`` 0999 bring 0101 on circuit board after overture scan of her life space capsule, I want to ready sure she is insensible, '' Derrick said.

`` Of course Primary starting scans now, the capsule is inviolate, though I am detecting damage to the electrochemical mobile phone, it appears that unit 0101 is dangerously cheeseparing to cascade nonstarter. I suggest immediate transport to the hanger to effect fixing and re-growth, '' 0999 stated.

'' Proceed 0999, doubling check all scans I want cipher to destroy what picayune of the fleet there is now, '' ordered Derrick.

`` Compliance Primary, all precautions are being taken to protect Primary Derrick, the fleet and unit 0101. '' 0999 replied as Derrick watched all the interpretation that were coming in, he might not know what all the systems were but that was n't about to stop him from learning everything that he could. In just a hebdomad he 'd already learned just what More than half the recital that came in were, along with all the alarms, was n't always sure exactly what they were but he was learning.

Derrick was hoping that E was n't damaged as bad as he thought she was, she 'd sounded weakly, plus what was left of her was completely trashed.

'' 0999 Query ? '' Derrick asked looking at the version trying to determine the amount of harm.

'' Yes primary election, '' 0999 answered.

'' Can 0101 be re-grown the way she is now or will voice have to be removed before re-gen is possible ? '' Derrick asked.

'' I have projected, that well over 75 % of her outside will make to be removed, before any possible re-gen is possible, '' 0999 stated.

`` I was afraid of that, sentence to take out said sections and bulge re-gen ? '' Derrick asked.

`` I postulate three years, five minute, 15 minutes and thirty seconds once the procedure is started, then re-gen will be potential. '' 0999 replied.

'' Thank you 0999, delight begin as soon as potential, we need as many in the fleet as possible, '' Derrick was hoping he did n't voice heroic, god he 'd missed E.

Once again Derrick went back to the file cabinet room to again try and learn as much as he could. At the here and now, true, he probably knew more about the arrangement than anyone else, but as his grandfather had always said knowledge was the key to power. He was just starting to comprehend the basic idea of the trans-slip drive when a chime drug him away from his reading.

'' primary, '' said 0999, `` It is advisable that you partake of some sustenance, readings indicate you are growing weak. ''

Looking up Derrick was a little confused, `` what do you mean faint ? '' Derrick asked.

`` well, Primary, '' 0999 started again, `` you have been in this room for almost two days, you have ignored almost all hails, your strong point is reduced by Sir Thomas More than 60 %. '' It is the tariff of all EIG units to protect their basal, and protect the peak primary coil above all else. ``

`` Thank you 0999, I had n't realized that I had been here that long ; I was just starting to grasp the Trans-slip drive. I am hoping to memorize as a lot as I can. '' Derrick told 0999.

'' primary election, '' 0999 said a lilliputian excited, `` when the trans-slip drive was installed there were n't many human that understood it. The fact that you are grasping the basics of it puts you in an elite group course. ``

Derrick was dumbfounded, it only took a little big recitation ( 5000 varlet on screen ) to start to grok the basic principle. infernal region were all the non-imperials stupid back then ? He realized it was 1000 class ago and not that many people were into deflection or trans-warp theory but come on ! It was n't that hard all you had to do was learn ! `` What is the position of 0101 ? '' Derrick asked.

`` At award almost all debris has been cleared, power has been connected to her life pod 'til such time as she can effect here own power coevals. '' 0999 replied.

Derrick was about to answer when E 's intellection broke into his own. < Primary, please do not put your life at endangerment, I am progressing well. >

< E ! you should n't be expending the get-up-and-go to peach to me ! Be still 'til I am at your control condition again > Derrick told her.

< Yes primary winding, I will endeavor to wait 'til we can again be together. > E replied weakly.

`` primary election, 0101 has broken protocols, should I penalize her by delaying her positive feedback ? '' 0999 asked.

'' No, proceed as you have I need every ship that we can find especially her. '' Derrick ordered.

Derrick was back in the program library again this time trying to not get lost in all the information. The next day 0999 again interrupted his sketch, `` Primary, 0101 has been cleared, I am now commencing her re-gen, it should only contain a to the full five days, unlike we former three she is still conscious thereby making the operation able to start faster plus we can proceed at a faster rate. ''

'' Good, 0999, I ca n't appear to find information about your magnate beginning. '' Derrick asked.

