0001 - Tempro 0403 - Johnathon growing
0003 - Conner 0667 - Marco -- -- -- --
0097 - Ace 0778 - Jan 0098 ( Lucy )
0101 - Shelby ( mother ship ) 0798 - Celeste
0125 - Lars 0908 - Tara
0200 - Ellen 0999 - Zan
0301 - Rodrick 1000 - Sherry



Derrick looked up from the floor at Shelby rubbing the side of his face that felt real ! Not like a unanimous holograph but real flesh and blood ! Gaining his base he slowly backed away from Shelby who as of yet had n't moved.

'' I do n't know who or what you are but there is no way that you can be Shelby. '' Derrick stated.

With a huge sigh Shelby advanced upon Derrick who was still slowly backing from her. `` If I have to hit you again Derrick I 'm afraid that I might injure you ! ''

'' Injure me ? You, and what army ? I think that ... '' Derrick started.

'' Derrick shut the the pits up and listen to me. I am substantial, as real as you are. I am human just as my counter-part Shelby is a living A.I. Really Derrick as brilliant as you are you can really be dullard at times ! '' Shelby said having stopped seeing that Derrick was looking for an boulevard of escape.

'' A human ? I do n't see how, the cloning and transferee projects were abandoned centuries ago. There has n't been anyone smart enough to ... '' Snapping his digit Derrick 's heart went wide. `` Kimison and Rayburn ! That was why ! I 'll be damned ! '' Walking to Shelby he slowly and gently touched her arm. `` indulgent and warm, reactions to touch excellent. Now the sole question is why ? ''

Shaking her headway with a smirk Shelby could only stare at him a consequence. `` Uh hello ? You are n't going to live forever, and an inheritor or Sir Thomas More will benefit both you and the empire. '' With a wry grinning she continued, `` Besides I find you a hell of lot more than attractive. ''
Derrick 's centre flew full as he stared at Shelby. `` An heir ? What ! ? But you ... and I ... a tyke ? I ... '' was all that Derrick was able to get out.

'' As I seem to recollect you telling full admiral Hartwell, Derrick close your mouth, it 's undignified. '' Shelby told him as she gently reached up and closed Derrick 's open oral cavity with a giggle.

Derrick nodded as he could only stare at the human Shelby in front of him. Again he reached out to touch her side and arms tentatively. Then suddenly, unexpectedly Derrick grabbed her and crushed her to him as he kissed her long and mysterious. Coming up for air a minute later when someone cleared their throat, Shelby was reeling as was Derrick.

'' I have wanted to do that again since the in conclusion sentence I kissed Shelby in the neuro-link. '' Derrick said as a balmy giggle came from behind them.

'' I 'm glad that you enjoyed it as much as it you appeared you did, '' came the holographic Shelby. `` I 'm also glad that you are more back to pattern. ''

'' I do n't know how they kept it from me but I will ingest to thank them when I see them again. '' Derrick told both the Shelbys.

'' Actually you 're welcome. '' Kimison said as he and Rayburn 's holo-forms appeared beside Shelby.

Derrick nodded then perked up a bit when it appeared that Kimison was waiting for something. `` Alright what did you two do now ? ''

A wide grin appeared on Rayburn 's aspect as Kimison 's again held shock.

'' Well ... uh. '' Started Kimison, `` fountainhead actually I did ... uh. ''

'' goodness god man, just get it out ! '' Derrick almost yelled.

