugra hunched down lowering his profile

as the swarm of butterflies descended on the hapless enlistedman who had

the unfortunate fate of not hearing Ensign Ezo's cry in time. ::

Kelly: Throw your phasers on the ground. They are intelligent and we need

to let it know we are not a threat.

:: Insteading of doing so, Nugra slunk backwards, the silent form amazingly

making no sound as it blended in to the heavy brush and weeds that grew

abundant in the jungle that surrounded them. ::

Ezo: ::frantically:: You have to let me up! I have to go to him! Please

Theo!

:: The deep foliage engulfed him and the frantic cries of the woman seemed

to blend in to the sound that was beating inside his head. ::

oO I've...I've got to get out of this suit. I've got to be free of it. Oo

:: His brain screamed at him to avoid doing that, giving in to the feeling

would allow the monster that he had hidden for years to re-surface and take

control. He could feel his heart beating wildly, the beast within trying to

claw its way out from the deep recesses of his mind. It...was hungry. ::

:: Ripping at the seals on his helmet, his sane mind called out to stop one

last time before the safety latch clicked and popped off. The sweet smell

of the jungle filled his nostrils and his eyes narrowed in to predatory

slits as the whole world came in to focus around him. Ripping off the

e-suit silently, he slung it away failing to notice the sounds of the

newcomers that had surrounded Commander Kelly's team. The Nugra that

everybody had known was forced in to a quiet corner of the giant lizard's

mind, helpless at the moment to only watch, to weak to try to force the

demon back in to its place. The feral monster, the Admiral of skulls, the

one that his crew had named Krr'Sak, keeper of the dead, reared its ugly

head finally free to the rules and regulations. ::

:: A rustling came behind him and he turned, more predator that sentient

upon the sound. A straggling pirate had pushed his way through the foliage

and spotted him. ::

Korvin: Hey you---

:: That was all the sound he got out as the lizard leaped forth, teeth

bared in a savage attack silencing the man before he could speak again.

Crouched over his prey, Nugra watched helplessly as Krr'Sak, the

subconscious id from the days of the war of the singularity took control of

the situation. ::

Krr'Sak: oO It is time my old friend. it is time that we dealt with anyone

who dare defy our leadership. Oo

Nugra: oO No! I refuse to become a monster again! Never will I slay just

for the sake of killing. Oo

:: Nugra's nose slightly turned up in to the air, sniffing at it, knowing

that whatever awoke the beast was calling to him. ::

Krr'Sak: oO She disagrees, weak one. She wants us to save her from

them...Every...single...one of them. Oo

:: He looked towards Kelly and the pirates and the monstrously toothy grin

covered his face. ::

Krr'Sak: oO She will be free. Oo

~tbc~

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Captain Nugra

Chief of Intelligence

USS Columbia, NCC-85279

FWPA '15 Facilitator

Captain's Council Magistrate

V238008N10

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