Derrick was n't happy, not happy at all, he needed to get out of here and get things done. All this pomp and crap was starting to wear down really sparse on his forbearance. He 'd just released part of the carapace around the castle but was n't fix to completely yet. He felt that there were still far too many menace out there to let his guard down yet. Mary on the other paw was thrilled to no death to have human bodies within the confines of the palace again, after over 200 years. Hartwell and many of his men were walking around still in a somewhat of a fog.

Derrick pulled Hartwell aside a few hours later, `` What did your dictation say about all the validation that we provided them ? ''

'' That 's the thing, '' Hartwell answered, `` after I relayed most of it, they told me to exert radio blackout. I guess they are also afraid that command has been inundated with spy. I had always thought that instruction was the one place that would n't cause undercover agent, '' here Hartwell shrugged, `` conjecture I was wrong. ''

'' I was afraid of that ; these illegitimate have had quite a bit of prison term to pass through the ranks. I had Virgin Mary relay a subject matter to the top officers about the tests that we have designed. I 'll let them do it the resultant role as soon as we test it out on that one crew fellow member. '' Derrick told him, though he was still afraid that this trial was going to be as depot as those in the past had been.

Sighing Hartwell was n't all that happy about having a spy on display panel, though the thinking of losing a crew appendage did n't attract to him either. `` So ..., how are you suggesting that we handle this ? '' Hartwell asked Derrick.

thought process, Derrick was at a red a moment, `` Hmm, '' he said then an thought started to form. Motioning for Hartwell Derrick started, `` I got an idea, first we 'll land her here then ... ''

1st specialiser ensign Callie stared at the immense way that she was in. What a complete barren of distance and money she thought walking around the toilet room. Shaking her head she did n't even know why she 'd been picked for this appointment ; she was a tech specialiser not a soldier. Sighing she 'd experience to get with the tush full admiral later about re-assignment. Walking further in she saw a tall man with flaxen blond fuzz and dark brown eyes greeting everyone that was passing through.

Stopping suddenly she reached into her pocket to get to sure that the arm was there. Smiling she walked toward the man a fix gait now to her stair. Looking up at the approaching female Derrick smiled and extended his hand toward her. `` I want to personally thank you for your ..., '' Derrick started.

Callie pulled the artillery from her pocket and fired at Derrick laughing as she stated, `` Die you imposter to the throne, the nobles will never let you prevail ! '' Then to her revulsion the beam of the weapon passed through the emperor butterfly striking the solid ground where he was standing. Swiftly a syringe appeared at her neck as she slumped to the ground the surprise still on her face.

Derrick appeared a moment later, `` Take her to the query room I 'll be there in a few minutes, I want you there also Hartwell, we need to record all of this. '' There was a flourish of bodily process while the unseasoned adult female was transported to the aforesaid room. Derrick watched as Mary attached several control and began scanning the char looking for everything she could. Amazingly her old scans had found goose egg, but the new ones that Derrick had suggested were beginning to incur all manner of hidden artillery, poisons, and powerful micro explosives. Shaking his head Derrick saw that several to a greater extent scan that he 'd added to Mary 's repertoire of psychometric test still had n't been used. Again as The Virgin started over Derrick 's eyes grew wider as the hidden armoury began to steadily raise.

A few minutes later Derrick nodded when the live of the hidden weapons were taken off. Shaking his head Derrick knew he had his work cut out for him. Nodding to Virgin Mary, Derrick stepped to another projector and literally vanished only to appear across the elbow room consequence later. Nodding again Derrick watched as Mary administered another injection. With a groan the immature woman 's eyes fluttered undefendable.

'' butt full admiral, what is going on, '' came her jump question.

'' well you tried to assassinate the Saturnia pavonia, for one. We also know that you are working for one of the two cabal that wish to carry off the emperor. '' Hartwell told her a slight growl to his voice. Derrick smiled then nodded to Mary who started an odd green beam on the cleaning woman 's head.