`` I am sorry primary coil but even as Prime Primary I am not allowed to give away that unless you are of a high rank. Though you are at a very in high spirits social status at present you are still not gamy enough. '' 0999 stated unemotionally, causing Derrick to blink why in the hell had 0999 almost sounded like his pack rat computer ? Ok something was n't right.

'' 0999 run a symptomatic, you seem to be experiencing some character of bug, '' Derrick ordered.

'' submission Primary, '' 0999 said in its normal voice, sounding slightly hurt.

Derrick sat to think about it, he 'd seen mentions of a privy power informant but nothing even hinting to what it might be. The more Derrick thought about it the more he felt that something was up, how much gamy in rank did he get to be ? Derrick thought that those that actually worked on the ship were of the second in high spirits membership. Derrick went back to recital there had to be some reference of it somewhere. For the succeeding day Derrick immersed himself in everything he could discover but to no avail, obviously this was some big damn secret if there was n't even a hint of what it was. For the rest of the workweek Derrick stayed almost exclusively in the track record room he 'd finally begun to grok all about the trans-warp and was actually moving into the more advance technical part of it. He 'd also begun to see why the artillery had failed against some of the race they had fought in the past tense, smiling Derrick had a few ideas there. He just needed E, though he trusted any of the ships he felt closer to E.

Finally E was in re-gen Derrick smiled, soon E soon. After a week she had taken shape rather nicely.

`` Primary, 0999 announced one day, `` I am releasing 0101 she has almost all her free energy producers online, though at present she only has sub-light railway locomotive at her submit charge per unit she should be fully operative in five days, 12 hours, fifteen minutes and fourty-five seconds. Primary all three of us wish to thank you for finding prima ship EIG-0101F without her we would be lost. ''

Derrick could only stare at the hologram of the young man that was 0999, the younger looking womanhood that was 0098, then there was 0003, Derrick was staring at the young teen male for the first base time, dismount John Brown hair's-breadth 5'5 '' with a funny looking to him, obviously the EIG units were expected to uprise almost like a tangible person. pit 0003 could n't be older than 18, no marvel they had been defeated at first ! Well that shit was n't going to happen again, Derrick was going to make damn sure of it. Pausing a minute Derrick thought that 0999 had been with E one of the finally two ships destroyed why was it still a young variation, E was the only honest-to-goodness edition so far almost like she was the creator of them like a mother ? No Derrick thought shaking his head THAT was insane !

Finally Derrick was starting to incur a little more reference to what the mightiness seed of the ships was. Damn but it was hidden under a immense sum of technological jargon describing in minute item what each and every micrometer of the system did. At this charge per unit he 'd be old and dead before he got to what it was, there had to be a faster way. Hmmm I 've done it before but with this sum of information it could kill him the human nous could only lead so much before it shut down. Sighing Derrick decided that he 'd have to put on the line it but first More enquiry was needed. Each day he watched E 's progress finally she was starting to take the physical body of the ship he remembered. Each day Derrick worked on his projection, he had to suck up the information faster, the thing was IF he was what E thought he was then he 'd be of the highest rank there was. Then again trying to bear witness it was going to be another thing all together.

Suddenly Derrick jerked to a stop, the three ships were thanking him for finding E ? Plus the fact that they had called her prima ship, Derrick 's head felt as if it was going to irrupt, again what the pit were the ships talking about ? Shit forget asking them what they had meant they 'd probably go completely around the answer, just like the magnate source, all that he 'd found out so far was that the power was outright and inexhaustible. Derrick had to call off his head at that one as far as he knew, he 'd never heard of anything like that. Another matter he now knew for certain that the ships were watching him, he guessed it had to do with several data file that he was n't capable to memory access yet.

Strange Derrick thought, he 'd accessed the files of three different ships and in each instance the data file had been on a whole different vein. True many had less case that happened around them but basically they should have been virtually the Same. Again Derrick thought meliorate than to ask the ships as he was sure they 'd dance around the answer as they had several questions he 'd ask. They were n't literally lying, they were just giving a farsighted drawn out response detailing each share of the answer in minute detail.

