Not in a million years
“Get on the floor!”- He had used knives before
- not in a million years
- chittering, twittering sounds
- a distinctly squashlike appearance
- sucked up the liquified flesh
Not in a million years would Melvin have guessed that the chittering, twittering sounds originated from a creature having such a distinctly squashlike appearance. He took a step toward it and it suddenly reared up and barked, “Get on the floor!”
And then Melvin understood that this was a plontworb, and his life was in danger. The creatures had overrun the lower decks and fed on most of Engineering. They killed with a jet of caustic digestive fluids that turned their prey into puddles, and then sucked up the liquified flesh.
But he knew they had weak spots, if he could only locate a weapon. He had used knives before…