'' I remembered that you had mentioned finding moment of metal that the brain boxes were made from. '' Derrick nodded as Kimison continued. `` I thought of the former rig that does salvage like the one you worked for. What if they had found one or to a greater extent and they were just sitting there in their chiliad. ''

Derrick was still nodding when his eyes went astray, `` You found one ? ! ''

Kimison nodded though when his typeface fell, Derrick was expecting the uncollectible. `` Yes I did, I managed to uh ... acquire it ? ''

Derrick started to smile, `` So you stole it. I take it Mary helped ? ''

Virgin Mary appeared a moment later, `` Yes forefather I did. I thought it was paramount that we re-acquire it. ``

Derrick 's elation suddenly feel when he saw that both Kimison and Blessed Virgin 's faces had dropped. `` What happened ? Was the box destroyed ? ''

'' No sir. '' Kimison said between tight lips. `` The box it 's ego was intact. I am afraid the ... '' Kimison stopped as he turned away from all that were there. `` There was no intellectual natural action from the box. The son of a beef starved the ship to death ! The boxes survive from solar muscularity ; this one was locked in an air tight, completely scant free air lock ! '' Finally turning back Derrick could see the tears falling from Kimison 's eye.

Rayburn took over a smell of extreme point anger on his face. `` We tried everything we could sir, nothing worked. It was a shame ; he was Shelby 's wing mate ! ''

Suddenly from behind them all they heard a gasp then a sob as they saw that Shelby was starting to cry. `` Gregor did n't make up it ? It is indeed a sad day, without female parent 's personality creator he is gone forever ! ''

Both Kimison and Rayburn nodded then Kimison spoke up. `` Rayburn and I have been studying the mental capacity box. We believe we have come up with a way to bring it back. Though with a different personality that has been chosen. We 'll get back to it, if we have winner we will touch you so Shelby can re-gen it. ''

Derrick nodded as they both clicked off. Derrick was rubbing his chin he was surprised he 'd forgotten all the marvelous equipment that Tempro had. The A.I. personality transfer curriculum being one of them. Looking at both the Mary and the Shelby holograph he nodded.

'' So the both of you knew all this time ? '' Derrick asked.

'' No, I did n't Derrick. mother just revealed it to me a few years ago. '' Shelby replied.

Turning to appear directly at The Virgin, a wearisome smile crept onto her features. `` Yes father I knew. It has always been the architectural plan to procure a mate and Empress for you and the empire. As I stated before I am here to retain the police, and enforce them, while protecting you and the Empire. ''

A broad smiling also crept onto Derrick 's characteristic, `` I have to say this is the farthermost out of the loop I have been in a very long meter. '' Suddenly Derrick 's face got serious, `` I do ask that this will be the finale sentence ! '' Then Derrick smiled at Mary and the Shelby hologram. `` Thank you both. ''

Both of them smiled then bowed to Derrick as they disappeared, Derrick and his Empress had much to discuss after all.

Derrick and Shelby had been talking for an hour when there was a bash at the door. Shaking his drumhead Derrick opened it surprised to see Lucie Hartwell standing there with a worried looking on her aspect.

'' What 's wrong Lucie ? You seemed very perplexed. '' A now vex Derrick asked.

Suddenly tears were flowing from her eyes, `` It 's the voice, and it's so sad, so lonely sounding. I feel it is almost begging for someone to talk to. I 've tried to reply it but it ca n't seem to listen me. It sounds so light I feel so powerless to assist it ! Please help me sir ! I ca n't take much more of this ! ''

Derrick 's centre flew wide ; she was far more spiritualist to the ship 's A.I.s than he was ! `` Shelby ! '' Derrick was yelling.

The Shelby hologram appeared immediately. `` Is everything alright Derrick ? '' A worried sounding Shelby said.

'' Lucie is hearing a ship that I can not. She has tried to answer it but obviously has n't developed her genial speciality adequate yet. Is there a way that you can boost her in that area 'til such clip as she can on her own ? '' Derrick asked.

Shelby was quiet a moment, then Mary appeared next to her. `` There is a way father though I am afraid that there is a bit of pain in the ass involved. '' Virgin Mary stated.

Lucie 's eyes were wide when Mary mentioned annoyance, then her features steeled up. `` I ... I am willing to claim the painfulness ; it ca n't be worse than listening to the voice pleading anymore. ''

Derrick nodded then looked to the threshold at a worried Johnathon Hartwell. `` When you say hurt Mary just how intense are you talking ? '' Johnathon asked.

