#dr. borg

Borg: That's right!

Kai: And all that we have to do is mingle?

Borg: Exactly!

Zane: And the Nindroids here are all okay with this?

Borg: Well, I made sure that this assignment was volunteer only, so I hope they all are! Ah, why? Did one of them say something?

Pixal: I'm sure its fine father.

Borg: 😮😲😭

(Part 2)

Sun Hat sighed at his current predicament. He was just trying to catch and release a creature into a safer area. Sun Hat had been tracking poachers and catching their prey before they could. This officer had the worst timing! He let the officer move around the front of him. The officer seemed to have a robotic helmet with some sort of face recognition to match the expressions of the wearer. That was quite a surprise!

“My name is Dr. Borg. You are trespassing on protected ground with weapons on your person.” The officer with the helmet said.

“I was hired to protect that creature for poachers. I have a permit-“ Sun Hat was cut off by the sound of bullets flying nearby. The poachers must have found them. Dr. Borg almost instantly returned fire to the poachers.

“No! Stop!” Sun Hat said, but it was too late. A stray shot grazed the officer’s arm and also struck the creature. Sun Hat swore under his breath.

“So what’s yer name?” Sun Hat whispered. Dr. Borg turned down the lights on his helmet so they could stay hidden in the trees.

“I’m Dr. Borg. I know you’re name already. You’re the space pirate known as Sun Hat, aren’t you?” Dr. Borg replied. Sun Hat smirked.

“That’s me name! I’m tryin ya catch these here poachers from outside this star’s system.” Sun Hat explained as he pulled out a gold colored tube from his pocket. Dr. Borg hesitantly accepted it once it was offered.

“This is a valid permit. I’m going to help you retrieve the poachers then.” Dr. Borg said.

The two were interrupted by shouting and flashlights shining in their direction.

“Shit! We gotta move!” Sun Hat grabbed the officer/doctor’s good arm and wound his way further into the forest. It didn’t take long for the two to get spotted.

Red plasma shots started flying in their direction as they rushed through branches and oddly colored bushes. Unfortunately, they were chased into a sort of cliff side and were unable to get further away. The poachers easily surrounded them.

“Oh hi fellas! You aren’t still mad about that little charade back there are ya?” Sun Hat sounded hopeful, but quickly got turned down by a gun pointed at his face. Dr. Borg froze, unsure of how to get out of the situation. Sun Hat frowned and took out his pocket watch.

His eyes glinted a mischievous gold before opening up a blue tunnel behind him.

“Sorry, we’ve run out of time to chat!” Sun Hat grabbed Dr. Borg and jumped into the twirling tunnel.

“Are you crazy?! You can’t just mess with the time stream whenever it’s convenient!” Dr. Borg shouted. He swore under his breath when he realized he dropped his weapon back at the cliff side. Sun Hat laughed and was about to say something but got interrupted once again by a poacher kicking him in the gut. Sun Hat grunted and let go of Dr. Borg.

A brawl followed shortly after, but another poacher came in, making the fist fight evenly matched. All went well until one of the poachers kicked the pocket watch out of Sun Hat’s hand.

“NO! Do you realize what you’ve just done?!” Sun Hat screeched. The blue tunnel with the glass-like floor started twisting, becoming more unstable. Sun Hat’s eyes turned to golden slits as he used his eldritch abilities to throw the poachers out of the tunnel in a fit of rage. Dr. Borg tried to go after the watch, but Sun Hat grabbed the doctor’s coat and pushed him out of the tunnel a split second before it snapped shut.

The last thing Dr. Borg saw was a frightened eldritch with golden eyes reaching out toward him.

“My time is up. Goodbye Dr. Borg.” Sun Hat sounded so calm compared to his expression. Dr. Borg was so shocked at what unfolded, he collapsed to his knees when he felt solid ground below him. He felt disbelief that a space pirate just saved him from an eternity trapped in time.

He knew if he was still inside that time portal when it became unstable, it warps and twists into an endless loop. It never ceases. He couldn’t imagine it. He only heard about it happening once before in a textbook when he was in training. He saw the specimen that was used in the experiment when it came back out of a controlled test. It was the one file that was classified and for reference use only available to a handful. The specimen was one of the first experiments used in time travel when the concept first became a reality.

The creature was crushed beyond repair and seemed to become absolutely savage to everything. It appeared to have been aggressive, and highly volatile. Needless to say, it died within a few hours of return.