<span style="font-style: italic">"Scheize man, you know you shouldn't sneak up on me like that!"</span>Johan appeared startled by Günther's sudden appearance.<span style="font-style: italic">"Yeah, I still don't smoke man."</span><br/><br/>"Suit yourself," Günther uttered as he took Johan's spot in the hallway. Gunther knew Johan didn't smoke, but figured he would ask just the same. "Can't say I never offered you anything," with a wink and a smile.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Anyway, I'll be checking the other half of the ship now, have fun guarding an empty hallway."</span><br/><br/>Johan started to move away when Günther noticed some movement down the hall. Within seconds of detecting the movement, the lights in the corridor flicked off. It was obvious the electrical system was still functioning. The Heads Up Display (HUD) in the cockpit were still functioning. The Captain could still see what he was doing, it was just dark. But there was enough of a glow from the Bridge to silhouette whatever was out there. A distant light aided in highlighting their shape and movements.<br/><br/>Whatever it was, it was moving quickly and about half the size of either of them, but with a long-ish tail, if that is what it is. Just as quickly as Johan drew and discharged his firearm, Günther was doing the same. Unlike his partner in crime, Günther loaded his firearm with blue ammunition or what he liked to call,<span style="font-style: italic">hot loads</span>, meaning they did the most damage.<span style="font-style: italic">'Hell, if you're going to carry, you may as well mean it. What's the sense of loading those rubber things that don't do a damn thing?'</span>Günther thought this to himself.<br/><br/>He couldn't tell what it was they were looking at, but there were three of them. He got off two rounds in the confined space of the ship's corridor. The report of the discharged rounds punched the air and everyone's eardrums sharply; pain would follow, maybe causing someone to attempt to cover or protect their ears. Günther was a fairly decent shot and hit the first one square on in the head. The second shot missed ricocheting down the corrdor into who knows what.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Günther, go warn the captain!"</span>Johan yelled during their volley of shots.<br/><br/>"What the Frack!?"  Günther yelled. "You don't think he doesn't know what's going on?" This was Günther's immediate reaction, but figured he would say something anyway. He turned to the open door and yelled at the Captain, "Hey Cap! There are three creatures out here. Larger than a dog. Not sure what they are up to. I got one, but he....err,....it is still moving." Günther turned and fired off another round striking the third creature in the torso somewhere. "What you want us to do?"<br/><br/>That was when Johan yelled,<span style="font-style: italic">"Captain... we have a problem!"</span>The situation was getting dire. They would need to stop these beasts as soon a frackin' possible.