`` Shelby, '' Derrick asked. `` Were there many ships lost in this particular surface area ? ``

'' Searching, according to all selective information I have on all ship bowel movement and battles I would have to say no but I feel that Conner may give more data than I, at the present bit, '' Shelby answered.

'' Thank you Shelby I 'll acquire this info under weighing, '' Derrick replied deep in thought he had to get all the ships synced up so that all the criminal record were somewhat the same on all the ships. Sighing Derrick thought this damn Holman Hunt and peck he was having to do to get information was irritating the hell out of him. `` Conner, '' Derrick started.

'' Yes Primary, '' Conner replied.

'' Were there many ships lost in this area besides you, 0004 your wing mate and 0001 ? '' Derrick asked.

It was unruffled for a dead meter, `` No primary we were the only ships I have knowledge of here, as stated I lost my wing mate here along with 0001. '' Conner almost whispered.

Hmmm so they did express tone toward their extension, mates something to observe in mind for later Derrick thought.

'' Shelby, I want a full read done on the life/brain box, every CAT scan you can do. radiotherapy, explosives, virus 's both written and physical, also any biography bod hiding on or in. If there is damage to the slip I want you to bedevil everything at it again. Something does n't sense right ; think back I do n't want it on board under no means 'til we are completely sure it is safety. '' Derrick ordered as tush as he could. He had a bad spirit about this the form that could get them all killed if he was n't careful.

'' Yes Derrick all scans going, to do the full battery of tests it will take at to the lowest degree two hours, may I at least allow energy to it ? '' Shelby asked.

'' Not unless you can do it from a distance, I do n't wish this Shelby everything about this feels wrong, I 'm not trusted but this almost tone like a false box. '' Derrick replied, Shelby actually gasped then all was quiet for a while. Derrick had only started reading up on the brain box two days ago, going back to the track record room he again immersed himself deep in the records finding a little more on the brain box seat. It was almost two hours later that Shelby alerted him she had completed the first radical of tests. `` Display the results here, '' Derrick told Shelby.

As he started to go over the readings he was certainly glad he 'd decided to read more on the boxwood. Several of the readings made no sensory faculty opening up the subroutine library records he soon found out why.

ascent Derrick started running issuing decree, `` IMT Shelby, span ! All of you withdraw 100,000 klick, all shell to full, shimmy shell frequency to a high transition now ! '' He saw all of them bring up their buckler then withdrew. `` Conner, Zan ignition lock on target and flaming 'til you detect an overburden then immediately retreat another 100,000 kilometers. Shelby, you and Lucy withdraw to that item I need you both taking version. ``

Almost in unison the four ships answered `` Orders received primary quill, retreating. ``

'' Starting CAT scan, '' both Lucy and Shelby stated.

'' Now beginning onslaught, nothing yet Primary. '' Zan and Conner told him.

'' primary election detecting a build-up of Department of Energy within the case, '' Lucy and Shelby informed him.

'' Alright retreat to safety point, all shields to entire keep scanning 'til the box explodes. '' Derrick ordered, the Shelby hologram was staring at Derrick as if he 'd lost his mind.

They had to only await a few minutes after they were all at the 200,000 kilometer limit.

Suddenly there was a titanic explosion in front of them. Thankfully Derrick had recognized the danger and had the shields at a higher frequence. Shelby was staring at the Reading ; this had in fact been a type of high proceeds nuclear device. Again it appeared that Derrick had saved them all again plus the fact that they were armed with a slight better understanding of the different dangers out here now.

