Episode 10: Fake Cecropians

The trio traveled down the street, tracking the inhabitants by following Lauren. Then they reached a two story building at the back of town, but the sign above is too illegible to read. Out of curiosity, they entered the building. Inside, the room looks like a lobby with a reception area and chairs. There are stairs leading up the second floor, and two doors at opposite sides of the lobby.

"Do you reckon that this used to be a hospital or clinic?" Asked Delta.

"No, because if it is then there would be traces of medical stuff" replied Antares.

Lauren went upstairs to investigate, while the two men went to the door to the left. They find themselves in a circular hallway with doors, and Delta opened one door, he sees a room that is well lit with some kind of lamp and a cryopod. He had to show Antares the room, much to the Cosmic Soldiers confusion.

"I think this place was a hotel of some sorts" assumed Delta.

"Well that it is, but I don't see any signs of life here" said Antares.

"I want to take a nap here, since I stayed up fending off the alien bats" said Delta, taking off his helmet.

"Why do you want to do that? You dont even know if its a trap or if theres someone in the cryopod" Questioned Antares.

"Look, I haven't gotten any sleep. I'll prove to you that there's nothing inside this cryopod" said Delta.

He walked towards the cryopod, and he can see that it's design is very different than the one that he was in. It was sticking out of the wall horizontally, it has a bronze color, it's shaped almost like a person with a window that shows only the face. Once he opened the cryopod, there's literally no one inside. It only has a cyan gel filled cushion shaped like a person inside, presumably to help the occupant relax.

"See? There's no one inside, so it's safe for me to take a nap" said Delta, smiling smugly.

Antares doesn't say a word, only to shake his head and shrug in response. Knowing there's no point in arguing with a bounty hunter any further, especially since it's supposedly safe in this building. Then he watched as Delta began taking off his black colored space suit piece by piece, and put them in a pile in front of the cryopod along with the laser sniping rifle.

"I'll be awake within four hours, I promise" said Delta, climbing into the cryopod and laying down.

"Hmm... maybe how about we pick you up after me and Lauren finished investigating this town?" Questioned Antares.

"Hey! Don't treat me like a child!" Complained Delta.

But the Cosmic soldier has left the room.

Antares went back to the lobby, and saw Lauren heading downstairs. He can see that she saw something very important, but troubling.

"So, did you see anything interesting up there?" He asked.

"I saw few natives going to a big building, from which I assume to be the town hall or place of importance" she replied.

"Really? Then why stay around here? Let's investigate" he said, rubbing his hand on his jaw brace.

"May I ask: where is bounty hunter Delta?" She asked.

"He's in a cryopod in one of the rooms, resting since he hasn't got any sleep" he answered.

The two left the cryopod hotel, and Lauren lead the way to where she saw the Cecropians entering the big building. Once they got there, the big building is rather whimsical in design and is built with brass and gold. It has two floors with windows of strange design. The doors are also made of brass and gold with murals carved into its frames, depicting people and alien creatures. The two opened the doors and entered, and they can see that the place is deserted. The lobby, compared to the hotel lobby, is dirty with dust on the floor and the furniture is covered in cobwebs. Breathing in the dust has made Antares sneeze as he explored the place, but he wondered of how this place has gotten dusty.

Suddenly, as the two passed through the room, they saw a glowing man in the dark room. This glowing man has creamy yellow hair and is dressed in a yellow jumpsuit with brass colored boots.

"Excuse me sir, can you tell us what this place is?" Asked Antares.

But the glowing man turned around, showing that he has solid red eyes.

"Careful, I don't think that is actually a real Cecropian" Lauren warned.

It was too late, the glowing man has dissolved into dog sized creatures that can be described as a mix between a spider and a silkworm. More of these creatures come running out of nook and cranny, in which that the two have walked into a trap. Antares stomped on these creatures, but since he is barefoot, the creatures began biting him.

"Ow! Hey! Let go of me!" He yelled.

Lauren killed some of the creatures, but she was overwhelmed as they began to surround her.

He fell to the floor, desperately shaking the creatures off his foot. He saw that the creatures began to surround him, causing him to scream in fear. As each creature bit him, he started to lose consciousness due to their venom entering his bloodstream.

It wasn't long until he closed his eyes as he lost consciousness.

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