The Gilderoy Expedition

by PaulAsaran

C.M. Coxswain, ???

It came in the night. It got on the ship by climbing the anchor chains. Its path is marked by blackened, singed wood.

I don’t know what it is, only that it must be what we saw coming out of the crevice. None of the lookouts saw it coming in the darkness. Magic wouldn’t touch it. Weapons made of steel sizzle and melt upon piercing its gelatinous form. It rolled over ponies, and they were gone. Just like that. Just like

It got Harmony Heart before the call could go out. I’ll remember her screams for the rest of my life. The communications equipment is

It’s still on the ship. I don’t know where, but it’s still here.

It is not alone.

Comments

[Jade Dawn]

Ah, so now it's Alien starring an acidic shoggoth.