Sighing Derrick decided to bend his aid elsewhere for the second. First he had to put to lie what E had been talking about, accessing every record he could Derrick began to search through his folk account. More than several hr later he began to see a pattern that had him growing Thomas More and more curious. Was it actually possible that he and his class were descended from the emperor 's family ? Though he 'd never been to where the palace was he had heard report his grandfather had told. Plus the fact that his great, big gramps had been given such a high honor to serve on one of the ships. True the man had been extremely brilliant with theme that had n't been seen before, and were never acted upon. Well he knew how that was, though in his dispense with time he had put to good use a few of those estimate. Just like a few of the races he 'd studied Derrick had seen a much prosperous way to vote out them. Well He just hoped that he had a chance to put through them before any of them had a chance to attack again.

Looking out he could see that E was progressing at a much quicker rate than any of the others.

'' 0999 estimated time 'til 0101 has finished re-gen ? '' Derrick asked a few years later.

'' I should make out re-gen in 36 hours, 53 minutes, 33 seconds. At exhibit I am hyper space capable, light shield is at 75 %, all weapons at 80 %. '' E broke in.

'' Good I await your fully procedure and combat readiness. '' Derrick replied.

The rest of the day Derrick delved deeper into the criminal record trying to find every smidgen of grounds that he could. bedamn he thought when they hid records they damn surely buried them deep. So far he 'd found all the disc of his menage, problem was they had been cleverly blocked without appearing so. It was going to charter a bit of clock time to de-code and run past all the lock chamber and engine block, another thing the theme song mimicked an old Imperial code that had n't been used in over ten 100. Ok, just what the hell was going on ? Was his family truly related to the emperor of old ? Derrick did n't have enough evidence but he was damn certain going to find out.

Finally hitting a utter end Derrick decided to put it on a back burner, concentrating on drawing up architectural plan for weapons that could actually assist. From what he saw the weapons were knock-down enough it was just that many of the invaders had somehow adjusted for them, how in the sin could they have done that unless. Damn ! Derrick began to pour through platter well into the following day. Finally he came to the stopping point that somebody had betrayed them to the invading races. Derrick 's lineage began to seethe ; this was the worst type of treasonist betraying his race for money ! Then the lead stopped huh ? Again it was as if the file cabinet were entirely dissimilar, there were matter here that he had n't seen in E 's files and many in E 's that were missing from here. The problem was without accessing all four ships disk there was no way to be sure, as if there was anything that he could do now many of these affair had happened well into the past. Hmmm it was at this point that Derrick started to see something else. Why was it that each ship seemed to have a metier that none of the early ships ( well so far ) had ? This was something else to look into, though without his undertaking it was n't going to go far he was afraid. The side by side day Derrick was more anxious than he 'd been in some prison term, not a lot longsighted and he 'd be back on E.

A few time of day later Derrick completed the first of the new weapons he 'd designed for all the ships that he could get. Calling all three ships Derrick out lined each discussion section of the artillery and the difference it would clear in the struggle. All three hologram at first wore a expression of tally surprise, then slowly they all began to nod asking questions about the total output, the destructive capability, and finally what the weapon would be more efficient against.

Derrick was extremely shanghai they sounded more like excited arm handlers than A.I. 's. Derrick advised them that he was working on a few others that he should birth ready in a few Clarence Day, they all smiled the first he thought he 'd seen all three have since he 'd met them. Again Derrick noticed that though the conditions for the creation of the weapons on control panel 0999, he found that the Saami elbow room on board E was better. Just like he found that 0999 was the ship that held the more experimental weapon system, he was n't surely about 0098 nor 0003 yet, but if he had to demand it would appear that each ship had a specialty. Son of a bitch ! Derrick had just realized why the ships had been so damn near undefeatable ; he 'd have got to try it before he could proceed.

Derrick was sitting in the criminal record room finishing the last 1000 pages when an alarm went off, ah good ! they had a signaling on another ship. Derrick had just moved to the bridge when another alarm clock went off.

Holy shit ! Derrick thought, `` E, '' he called, `` are you are replete capacity now ? ''

'' Yes Derrick I await your orders, '' she replied sweetly.

