Tuesday, July 24, 2007

The Lurkers (Part Two)



Guest Poster: Geordi LaForge

The Federation is under attack from the Lurkers.

They are a shadowy race that exist in the darkness, watch our every move and take our secrets. It looks like they may be poised to invade when they know all of Starfleet's defence secrets.

The Captain, Beverly, Deanna, Riker, Worf, Data and myself have beamed down to a dark planet where they could be. It seemes they have found us....

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The dark figure looked at us all...

"Welcome to the planet of the Lurkers; we call it Bloog." it said, "Don't expect to see a lot of light for some time, as you will be imprisoned for all of your lives!"

The Captain steps forward in his typical leader style.

"Who are you!" he says sharply.

That tone of comment is bound to get us in the deepest dungeon.



"Us Lurkers have no names." he replies, "But if you wish, you may call me Anonymous."

He laughs evilly, as we are taken to tiny cells with only a sliver of light.

"This is getting to be a habit." comments an annoyed Riker, "Only last week, we were in a cell. The new Starfleet uniform ought to have stripes on it, or maybe a bright orange."

"Take it easy, Number One." replies the Captain, "We'll find a way out of here."

"You can do it, Jean-Luc" whispers Beverly. She would say that, naturally.

I see Riker gritting his teeth in annoyance. Captain Picard's comment hardly helped, although I think he sees it as an incentive.

Man, that's leadership for you.

"I cannot bend these bars." declares Worf in frustration, "They are made of an unkown element we have not come accross before."

"Have you any suggestions, Mr Data?" asks the Captain.

This is a sure sign we are in big trouble. Whenever the Captain asks for suggestions, it means he has no idea, and we have to think of a way out ourselves.

I hope he doesn't ask me. I'm clueless.

"I have considered." starts Data, "That the Lurkers live in the darkness; therefore, their greatest enemy must be the light. If we can use it against them, we may have a chance of winning."

"Well thought out Mr Data." says the Captain after some consideration, "How many lightbeams do we have."

After a check, it is discovered we all have one, except the Captain. He looks redfaced, which is hard to detect when it is virtually total darkness.

Data and I work on them so that they produce a high potency lightbeam when activated.

After some time, we are satisfied.

"Right then." declares the Captain, "We are ready."

We'll soon be fighting back against the Lurkers!

To be continued....

17 comments:

Jana said...

So, Anonymous will finally be unmasked!

dragonflyfilly said...

well darn it all anyway, you have discovered my secret *more evil chuckling*

Paperback Writer said...

Hmmm, you have to remember that sometimes Anonymous might be impersonating someone else!

Jaime said...

Good luck, Captain!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh Lurking!

:) Hi Jean-Luc! Great story! Can't wait for more as per usual!!

Love and Light,

Mon
(um, hug worf for me)

Unknown said...

This was bloody precious.
LOVED it!

Lavender said...

Lurkers in the light - whats that gonna be like I wonder - will they melt like the wicked witch of the west or will they be free of the evil tyranny of lurkdom?

Lahdeedah said...

Well.

What if they just absorb the light? Like, what if the world they live in is really VERY VERY BRIGHT.... and they just absorb the light, and the darkness is just what they radiate after eating light?

Well,

you'd be in a pickle then, huh?

Nancy Wu said...

Great story. Wait for more.

Ps, if the starfleet can catch them and put them in a light cell in a zoo somewhere. I will reserve my ticket here.

Tawnya Shields said...

This is awesome. So some "light" will be shed upon this problem? I hope this will work! :o)

Jen said...

Ooh, I can't wait to see who "Anonymous" is!

I don't "get" lurking. I can't shut up long enough to lurk anywhere... If I've been here, you know it because I commented!

The Curmudgeon said...

Better to light one candle than curse the darkness, eh?

Hope you get out alright because I'm already thinking about your next mission....

Next week: Having dealt with the problem of lurkers, the Enterprise is directed to the planet Spamalot... tracking down Abeeg Frawd and the evil forces behind Date-A-Deltan!

Jean-Luc Picard said...

Paperback Writer, Jana, Jen...you're waiting to see who Anonymous is? He has no name, as all Lurkers have the name Anonymous.

Curmudgeon, I remember Date-A-Deltan as well.


Lavender, Lansy, Titania, Lahdeedah, a few light references there!

Monica, if you don't mind, I'd rather not hug Worf.

Dragonflyfilly, are you confessing there?

dragonflyfilly said...

ummmmm, *grits teeth*....i'm afeared 'tis i, i cannot tell a lie (truth be known, one can always spot a "lurker" by their bad rhyming and bad use of olde Englishe)

MightyMom said...

Hey there Picard, thanks for stopping by my place. Have you been lurking there before and just now came out of darkness or was this your first trip by??

Now, see I LIKE lurkers. It gives me the feeling that I'm getting more hits than I know about, thereby making me feel IMPORTANT and giving me POWER. So, go easy on them for me would ya?

But I must say I agree with Jen, gotta say SOMETHING!

The Mistress of the Dark said...

those blasted lurkers!! Mind you I know nothing about lurking :)

eastcoastlife said...

I have more lurkers spying on me than I have lovers. hahaha..... So they are afraid of the light. :)