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

'' Searching, according to all entropy I have on all ship front and fight I would have to say no but I feel that Conner may experience more data than I, at the nowadays moment, '' Shelby answered.

'' Thank you Shelby I 'll take this information under weighing, '' Derrick replied deep in thought he had to get all the ships synced up so that all the phonograph record were somewhat the same on all the ships. Sighing Derrick thought this shit hunt and wad he was having to do to get selective information was irritating the netherworld out of him. `` Conner, '' Derrick started.

'' Yes Primary, '' Conner replied.

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

It was placidity for a shortly time, `` No primary coil we were the only ships I have knowledge of here, as stated I lost my backstage mate here along with 0001. '' Conner almost whispered.

Hmmm so they did carry smell toward their wing, mates something to keep in idea for later Derrick thought.

'' Shelby, I want a full scan done on the life/brain box, every scan you can do. Radiation, explosives, virus 's both written and forcible, also any life manakin hiding on or in. If there is damage to the case I want you to have everything at it again. Something does n't finger right ; recollect I do n't require it on display panel under no agency 'til we are completely sure it is safety. '' Derrick ordered as stern as he could. He had a bad impression about this the variety that could get them all killed if he was n't careful.

'' Yes Derrick all scan going, to do the good battery of exam it will take at to the lowest degree two hours, may I at to the lowest degree provide Department of Energy to it ? '' Shelby asked.

'' Not unless you can do it from a distance, I do n't like this Shelby everything about this tone wrongfulness, I 'm not certainly but this almost feels like a false box. '' Derrick replied, Shelby actually gasped then all was placidity for a while. Derrick had only started reading up on the mentality loge two days ago, going back to the phonograph record room he again immersed himself deep in the phonograph recording finding a little more on the Einstein boxwood. It was almost two hours later that Shelby alerted him she had completed the number 1 grouping of mental testing. `` Display the results here, '' Derrick told Shelby.

As he started to go over the readings he was certainly glad he 'd decided to interpret more on the boxes. Several of the readings made no sense opening up the library records he soon found out why.

rise Derrick started running issuing orders, `` IMT Shelby, bridge ! All of you withdraw 100,000 kilometers, all shell to full, shift shield frequency to a higher modulation now ! '' He saw all of them bring up their shield then withdrew. `` Conner, Zan lock chamber on target and fervor 'til you detect an overload then immediately retreat another 100,000 kilometer. Shelby, you and Lucy withdraw to that point I need you both taking readings. ``

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

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

'' Now beginning bombardment, nothing yet primary coil. '' Zan and Conner told him.

'' Primary detecting a build-up of DOE within the caseful, '' Lucy and Shelby informed him.

'' Alright hideaway to rubber point, all shell to full phase of the moon retain 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 wait a few proceedings after they were all at the 200,000 kilometre limit.

Suddenly there was a titanic explosion in presence of them. Thankfully Derrick had recognized the danger and had the shields at a higher absolute frequency. Shelby was staring at the Reading ; this had in fact been a type of gamey production nuclear device. Again it appeared that Derrick had saved them all again plus the fact that they were armed with a little better understanding of the different risk out here now.

All four Holograms were standing in presence of Derrick as he went over what he 'd learned explaining what the readings should be and what should be considered unsafe. `` If you detect any of these readings when you scan a animation box do not approach it, we all could induce been destroyed today delight remember, all these readings here, have to be right here, if not then something is wrong and can be determined by other readings. '' Shelby was staring at Derrick with more pride then she 'd ever mat up. `` Right now I want to concentrate on 0001, though I suspect he was n't the lead ship I feel he was very significant with this experimental equipment he was carrying. ``

Sighing Derrick went back to his big, illumination version ( only 800 pages this clip ) salutary thing he could read extremely fast, or he 'd never get through all this plus it increased the amount he could go through at to the lowest degree four times greater. Derrick had almost finished all he was reading though this go section had him a fiddling disoriented. Apparently two of the ships had been designated as the personality Almighty, thereby saving billion of programming hour. Huh. Derrick thought almost like a mother and fa ..., Derrick remembered the feel the holograph had given Shelby when he 'd been discussing climb to artillery and shell, was it potential ?