All four hologram were standing in strawman of Derrick as he went over what he 'd learned explaining what the indication should be and what should be considered dangerous. `` If you detect any of these readings when you scan a living box do not approach it, we all could receive been destroyed today please commend, all these interpretation here, have to be right here, if not then something is haywire and can be determined by other version. '' Shelby was staring at Derrick with more pride then she 'd ever find. `` Right now I want to concentrate on 0001, though I suspect he was n't the lead ship I feel he was very authoritative with this experimental equipment he was carrying. ``

Sighing Derrick went back to his heavy, igniter reading ( only 800 pages this prison term ) good affair he could read extremely immobile, or he 'd never get through all this plus it increased the total he could go through at least four times great. Derrick had almost finished all he was reading though this last section had him a petty disoriented. Apparently two of the ships had been designated as the personality Maker, thereby saving 1000000 of programming hours. Huh. Derrick thought almost like a mother and fa ..., Derrick remembered the looks the hologram had given Shelby when he 'd been discussing rise to weapons and carapace, was it possible ?

It was a week later that Derrick began to stumble on platter of the superpower reservoir of all the ships. His back talk dropped assailable if this was true then this was the most dangerous superpower source that could be used but how in the hell had they stabilized it ? Damn it seemed the deeper he went the more confusing it got, hell and he thought the brain/life boxwood had been confusing 'til he got to the finale few Sir Frederick Handley Page. Sighing Derrick had a feeling that this was going to be a mystery like that one also, but why risk such an volatile factor ? Unless it had to do with the trans-warp, it in itself was an unknown quantity concept, it could be that the amount of big businessman needed had to be that bully but how did they master it ? Derrick sat back he needed a breaking he 'd been going at it all calendar week long not really checking on a good deal, not eating much, Inferno had it not been for Shelby he probably would n't have.

Stepping out he was greeted by the seemingly always bright and cheerful Shelby hologram, `` I am glad to see that you are finally concentrating on something other than the records, though I am glad you have this finally few workweek. ``

Derrick nodded staring at the now growing ship on the monitors, `` what is the position of 0001 ? '' Derrick asked when he finally found his tongue.

'' At present ontogenesis pace is much wearisome than I expected, I can not supply the aggregate amount of power he needs to re-gen at the wax rate, that I am afraid would take up at to the lowest degree three ships. I have him now at 25 % intellectual natural action, with the amount of power that he is needing it will be another two workweek before he will be able to consider over. '' Shelby reported sadly.

'' Thank you Shelby you 're doing the outdo you can at least now he is out of peril of failing, do you know when he will be witting there are a few questions I need to ask him. '' Derrick said.

'' I do n't believe he will egress for at least another week, '' Shelby stated.

'' Derrick, '' Shelby started when he 'd plough to go.

'' Yes, what 's wrong Shelby ? '' Derrick asked.

'' Nothing is wrong I was just wondering, did you grow up in the oculto providence as did your name sake ? '' Shelby asked

'' No, he as the residuum of my family, lived in abrir oculta providence for many, many genesis, I believed they moved there years after the first off emperor moth died, '' Derrick replied, what is she up to Derrick thought ?

'' Thank you Derrick, it would appear that some of my records need updating, '' Shelby smiled sweetly.

'' Yeah, sure Shelby, '' ok she was going a niggling out of the way I see, and did she just lie ? Going to have to retain my eye on her for sure. Shelby looked hard at Derrick, then she started doing facial recognition, it was on-key he had all the features of his name sake, but those could be faked, he did know the verses but that too could have been discovered. There had to be ... of row ! Deoxyribonucleic Lucy in the sky with diamonds ! If she could nail the certain Ribonucleic acids that would break all the data, then she could truly determine his filiation. If he was in fact descended from the last parentage of the royal stag menage that had been hidden then vanished almost 920 days ago, then she could share everything ! Finally no to a greater extent secrets, no more hiding the truth, if it were true then he was the last emperor, and was Sir Thomas More than worthy of her dedication and here she smiled her love.