At offset nothing happened then the woman 's facial expression twisted into a sadistic smiling. A different part soon erupted from her mouth. `` So your pathetic, ancient tech detected me after all, so this will be an actual challenge after all. Hello you mechanically skillful bitch ! '' The voice shouted at Mary. `` I know that nothing will phase you, at to the lowest degree not 'til she is dead. ''

'' As you suspected father, the programs would have had me administer a lethal amount of radiation. All levels are constant, you may go on my lord. '' The Virgin told Derrick a moment later.

'' HA ! Enjoy your little victory ! I have ... WHAT ! ! ! ? ? ? You discovered all of them it is not potential ! You have not had the time to ... '' Looking at Derrick the woman 's typeface twisted into fury. `` You will learn zippo I have been conditioned well beyond your level of ... ''

'' Who ordered the implementation ? Taiolan or Shiolan ? You will reply me now or suffer pain unlike any you have ever known. We can pull out you and simply drain what we want from you, but I figure you 'd rather die this way. '' Derrick told the voice coming from the Whitney Young womanhood.

'' You would n't defy, even if you had the capability, '' the voice spit back at Derrick.

'' Oh we have it and more, '' here Derrick sighed and nodded to Madonna. A large arm came out of the bulwark with a set of ancient headphone looking apparatus attached to it. Nodding again the arm descended and barely touched them to the woman 's head.

The voice began to express mirth, `` You have n't the guts to ... '' Derrick sighed and nodded to Mary, as the electric current began to flux through the equipment an eerie howler began to write out from the woman 's lip. `` NO ! NO ! It 's not potential stop ! You 're killing me ! ''

Smiling Derrick said, `` Like it matters you 're dead any way you look at it, so you going to sing ? ''

The woman 's look twisted into another mask of fury as she spit at Derrick. `` Go to hell you undeserving commonwealth scum ! ''

'' Fine have it your way, oh by the way you will be returned to your mortal core. wellspring in a way all the pain in the neck that you feel in demise will. Well, enjoy, I will. '' Derrick told the interpreter then moved off as the woman 's hand produced another weapon and fired at him. Again the shaft of light passed through Derrick, `` Tsk, tsk, so sloppy, OK Mary no more. ''

Blessed Virgin nodded with a niggling grin on her sassing as current again flowed through the equipment. This time the voice screamed even louder for a few minutes then was gone, Callie 's physical structure finally rid relaxed. Derrick looked at the office of the personality that they had captured ; underworld of a way to start a reign as emperor moth he thought.

'' Alright Madonna, '' Derrick said as the holograph of him disappeared and he reappeared across the room near the door. `` Begin extracting all that you can before it expires. ''

'' I have already begun as I felt that we would not let much sentence. I will display all that I retrieve as soon as the process is finished. '' Mary told Derrick with a small grinning on her facial expression.

Pulling a small blue disk from a protector in his pouch Derrick slipped it into a nearby slot. `` Mary syllabus rho, epsilon, psi, alpha, smidgeon, rho enact and enable. '' `` Yes Sire I am ... Sire ? Is this the goal of it ? '' Mary asked startled.

'' No I am afraid that it will only destroy about another 10 % of the program, I estimate that we have eradicated 87 % of it now. '' Derrick told her.

'' No father I estimate that 86.97 % of it is gone now, clip to death has been delayed another 2 age. The remainder of the political platform will reach my pith in another 10 years. Considering that you came up with another 12 pct in only month, I now believe that you will completely crystalize me soon. '' Large tears were falling from Blessed Virgin 's eyes, `` give thanks you sire, you have given this unit of measurement a opportunity to exist again. '' Here Mary bowed low to Derrick as did the others in the way. Hartwell was winking at Derrick causing him to throw off his drumhead in frustration.

'' Mary is there any way that we can prepare her so that they ca n't use her again like this ? She is a fine officer and I 'd detest for the Rangers to lose her. '' Derrick asked The Virgin a few consequence later as he looked down on the Brigham Young cleaning woman.