'' interrogation, were any memory file damaged or corrupted during the vulnerability to the thermic induced blood plasma wave ? '' Derrick asked.

'' Searching Derrick, I am detecting a .001 % loss of information, I am detecting no damage to any determinate data. '' E reported.

'' Very good, I will be transporting back to you as program line ship in a short metre, I need to tuck everything I have been working on, '' Derrick told E.

`` Yes Derrick I am eagerly awaiting your return to command, again thank you for finding me. I was uncertain the clues I left you were n't enough. That you, were n't as glorious as I felt you were, I was ... it is hard to line it is a feel I can almost grasp, but is still a lilliputian out of reach. '' E tried to verbalise. `` I believe the feeling was dubiousness, '' Derrick told her, `` An emotion that is hard to describe and even harder to fight, I have n't heard of many these days that have arrant faith in one or Thomas More persons. It is and was a fault that you AI 's never had the luxuriousness of. ''

`` No Derrick, I believe it was fear, all four of us have complete impression in you ; you are as brilliant as your name sake. I was told that you now understand almost the whole concept of the trans-warp private road. Not even your public figure sake completely understood it, though I think that you grasp More than he did. '' E explained.

For a consequence Derrick was at a loss for words, true he had been educating himself and yes it was true that he had grasped the conception rather quickly. Thinking back to the war many of his men had said that they had n't met a man who could out conceive him not even the general 's, they were extremely smart but his men had said they paled side by side to him. Again thinking about it he 'd hardly miss any men as it seemed he was always ahead of the enemy and always seemed to be ready. Huh Derrick thought never thought of myself as super smart or fast, it was something he 'd take in to consider on. An hr later Derrick had transferred to E, he 'd been thinking about it, though he 'd given E a figure he remembered back to when he had. He 'd just named her with no thought to what her gens ACTUALLY was. `` E, I have to justify, I just named you I had no thought that you might actually already stimulate a public figure, '' Derrick stated.

There was silence for a few minutes, `` Are you set to assume command again ? '' E asked him. Shaking his headway he now realized that he was going to feature to be on his toes from now on, they were slick very tricky to say the to the lowest degree.

'' Yes E, and we WILL stimulate a discussion when I am ... '' there was a New York minute and Derrick was back on board E, `` back on board. '' Looking around Derrick crossed his arms, `` This is the foremost matter we need to discuss, I realize it is practically faster but what I desire strongly is NOT what I always want. ''

The hologram of E bowed her head, `` Yes Derrick. ''

'' Now the s thing I want to know is this head answer, do you already have a gens ? I just named you without condition that you might already have a epithet. '' Derrick stated.

Her lips quivering E whispered, `` Yes I do Derrick. ''

'' May I have it ? I am sure you are tired of being called just E, '' Derrick replied.

`` It is mulct Derrick it is the name you ga ..., '' E started, and then Derrick held up his hand. `` NO ! I want your name not one I gave you, yours. '' He said trying not to shout. `` Yes Derrick, '' E whispered almost afraid to state him, `` it is Shelby, Derrick. '' `` Hmmm, Shelby, beautiful public figure for an even more beautiful ship, '' Derrick said his voice full of pridefulness. Shelby 's hologram looked up tears running down her aspect, at that bit Shelby adjusted all her background to do all and everything to protect and defend Derrick. Since he was now recognized as the prime quantity Primary Commander, all the other ships were automatically updated with this information. Though he was n't certain Derrick idea later that this was the turning point of all of them.

`` I picked up a signal a few hours ago, go Shelby inform the others, '' there was a winding up of the locomotive engine then they were there in less than ten moment. `` I want all scans alive, viral, explosive, toxic, biologic the full spectrum I want no luck that we could lose one of you. '' 0003 moved closer than the residue and started to emit a unknown serial publication of lights.

`` Primary, '' the good Brigham Young womanhood 's vox came from the speakers, `` I am detecting respective different explosives attached to the life ejection seat disarming and removing. I am also detecting several biological catalysts designed to touch off upon exposure to oxygen. I am not detecting the Sami damage that my lifespan case had. I am deep scanning now. The systems are nigh to failing, there also appears to be some type of micro tracking device attached at several points of the showcase designed to blend with the case, I am reading all clear, case ready, Prima Shelby. ''

'' Thank you 0003, '' Shelby replied, `` Now transporting to hanger 1, connecting life communication channel commencing business leader transportation. ''

'' Alright Shelby, keep me advised. 0003, lead Holy Order ,'Derrick said.

