"Throne for a Loss" Rygel had invited some Tavleks aboard to make a deal for the transportation of their cargo. The Hynerian wanted to impress them with his royal grandeur, so he asked me if he could borrow a crystalline component of Moya's nervous system that resembled a large gem. I told him no — that component is a synaptic processor that controls 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 the Tavleks' forearms and injected them with powerful, aggression-inducing 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 its drugs made them reckless, hyper-aggressive, and more dangerous to each other than to the Tavleks.... John Adam  . . . . . .  Bekhesh Jeremiah Tickell  . . . . . .  Kyr Zoe Dimakis  . . . . . .  Hontovek Api Bavadra  . . . . . .  Nonk Writer  . . . . . .  Richard Manning Director  . . . . . .  Pino Amenta << Previous Log Next Log >>