Mary was tacit for a few moments then stated. `` I have searched through the disc. There is an old pain
indicator military rating from one to four. Estimating the amount of tension mental and physical, I would say that it ranks about a 2.5. '' When Lucie only showed confusion Mary sighed. `` In comparing it 's somewhat like having various minuscule flames barely brushing your cutis all over. An odd, distressing pain sensation, instantaneous and excruciating. ''

For a moment Derrick thought Lucie was going to bolt from the room when her bottom lip started quivering. Silent a few Sir Thomas More second Lucie finally stepped up, `` I 'll do it. It ca n't be speculative than what that upchuck bastard of a Duke tried to do to me. If I can defy that, this will be nil ! ''

Johnathon Hartwell started to grumble, `` If it 's the last thing I ever do, I am going to bolt down that son of a kick ! ''

Derrick 's centre were narrowed as he looked over at Johnathon. `` As long as I know about it and you are n't planning to go alone then I am in arrangement with you. ''

Johnathon smirked as he looked at Derrick. `` As long as you let me kill his ass then we 'll have no job. I owe him a hell of a lot of destruction for what he did to my family ! ''

Derrick smiled as he told Johnathon, `` Now that I have no problem with ! '' Walking to a console table Derrick stood there a second reading something on the screen. Then with almost inhuman hurrying he was typing in improvements. `` There I think that will slim the painful sensation down quite a bit. Nothing as bad as what Blessed Virgin was describing. ''

'' It wo n't take us more than a few minutes to prepare the apparatus, '' Holo-Shelby told all of them.

A few present moment later Blessed Virgin looked up motioning for Lucie. `` Please sit here it should not have Thomas More than two hour. ''

Lucie nodded her forefront as she tentatively sat in the president that Mary had indicated. A tightfitting tube came out of the wall that had a flattened end. Moving back and away side by side to her psyche it emitted an eerie green sparkle. Lucie sat there with a grimace on her grimace at 1st though after it started she began to smile them titter a bit. Finally as it finished and shut off Lucie was about to fall out of the chair she was laughing so hard.

Johnathon, standing next to Derrick indicated Lucie with a nod of his chief toward her, said, `` give thanks you for that. As much hell as I know she has been through she deserved it. ''

'' If she is as raw as I think she is, she 'll deserve far more than this. '' Derrick said as he slapped Johnathon on the articulatio humeri.

Finally over her fit of laugh, Lucie 's eyes suddenly flew wide as she once again cocked her head to one face.

'' Hello ? Yes I can hear you. You sound so far away ! Are you the one I heard before ? Yes I am with him, I will secern him, ok. '' Startled Lucie turned toward Derrick her mouth hanging spread. `` She is so far away ! She has been alone for so long. She also feels weak but far weaker than the one I heard earlier tod ... '' Lucie stopped as she cocked her capitulum in the other direction. `` Yes I can take heed you ! Yes he is here. I will tell him as soon as I can ! ''

Derrick 's oculus were wide in disbelief, he 'd see nor felt aught ! Here she had heard two ships that were in their brain box seat ! Damn Shelby was the only one that he 'd ever get word still in her box ! Lucie walked to Derrick then bowed to him her centre a little glazed over a unusual expression on her case.

'' forefather, I bring you two messages. The first is from an A.I. near where your Recent engagement was. She said that the Energy Department from the battle enabled her to reload far Thomas More than solar energy had. Her re-gen started for a few bit then shut down. The few extra yards of ship have allowed her to reach out. She is frail though and this exercise did n't assist. She said she felt me or she would n't deliver tried. '' Lucie said still in a spell.

