Re: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] Cmdr Niples \"Blackout\"
Commander Seymour Niples
JMC Blue Dwarf
"Blackout"
The under-worked and highly-paid Captain Cannon staggered onto the bridge
and mumbled to the bridge crew. He had been in bed when he'd felt the
collision with the asteroid and had come running as fast as he could. Even
though it had been 3 hours since the collision.
Niples was in his office waiting for Kieran and Smegg to return as well as
waiting from a damage report from Engineering. As he reached for the button
to turn on his desktop lava-lamp, the button seemed to have a negative
effect- the room went dark.
Then he realised it wasn't just the lights that had lost power- he could
hear the continuous drumming of the engines fading to silence.
He ran out into the Drive room just as the emergency lights flickered into
existence. The first thing he saw was the half dressed Captain.
"What have you touched this time?" said Niples, knowing that Captain Cannon
had been the cause of most anguish in his life.
"...I...uh..I was in bed when....."
Ok so it wasn't him, thought Niples so what was it?
"Engineering!" Niples heard Harris shout over the internal com. There came
no answer and Harris shouted again "Engineering respond!"
Niples moved over to Harris and put a hand on his shoulder to indicate his
presence, then he quickly removed it as Harris growled as he turned his
head.
"What's causing this?" asked Niples.
"No bloody idea" snapped Harris back at him.
Niples looked at the viewscreen (with Dolby surround and teletext TM) at
least that was working, although it looked more like a snow blizzard with
the amount of static.
The Drive-room crew were silent as all eyes turned to the viewscreen.
The stars and asteroids in front seemed to sway and shimmer, then something
blocked their view entirely- it was big, very big, it blocked the entire
view.
Niples didn't see it at first as it was black, and coincidently that was the
colour of space. But something was definitely there, it hung there silently
as if just for dramatic effect.
And then something happened. A light, a red light emanating from the object
filled the screen. Everyone looking at it directly were temporarily blinded
by the brightness of it.
The light seemed to cast shadows in the Drive-room, dark shadows. Shadows
that seemed to flicker and dance for what seemed like hours but was only in
fact a few seconds.
"What is it doing?" whispered Captain Cannon to Niples.
"It... it seems to be scanning us." whispered back the Commander.
"I've never seen anything so big...." said the Captain.
"It's magnificent...." said Niples
"Well Fuc......" started Harris but never finished the word because the dark
object started to move away, spinning as it did so.
Now they could see it in full, it had huge arm-like tendrills which seemed
to reach forward as if they were long bony fingers grasping for something.
It was obvious that something that size must be a ship, but it looked so
smooth and curved like an overgrown insect. As it moved away it didn't look
so forboding at all, just as people say about spiders when they're at the
other side of the room.
The shape seemed to fade into nothingness and was gone.
Then the power came back on, and the joyful voice of Steev MAcKenzyyyyyyy
came over the comm.
"Sorry about that everyone, there must have been a problem with the engines
after all- they just died for no apparent reason."
The drive-room crew were transfixed by the viewscreen.
"Hello?" said Steev. "Did I miss something interesting?"
Suddenly a figure in a torn filthy robe burst through the door sign swinging
from around neck he twirled a cutlery knife round his neck
"THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE AT LAST AND I AM TO BE THE MESSENGER OF YOUR DOOM.
SUBMIT OR FACE THE FLAMES OF ETERNAL TORMENT BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
Doom looked about panting heavily and saw for the first time that nobody was
moving, instead they stared at the viewscreen in front of them. Doom
thought for a moment "This is odd if they don't bow down they usually run
screaming from the room...wait a minute they must be IN DENIAL" as Doom
realised this he laughed again and advanced on the figures "YOU CANNOT DENY
YOUR OWN FATE CEASE THIS POINTLESS EXERCISE AND SUBMIT TO YOUR ETERNAL
DAMNATION MWAHAHAHAHA.
Nipples turned around and vaguely registered the creature behind him "Who's
that he asked Harris" Harris wheeled round and spotted the man there and
growled "Him sir he's the new guy at security"
"Remind me to look at potential candidates for the crew more closely next
time" Nipples said before returning to the viewscreen.
"DO NOT DENY IT" Doom tried again. Harris turned around and bellowed in his
direction "SHUT THE BLOODY HELL UP YOU FILTHY SMEGGING BASTARD"
Doom immediately took a step backwards and seemed to at once visibly
diminish in size "ess ir nk ou ir" he muttered in a small weedy voice before
slumping to the ground and began muttering
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