Moopsy Mania

Leaving Starbase 185 after repairs, the Merlin receives a distress call from Deep Space 3, A scientific research lab. When they arrive, the crew finds most of the research team dead, only their skins left. Only one researcher is left alive and he has a horrific tale to tell:

The project they were working on has been stolen and if perverted into a weapon, could spell disaster for the Federation. But who would steal it and why?

The trail leads the Merlin to a remote planet.

Can they recapture what the scientists were working on…. Or is it already too late?