"Of course!" said Nagate, a hint of cockiness creeping into his voice. He didn't know where this thing had come from, but it definitely wasn't getting their cargo on his watch.
Nagate opened fire with Higgs particle beam, scoring a hit on the alien life form that vaporized its head and a good chunk of its upper body. It seemed, however, to have a distributed nervous system; the lower half of its body continued brainlessly forward, though it was no longer a risk to the shuttle.
No sooner had the creature been dispatched, however, than five more similar distortions began forming in the space nearby. "...You don't have warp drive or anything on that shuttle, do you?"
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Nagate opened fire with Higgs particle beam, scoring a hit on the alien life form that vaporized its head and a good chunk of its upper body. It seemed, however, to have a distributed nervous system; the lower half of its body continued brainlessly forward, though it was no longer a risk to the shuttle.
No sooner had the creature been dispatched, however, than five more similar distortions began forming in the space nearby. "...You don't have warp drive or anything on that shuttle, do you?"