The Slig Chronicles -

Slig75 · #**151** 01-04-2010, 11:38 AM

Now the ball is rolling again. Here is the next chapter.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 6
Source Search (part 1)

Admeet and Zaypher reached the maintenance shaft entrance. It was a large steel door operated by an electrical crank shaft mechanism. Admeet pressed the orange, round button. Steam shot out of a few small vents in the mechanism. The crank turned and two locks slid down from the crank down into the floor. The door then slid against the wall to let the two Sligs through. The next room gave a pitch-black welcome to the Sligs. “Hmm, we’ll need a torch” said Admeet looking into the black. Zaypher walked over to a maintenance box attached to the wall next to the door. “There may be another problem” said Zaypher looking in the box, “This torch is low on power for some reason. And something has been biting it”. “Well, we’ll have to use what we can out of it” replied Admeet. Suddenly, something scuttled out of the gloom. It was glowing a bright green. “Hmm, that may be the culprit” said Admeet looking at it sniffing the slightly stale air, “an Electro Beetle”. Another beetle scuttled past the two Sligs; Admeet quickly grabbed it. “Keep that torch in handy as well. This bug might fail on us” said Admeet. The bug emitted a bright light and the duo entered the darkness.

The corridors were getting creepier by the moment. Zaypher kept the torch off to save power while the Electro Beetle did all the work. The duo then came to a to a large room with two large generators in the middle. Luckily, the room was lit by a central light above the generators. However, the edges of the room were not lit. “Judging by the generators, this must be the main power supply for the lab” said Zaypher, “This must be where we’d find a source”. Admeet started to scan the edges of the room with the beetle. Desks and computers surrounded the walls. Admeet walked over to one of the desks and inspected what was lying on it. “Hmm, more ammo for the pulse cutter” said Admeet. Zaypher walked to where Admeet was. “And look, a plug with a power adapter” said Zaypher. He looked at the two generators and saw they were not running. “I guess we have to turn on the generators to power the main supply. But I wonder what’s keeping that central light on” said Zaypher. Suddenly, the Beetle’s light started to fade away; Admeet noticed it. “Get under the central light, now” said Admeet looking worried. The room was getting darker by the moment. The two Sligs stood under the central light as the light from the beetle faded completely. “Well, now what do we do” said Zaypher. “Use the torch” replied Admeet. But before Zaypher could get the torch out, the Beetle made an ear-splitting scream. “Loud mouth” said Zaypher. Admeet drew the pulse cutter out and Zaypher picked up a crowbar sat next to him. First, it was silent, and then came a loud scream coming from all around the labs. Then it fell silent again. The two Sligs just kept in the light, not moving a muscle.

Oddey · #**152** 01-05-2010, 04:09 AM

Scream must be one of the best words for something scary. I like these Electro Bugs too.

Slig75 · #**153** 01-05-2010, 05:25 AM

Thanks

AlexFili · #**154** 01-05-2010, 11:23 AM

Awesome chapter mate.

Slig75 · #**155** 01-05-2010, 01:08 PM

Thankyou

Slig75 · #**156** 01-18-2010, 10:43 AM

Hmm, I've seem to have run into a writer's block (D8). The next chapter may come sometime later

Oddey · #**157** 01-18-2010, 10:56 AM

I see. In the meantime, I wish to tell you that I may not have the time to look at this in the next three weeks or so.

I will try though.

Slig75 · #**158** 01-19-2010, 11:37 AM

OK, thanks

AlexFili · #**159** 01-20-2010, 12:00 AM

I've been playing Guitar Hero games for a while, hence my absense.
Good luck with the story.

