We had just received a new crew member. They had previous training in their own military yet most information on what they accomplished has been redacted from my sight. I do not believe they qualify for guard duty at the docks and have sense stationed them to watch over the private quarters. My reasons are simple. How can I trust someone, especially a human, if I know nothing of their previous duties.
In a way, I am quite grateful for doing so. We hadn’t seen them coming. Just a normal, maybe slightly larger, merchant ship had come from quadrant 42. While the crew that left the ship seemed more aggressive than normal, the Borp were known to agitate easily. And had a history of war.
Something had malfunctioned at the far side of the docking arms. It seemed as if a series of them were trying to drag one of the ships up onto the platform. It was all they needed. A large wave of Borp were running off of the recently docked ship with weapons. They easily rounded up the distracted workers and disposed of the guards. Someone had set off the panic alarm. The base had been thrown into lockdown. All exits out of the base shut and a message sent to the nearest military High Council ship.
With our guards dead and the rest of us as hostages we lost hope. The Borp had made it throughout the base, pillaging our reserves and grabbing more hostages. It was a mess. One of the Borps stepped forward, looking to be the one in charge. “Your guards are dead. You will be as well if you don’t unlock the main gate.”
I never had time to respond. Three of the attackers had just ran out of the south hall screaming. Fear evident even on their neutral faces. We have nothing in the south hall. Just residential quarters. All confiscated contraband is kept in the west end. There are no species there to be afraid of.
They fall dead before making it 10 vor from the door. Soft tings could be heard. Their boss yelled as two stepped into the hall, falling dead before they could speak. The tings heard again. Then a small human giggle. A whisper of how “stupid” they were. It had to be Human Jack. The only one on this base. The new guy.
The Borps boss took a step back as more surrounded the door. A bottle beverage was rolled out, one of them touched it causing a small explosion. “Dumbasses, didn’t your mama ever teach you to not pick up suspicious looking things?”
We all stared at Human Jack. Terrified of the smile on his face as he surveyed what was left of the dead Borps. “Hey bossman! Is it alright if I kill the rest? I could leave one alive if you’d like?” He was looking at me. The Human, the monster, was looking at me as he spoke. I stared, a slight twitch of my head. His face lit up even more. “Thanks! I’ve been craving some action!”
The remaining Borps looked terrified. Even started to retreat back to their ship. Only the leader made it, the rest dropping like Jerts as the once quiet tings became loud booms when Human Jack grabbed an unauthorized weapon from his back.
“Bossman, how much longer till the High Council gets here? I kinda wanna go eat before debrief.” I could barely look at him. I knew humans could and would kill if needed, some even enjoying it. I had never imagined I would come across one of the few who did. I waved him off. Taking it as a sign, Human Jack left towards the kitchens.
I looked at one of our engineers. “Lock down that ship and open the gates for the High Council. When they get here show them where the Borp is hiding. The rest of you, start helping with collection of the dead. Keep them separated, Borps from our. A trauma team will arrive with the High Council, we all are required to go through the examination. Do not avoid it. I am going to send out a message to the incoming ship now.”
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I talked to one of the trauma experts after they talked to Human Jack. “He was smiling through it all. Not fazed by his actions. Laughed at their deaths. It is weird, even for human standards. Is he safe to be around the rest of us?” I looked at the Crillit.
“Human Jack has a complicated history. He has been cleared by both the human psychiatric board and the High Council one to safely work around others. While it is quite frightening to see Human Jack enjoying his actions, you all are safe to work around him. He would not be here otherwise. Remember, all humans, while the same species, have large variants. What makes one a monster makes another a great ally. If he wasn’t here today, it could have been much worse.” The Crillit walked away after.
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