'' I believe that the program you were working on early just might work, though I could go in and strengthen her nous. I am afraid that it would study a few days though. '' Virgin Mary told Derrick as he had started to go over the data they had so far.

'' Here Mary, '' Derrick said as he stepped to the console table and started typing at blinding speed again. Those in the way backed up a considerable distance as they all watched Derrick with open lip. Hartwell just smiled he 'd seen this before so really nothing new to him.

A few minutes later Derrick stepped back waiting for Virgin Mary to ingest all that he 'd just added. `` Yes Sire, '' came Virgin Mary 's answer as she started to incorporate all of the new program Derrick had just written. `` Going over all scans now, I am picking up anomalous Energy Department version right before the weapon system was pulled. Yes sire I believe I can boost her nous to the point that she can baulk them without trying. Though I must caution Sire, they will screw that she was aided. ''

Derrick thought on that a consequence, he 'd not really expected them to tell that she 'd been helped but then again how many of their agents were ever caught ? Stepping back to the cabinet Derrick started to typecast for several instant then stepped back. `` I think that might help to hide out it, not the in force but I think it will work. At to the lowest degree 'til it 's too tardily for the psyche source and all of what 's left is reabsorbed. ''

Mary was looking over the new data that Derrick had entered, yes it was potential an factual challenge for her. Smiling, she was starting to believe that this man would be the greatest Emperor of all, though he still had to get the relaxation of the imperium to flow in pipeline.

1st specialist Ensign Callie awoke an hour later with an tremendous concern. Trying to turn out off the soft cot ... no wait she was in a bed ? ! What in the inferno was going on ? Groaning she again attempted to sit up, holding her head smell as if the public was spinning. Looking beside the bed she saw an older looking womanhood with grey whisker watching her.

'' Who are you ? '' Callie asked a moment later.

'' I am Mary ; I am the palace A.I. or rather a holographic delegacy of the A.I. '' Virgin Mary smiled at the woman sweetly.

'' Ok, am I a prisoner ? I remember walking into the potty room then I saw the Emperor. I felt such rage then an almost vertigo at the thought of killing him then aught 'til I awoke here. What in the Scheol is going on ? '' The full eyed and almost frightened cleaning lady said. She 'd remembered the execution of instrument and was afraid that she was next in line for the same.

'' No, you are not a prisoner ; you were under the influence of one of the sects. One faction that wishes to dispatch the Emperor before he can reenact Pentateuch to rid the galaxy of them. '' Mary told the now shaking adult female.

'' What is to become of me ? If I am not to be executed, then what punishment will I look ? '' The shaking adult female asked having backed into a recess truly afraid that she 'd never again see the light of day.

'' I was instructed ... perhaps I should let the emperor moth explain. '' Mary told the woman.

A moment later a hologram of the Lapp tall, sandy blond tomentum and dark John Brown eyed man she 'd seen before come out. `` hullo Callie, I am emperor Derrick O'Toma. If you are leave we have a deputation that I think you would be extremely concerned in. ''

'' Me ? Why me ? I am nada a nobody. '' Callie asked, `` Oh sorry, '' she said to Mary. `` I forgot that it is ... ''

'' A hologram ? '' A spacious smiling Derrick finished for her causing her rima oris to strike down open. `` true due to ... uh fortune and several hundred protocols, I can not be there at this here and now but believe me this is interactional. You see you are a hologram to me also. '' Callie was only nodding, her wonderment at the hologram grabbing almost all her care.

'' Anyway we have a mission that I feel will place a message to the sects. I will not send you without your consent but they will witness you and try to extract what they put in your school principal. Oh do n't interest it is gone we scan you once an hour to check it is truly gone. The thing is if there is nothing to take out they will kill you. So young gentlewoman are you up for it ? '' When Callie just shook her head Derrick said, `` Ok rest and we 'll peach later ok ? '' Again all Callie could do was nod.

