text: [Themes: sci-fi]
  
  Well you might as well see what that sadist got out of his victim. You head over and enter Salo's tent.
  
  "I TOLD YOU NOT TO DISTURB ME!" Salo screams.
  "What?!"
  "Oh...its you. Forgive my outburst Captain. I've been a little on edge."
  "I...see..." you say as you notice that Salo has dismembered the Elojin. Body parts and blood are covering the floor of the tent. Salo sees your reaction to the sight and tries to explain.
  "Sorry for this mess, I got a little carried away, the Elojin proved to be particularly defiant. I was surprised, most Elojins squeal even without the threat of torture. This one wouldn't say anything, at least nothing that he hadn't already told you. I guess I got a little angry..."
  "I'd say you got a little more than angry."
  Salo begins to suddenly weep.
  "I'm sorry Captain! I couldn't get any more information out of him! I failed you and as an Indoctrinator of the Empire!"
  
  Okay this is really weird, you've never seen any side of Salo that indicates any like for you, let alone any feelings that would result in tears.
  
  "Uh, its okay Salo, I'm sure you did your best. Don't worry about it, the Elojin was probably talking bullshit anyway about the Xont, we all know that's just a myth. Maybe you should take it easy for awhile, and make sure you clean up this tent, who knows what the hell this mess this will attract."
  "I will." Salo says looking off into space.
  
  You slowly exit Salo's tent, and call LaFleur and Alyssa to your tent to talk about this.
  
  "What's going on sir?"
  "Salo's gone off his fucking rocker that's what. He's always been walking that line, but I think he's finally gone over this time. He completely dismembered that Elojin and he's just acting creepy in general and not the usual type of creepy either. He's definitely not entirely sane anymore."
  "So he's a threat then? We kill him?" Alyssa asks.
  "Whoa, hold on there! As much as I can't stand him, we ARE still following Empire law here; we can't just shoot him, at least not without reason." You say.
  "Well in situations like this, the procedure is to immediately have him checked out by a doctor..." LaFleur comments.
  "Uh duh, Doc got killed trying to communicate with some Lizards remember? Besides I don't need a professional to tell me that he's crazy, I saw it with my own eyes."
  "Well then the next step would be to have him shipped off to an Empire mental facility...but since we aren't anywhere near one of those and won't be for a long time, we're suppose to keep him isolated, and under guard like a prisoner, until such time that he can be transferred to the proper facility." LaFleur says.
  "Wonderful. We can't move effectively around with a madman in tow. (Sigh) Well I guess we could just spend the rest of our time in this village. Make sure everyone's extra nice to the Lizards, we don't need them rising up against us now. We can do exploratory missions of the surrounding area. Salo will be restricted to his tent and kept under guard at all times. Alyssa, inform the rest of the team. LaFleur we're going into Salo's tent."
  "Um, erm, what for?"
  "To take away his weapons! We can't have him armed."
  "Sir maybe you should let Sergeant Alyssa..."
  "I said me and YOU, Lieutenant! Besides, he might attack Alyssa, he didn't like non-humans before, he's probably only gotten more intolerant since then. Its apparent the only thing he's ever really respected is rank, even if it hasn't been us personally. Now come on!"
  
  You and LaFleur approach Salo's tent cautiously.
  
  > let Lafleur enter first
  "Get in there you fucking coward!" you say and shove LaFleur in first. Salo, surprised by LaFleur sudden appearance, immediately attacks him by stabbing him in the neck.
  "I TOLD YOU NOT TO DISTURB ME!" he screams.
  As LaFleur falls, Salo continues to stab him, completely ignoring you.
  
  You take advantage of Salo's preoccupation and shoot him in the head, you start laughing and continue firing. You feel a rush of pleasure that you've never felt before when killing someone. You quickly try to regain your composure. Alyssa and a few others enter the tent.
  
  "Sir! Are you alright?"
  "Ugh yeah. I...I don't know what the hell's happening, I feel weird. Salo killed LaFleur so I reacted...Is anyone feeling strange?"
  
  A couple of the other team members say they haven't exactly been feeling themselves, Alyssa says she doesn't feel any different, but something's definitely going on. A few of the Lizards have been noticing what's been going on, and its making them nervous it seems. You might be wearing out your welcome.
  
  > stay in the village
  You decide to stay to figure out what the hell's going on; you feel the need to rest though first. In the meantime, nobody is to enter Salo's tent. You want a couple of guards to watch it, and in the morning it's going to be searched thoroughly.
  
  You go to sleep and have violent nightmares, except they aren't nightmares; you find them to be very comforting. The next day, you insist on searching Salo's tent yourself, Alyssa says she's been experiencing some insubordination from team members, you snarl at her and tell her, if someone steps out of line then to shoot the bastards. She's a little shocked by your comment, then you tell her not to disturb you while you search Salo's tent.
  
  You enter Salo's tent and search, but you have a hard time concentrating, you're having those thoughts again, they're almost primal...
  
  You stop searching and get angry from not readily finding an answer to your questions.
  Exiting the tent, you see some of your team getting mad at the Lizards, who are hissing back. Alyssa tries to calm people down, but you undermine her authority, by pushing her aside and shooting a Lizard.
  
  "KILL THE OTHER TRIBE!" you yell.
  
  A small battle occurs, it's bloody and short. Your side wins, but not just content on killing the Lizards, they butcher them. A few even start cooking them up. A couple of the male and female soldiers start stripping off their clothing and have sex right in front of everyone. There is no shame; it's almost as if the concepts of civilization have been erased from all your memories over night. Alyssa's disappeared but you're not even thinking about her.
  
  However you still manage to maintain a higher brain function of authority. You quickly establish yourself as the "Alpha Male", you immediately smash one of your tribesmen over the head and take his woman.
  
  As time passes, you all have lost all ideas of your previous lives. You've all effectively reverted back to the Stone Age, hunting for your food and fighting over the smallest things. None of you are wearing your uniforms anymore; your equipment has been all thrown into a pile in Salo's old tent. (You kept your rank bars though, because they were shiny) You are the Chieftain and make sure everyone remembers that fact, by displaying your prowess in battle with those Lizard creatures that attack every now and then, and by keeping the other members of your tribe in line.
  
  One day you wander from the village, and come across a secluded waterfall, you see a blue woman with long white hair, bathing naked in it with an odd looking spear like weapon strapped to her back. She's beautiful; you immediately bow down before her in complete awe. She sees you, and approaches. A glimmer in her eye meets yours...somehow you two know each other...but that's impossible, she must surely be a goddess of battle sent from the heavens. She blesses you with her cool touch. Only a goddess could generate such a sensation in this heat.
  
  During your time together, the blue woman's raw unbridled passion overwhelms you, she begins to claw and bite you and your entire body becomes as ice. You realize your actions as a warrior have been rewarded. You feel darkness approach; you're ascending back to the heavens with her.
  
  And with one last kiss you finally reach Paradise.