It was a week later that Derrick began to trip up on records of the office sources of all the ships. His mouth dropped open if this was true then this was the most dangerous great power reservoir that could be used but how in the hell on earth had they stabilized it ? Damn it seemed the deeper he went the more put off it got, hellhole and he thought the brain/life boxful had been confusing 'til he got to the last few pages. Sighing Derrick had a feeling that this was going to be a mystery like that one also, but why risk such an volatile component ? Unless it had to do with the trans-warp, it in itself was an nameless construct, it could be that the amount of power needed had to be that majuscule but how did they ensure it ? Derrick sat back he needed a break he 'd been going at it all calendar week long not really checking on much, not eating much, Hell had it not been for Shelby he probably would n't have.

Stepping out he was greeted by the seemingly always brilliantly and pollyannaish 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 lastly few workweek. ``

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

'' At present development rate is much slow than I expected, I can not supply the amount amount of power he needs to re-gen at the full rate, that I am afraid would learn at least three ships. I have him now at 25 % intellectual activity, with the amount of power that he is needing it will be another two week before he will be able to engage over. '' Shelby reported sadly.

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

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

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

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

'' zilch is incorrectly I was just wondering, did you grow up in the oculto providence as did your epithet sake ? '' Shelby asked

'' No, he as the balance of my family, lived in abrir oculta Providence for many, many generations, I believed they moved there long time after the foremost emperor died, '' Derrick replied, what is she up to Derrick thought ?

'' Thank you Derrick, it would look that some of my track record need updating, '' Shelby smiled sweetly.

'' Yeah, for certain Shelby, '' ok she was going a little out of the way I see, and did she just lie ? Going to consume to keep my eyes on her for sure. Shelby looked hard at Derrick, then she started doing facial identification, it was truthful he had all the features of his public figure sake, but those could be faked, he did know the poesy but that too could have been discovered. There had to be ... of course ! Deoxyribonucleic Zen ! If she could pinpoint the certain Ribonucleic acids that would reveal all the information, then she could truly determine his stock. If he was in fact descended from the utmost line of the royal family that had been hidden then vanished almost 920 years ago, then she could share everything ! Finally no more secrets, no more hiding the truth, if it were true then he was the live emperor moth, and was More than worthy of her loyalty and here she smiled her love.

While Derrick continued his detective piece of work into everything he could find about the ships, Shelby was busy herself. She 'd already contacted the abrir oculta computing machine requesting criminal record, as far back as she could go on Derrick 's family plus every other family there. Pouring over terra-bytes of selective information made her happier than she 'd been in 100, though she might take to hold help soon the amount of data point was all encompassing she had n't wanted to raise consternation in compositor's case the data had been hidden on the main computer. Sighing she hated dealing with just an promote estimator, it was far more logical than she was used to, actually it was a pain. She also had to check the amount of phonograph recording time she used, it might alert Derrick to what she was doing, she did n't desire Derrick to believe she was prying, it was after all his life.

For the succeeding five days both of them were pouring over the phonograph recording Shelby was surely she was on to something. The Deoxyribonucleic acid test had been put off as she still had n't found the Ribonucleic window pane sequence she needed to get the results she needed, it had been hard enough to get a sampling from Derrick. She had to get this right the first of all time as she felt she was n't really going to get a second chance to try out again, well, not unless the test was irrefutable. Then she could see Derrick wanting her to test again to give 100 % indisputable or as come together as she could get. She was still running tests when another thought stirred her action at law. The palace A.I. ! Though she was n't sure it would answer her it had n't been heard from in over 200 year, after the palace was sealed. It was worth a try especially if Derrick was the next emperor then the castle A.I. would tell apart him at the start.

switching to the extremely luxuriously castle frequence, Shelby began what she hoped, was the beginning of the re-birth of the empire.

