The Thing: from the Depths of Hell by V Bertolaccini

had
announced to everyone aboard that they would leave when the alien
monster, of an unknown identity, was killed or captured, and no
longer loose and attacking passengers everywhere, and they warned
people more and more that they had to remain in public areas, and
have the weapons they had been given ready to use, and to avoid
looking for confrontations with it, as it was still avoiding
populated regions.
    The thing had
turned to killing and maiming everyone that it came across that was
not attached to groups of people, without reported cause or
provocation, and it was believed that it had been avoiding being
killed by avoiding groups.
    Many people
were starting to believe their worse nightmare might be close at
hand, and the total annihilation of everyone aboard would occur,
and many stories appeared, even connected to many weird
superstitions and religious convictions.
    All the
vehicles and astronauts were banned from leaving the
ship, and people were not even allowed in the region outside the
spacecraft inside the energy shield, and everyone everywhere was put on alert, ready
for action, for attacks from outside the spacecraft, surrounding
space, as well as the interior attacks, as they expeditiously rushed to try to confirm what they were up against, with
them checking everything.
    It had avoided
their every attempt at being captured, and had clearly gone to
great lengths, after the occurrence in the bar and the events that
had taken place after it.
    When the
military arrived at the region of the library, prepared for battle,
investigating everything and sending back detailed accounts and
recordings of what they found, they still did not realize what they
were up against, and began an investigation.
     

Chapter 15
     
    The
Investigation
     
    After the
military had finished their surveillances and proven that the alien
had left the region, the space police began their investigation of
the deaths in the library, which they wanted a full investigation
of to find anything that they could give them, since they were
fully experienced with detection systems, and had the newest
equipment and detection methods that had been used on alien
civilizations.
    More than a
hundred of the space police from all over the spacecraft crammed
into the region below the library where the alien had come through
the roof, and examined everything, and mainly for anything it had
left behind.
    Kruger entered
with Major Ripley, looking about him, and the damage that it had
done, and the trails of blood, and the body of a librarian on a
robotic stretcher, being removed from there. He recognized her as
it approached him, and he saw she had died fast, and had not even
had time to react to the horror of the situation.
    It was an
absolute savage now, and had used untainted force to kill, and he
wondered why. Why had it turned to such savagery?
    He also saw
people sitting in seats further in the library, being comforted,
who had missed the attack by being further in the library, and
perhaps beyond its hearing.
    At one area
where there was a body, clearly hidden like an animal hides its
food, he saw some computer book cards were further out from their
drawers, and was sure that that it had either moved them by bumping
into it or by examining them, and he was sure that it was latter,
as they looked like they had been individually pulled out, as there
would be far more signs indicating something had hit the bookshelf,
and he walked over and examined them.
    The cards held
large amounts of details about investigations of paranormal, weird
creatures, demons, the occult, mythology ...
    Major Ripley
walked over, and examined them, looking more interested than he had
ever seen him. He seemed to like things occurring.
    “ It is
hard for me to believe that Dan was behind this!” he stated. “Even
though I originally thought he was something strange, when he
arrived out there! It gives me the creeps thinking of that
now!”
    “ You
right!” Kruger muttered, mainly