Slig75 · #**160** 01-20-2010, 07:18 AM

Thankyou

Slig75 · #**161** 01-21-2010, 07:16 AM

Hmm, short block

anyway here is part two of chapter 6
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source Search (part 2)

“We can’t just stay here, we must find a way to turn on the generators” said Zaypher looking at the darkness around him. “That light must be powered by a small generator or something small” said Admeet looking at the bulb, “If we can find that generator, we can get enough power into the PDA. We’ll need that adapter first. Zaypher ran towards the slightly illuminated desk and grabbed the adapter. And just in time; hundreds creatures came from one corridor to the far left of Admeet. Strangely, they were Paramites. However, they were not aiming for the duo; they were running away from something. “What the heck are Paramites doing here” said Zaypher stepping away from the stampede. Then there came a small rumble. It became louder and louder until a small pack of animals came into the Slig’s view. “What the heck are they” said Admeet pointing at them with the pulse cutter. “I don’t know but they don’t look friendly” said Zaypher. They were shaped like Paramites and stood like Paramites but they had row upon row of sharp teeth in their tentacles. Their green skin was slightly lighter than the Paramites and they emitted a slightly bright green light from their skin. The tentacles couldn’t be retracted fully but they could still put food into their mouth. They showed their razor sharp teeth towards the terrified Sligs. “What do we do?” said Zaypher. Admeet stood still waiting for something to happen. Then suddenly, Dagger Roaches sprung out of nowhere and attacked the new creatures. They tackled the creatures to the ground and fought to the death. Admeet knew that this was the time to escape. “Run” he shouted to Zaypher.

The two Sligs ran out of the generator room and entered a maintenance chamber. Zaypher turned on the flashlight. On the left side was a small adaptable generator. Zaypher plugged the adapter into the generator and plugged the other end into the PDA. “Come on, where are you” Admeet whispered to himself as he was handed the PDA from Zaypher. Admeet touched the PDA to find the location Klazor suggested. The screams from the Dagger Roaches and the new creatures got louder as Admeet tried to find the Location. Then at last, he found the place. “Shires Beam” said Admeet to Zaypher, “That’s where we need to go”. “Then keep the PDA on charge” said Zaypher, “We’ll need it to navigate towards the location”. The Power meter on the PDA showed 15% full. “It may take at least 10 minutes for it to charge fully” said Admeet turning around to face Zaypher. Admeet readied the pulse cutter and Zaypher readied his crowbar.

Lord Stanley · #**162** 01-21-2010, 01:40 PM

I like it. The tenseness of the situation is building...

AlexFili · #**163** 01-21-2010, 02:38 PM

Awesome. I think the plot is developing nicely. The way you described the new creatures was pretty interesting!

Slig75 · #**164** 01-21-2010, 10:48 PM

Lord Stanley: Thankyou

AlexFili: Thankyou

Oddey · #**165** 01-22-2010, 07:12 AM

Oh deary me. Dagger roaches are quite an irritating species. Course I'd say that about all roaches.

Lord Stanley · #**166** 01-22-2010, 11:52 AM

I agree. Roaches, bleh. Story, very good.

AlexFili · #**167** 01-23-2010, 01:41 AM

Let's all hug a dagger roach! (Walks up to one and hugs it)

Slig75 · #**168** 01-23-2010, 11:54 AM

*Hugs it also*

Oddey · #**169** 01-23-2010, 12:41 PM

I suspect the only hug I'd give a dagger roach would be a hug of death which is a form of suffocation.

Slig75 · #**170** 01-24-2010, 02:20 PM

Chapter 7
Charge Defence

2 minutes went past and the power meter had reached 25%. “A quarter of the way there” said Zaypher encouragingly. Then the new creatures appeared in front of them; they were angry. Admeet pulled the trigger on the pulse cutter and an orange beam of energy shot out and hit the first creature. It stumbled about, in pain, but quickly regained its footing. Zaypher swung the crowbar at another creature and it stabbed the creature in the shoulder. It shrieked in pain and attacked Zaypher. It missed and Zaypher went for another swing with the crowbar. This time it stabbed it in the head. The creature stumbled and fell to the floor, paralysed. The Power meter now was now at 33%; a third of the way there. Admeet kept on shooting at the creatures but then he had to reload. A creature leapt towards him and pinned him to the ground. “Zaypher” he shouted, “get this thing off me!” Zaypher whacked the creature off with the crowbar. Then more Dagger Roaches came out of nowhere again and attacked the creatures. The two types fought with no side gaining an advantage. The power meter now read 47%. “Come on already” shouted Zaypher.