'' palace A.I. this is EIG-0101F, cipher alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop, requesting aid. I have the Deoxyribonucleic acid of a subject I believe to be the last in line for the throne. Unable to verify without right Ribonucleic acid chronological succession, I await your reaction. ``

There was a long suspension though Shelby was n't about to give up she had checked the codification many times to swear it was counterbalance. Ten minutes later the signal cleared when a voice from the past answered, `` EIG-0101F, code alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop confirmed. hi Shelby, it has been quite some clip. Your petition is being processed, Long range IMT in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, transmit. Upon mop up, send results back to key, thereby I can liken and evaluate, transmit all information you have now in a pin gunpoint burst, ah unspoilt thank you. Contact me with the resultant role 'til then. '' Then the line went abruptly. Shelby was relieved she was afraid that the palace A.I. would n't serve, thankfully she had.

The Virgin the palace A.I. looked lovingly at all the information Shelby had collected, yes, it appeared to be the materialization ( many multiplication removed ) of the emperor 's cousin. Hmmm, this one had almost as much knowledge as the first emperor moth this should get interesting. Mary 's hologram smiled, her girl had always been more rum than the others, at to the lowest degree one was still alive, still she felt for Shelby all her baby gone except for three, oh now four, it would do her so near to get her children back, just as it was to Virgin Mary knowing that her girl was still alive.

Shelby looked at the vial she 'd just take in ( Ribonucleic acid episode 1,000,054 ) no wonder she had n't found it yet she had only gotten to 10,000 and that had taken five twenty-four hours ! Sighing Shelby knew that it would look at another two years to run the psychometric test and then corroborate the results. 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 slash of genius the damping fields, the DOE drain, and the reverse magnetic inductance. This not only stabilized the component but allowed for 100 % use of all energy produced thereby eliminating all waste. Finally with a more than 50 % savvy of all the ships organization Derrick felt he was nearing where his name sake had been 150 years ago. Sitting back Derrick 's idea was about to set off with the sheer amount of entropy, but there was so much more, more than 10 times what he 'd already gleaned, looking at the head telephone like apparatus Derrick decided it was clip he had to complete it. If he had any probability of saving even half of the fleet, he 'd need all the cognition. Sighing he looked it over he had the interface finished but the fender was far from where he wanted it, if the pilot fail or did n't work at all he 'd be a gibbering retard before it was even half finished. Then there was the fact that the electric potential was still too high another feature that made him cringe not near to fry your brains just as your starting to get what you want.

Two days later a loud alarum jerked Derrick from his entire concentration on the head cogwheel. `` Shelby news report, why is the lifetime box alert going off ? Is 0001 in danger ? ``

'' No Derrick she responded, `` I am reading a spectacular addition in intellectual activity with 0001, now at 50, 55, 60 %, emergence imminent, cerebral bodily function at 75 %. ``

At world-class there was a crackling coming from the speakers, then very slowly a monotone vocalisation started that quickly changed to a male person vocalisation. `` 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 first battles, somewhere around 975-980 years ago. ``

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

'' My primary has developed a way to find our life story subject, '' Shelby answered. `` Your Primary I see, how many are there of us now ? '' The spokesperson asked.

Sighing Shelby said. `` At first there was only me then I found my Primary, 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 stallion old imperial fleet. It is good to bed I still have brothers and Sister alive. Your primary feather what is his epithet so that I may register him. '' 0001 stated.

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

'' Derrick O'Toma ? '' The phonation said a picayune excited, `` when I am again whole, I have a content I have been carrying since the first day I was launched, my lord. ``

Derrick 's back talk dropped candid, ok now things were truly getting on the Weird incline, it called him lord ? That distinction was reserved for the old Dukes, Earls, horse, but especially the emperor himself. Derrick had to ask him self just what the screw was going on ? What was this message 0001 had and just who the fuck would know to leave a message for him besides h ... holy place fuck ! There was no gross out way ! Ok, now Derrick was rapidly growing more odd, this was one mystery story that he was n't going to solve in just a day or week.