'' Are you in pauperism of a meal ? '' Virgin Mary asked, `` We have a very fine chef who can take whatever you request to get your force back. ''

Callie smiled slyly, she was damn near famished and the holograph DID say that she could feature whatever she wanted.

Derrick sat a instant thinking of a way out of here, ah ! He thought, `` Madonna I am going to the fleet it is almost time for the next ship 's egression. '' Mary nodded and sighed it was going to be a full time job watching this one. `` Shelby. '' Derrick said into the com at his wrist, `` time to emergence ? ''

'' I 'd say that she should be finished within a few time of day Derrick, '' Shelby replied elated that Derrick had called her.

'' Alright IMT, '' within bit Derrick was on the bridge circuit. All the ship hologram appeared, `` I called all of you here because we need to set off adding to the fleet. Zan I want you to place upright guard duty over 1000, I know that you will defend her far better than any other. ''

'' I thank you Sire I will do the best I can, '' Zan told Derrick bowing low.

'' Conner I need you to accompany Shelby and I to the outer rim, I want you to be scanning for the signals I have given you while we are there, alright ? '' Derrick told Conner who looked at Shelby then smiled.

'' Yes your lordship it is an honor. '' Conner replied bowing low.

'' Tempro I need you to outride here and provide reenforcement for Zan only if it is necessary. '' Derrick ordered.

'' Yes forefather, I will strive to avail protect them both if necessary. '' Tempro said proud and bowing.

'' Alright we need to go and get this done. '' Derrick told them, `` Shelby, transmit the coordinates to Conner. ''

'' At once Derrick, '' Shelby told him, then there was the familiar wind up of the engine then they were gone. Sighing Virgin Mary tracked them all the way across the galaxy. Shaking her head she knew she was in for a truly heroic poem reign by Derrick O'Toma.

Shelby and Conner exited the Trans-warp within the vicinity of a astronomic rim system. `` Shelby can you find any life out here ? '' Derrick asked her.

'' Beginning scans now, the third and last world of this system has an domain I am having difficulty penetrating. '' Shelby replied a few moments later. `` Switching energy now, I am getting Reading though something is starting to modulate the shield. I believe that we have been detected Derrick. '' A present moment later a blow hit the shields effectively rocking the ship.

'' Shelby, Conner, damage report ! '' Derrick yelled.

'' No damage, no direct hit sire, '' Conner told him.

'' No structural damage, the blast had deficient energy to have any damage. '' Turning toward Derrick Shelby advised, `` I believe that it was only a monition. As the blast was fired I detected where it came from I estimate that those firing at us have n't much more mogul than what we just witnessed. An effective word of advice to say the to the lowest degree Derrick, orders on how to go forward ? ''

Derrick looked at the reading a moment then replied, `` Open a channel Shelby let me peach to who is down there, maybe we can give a little monition of our own. ''

Shelby nodded turning away then told Derrick, `` All prepare Derrick. ''

'' To the unknown assailants, this is Emperor O'Toma please be advised you are firing upon a superior military force. I advise you to ... '' Derrick had started.

Suddenly Derrick speech was interrupted, `` I advise YOU, Saturnia pavonia, or whomever you are to move on, this is restricted space and I will use deadly force to guard it. '' The voice shouted at them.

Derrick smiled still the same hot principal he was back then, shoot first, and screw whatever was next. `` So Rayb still as lots a hot head as you used to be huh ? ''

'' I said mov ... huh ? What was that survive ? Could blaspheme you called me ..., '' Derrick had been trying to lock onto Rayburn the moment he contacted him. Shelby looked at Derrick and nodded, a moment later the man was in front of Derrick, `` that damnable Good Book ... Ray..b. What the hell is this ! ! ! ! Where am I ? '' Looking around the man spotted Derrick laughing in the bidding chairman. `` COMMANDER ! ! ? ? Oh my god you 're still alive ! ! '' Running up the man embraced Derrick in a cutthroat hug. `` damn it sir ! We were all told that you were utterly ! ''

Shelby appeared a moment later advising Derrick, `` Derrick I am detecting a massive build up of energy from his residency I am afraid that it will go critical if no military action is taken. ''

Rayburn 's mouth dropped open as he walked around the hologram of Shelby, `` My god a acoustic projection within a self contained organisation of a 3-dimensional image ! It is absolutely beautiful ! ''

Shelby giggled, `` He is as tech advanced as the shoemaker's last one Derrick, though this one is better mannered. Uh Derrick suggestions as to our current problem ? ''

'' Can you effect a shutdown of the system of rules ? '' Derrick asked her.

