Halloween Pre-Event Story!
As this drama unfolded, a drama of its own was unfolding on deck 32, from within Fleet Admiral @NicholasJohn16's dimly lit quarters, which were illuminated only by the occasional flicker of a pair of Ferengi earwax candles that he'd lit on his dining table for ambience. Reaching across the table and past an impressive spread of culinary delights, including Szechuan Targ, sauteed Ratamba stew, and a generous cut of snail steak, Admiral Nick clutched @Gravity's hand, holding it in a tender and loving embrace.
"I've waited for five years for the perfect moment to sneak you into my quarters" whispered Nick... "commanding officers can't be seen in the romantic company of... subordinates, you understand; you're ABSOLUTELY sure that your crazy and jealous boyfriend @Dax_aussie_boy didn't follow you here, right?", worried Nick, failing to notice the glow of the Omega alert that had filled his workstation screen.
Looking around the destroyed Xeno-Biology lab, Captain @JimJMcL1a, let out a sigh. Thinking to himself, that at least he thought to bring a Security Officer with him, Ensign Loranor, a Bajoran, just fresh from the academy. Jim walked over to the remains of a containment unit studying a shimmering green slim dripping from it, when Ensign Loranor spoke up, "Sir, look at these fibers, its almost like a spider web except that it has what seems to be synaptic firings". "Don't touch it Ensign", pulling his tricorder from his belt Jim attempted to scan the fibers. Banging the tricorder against his hand, "damn it! What ever is affecting the power systems is affecting tricorders too!", Jim exclaimed.
Suddenly there was a loud commotion on the other side of the door. Running to it Ensign Loranor ran face first into the sealed doors. Barely containing his chuckle, Jim walked over to the manual release, and ordered the Ensign to draw his phaser. "Set Phasers to stun, on my mark enter the hallway". When @JimJMcL1a pulled the manual release, the doors opened enough for one person to squeeze through. Looking at the Ensigns red uniform and thankful that his own uniform was blue, he signaled for Loranor to go through first. Suddenly the Ensign was no longer there, but Jim heard a sickening thud from the other side of the door. He quickly set his phaser to maximum, and cautiously slid through the doors.
The scene that greeted him was almost surreal. The young Ensigns broken body slump against the opposite bulkhead, when he looked down he saw the body of Kieran(Kierix) on the floor. Jim squatted down and felt for a pulse, relived that there was a faint one. Probably hit by a heavy stun. Looking up from Kieran, Jim saw the imposing figure of a Klingon Female with her back too him, He knew immediately that it was @medgirl1025. Tableau she was staring at would be almost comical if it wasn't horrifying. There sat Milmar cacooned with a bottle of Chateau Du Picard in one hand, and a bottle of Klingon Blood wine in the other. To Milmars, right was @Mstfrancis, bound in the webbing, and contorted as if he were reaching for one or both bottles of wine in Milmar's hands. To Milmars left was @GXV3, lightly bound in the web, his shirt in tatters, his abs flexing and twitching as if the filaments were tickling him. In front of them all was Voeron, and @Zander_Hawk, in a spoon position wearing, red pajamas, and clutching black toothbrushes. Slowing standing and cautiously trying to skirt medgirl1075, Jim looked down to see a bloody Bat'leth at her feet, when suddenly she turned her gaze on him.
Seemingly in a trance like state, she pointed a boney finger at him and her mouth started to form words with no sound coming out. Jim could just make out "RUN! IT is coming", when he suddenly saw a shadowy blur running toward him. Before he could react, he felt the wind knocked out of him, and a blinding pain in his skull as his head hit the bulkhead. The last thing he saw before blacking out was the beaten and battered face of his friend @Dax_aussie_boy.
Dax laying on the ground, in his black satin robe, torn and tattered as he see Jim hitting the bulkhead, he felt helpless to do anything. He hears the soft humming coming from all around him. "Nawwww someone got a ouchy on their face." says the the voice in a sarcastic tone. Dax turns his head to see the pink and blue hair person twirling their hair between their fingers, dressed in a singlet with the words "Mumma's little boy" in blue and pink writing across the middle in a pair of black leather short shorts and long thigh height leather boots with metal studs going down the side of them.
