OP: Phoenix, My 'Safehouse' Pt3


Mattimeo pondered what he would do. He was speeding towards the 
nonexistant LunaBase, at top escape speed, and unable to access the 
computer. {where can i go, and how do i get there} he thought.  "PAUL!" 
he yelled, "Can you access this computer?"  "That mundane thing?" replied 
the AI.  "Yes" said Matt.  "Awaiting new coordinates." said Paul.  Matt 
told him the coordinates for a junker ship he was fixing in orbit around 
Luna, and they swung around that way.

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It was becoming increasingly annoying to follow this enemy. He had 
destroy the Jihad ship, and still the pilot escaped. It was going to 
fast, so the X'hirjq could only follow. It knew the pod had to stop 
somewhere, so he would bide his time. Then he would hunt the Jihaddi down.

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Matt docked with the derelict, grabbed his duffle bag, and cast the pod 
adrift, telling Paul he would call for him. It was dark in this ship, and 
cold. It had been a month since he had been here to do any work. It was 
odd tho, because he always left the heaters on. The main power must have 
finally failed. He heard the telltale thump of a ship docking, and knew 
it was the X'hirjq. He sped around the corner, and withdrew his first 
toy. This was the 'Scatter Gun' a prototype design. He slid a canister 
into the barrel, and held a button for five seconds. The alien shot 
around the corner, and past, knowing he had weapons. As any bird hunter 
would, he aimed ahead of the X'hirjq, and fired. The whit hot links of 
chain contacted with the things armor and began the process of melting 
it. The X'hirjq riped off the armor, and ducked behind a junction box. 
Matt dropped the gun, and a soon as it hit the floor, the alien flew from 
its place, and pulled a sword. It launched itself at him, and nicked his 
right arm. Matt pulled his own sword, and expertly swung it. He managed 
to disarm the thing in a few minutes, but his sword caught a 
serration, and was pulled away as well. He ran down the corridor away 
from the beast.

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The X'hirjq was a predator, and as he saw the human run away, he engaged 
his predatory nature, and knew it wouldnt get away. He ran after it. It 
had gone a way before it sensed him. It smelled him. All the sudden a 
huge form jumped from a hole in the ceiling, clawed him, and ran down the 
corridor. It snarled an alien phrase: "Catch me if you can!" and 
then...he knew that this human was different, it was stronger than him, 
it was a bit faster, and it was a predator as well.

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Matt clibed up into a hole in the ceiling, and shifted to Crinos form, or 
that of a werewolf. He stood a chance in this form. He weighed in at 600 
pounds, and was 7 feet tall. He was also a predator in this form. He 
waited, and soon the alien stepped under him. It semd to sense him. He 
launched down on it, and clawed its chest. He then took off down the 
corridor, uttering the innane phrase "Cath me if you can!" as a sort of 
challenge.

T/B/C

Warrior Mattimeo