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Personal log of Dr. Victor Images (Midshipman)

 

We're trapped. Trapped in our own station, we can't get back to the pandora's box. Right now i'm just leaning against a wall wondering how on earth we got into this situation. The captain and the other big wigs are talking to eachother in the corner probably trying to find a way to get us out of this situation. The situation being that we are currently sitting in a room filled with the corpses of ant people with only a vague idea of what to do next. Yes i said ant people and more importantly i said corpses. What in God's name is wrong with this captain? He is acting like a...like a...well for lack of a better word, a complete and utter loony. To begin with, when he prepared us for the operation he told us, "Vaporise the bastards on sight". "Vaporise the bastards on sight"? Who or what does he think we are? What a completely out of line statement. He says, no stun, only kill. I protested of course but now i get the feeling that i shouldn't of. The Boss, Sheepy, kept looking at me like i'd made a big mistake, said he wanted to talk to me later. Maybe i did make a mistake. Questioning your superiors is not usually looked upon favourably especially when that superior would like nothing better but to roast you on the bbq. But that wasn't the end of it, his further actions could only be described as insane. Charging in here like action heroes. We had no idea what we were facing, there could have been two or two hundred enemies. We ended up having a face off with twelve of these heavily armed antman buggers. Nobody has been badly hurt to my knowledge, Quark was quite amusing though, shouting something about boots being ruined though.

Anyway I don't know, i just don't know. I just hope that Captain Fred comes to his senses or that the commander will snap him back to reality soon so we can take a sensible course of action. Because in four and a half hours their special meds wear off...

 

...One thing i DO know is that i'm keeping my phaser close and on high stun. Oh yes, i am transferring the information from Doctor sheepy and I's study of these ant people. There are some gaps and a lot is based on guesswork for now but it's better then nothing, doctor jones will probably finish a cleaned up version soon.

 

 

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Medical Examination

Subject(s): Antlike Life form Found On Board Sky Harbor Aegis

State: 11 dead, 1 alive-unconscious

Species: Unknown

Medical Examiner(s): Dr. Sheepy Jones

                                     Dr. Victor Images

 

Medical Examiner's Description

The subjects have many insect-like features. They are carbon based. They can breathe in an oxygen-filled environment. They have antennae. Their bodies are split into the head, the thorax and the abdomen. On their heads are sharp pincers, capable of even cutting through some metals I would assume. They have a hard red exoskeleton. This exoskeleton was probably the reason our phaser shots had difficulty effecting them. It would also be conceivable that the exoskeleton blocked our scanning instruments until they were at close range making it difficult to detect their presence. There are many other similarities to the common ant in this species yet there are major differences.

 

1. Vocal cords. The life forms have vocal cords and seem to show a use of a spoken language. This does not match their earth counterparts who lack such ability.

 

2. The subject's brain size. The knowledge capacity of these life forms is huge. I would assume that this capacity even extends into telepathic ability. This theory would explain what the use of their antennae is. It sends out telepathic messages like a beacon. That is probably how the reinforcements were called during our earlier skirmish with a group of them. This brain capacity would also explain their use of a phaser rather then a more primitive means of attack.

 

3. Bipedal. The subjects appear to walk on two legs like humans and this has affected their body structure. Their third (bottom) set of limbs is a lot larger then the upper sets and is shaped to support the weight of the body.

 

4. Hands. The life forms upper sets of limbs do not end in the normal fashion for ants. They end with a set of sharp claws resembling hands. These "hands" are developed enough to hold and use a phaser and to use basic facilities I would conclude.

 

Summary

These creatures were openly hostile and dangerous. Whether this is part of their neural make up making them naturally violent or because of a personal agenda I have no idea. All I know is that these creatures are anatomically developed enough to be a major threat to any member of this crew. Extreme caution is advised until further testing on the subjects with proper facilities is possible. The one live subject has been kept unconscious with the use of sedatives and attempts to set up restraints are under way.