While Derrick continued his tec work into everything he could observe about the ships, Shelby was in use herself. She 'd already contacted the abrir oculta calculator requesting track record, as far back as she could go on Derrick 's family plus every early family there. Pouring over terra-bytes of information made her happier than she 'd been in 100, though she might have to take help soon the amount of datum was all encompassing she had n't wanted to raise warning signal in case the data point had been hidden on the main computing device. Sighing she hated dealing with just an advanced reckoner, it was far to a greater extent lucid than she was used to, actually it was a nuisance. She also had to watch the quantity of record prison term she used, it might alert Derrick to what she was doing, she did n't want Derrick to conceive she was prying, it was after all his life.

For the succeeding five days both of them were pouring over the records Shelby was sure as shooting she was on to something. The Deoxyribonucleic acid mental testing had been put off as she still had n't found the Ribonucleic acid sequence she needed to get the results she needed, it had been hard enough to get a sample from Derrick. She had to get this right the first sentence as she felt she was n't really going to get a secondly opportunity to prove again, well, not unless the trial run was positive. Then she could see Derrick wanting her to test again to make 100 % sure or as skinny as she could get. She was still running test when another idea stirred her action at law. The palace A.I. ! Though she was n't surely it would serve her it had n't been heard from in over 200 years, after the palace was sealed. It was worth a try especially if Derrick was the next Saturnia pavonia then the palace A.I. would accredit him at the start.

switching to the extremely high palace frequency, Shelby began what she hoped, was the outset of the re-birth of the empire.

'' Palace A.I. this is EIG-0101F, code alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop, requesting help. I have the Deoxyribonucleic acid of a subject field I believe to be the last in line for the commode. Unable to swan without right Ribonucleic acid chronological sequence, I await your reply. ``

There was a prospicient suspension though Shelby was n't about to pass on up she had checked the code many times to verify it was correct. Ten minutes later the signal cleared when a phonation from the past answered, `` EIG-0101F, computer code alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop confirmed. Hello Shelby, it has been quite some time. Your request is being processed, Long mountain range IMT in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, transmit. Upon completion, send results back to fundamental, thereby I can compare and evaluate, convey all selective information you have now in a pin decimal point burst, ah dear thank you. Contact me with the results 'til then. '' Then the line went numb. Shelby was relieved she was afraid that the palace A.I. would n't answer, thankfully she had.

Mary the palace A.I. looked lovingly at all the information Shelby had collected, yes, it appeared to be the materialisation ( many time removed ) of the emperor butterfly 's first cousin. Hmmm, this one had almost as lots knowledge as the initiatory emperor this should get interesting. Mary 's hologram smiled, her daughter had always been more curious than the others, at least one was still alert, still she felt for Shelby all her minor gone except for three, oh now four, it would do her so good to have her children back, just as it was to Mary knowing that her daughter was still alive.

Shelby looked at the vial she 'd just received ( Ribonucleic acid sequence 1,000,054 ) no wonder she had n't found it yet she had only gotten to 10,000 and that had taken five daylight ! Sighing Shelby knew that it would deal another two days to run the test and then confirm the result. Might as well get started she thought, so slowly she began the test triple checking everything before and during the test.

Derrick had finally discovered all he could, it truly was a stroke of genius the damping fields, the energy drain, and the opposite magnetic generalisation. This not only stabilized the element but allowed for 100 % use of all zip produced thereby eliminating all thriftlessness. Finally with a Thomas More than 50 % intellect of all the ships systems Derrick felt he was nearing where his name sake had been 150 years ago. Sitting back Derrick 's psyche was about to explode with the sheer sum of information, but there was so much More, more than 10 times what he 'd already gleaned, looking at the head phone like apparatus Derrick decided it was time he had to discharge it. If he had any prospect of saving even half of the fleet, he 'd want all the cognition. Sighing he looked it over he had the interface finished but the cowcatcher was far from where he wanted it, if the buffer fail or did n't act at all he 'd be a twaddle idiot before it was even half finished. Then there was the fact that the electric potential was still too eminent another feature that made him cringe not good to fry your Einstein just as your starting to get what you want.