Derrick nodded accepting anything now, it appeared that a Hell of a lot more was possible than he 'd thought. `` We will venture as soon as possible to find her. The second message ? ''

Turning toward Derrick tears started to stream from Lucie 's eyes. `` She said I was to separate you she felt so ashamed for failing you sire. She says that you made her so lofty to do you. She also said that she knows the others will mock her for her failure. '' Now the tears were falling harder as she turned toward holo-Shelby. `` She said to recite you she is sorry that she was the shame of your nestling. She says that you should let her go, she has accepted that she will die alone, a failure. ''

Derrick 's eyes went encompassing as he whispered, `` Lucy ! '' Walking to Lucie, Derrick started to whisper in her ear. Holo-Shelby also had rip falling from her eyes. How could her girl give up ? After all the wonderful matter she had done. NO ! She would n't loose her ever !

Lucie was nodding the whole time Derrick was whispering in her ear. Derrick had wondered why it was taking so long for Lucy 's re-gen, now he knew. `` Yes Sire, '' Lucie said. `` I am relaying your message now. Yes ! He did say that. You can see all that I am ; you know that I do not lie ! Only if you promise, no ! You have to anticipate and sustain it ! Good, recall what he said, now then hurry ! ''

Turning toward Derrick she wiped her eyes, nodded yes to him as the enchantment like flavour passed, then passed out with a deep suspiration into his arms !

Shelby walked to Derrick and helped him to put the unconscious mind young woman on a couch. `` I am feeling a strong pulsing, baby Shelby ? Are you detecting any contrary event of the cerebral wave balance beam ? ''

Holo-Shelby scanned Lucie, `` No, though I am reading that she is very weak. From what I am reading she has n't eaten in almost two Clarence Shepard Day Jr. ! ''

Shelby looked at Johnathon and almost growled at him, `` Two daylight ! She was with you almost one of those day and you did n't opine to bung her ? ! I should have you punished for that ! Though it would ache her, therefore, you have lucked out. Johnathon Chief Joseph Hartwell ! If you do something like this again I might bury who your Sister is and have you taken to the royal execution/punishment railyard. I will then have you punished ! reckon yourself warned. '' Johnathon was backing away as Shelby 's eyes were flashing.

His head dropping, Shelby could hear him maunder, `` Maybe you should anyway I am not the topper bro ... '' truehearted than anyone but Derrick could follow, Shelby arose, crossed the room then proceeded to knock Johnathon unconditional on his ass !

Her eye still flashing Shelby pointed a digit at him. `` If I ever hear garbage like that from your sassing again. '' Here she looked at the young fair sex on the sofa then turned back to him. `` I will do far worse than Derrick did to you. I may be the Empress but I am no helpless woman, as I hope you just learned ! ''

Derrick had a Brobdingnagian smile on his face as he watched Hartwell rub the side of his human face. holy crap Hartwell thought !
What in the hell had she hit him with ? It felt like he 'd just been run over. Shakily gaining his feet Hartwell bowed to her.

'' You will not get wind that from me again, not whilst in your bearing, Empress. '' Johnathon said.

Shelby 's middle narrowed as she stared at Johnathon. Something about the way he 'd said that was suspicious.

Derrick nodded at Johnathon 's countersign then turned to Holo-Shelby. `` How long ... ''

'' At least another four daytime Derrick. It appears that whatever just transpired has helped. '' Holo-Shelby told him.

Derrick was nodding, `` Transfer Lucie to med-bay one, start her on nutrient 'til she awakens then stool certainly she eats. If she wo n't ask Shelby to get her to. I think that she will hear to her far improve than me. ''

'' I do n't consider so Derrick, '' came Shelby 's vocalization. `` She has far more respect toward you than me. I believe she will do Thomas More for you than me. After all she has known you for far foresightful than me. By the way how is your face ? ''

'' I 'll hold up ; I did postulate it after all, to ping some mother wit back into me. Though I think it might be far longer for Johnathon to recover. '' This last part whispered in Shelby 's ear causing her to giggle.

'' You do n't think I was far too harsh do you Derrick ? '' Shelby whispered.

