OP: Phoenix, My 'Safehouse' Pt4


Matt was far ahead of the alien, and decided to finish it here. He made a 
torch from a pipe and his pant leg. After lighting and leving it in the 
hall, he took a baseball-bat sized pipe and hid. The thing came running 
up and stopped, bewildered by the fire. Matt jumped out behind it and 
yelled, "Tonight we present a birthday party. You'll be playing the part 
of the pin~ata!" He then swunf the pipe into the alien's arm, and heard a 
satisfying crunch. He then bludgeoned its head, knocking it senseless. He 
drug it up the hall by the arm.

He reached his bag and let the alien loose. Matt withdrew a gun, and the 
alien pulled out a needle-object. Matt kicked it away and said, 
"Uh-Huh!"  He shot the creature with the gun, coating it with foam. He 
continued untill it was covered. He signalled Paul, and the pod docked. 
He put the alien in, and got onboard. "Paul, take us to the nearest 
Jihaddi vessel we can approach safely!" he ordered. The ship pulled away 
frm the docking latch.

After depositing the alien, and foam catalyst with the ship's crew, he 
used the last of the pod's energy to get to his Luna-orbit shipyard. He 
signalled it, and the ship bay opened. He piloted in, and landed the pod. 
He got out and called the head technician over. "How long 'till she's 
ready?" he asked.  "Should be one day. Were running initialization now." 
replied the technician. Matt went to his small quarters, and slept. He 
had to captain a ship in the morning. He would take vengeance for the 
destruction of things by the purple menace. He would at least aid in this 
goal, no matter what the cost to himself. Yes, he had a ship, he had 
weapons, all he needed was something to attack. That was waiting outside, 
in the blackness of space.

T/B/C

Warrior Mattimeo