Nautical Trouble

The Lodgers are called for a favor on the alien ocean world of Nauticilus, which is known for being under constant study by the Galactic Federation with the help of it's founder, Master McCarragher, who founded the Nauticilus Marine Research Institute which helps the Galactic Feds learn more about this world for it's serene bizarre wildlife. However, the Lodgers are called in because of a situation involving it's indigenous race, the Nautisapiens, which have been acting very strange for some reason, and have started attacking underwater cities and drowning innocent civilians as if something happened to them. And so, the Lodgers have to figure out what's going on with these poor curious creatures and stop whatever is making them mysteriously hostile. At first, they believe it's because of the human interaction, but then they discover that it's something far different. Turns out, the Nautisapiens were actually starting to get along with the human scuba divers. The two races learned each others' languages, but the Nautisapiens couldn't speak English because of their different mouth designs, but they could understand English and the humans learned to understand them. As the Lodgers wondered what drove them to this, their van was sunk by Nautisapien rogues, and forced to swim the rest of the way until their van could be fixed. Though they had to do it by the time their aquatic spell's side-effects took place within 48 hours. They eventually made it to a Nautisapien colony where they are arrested and questioned by some elders, in which a significant Nautisapien elder named Sen'Grild who has adapted to speaking English translates for them that the reason behind their attacks is that they are suffering under an accident involving a magic spell meant to allow them to become more intelligent and evolve better. It worked, but not the way they thought. Their first test subject, Tix'Iarn ended up turning into a cosmic entity which could manipulate all forms of magic and corrupt anybody through touch, and believing his race should be more superior, it's the reason why Nautisapiens are attacking underwater cities, so they can steal their technology, and become this world's dominant species. The Elders have tried to find a way to cure this, but he seems to have lost his original personality to the magic inflicted on him. So it's up to the Lodgers to stop the rogue Tix before he drowns the entire NMRI.

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