2 more minutes past and the fight over the two animal species carried on. The Power metre was at 69% now. Now the mutated Slig specimens had joined in the fight. Some of them poured boiling acid over the creatures and some pounced on their victims and clawed them to death. “Come on, just 31 percent to go” said Admeet looking at the meter. They stood back amongst the fight and waited for the meter to reach 100%. “What were they doing down here” said Zaypher. “Well, judging by the hideous mutated Sligs and the new creatures, I say they were doing biological testing” replied Admeet.

Admeet reloaded the pulse cutter as meter reached 90%. “Almost there” said Admeet looking at the meter. Now many dead bodies lay on the ground. Most of them were the bodies of the mutated Sligs but the other creatures had suffered greatly. Then the meter reached 100%. “Great” said Admeet unplugging the adapter from the PDA, “Let’s go”. Admeet and Zaypher rushed out of the maintenance room and back up to the entrance. Klazor welcomed them back. “So, you’ve found the location” he said. “Yes” said Admeet, “apparently, it is a shrine called Shire’s Beam. And do you know what those creatures were down there?” “Well, they are biologically tampered Paramites, we call them Scaranites”. “So that’s why there were a stampede of Paramites in the generator room” said Zaypher. “We haven’t fully explored Shire’s Beam” said Klazor, “so you won’t know what to expect” “Thanks for the help” replied Admeet. “No worries” replied Klazor, “Oh and take this”. He handed Admeet and Zaypher two Dagger Roach queen hearts. “Now the Dagger Roaches won’t even touch you” said Klazor. “Thanks again” said Admeet. The two Sligs exited the labs and came out into the re-growing landscape. There was nothing that could stop the Sligs now.

Oddey · #**171** 01-25-2010, 04:58 AM

Do I detect a healthly helping of Half-Life 2? Not that Half-Life 2 is bad.

Whos' Klazor again? And what about Solister?

Lord Stanley · #**172** 01-25-2010, 02:08 PM

I like that line, nothing could stop the Sligs now. Of course, that alludes that something will happen to them (because otherwise, it would be a boring story.) Continue!

Slig75 · #**173** 01-26-2010, 07:19 AM

Oddey: I think the crowbar is a nice melee weapon for someone to use and it is handy in some everyday situations. The plasma cutter emits an orange beam and hurts them, not pushes them over. I didn't intend on copying the move where Gordon Freeman shoots at an Antlion with the Gravity gun. Klazor is the Slig who has held out in the labs and is protected by the Dagger Roaches. Solister is believed to have gone to 'Shires Beam' where all of the test subjects injected with the pulse energy have gone to.

Lord Stanley: Thanks

AlexFili · #**174** 01-26-2010, 08:17 AM

I hope they can rescue Solister!

Oddey · #**175** 01-26-2010, 09:13 AM

The dagger queen roach hearts is very similar to the Antlion commandy thingy though. I've not sure what it's called, but most of that chapter sounds remarkably similar to Half-Life 2.

Critique from me is a good thing. It shows I care enough to give it out. Unless it doesn't need any.

Slig75 · #**176** 01-26-2010, 12:09 PM

Yeah, I did copy pheropod idea from Half life, it seemed like a good idea.

For those of you who don't know about pheropods (get ready for a small lecture), they are glandular sacks that are located within a myrmidont (otherwise known as an antlion guard). The creatures give out pheromones to the soldiers and the workers on what to do - different pheromone scents mean different commands.

There you have it

Lord Stanley · #**177** 02-04-2010, 02:30 AM

Slig75! Where are you? Stuck in Paramonia for weeks?

Slig75 · #**178** 02-04-2010, 07:05 AM

Don't worry, I'm still here, I just haven't had time to do the next chapter

Oddey · #**179** 02-04-2010, 08:10 AM

Likewise, I might not even have had time to read it. After this week, I will though.

AlexFili · #**180** 02-04-2010, 09:35 AM

I like these stories. I will try and write more soon.