The Predator It Knows

Posted on Wed Nov 11th, 2026 @ 10:21pm by Captain Emily Janeway

138 words; about a 1 minute read

Mission: Two For the Price of One
Location: {USS Albion, Holodeck}
Timeline: Current

ON:
{USS Albion, Holodeck}

Janeway: ::watches the simulated viewer as the dragon shifts:: “Computer, end program.”

::The answer is the same deep, wet gurgle. On the viewer the creature rolls, appendages driving in a slow, twisting motion.::

Computer: “Unable to comply. Holodeck controls support systems are locked.”

Janeway: =/=Janeway to Bridge. Marine CO. Still locked in. Contact just moved to the other side. It’s not ramming—it’s boring. Those appendages are turning like an auger, chewing into the plating on the port quarter. Same sound from the computer when I tried to shut this down. I need external visuals and a structural read on that section now.=/=

::The simulator holds. The as the dragon continues twisting pressure continues against the far hull.::

OFF:

Captain Emily Jones Janeway
Marine Commanding Officer, USS Albion Detachment
USS Albion NCC-3020

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