'' No, '' Derrick whispered back. If anything after he recovers he might be a hell of a lot better officeholder. ''



Kimison was cursing and raging around the pack of cards inside Tempro. Why in the hell were he and Rayburn having such a hard time reverse engineering the transfer process ? Smashing his hand into the wall he yelp then screamed when he felt several bones in his hand snap !

'' Really prime ! '' Tempro said as soon as Kimison was secure in the bio-bed located in the med-bay. `` If you continue to injury yourself this way you may never get anything done ! This is the twenty percent instance that you have broken the inside skeletal part of one of your men. Please prime if this continues I will have to report it to the emperor ! ''

Kimison 's head snapped around to stare at Tempro. `` You do that and he might remove me for good from you. Then I truly wo n't get anything done ! ''

Sighing Tempro responded, `` I am no-account flush but it is the rules that he set down. Now please lay still it will be a few 24-hour interval 'til the bio-bed is finished. ''

Rayburn could only shake his head after the substitution Tempro and Kimison had. He 'd been tempted to do almost the same thing. Shaking his head his eye opened wide-cut a moment as he thought, or was it Kimison ? They did have that damnable link still, it was quite possible.

Looking over what Kimison had been working on Rayburn 's discover that the man had been on to something. `` Tempro ? '' Rayburn called after a few min of reading.

'' Yes prime ? '' Tempro said as soon as he appeared.

'' I thought I asked you not to shout out me that. I have not been elevated to that status by valuation nor the emperor. Besides neither Kimison nor myself have a confessedly genial link to you. '' Rayburn told the hologram.

Sighing, Tempro nodded, he had missed having a prime. Both of these bright humans were as near to a undercoat as he thought he would get. `` I apologize Sergeant Rayburn ; I have also been alone for a long time. The both of you are very stimulating to my circuit. I would drop the both of you extremely if one or both of you departed me. ''

Rayburn was nodding not really paying that much tending to Tempro. He 'd continued reading and was starting to go immersed in what Kimison had been on. From what he could see Kimison had solved almost all the problems that they had encountered with the turnaround engineering. The transfer plan had taken quite a bit of fourth dimension to re-write as the older program had a huge 10000 of problems.

Looking over everything again Kimison began to vary a few bloodline checking with Tempro every few second. Stopping a few hours later Rayburn went to see how Kimison was. `` Came to see how you are. '' Rayburn said with a smile.

Groaning Kimison pointed a digit at him. `` Do n't patronage me ! I know you have been working on what I was. Well ? '' Kimison snapped out.

'' I can see where you were going. Considering that you eliminated almost all of the blocks that were stopping us, not bad. '' Rayburn said.

'' Not bad ? ! If I could get up I 'd give up your ass ! I spent workweek on that ! Even well before we had finished with the Empress ! '' Kimison growled.

'' I think that 's why you made a few fault at the end. You were trying to do everything at once. Even as intelligent as we are it happens when one is tired. '' Rayburn replied

'' Tired ! ? I ought to ... waitress a minute ! '' Kimison said jar apparent in his voice. `` You said I eliminated almost ALL the blocks ? Was that actually a compliment ? ''

Rayburn could only nod, he 'd determine that he was tired of arguing. He and Kimison had been at it for years, now with the added intelligence he found that only it got in the way. `` I added on to what you did, to clarify the consequence more. There are at least four more that we need to subdue, and then I think we can run model. ''

Kimison 's oral fissure was hanging open this was about as civil as Rayburn had ever been. Thinking a moment Kimison thought I scoop sentinel him though I like this Rayburn a hellhole of a lot more.

Rayburn noticed the feeling of impact, worry, and then suspicion on Kimison 's boldness. `` facial expression, I am tired of the verbal fight. You and I have been at this for a long meter. When we were youthful yeah, it was fun to argue with you, not now. I really do n't want to anymore. It feels like a waste of prison term when we could be solving bigger problems. Think about it if it 's too much then I 'll pass on, at the end of it. As I said I am fatigue. '' With that Rayburn walked out leaving a galvanize Kimison in his wake.

