[ WP ] An alien race encounters the most terrifying predator imaginable . A lone , unarmed human .

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 This is Lt. Yise Valnut, lone survivor of the ZFK Tom'Ma. 
 
 Six hours ago our ship docked with the extraterrestrial craft that entered our solar system approximately 3 Solar cycles ago. It took the Tom'Ma one Lunar cycle from launch date to dock with the craft. Visual inspection confirmed what the *bzzzt* back on Zenophan had been saying for months, the extrasolar object is of artificial origin. We attached the ship to what we presume was one of the craft's docking nodes and burned through the bulkhead to access the interior. Our first impression on entering the ship was that it was derelict. There was no activity or gravity until we entered what we believed to be the main ring section of the ship. Strange, semitransparent rectangles ran along the walls and ceiling glowing a dull red color. We found the two creatures when we reached some kind of intersection. Both were in transparent tubes filled with fluid. The creatures remakrably did not appear to have scales or an exoskeleton of any kind and while certainly the same species, had profound differences in their body structure. Captain Xerve Bashir decided to open one of the stasis pods using our sampling laser. That was our first mistake. As soon as the glass separated from the rest of the tube, the atmospheric pressure in the room increased to levels nearly strong enough to cause environment suit failure. The creature flopped out of the tube and began convulsing on the floor. A whitish fluid flowed from what we presume to have been its mouth. We could hear a shrill screech through our helmets as the pressure increased, whether or not it was the creature I will never know. Some of the red lights on the walls seemed to increase in brightness and began rotating rapidly. We covered the creature in *bzzzt* bubble in an attempt to protect it from the deteriorating conditions, and attempted to attach monitoring equipment in order to ascertain its condition. This was our second mistake. The creature had strong internal electrical activity and continued to shudder as ice crystals formed across its skin. Then, abruptly the movement and electrical activity stopped and did not return. While we were distracted with the first creature the fluid in the tube behind us drained and the creature within it awoke. It let out a cry of some sort the likes of which we had never heard before, though it sounded vaguely like a *bzzzt*. It pushed past us trying to reach the dead creature. This is when we made our third, and final mistake. Ensign Salay Wertoo attempted to stop creature by grabbing one its upper limbs. The creatures face twisted as it hurled the ensign against the wall with enough force to crack his exoskeleton. It then grabbed another ensign and began digging the manipulators on its upper limbs into the ensigns helmet. As long as I may live I will never forget what happened to the ensign's head. After that, we scattered down the corridors. No matter where we ran it could chase us, no matter where we hid it found us. While we fumbled in the dark it could see us, while we struggled in the zero gravity areas of the craft it moved with grace. The captain was the last member of our crew I saw die. His foot caught on a piece of metal sending him spinning in the air. The creature, its skin coated the green and blue blood of our crewmates plowed into the Captain and slammed him into the wall. I then watched as the creature ripped the screaming *bzzzt* in half. I slipped away before I could see what the creature would do to him next. I then found myself where I am now. Tucked into ventilation shaft in a corridor where I found more of the tubes. Dozens, hundreds maybe of these unstoppable killing machines. Killing machines that are coming for all of us. They are stronger, faster, and more agile than any creature on Zenophan. They are the perfect predators. The To'Ma's computer informed me that this craft has begun decelerating, and is no longer on an extrasolar trajectory. Instead, it is going to settle into orbit of Zenophan in approximately *bzzzt*. Time grows short, soon the creature will find me. I only hope this message can reach the high command and warn them of the danger this craft poses. 
 
 This is Lt. Yise Valnut signingajkhfgbahknefiaSfjafbueabylvoawcvuailcba_ 
 
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