Psycho Dax bends down to look at the beaten face of his counter-part, "You got a very big ouchy riiiiiigght......THERE!!!!!" says the Psycho Dax as he scratches along the wound with his fingers dragging the blood down the side.
Giggling from the excitement, Psycho Dax heres the skittering sounds of the creature near by. "OOOOOoooooooo. My little pet has come back to play? Im so EXCITED!!!!" jumping in the area with legs kicking like a jester. On the final jump, he twirls on the spot and looks at @GXV3. "Your gonna have so much fun. But not like what i saw of @Voleron and @Zander_Hawk in the shuttlebay." says Psycho Dax giggling at what he had saw before @Jacien showed up. "You all have fun with Mister Spi, he loves playing with his..... toys. BYE!!!!!!" says Psycho Dax as he skips back into the darkness humming to a tune of 'This is the song that doesn't end. It goes on and on my Friend.'
Groaning, as he came too, @JimJMcL1a, opened his eyes and felt a blinding pain, his vision blurred. He took a cursory glance around at his surrounding. The image of @medgirl1025 flickered as she picked up her bat'leth and began swinging it at anything that moved. He felt someone sitting next to him against the bulkhead, and cautiously looked to see a battered @Dax_Aussie_boy looking defeated. Kieran still laying where he had fallen. Trying to clear his vision, he barely made out the form of the creature skittering toward him, he tucked and rolled out of its way as it made a sickening thunk against the bulkhead. Feeling something poke him in the ribs he realized the phaser he had dropped earlier was now under him. Grabbing it Jim fired it at the creature hitting it in the thorax, it screams excruciating, and making the pain in his head worse, but the creature scuttled back into the darkness.
Digging through his kit, Jim pulled out a hypo and applied it to his neck, instantly feeling the pain subside, and his vision clear. Looking at the sleek device, he saw it still had two more doses left. Applying one of the remaining Doses to Kieran(Kierix) neck, the kid groaned and his eyes blinked open. Unnnggghh, what happened?, Kieran asked in a hoarse voice, looking around and pointing at Dax, Kieran exclaimed "He Shot Me!, except....except his hair was pink and blue." Jim looked at Dax, then back too Kieran, "something is definitely wrong with him, and we need to get him too Sick Bay. Turning toward Dax, Jim pressed the remaining dose to Dax neck.
@Dax_Aussie_boy eyes cleared, and he reached out and grabbed Jim by the arm, and in a Hoarse whisper said "We have to stop him!". Jim just looked at his friend, and replied "First we need to get you too Sick Bay. Kieran, help me get him into that Jefferies tube. Sick Bay is one Deck above us" Sighing , Kieran pulled himself up from the deck and did as he was ordered, with only a slight protest. As they slowly climbed the ladder of the Jefferies tube with Jim in the lead, Dax in the Middle and young Kieran bringing up the rear. Kieran exclaimed " Really! Do I need to see this! Dax in all his glory! Couldn't you wear some underwear under that robe!" Jim looked down and replied "Almost there Kieran, you can bare the site a few more minutes"
Finally reaching the Hatch to sick bay, Jim crawled out and helped Dax, as Kieran followed. Helping Dax to a medical exam table, Jim looked around for the Base Doctor, @DrTheopolis, when Kieran called out "Over Here!". Going into the Drs. office Jim saw Doc curled up in a ball, crying like a baby. Sighing deeply, Jim tapped his com badge "Computer activate the Emergency Medical Program" Suddenly a Mk I EMH flickered to life "Please state the nature of the medical emergency!" Jim pointed to Kieran "he was hit with heavy stun, I was thrown against a bulkhead and hit my head, and am possibly concussed, and he" pointing at Dax seems to be in shock for some reason, and" Pointing at @DrTheopolis " well that's the way we found him" The EMH responded by looking at Kieran and exclaiming " he will be fine, you do have a concussion, and easy fix", pulling a holographic medical tricorder from his belt, and scanning Jim, he grabbed a hypo, and injected it too Jim neck. Turning his attention too Dax, he injected Dax with a sedative, and turned his tricorder on Doc. The EMH Mk I then looked at Jim and Kieran, and said " Do you know you are all under the effects of a psychotropic compound?" Jim and Kieran turned and looked at each other with dawning understanding on their faces.