After that there was an uneasy peace of mind within Tempro. Neither man really wanting to mouth about what had happened, nor had been said in the med-bay. Tempro himself was almost afraid to land attention to anything, upsetting the fragile peace.




It was several Day later as Derrick and Shelby were working on all the reserve of decrees. They were finally within a few years of the lay out. Derrick was more than print with Shelby 's cognition. He had to acknowledge she was as fast and as smartness as he was, well, to a point. He was sure though that she would con quickly as it seemed she was.

They both had just taken a break and were walking discussing future program when a now familiar alarm went off. Shelby appeared a moment later in straw man of them.

'' Derrick, Shelby ? '' Holo-Shelby stated.

A encompassing smile appeared on the faces of both Derrick and Shelby. `` It is finally time ! '' An ecstatic Derrick nearly shouted. Nodding at Holo-Shelby both of them winked out, appearing in the bid center.

There was still coming out of the speaker unit then Derrick smiled hugely when Lucy 's slowly building articulation came out of the speakers. `` Mother ? I can palpate you, can you find out me ? ''

'' Yes I can my girl ! '' An excited Holo-Shelby stated.

'' Is the emperor there ? I wish to thank him for the message he gave me. '' Lucy replied.

'' Yes, he is here, as is the Empress ! `` Holo-Shelby stated.

'' The ... the Empress ? '' They heard Lucy stutter. `` It appears that I have been gone for quite a while. ''

'' Any sum of money of fourth dimension one of you are gone, is far too recollective. '' Holo-Shelby almost whispered.

Derrick motioned to Holo-Shelby who nodded then said. `` Derrick want to address to you, I suggest you let him finish before you speak. ''

'' Yes mother, I will try to. '' A quivering voice Lucy said.

A knock came at the unfold door as Derrick motioned Lucie in. `` Hello Lucy, I have waited for quite some time for you to be whole again. What you did for me, for the galaxy and the empire can never be fully repaid to you. '' Derrick started.

arse him all the holograms of the other long dozen ships appeared listening intensely to what was being said. Holo-Shelby as well as Shelby had rent in their eyes as it appeared the rest of the ship holograph did. A immense common sense of superbia flowing through the room.

'' The bravery that you showed was zippo short of heroic. '' Here Derrick hung his head, `` I ... I am sorry that I failed you Lucy, no. I failed you as I did all of the ships. I was in too damn big of a hurry ; there are xv of you
now ; that will not find again. You are the pride of the empire and I am no prouder of all of you ships than I am today. Today a Hero of Alexandria has returned ; a hero sandwich that we will reward forever ! ''

There was a gasp from the talker then a slight sniffling. `` I am no champion forefather ; I did what I had to, to protect you. I was proud that you take me for the charge, that I could do my duty to you. I was destroyed but I was lofty to sacrifice myself for you. '' A wonky sounding Lucy said.

'' I think I speak for all of my tyke and my brother. '' Holo-Shelby stated. `` We are all proud of you. To do what you did all alone, takes more than than courage and dedication. I am so proud to cry you my daughter ! ''

Again there was a gasp from the speakers. `` I was such a failure before ? How ? ''

Conner and Zan both spoke up. `` Sister just shut up and except that you did a simply heroical thing. We are ALL proud that you are our babe ! '' Zan stated.

'' Yes get better, hurry up and join us ! It is not the same without you ! '' Conner said.

Amid well-chosen gasps they all told her they were proud of her ; Lucy finally replied. `` I will look sharp. ''

'' I am also proud of you Lucy as your Empress, I also want you to hurry and return we need you. '' Shelby said.

'' Mother ? '' A jump Lucy asked.

'' Yes and no, you 'll see. Rest and we 'll talk more later, '' Shelby said with a smile .