Two days later a loud alarm jerked Derrick from his total concentration on the head gear mechanism. `` Shelby written report, why is the life-time box alert going off ? Is 0001 in risk ? ``

'' No Derrick she responded, `` I am reading a dramatic increase in cerebral activity with 0001, now at 50, 55, 60 %, emergence imminent, cerebral activity at 75 %. ``

At first there was a crackling coming from the speakers, then very slowly a monotone vocalization started that quickly changed to a male voice. `` Where am I ? '' 0001 asked confused.

'' You are in hanger one on board me 0101 known as Shelby, '' Shelby answered. `` You were lost in one of the number 1 battles, somewhere around 975-980 geezerhood ago. ``

'' I see, '' 0001 answered, `` how was I found ? I thought that I would die out here. ``

'' My primary has developed a way to incur our spirit cases, '' Shelby answered. `` Your Primary I see, how many are there of us now ? '' The voice asked.

Sighing Shelby said. `` At first there was only me then I found my master, since then he has found three others, so four including you. ``

'' Ah ! Good it was once said that five of us, were worth More than the full old imperial fleet. It is practiced to know I still have sidekick and sisters alive. Your principal what is his public figure so that I may read him. '' 0001 stated.

Derrick stepped forward, `` I am captain Derrick O'Toma. ``

'' Derrick O'Toma ? '' The voice said a little frantic, `` when I am again whole, I have a message I have been carrying since the first day I was launched, my master. ``

Derrick 's mouth dropped loose, ok now thing were truly getting on the weird side, it called him lord ? That distinction was reserved for the old Dukes, Earls, Knights, but especially the emperor moth himself. Derrick had to ask him self just what the fuck was going on ? What was this message 0001 had and just who the screw would know to leave a message for him besides h ... holy place fuck ! There was no freak way ! Ok, now Derrick was rapidly growing more curious, this was one closed book that he was n't going to solve in just a day or week.

All of the other holograms appeared suddenly, `` blossom Primary ? '' They all asked, `` did 0001 call you lord ? ``

'' Yes, though I am timid what this means, '' Derrick stated not too certain that he was believing exactly what 0001 had said. `` All I know is that for some intellect 0001 thinks I am ranked a lot in high spirits than a common citizen. ``

All of the holograph nodded each it seemed to be deeply in idea. A few minutes later each hologram departed, Shelby was about to ask Derrick a question when she received an warning signal alerting her to the fact that the test was finally finished. Derrick excused his ego to again solve on his project it was the key to everything that he was trying to do.

Withdrawing the results Shelby studied the reading with growing interest, it appeared that Derrick showed a 95.333 % certainty of being related to the last emperor. Though other parts showed that he had only the main of the emperor and therefore was not directly related. Unsure Shelby knew that she 'd have to reach the castle A.I. again.

Again she tuned to the extremely high frequency, `` palace A.I., this is EIG-0101F code alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop. Test is complete on subject I believe is last in line for the can, though Deoxyribonucleic acid indication are uncertain, confusing. I await your response. ``

This metre there was only a short wait before the A.I. Virgin Mary came on. `` EIG-0101F, code alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop, again confirmed. how-do-you-do again Shelby, I am gladiolus you did n't neutralise clock time conducting the test I have been waiting for the upshot. ``

'' Yes castle A.I. I thought that you might, though as I reported the resultant role are conflicting. '' Shelby stated somewhat unsure.

'' offset Shelby, you may call me Mary, second, these results are always like this as they sample many things in the one test. Now then, place all of the textile, the test solvent, the sample all on the flat tire surface that the Ribonucleic acid sequence appeared on. expert long aloofness IMT in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, conveyance. Ah ! I see your confusion Shelby, you were reading all the event as the same. No the only one that counts is the one that states that there is a 95.333 % probability that the bailiwick is a descendant of the imperial line, hmmm the first I have seen in over 200 twelvemonth. ``

Shelby 's pridefulness was growing, she had actually found him ! Finally there was a chance that the imperium would be restored ! `` He does not know yet Mary, I had to do this without his consent, he may be angry with me. I am also unsure, he might not want to be the emperor, he was in a terrible war conflict, I have tried to settle his mind but he is a difficult case. Unlike any I have ever seen. ``

'' You have done exceptionally well Shelby, when the metre comes, I will talk with him I have had much experience in healing the judgment. '' Madonna stated.