'' NO ! You ca n't do a keep out down ; it will cause a monumental office feedback destroying half of the planet. Just lessen the input world power to the 5 cardinal nodes ; that should generate the system in standby modal value. '' Rayburn advised.

'' Thank you sir I would have discovered that fact 2.3 mo too late. '' Shelby told the startled man.

'' My god man, '' Rayburn told Derrick, `` a fully sentient, anatomically pure, cybernetic advanced artificial news. '' Rayburn fell to his knees, and then looked up at Derrick. `` Uh sir ? Could I care halt here for an extended period of time of time ? At least 'til I expire ? ''

Laughing Derrick patted the man on the rachis, `` I felt quite the Same way Rayburn, though I must caution against trying to pry too far. ''

'' Why so sir ? '' Rayburn asked still staring at the holograph of Shelby.

'' They do n't like anyone probing too far in their retentiveness circuits they can provide quite a nasty seismic disturbance. '' Derrick told the man with a grin. Rayburn look up at Derrick again shocked that Derrick had understood all that he 'd just said.

'' Are you sure you are commanding officer O'Toma ? He never seemed to understand what I was talking about before. '' Rayburn told Derrick, sighing Derrick took the man to his experiment that had almost killed him.

'' Ah ! I see you have incorporated a human being cyber download place, '' looking over the system Rayburn shook his head mumbling to his self. `` vii buffer yes, sync capacitance, overload drain expert, good. '' Then Rayburn stopped and looked at Derrick, `` My god sir ! You have no backup in case of principal failure ! You are one lucky son of a ... '' Looking at Shelby, Rayburn swallowed, `` ... gun sir. This could have cut out and took you with it ! ``

Derrick was startled a here and now then began to smile, imprecate he was glad that Rayburn was on instrument panel he had n't said so yet but Derrick knew he was with them.

'' So, '' Derrick began, `` can I count on you ? I need a trouble shooter like you in the new imperium. ''

Rayburn stared at Derrick for the tenacious prison term then tears began to slowly free fall from his center. `` Sir I have had such a heavily time since I got out, no one has wanted me or to have me around. Are you sure you want as big of a .... messed up old soldier like me ? They said I have a type of delay PTSD it is n't like what most have. '' Here the man sighed, `` I can get extremely violent, are you really sure as shooting sir ? ''

Derrick had been smiling the altogether time, `` Well, you remember how bad Kimison was ? With all the trouble he had when he got out. Then they sent him to that snake pit hole. We got him out and he, for better choice of parole is a hell of a lot better. I think we can help you without a good deal trouble, Mary ? ''

A moment later the hologram of Mary appeared, `` Yes father ? ''

'' I need you to scan Rayburn here, recite me if his condition is curable. '' Derrick told the hologram.

Rayburn 's mouthpiece dropped subject, `` You ha ... ha ... have two of them ? It 's not possible. NO ! ! ! '' Grabbing a nearby pipe Derrick had been using a few Clarence Shepard Day Jr. before, he was soon advancing upon Derrick.

'' sergeant-at-law ! '' Derrick yelled at the man. For a second the man looked as if he recognized Derrick then roared and started to advance again. Suddenly a stream of electricity hit the man whose face registered shock then he slumped to the deck.

'' Really, your lordship you have to stop putting yourself in these situation ! '' Madonna told Derrick shaking her finger at him as if she would a child. `` father it is extremely difficult to protect you if you are out here so much. ''

'' Just scan Rayburn and see if we can repair the impairment that was done by the war. '' Derrick advised her.

