Kabiri barely had time to turn around and take one quick step away from the sound before Rocky grabbed her and started running back to the camp. For a ver brief moment, she reflexively struggled against him, but stopped when she realized he was helping her. She couldn't do much from her position, so she simply hoped that Rocky was faster than whatever made that noise.

The bartender retrieved a full-looking bottle of a dark, viscous liquid. The plain label on it read "Ukudubula," though nothing else was readily understandable.
Luka smiled, slightly mischievous. "You've probably never had this. It's a Zaratic drink that traditionally was just for storytellers; I'm pretty sure that Terrans usually stay away from it, it's a little strong." she grabbed her shot off the counter and downed it like it was nothing. "Think you can handle it?"

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Charles shook his head "about point zero, zero, zero, zero, five percent" he states as he starts walking towards the sound "keep everyone spread out so they wont get in the way" he states to Lyco "I'll try to hold it's position so rest of you can take it down in one way or another. don't really have room to transport something this big" he states.

With him talking about holding it in place, Unless Lyco knew of Charles' history then he probably thought he was insane, a scientist saying he would hold down a wild monster. but before he could argue the trees would explode open as the creature emerged from the tree line.

the creature would continue to charge forward, Charles would reach his hand out to the side and what look to be a black sword comes flying from the equipment and into his hand as he charges back. Leaping into the air and using the sword to press against the creature, using his psionic abilities to start to slow it down so the security can get clean shots off.

Rocky hardly registered the brief sensation that was Kabiri struggling to free herself of his grip as he crashed through the clearing and into the camp site. The Skälen's breath came in hard, heaving pants as his lungs reminded him once more of why it was a poor idea for him to go running around on planets not his own. His efforts did not go unrewarded however, as he arrived just in time to witness one of the others- a scientist he assumed- engage a creature that he believed was the source of the ruckus. As for the camp itself: it was pure chaos, with scientists divided between running, hiding, and trying to cram themselves back into the ship, and a majority of the security force too preoccupied with trying to get a beat on the beast to properly corral everyone.

"Find somewhere safe to wait this out." Rocky said gruffly before setting Kabiri down and stepping in front of her. He then stepped forward and, after filling his still burning lungs with as much air as he could, opened his jaws wide and roared. The sound was loud enough to be felt as well as heard, and could best be described as the roaring of a gorilla, the growling of an elephant, and the screeching of a barn owl, all combined into one long bellow. Rocky held it for as long as he could in an effort to make his challenge clear before he finally stopped to suck in air. He then charged.

Kabiri didn't have to be told twice; as soon as Rocky set her down, she made a beeline for the ship, but was trapped outside behind the somewhat small but panicked crowd trying to get back in there. She turned to look one again at the beast, now that she was a safe(ish) distance from it. Though she was unable to do anything to it physically, perhaps she could do something mentally to help the team? It was a long shot, she thought, but it was worth a try. She focused deeply on the beast, trying to hear and understand it's mind and soul. Perhaps she could discover a weakness, or why it was so agitated.

"And here I thought this assignment would be boring," Lyco said swiftly moving to the flank to try to hit the exposed flesh on the sides of the beast. When creature finally made its appearance smashing through the forest. 'That is one ugly creatures.' He thought to himself aiming at the expose flesh in-between the plating as Charles hold the beast at bay. At the sound of Rocky roar he grinned under his mask "Perfect timing Rocky," he said before firing into the beast.

Jim responded by grabbing his shot glass and drank it in the same manner as Luka. Instantly, his throat screamed in protest. A terrible burning sensation filled his mouth and paralyzed his tongue. He felt as if he was aflame. Already, the effects of the drink were taking effect, unfocusing his vision and effectively destroying his brain. Still, he tried to put on a facade of coolness, setting his empty glass and smiling.

Luka smiled mischievously. "Enjoying it, buddy?" she asked, patting his shoulder. "You don't that kind of juice back on Earth, do you?" Being so large in stature (and a fairly heavy drinker anyway), it took Luka more than one shot to get to the state Jim was in. She didn't regularly drink something so strong, but unlike strong Terran and Almystan liquor, ukudubula didn't leave you with a such a bad hangover.

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The beast would have it's eyes locked onto Charles full of anger as it tried to go through him, though Charles was just barely budging. It wouldn't even seem to notice the others as it was being shoot at and rocky's roar. for some reason it was entirely locked onto Charles. Most bullets would bounce off it's hardened scales, though some would get past causing wounds, it would seem to roar and try to throw Charles away.

Rocky snarled viciously as he closed the gap and slammed into the beast's side with full force. It was a dangerous move, as some of the security team were still trying to get potshots in. Others seemed willing to stop after Rocky's collide, or at the very least, were willing to try and alter their aim a bit. His own tough hide scratched against the beasts and created a somewhat grating noise as he grabbed onto one of the spines along it's back with one hand, and reached beneath it's arm with another. Rocky's jaws snapped open and shut loudly as he began biting at its side while to trying to lift the creature up in an attempt to flip it onto it's back. His reasoning was a simple one: armored creatures such as this typically had a soft underbelly. If he could just flip it over then he could give the others a clean shot at it or even tear it open himself. He pressed the attack, muscles like wire cables barely visible as they rippled and bulged from the effort beneath his scales.

Frustrated by the stark lack of intelligent thought or reason coming from the creature, Kabiri shut her mind off to it. She looked around and realized that the camp was divided in two; half of the team was safely back in the ship, but the other half was scattered panicked around the newly established camp, trying to fill their arms with as much equipment as possible before the creature could destroy it all. Fearing that they were looking out for the items more than their own safety, Kabiri decided to use her influence differently. Closing her eyes agin, she focused her mind on those scrambling around her, trying to get them to save themselves over the equipment. For all they knew, there could be another monster ready to burst out of the forest.

Jim didn't even bother trying to keep up with Luka's constant pace. His head throbbed, and even if he wanted to subject his body to more horrors, he couldn't muster up enough strength or coordination to even lift the glass. Instead, he mentally berated himself for accepting the challenge from the young alien woman.

Luka ordered a glass of water (with a straw) for Jim. "Don't worry, once the initial shock goes away you'll be singin' and dancin' in the streets. Tons of Terrans drink this stuff, you'll be fine." she said to him.

Muttering a silent curse in his native tongue Lyco slammed into his rifle and resume his fire into the beast. In between burst of his rifle he shouted into his comms "Is there any heavy weapons or explosives here? We are only tickling it."