'' Mary there is one other thing. I am ..., '' Shelby hesitated.

'' You have grown More than fond of him, yes I thought you might, when I saw the depth of the enquiry that you had conducted. It will be ok I assure you Shelby, tell me how many of the EIG 's are left ? '' Blessed Virgin asked.

'' At lay out My Prime has found four others that makes a sum of five of us now, '' Shelby answered.

'' Your Prime ? Quickly what is his name ? '' An excited Mary asked.

'' Derrick O'Toma, '' Shelby stated confused.

'' So it is time finally it will be over. Thank you Shelby I 'll contact you soon. '' Madonna said then the melodic line went dead.

Shelby was even more unsure now, she finally had a primary feather again after all that empty time. Plus the fact that she was now in love with him, something she was sure the now 5 % lupus erythematosus of inhibiting programs had something to do with. She had felt something before with others but 'til Derrick removed the programs she 'd never felt what she was feeling. She had to severalise him soon but she was afraid that he would become angry with her, possibly moving to another ship. She was n't for certain she could take the loneliness again, she 'd been so close to turning all her system of rules off the opinion of despair growing it seemed each day. Derrick was it seemed, all of the primary quill she 'd ever had rolled into one, she just hoped that when she told him he did n't want to leave.

The Virgin looked over the results, so it was finally clip, she had received a substance so long ago on the Imperial net. Searching she found the transcription she was to play when she heard his name, as a Primary on an EIG ship named Shelby. Playing it her holograph nodded at the pedagogy, finally everything was confirmed with the Imperial code. Reaching out Mary opened all the gun turrets, started the long dormant but still like new generators. strengthening the shield she began to cycle all the artillery making sure they were all ready, replacing all that failed to function. Smiling she thought, I am set up lord, when you finally come to your family ALL will be ready.

Done with the important tasks Mary began to ready the recollective unused elbow room, preparing everything that returning royal line would need.

Derrick suddenly got a shudder damn he thought someone is thinking frightening hard about me, laughing he remembered the old Wise tale his gran had told him. Looking at his project he 'd finally gotten the voltage below execution intensity, the modulator was working far undecomposed than he hoped. Now all I had to do was get these damn buffer working. Every prison term he wrote the code it seemed he had to go back and adjust a whole line. Almost two weeks now and only one of the cowcatcher were working, to use it now would n't sprain his brain to jelly but he 'd still be an idiot when it was done. It took the remainder of the day to finally chance what he 'd been doing wrong, Finally the next day he had three of the buffers working. anathemise it ! He 'd adjusted everything he could think of. Derrick almost asked Shelby for aid but he could hear it now, about they would protect him at all monetary value and he could n't put his life in danger blah, blah, blah ! He was n't about to go through that again. Another day saw Derrick still at the work tabular array the fourth had finally cleared. Still working Derrick was shocked when the astronomical intruder alert went off.

'' Shelby account !'Derrick ordered.

'' I 'm detecting an approaching invasion force play, it appears to be a different backwash, the Sami that we lost many ships to. '' Shelby reported.

Damn it ! Derrick thought, I 'm, we 're not ready ! wellspring I 've got four it will consume to do. `` How long ... '' Derrick started.

'' I 'd say, at their present velocity, they will breach our Galax urceolata in nine days, xxxvi hours, five hour and xxxiv seconds. '' Shelby replied.

Wonderful just fucking marvellous, looking at his labor he sat and put it on his head .