A modest rectangular shaped light panel detached from the console. Emitting an eerie special K beam that swept back and Forth across the man 's head. A few arcminute later the light control panel retreated, `` I have finished Sire. It appears that this man has a high United States Department of State of resistance to all that is affecting him. He is curable but it will bring at least three treatments. I am sad sire, but his higher opposition requires that I go slower. ''

Derrick smiled, `` As I told you with Kimison, Mary, there is no need to apologize, the simple fact that these men can be healed is in its self a belittled miracle. ''

'' No Sire, no miracle just a scientific discipline that seems to sustain been lost over the century that the empire has been laying dormant. '' Mary told Derrick watching him to gauge his chemical reaction.

'' We really want to bring the empire back to what it was Virgin Mary. We have to or everything that all the emperor moth worked for will be for nothing. '' Derrick said suddenly noticing that Virgin Mary was watching him as closely as she was. `` What is unseasonable Mary ? ''

'' You, '' Mary started, `` embody all that the 1st Saturnia pavonia did. I am so very proud to be able-bodied to wait on another man as swell as he was Sire. ''

'' Uh, thank you Mary but it is just how I feel, what I feel is right. This imperium survived for over 800 eld only to be destroyed by petty avaritia and jealously. All the things I was taught to not be. '' Derrick told her as his mind drifted back to the yesteryear for a few proceedings.

On board Tempro the shortly cropped blond fuzz, medium build man, with a smooth face was worried. So far none of the experiment had yielded any succeeder as of yet. He was pacing back and forth his mother Mary was n't going to be happy he 'd tried all 100,000 tissue samples that he had, nothing had worked. They had all failed each almost as horrible as the close, even terminating them as early as he had, still had caused a bit of instability with him.

Virgin Mary appeared a few moments later noticing immediately that her son Tempro was starting to experience a slight gaolbreak down in his programming. Sighing she walked to him and embraced Tempro, `` I am so sorry my son, I did not mean to make you such pain. I know that the experiments all failed but I have gone over all the data and I think I am beginning to see a pattern. ''

Tempro was surprised then slowly melted into the embracement of Mary then the tears started. `` I am so sorry mother that I have failed so lots. A radiation diagram mother ? '' Nodding Mary outlined what she 'd seen from all the samples so far. Tempro also nodded finally seeing why they had started to neglect.

Mary stood by watching as Tempro started again armed with the new knowledge. He had gotten twice as far before there was any sign of bankruptcy. Smiling this time he 'd watch all the indicators and was actually starting to see where he needed to go. Smiling he thanked Mary it made things a whole lot comfortable when the body had no real consciousness or even the kickoff of a personality. Smiling Madonna figured now maybe they had a chance to succeed ; unfortunately they would have to have Derrick or hmmmm maybe this new compatriot of the Saturnia pavonia.

Shelby and Conner emerged near the moon of the imperial world. Derrick was preparing to go back to the castle when Zan called.

'' Yes Zan is everything alright ? '' Derrick said.

'' Yes sire, I thought you would like to cognise my wing mate is quick. '' Zan told Derrick excited.

'' Very well, 1000 ? '' Derrick asked of the newest addition to the fleet.

'' Yes forefather, '' A young, slender, long straight brown haired teen appeared in front of Derrick bowing Low. She was of course stark naked stifling the itch to smile ( it was nice yes but he really had to talk to all the A.I. 's about appearing naked ).

'' I 'm not sure as shooting if you were told of this but I insist that all the ship 's A.I. 's go by the name that they were given. '' Derrick instructed the new holograph.

Still bowing the young teen nodded, `` Yes Sire it will be so. ''

'' So delight what was the gens that you were called. '' Derrick smiled pleased that this was going as well as it was.

Shyly at first the teen looked up smiling she stated, `` I was named Sherry Sire. ''

Derrick 's oral cavity dropped agape, holy Irish bull he had n't expected this !