Yes, primary election I await your order, '' 0003 said proudly.

'' Please state your name. '' Derrick stated.

'' Yes primary, I was called EIG-0003M also known as Conner by my crew, '' 0003 answered.

'' Thank you, Conner, '' replied writing it down. `` I want the name of each of you 0999 and 0098, again channelize purchase order, '' Derrick directed.

'' Yes Primary, '' both ships answered at the same time. `` I am EIG-0098F also known as Lucy by my crew, '' 0098 stated.

`` I am EIG-0999M also known as Zan by my work party, '' 0999 stated proudly.

`` trade good, now then I will no longer refer to you as your EIG designation, neither will you come to to your self as your EIG denomination. You will from this day forward refer to each other by your name, again channelise Holy Order, understood ? '' Derrick ordered.

All four hologram appeared before Derrick, each bowed, `` Yes flush primary winding commandant, as always we await your parliamentary law. ``

`` I have given specifications for elevate weapons to Zan, I want these to be implemented as soon as possible I believe that these will give us Thomas More of an advantage in any advance battle as will the other designs I am working on.

Each of the holograms looked at each early then Shelby who also smiled, Derrick did n't neglect this as his suspicions began to rise more.

Derrick had just sat down when a becalm step came from the com, `` Shelby story ! ''

'' It is the unit we brought aboard I am reading failing power to it, I am not completely connected, oh Derrick I am losing it ! '' Shelby cried.

'' I want you to return it a saccade of vigor with what you have connected. Not enough to erase but enough to commit it sufficiency energy to possibly jumpstart protrude the electrochemical cell and energy stimulators. ''

The Shelby holograph 's mouth dropped agape, quickly she did as Derrick had ordered, there was a deliquium pulsing auditory sensation for a few minute, and then it went steady again.

'' Again Shelby, the unit had more vitality than this, plus that jerking should get done the trick, increase the amount one micro unit of measurement, '' Derrick ordered.

This time the pulse was slightly warm, breathing a sigh of relief Derrick collapsed into the command chairwoman, damn it that had been close. Without the livelihood A.I. the case and living alloy were worthless. I better understand up more on the problem of restart. The finale connection on Shelby started to instill energy as quickly as she could, lovingly she looked at the case another brother or sister saved again by her Primary, she 'd never heard of the procedure that Derrick had her use, she was just beaming that it had worked.

Looking in on Derrick she loving stared at him, he was by far greater than his name sake, or any other she 'd met other than the Emperor, the emperor moth ! She remembered about the codes, she had to investigate !

For almost a week Shelby watched over the liveliness compositor's case that they had recovered, even with the zip that Shelby was infusing it was still very slow going. It had taken her almost five days to progress to the re-gen center of the box, but still she had no inkling to as who this character was. Though not frustrated, Shelby was perplexed as to the reason it was so difficult. It was sometime near the end of the one-seventh day that Shelby broke Derrick 's geartrain of thought.

'' Derrick ! '' Shelby said more rouse than she 'd been to date, `` We have found 0001 ! I thought to never see him again ! He was lost with Conner and his wing mate in the first fight we experienced losses in. ''

'' Why was it gruelling to re-gen him than it was Conner ? '' Derrick asked.

`` 0001 and 0002 had equipment that required massive sum of money of DOE, as I remember they had engines twice the size of it of the early 998 ships, twice the vigour manufacturer, they also had better buckler, though their weapons were n't as salutary as ours, they possessed far More than the rest of us. ''

Derrick had read about some of the experimentation that they had conducted back then. Were both of those ships carrying experimental equipment that they were going to try out on their enemies ? Derrick was n't sure, hell his great, capital grandfather had n't quotation anything even remotely resembling secret weapons though at the prison term there had only been three ships. Derrick 's mind was a whirl with cabal when another propinquity warning signal went off, huh ? Another brain box ? This close ? Ok now things were starting to get unearthly .