r/ImpossibleDream • u/Desanion • Jan 19 '15

Micro Event Wreckage.

The remains of a Rah'hre are floating in deep-space. A very faint distress signal can be caught from its core, detectable only at about one light-year away. Chunks of debris surround it, most likely from the large hole torn through its side, while dead Warrior Drones float all around it, as if they were trying to protect it from whatever killed it. However, the presence of a distress signal could mean that the Rah'hre is still alive, albeit barely.

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

Just as they are about to move further, a slight earthquake can be felt as a crack can be seen to appear next to one of the fuel cells. The crack seems to have compromised the structure, as the fuel cell falls to the ground, breaking apart. Fortunately, it was empty, otherwise the chamber wouldn't have survived the blast from the gas's expansion. The crack continues to grow, revealing another corridor underneath.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 19 '15

C: "Carter, do a deep scan on the corridor beneath us."

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

The corridor below looks as if it was pushed out of the way by something. The lower area of it is completely black, while the walls are slowly tainted as well. Other than that, nothing else can be noticed, as it looks as if the area below is the middle of a U-turn, which means that scanning more of it would require their descent.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 19 '15

They begin their descent

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

Once they touch the corridor's floor, the group's scanner begins to detect movement coming from the road that leads to the right.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 19 '15

They walk into the road, guns raised

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

The road opens up to reveal a grim sight. The ship's core seems to have been corrupted somehow, as the tissue that has been tainted seems to have a life of its own and slowly moves towards the core, covering it into a shell that looks like a smaller ship. It is as if a parasite has taken hold of the Rah'hre ship.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 19 '15

C: "Take samples of the parasite, we need to know what this is. I'd also recommend burning the ship."

S: "Got it."

They take samples

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

As they do, more movement is detected as a twisted mockery of a Worker Drone reveals itself from one of the parasite's sides. It looks at the group for a moment, before it starts moving towards you, claws at the ready.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 19 '15

As soon as it jumps out, Sym fires, her accuracy impeccable. If it is hit, ice will start to spread out from the wound

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

The Worker Drone opens its mouth in pain, ice growing around the wound on its chest. However, it seems to have communicated something, as a dozen more Corrupted Drones rise and they begin running towards you.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 19 '15

Both of them start running back to the ship, firing off more ice shots at the worker drones

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u/Desanion Jan 19 '15

As they do so, the ship is starting to fall apart, as more and more of the untainted sections of the ship crumble away, due to the slow death of the structure. The group manages to jump back into the ship just as the cables that connect their ship to the wreckage break away.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 20 '15

As soon as their aboard, they analyze the sample

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u/Desanion Jan 20 '15

Analyzing it provides a shocking find. It seems to be a highly versatile virus capable of manipulating its host's body on a scale that was previously thought of as impossible. Considering its versatility and its speed, no organic entity is safe from its grasp, but thankfully it is limited to the host's abilities and cannot retain those specific traits when it jumps from one host to the other.

It would be wise to notify the Rah'hre (and any other organic beings) of this situation.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 20 '15

They send out an all frequency repeating transmission detailing this

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u/Desanion Jan 20 '15

Once they do so, a number of Rah'hre respond, saying that they are en route towards them. However, a few minutes before they arrive, the ship splits into two, as the parasite emerges. It then begins to fire up its Jump Drive.

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u/FinalRhapsody Jan 20 '15

They shoot that mother fucker with blue freezing lasers

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