Dr. Sandra Morrison was the first human to set foot on the new planet. And now, she would be the last.

"No, God, no, please, no, no, God..." she blubbered, thrashing in the alien life-form's sticky grasp. It crawled further and further up, enveloping her in its smooth, slimy mass. She could feel it dissolving her, her legs disappearing, the burning sensation creeping up her body. She tried to push it away, and it consumed her hands. Now she couldn't even struggle.

The Earth base watched her tremble in horror, tears on her cheeks, until she disappeared into the blob.