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Log File 10104

Rygel had invited some Tavleks aboard to sell them transportation of their cargo, and he wanted to impress them with his royal grandeur. He asked me if he could borrow a crystalline component of Moya's nervous system because it resembled a large gem. Naturally I told him no -- because that synaptic processor controlled Moya's propulsion; without it, we couldn't even maintain orbit for long. But Rygel went ahead and took it anyway, thinking he'd replace it before I discovered it was missing.

Unfortunately, the Tavleks weren't peaceful traders at all, but battle-scarred, renegade soldiers whose real business was seizing hostages for ransom. They came aboard in attack mode, firing energy bolts from their Gauntlets -- powerful weapons that locked onto their forearms and pumped in aggression-heightening drugs. Despite our best efforts, the Tavleks kidnapped Rygel, not knowing that his claims of being "wealthy royalty" had been highly exaggerated.

Naturally we were unable to pay Rygel's ransom, but we needed that crystal back... so Crichton, Aeryn, and D'Argo went down to the Tavleks' planet to attempt to locate and free Rygel. To help even the odds, they took a captured Gauntlet with them... but when they attempted to use it, they discovered that its drugs made them reckless, hyper- aggressive, and more dangerous to each other than to the Tavleks...

Guest Cast

John Adam..............Bekhesh
Jeremiah Tickell..........Kyr
Zoe Dimakis..............Hontovek
Api Bavadra.............Nonk
Writer...................Richard Manning
Director.................Pino Amenta