New Lifeform

* Captain, we have found a new lifeform on Barbulos, its a sentient being and we think its trying to communicate with us. Land on Barbulos and figure out a way to understand what it wants.
* Intelligent Sponge: “bzzarrpp  bzaarr zbbzazbbr bzzazaaaaa bzzaaooprp”
Crew: “I think we need to visit someone who can translate this into our language. I heard Krux, a linguist, was last seen on Fexucius in Sarkinon where he tries to communicate with an unknown lifeform.”

Part 2

* Land on Fexucius in Sarkinon and show Krux the recording of the new lifeform.
* Krux: “Ohh... you again, or maybe I mistake you for another one. I don’t see many bipedal species nowadays. But you have a very interesting recording I must say, last time I was on Barbulos the sponge was completely silent and it didn’t seem to be sentient at all. Something must have sparked its interest. You need to take me there!”

Part 3

* Travel back to Barbulos in Vibrilian and let Krux analyze what the intelligent sponge is trying to communicate.
* Intelligent Sponge: “bzzarrpp bza  bzaarr zbbzazbbr bz bzzaza bzzazaaaaa bzzaaooprp bz”
Krux: “Hmm... I’m not sure, but I think it wants to trade, or maybe give you something. Ahh... it wants to trade Amygdala Ooze for, what I think is an artifact. I heard that the planet Aladivin in Sarkinon is full of those Ooze organisms.”

Part 4

* Travel to Aladivin in Sarkinon and collect Amygdala Ooze.
* Crew: “Captain, we have the Ooze secured in our cargo hold. It’s a really juicy organism, I wonder what the sponge wants to do with it.”

Part 5

* Travel back to Barbulos and give the Ooze to the intelligent sponge.
* Intelligent Sponge: “bza zz”
Intelligent Sponge: \*Gulp\*
Krux: “I think it said something along the lines of, ‘ahhh... fresh ooze.“
Intelligent Sponge: “zra zap bzzzaaarr bzp”
Krux: “It wants another meal, but this time it wants an Ice Giant. I heard they exist on the planet Orgasin in Mitrillion...”

Part 6

* Kidnap an Ice Giant from Orgasin in Mitrillion.
* Crew: “This doesn’t seem ethical, are you sure you want to do this?”
Krux: “Of course he is, nothing is as important as a communicating sponge bzz!
”Crew: “...”

Part 7

* Hand over the kidnapped Ice Giant to the somewhat evil sponge.
* Intelligent Sponge: “bza zz zzrrat ttzzz”
Intelligent Sponge: \*Gulp\*
Krux: “See, its not truly evil... now it wants a Nezerian soldier... This is getting interesting! It promised more artifacts in exchange.”

Part 8

* Land on Argenon in Sarkinon and kidnap a Nezerian soldier from an enemy fortress.
* Krux: “You are bzzzt lucky today, we found one outside when he was doing a bzrtzz, gagged and ready to be eaten!”
Crew: “This doesn’t seem right...”
Krux: “Sponge is the main purpose in life.. I tell you..bzz”

Part 9

* Hand over the gagged Nezerian soldier to the sponge at Barbulos in Vibrilian.
* Krux: “bzrtzzz zz zzaz”
Intelligent Sponge: “btza zz zzssarrat ttzzaaz” \*Gulp\*
Krux: “artifacts... bz... yours... bzzztaazz”
Crew: “I think we better move out of here, the spores have infected his brain somehow...”
Krux: “ztaazz!”

Part 10

* For fun and possibly a few artifacts, land on Glictan and kidnap a renegade spy!
* Crew: “You really are crazy about those artifacts. But I guess the renegades deserve it after all...”

Part 11

* Land on Barbulos and prepare the not so innocent renegede spy to the sponge for dinner.
* Krux: “bzrt zazz zrtz zza zzaaa”
Intelligent Sponge: “bzz tza zz zzssarr at ttzz aatzzzzz”
Intelligent Sponge: \*Gulp\*
Krux: “bzzz!”

Part 12

* For the fireworks, land on Exretorum in Cynapsian and kidnap a dread moth larva!
* Crew: “Yup, you are indeed crazy! But I’m eager to see how this turns out.”

Part 13

* Give the nearly-exploding dread moth larva to the sponge for dinner.
* Intelligent Sponge: “btza zzaa z”
Krux: “baa z zz zzartz”
Intelligent Sponge: \*Gulp\* \*EXPLOSION\*
Krux: \*shocked\*
Crew: “Err... I think we just killed the sponge. Krux seem okay though, although somewhat disoriented maybe, we should take him home again.”

Part 14

* Bring the shocked and the somewhat dilerious Krux back to Fexucius in Sarkinon.
* Krux: “Thank you for taking me home again, I remember everything now, but the sponge controlled every action I took. I think it had a very sofisticated mind, but it was very angry and it was hard to make sense of it all. But I’m glad you helped me get out of there in time, I wasn’t prepare to live the rest of my life as a sponge just yet.“