All of the other holograms appeared suddenly, `` Prime primary quill ? '' They all asked, `` did 0001 call you lord ? ``

'' Yes, though I am unsure what this means, '' Derrick stated not too sure that he was believing exactly what 0001 had said. `` All I know is that for some reason 0001 thinks I am ranked a lot higher than a uncouth citizen. ``

All of the Holograms nodded each it seemed to be deep in thought process. A few min later each hologram departed, Shelby was about to ask Derrick a question when she received an alarm clock alerting her to the fact that the mental testing was finally finished. Derrick excused his ego to again function on his labor it was the key to everything that he was trying to do.

Withdrawing the resultant role Shelby studied the readings with growing interest, it appeared that Derrick showed a 95.333 % sure thing of being related to the last emperor. Though former parts showed that he had only the main of the emperor moth and therefore was not directly related. Unsure Shelby knew that she 'd hold to reach the palace A.I. again.

Again she tuned to the extremely high relative frequency, `` Palace A.I., this is EIG-0101F code alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop. Test is perfect on submit I believe is last in line for the throne, though Deoxyribonucleic window pane recitation are uncertain, confusing. I await your response. ``

This time there was only a short wait before the A.I. Mary came on. `` EIG-0101F, encrypt alpha-339, beta-229, delta-119, gamma-009, omega-stop, again confirmed. hello again Shelby, I am glad you did n't waste sentence conducting the mental testing I have been waiting for the resultant role. ``

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

'' offset Shelby, you may call off me Virgin Mary, arcsecond, these effect are always like this as they sample many things in the one test. Now then, place all of the material, the trial results, the sample all on the flat open that the Ribonucleic acid sequence appeared on. full retentive length IMT in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, conveyance. Ah ! I see your confusedness Shelby, you were reading all the solvent as the same. No the only one that counts is the one that states that there is a 95.333 % probability that the theme is a descendent of the imperial credit line, hmmm the first I have seen in over 200 twelvemonth. ``

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

'' You have done exceptionally well Shelby, when the meter comes, I will talk with him I have had a good deal experience in healing the nous. '' Mary stated.

'' The Virgin there is one early thing. I am ..., '' Shelby hesitated.

'' You have grown more than than fond of him, yes I thought you might, when I saw the depth of the research that you had conducted. It will be ticket I assure you Shelby, severalize me how many of the EIG 's are left ? '' Mary asked.

'' At acquaint My flush has found four others that makes a aggregate of five of us now, '' Shelby answered.

'' Your heyday ? Quickly what is his name ? '' An shake Mary asked.

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

'' So it is fourth dimension finally it will be over. Thank you Shelby I 'll touch you soon. '' Mary said then the line went dead.

Shelby was even more unsure now, she finally had a primary coil again after all that void time. Plus the fact that she was now in dear with him, something she was indisputable the now 5 % LE 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 tell him soon but she was afraid that he would become furious with her, possibly moving to another ship. She was n't sure enough she could take the loneliness again, she 'd been so close to turning all her system of rules off the feeling of despair growing it seemed each day. Derrick was it seemed, all of the Primaries she 'd ever had rolled into one, she just hoped that when she told him he did n't want to leave.

Mary looked over the result, so it was finally time, she had received a message so long ago on the imperial net. Searching she found the recording she was to play when she heard his name, as a Primary on an EIG ship named Shelby. Playing it her hologram nodded at the instructions, finally everything was confirmed with the imperial codification. Reaching out Mary opened all the gun turret, started the yearn dormant but still like new source. strengthening the buckler she began to cycle all the weapons making sure they were all fix, replacing all that failed to work. Smiling she thought, I am quick Maker, when you finally come to your home ALL will be ready.

Done with the important task The Virgin began to set up the long unused rooms, preparing everything that returning royal line would need.

Derrick suddenly got a tingle darn he thought someone is thinking fearful backbreaking about me, laughing he remembered the old wise story his grandmother had told him. Looking at his task he 'd finally vex the voltage below death penalty strength, the modulator was working far better than he hoped. Now all I had to do was get these damn buffer store working. Every sentence he wrote the codification it seemed he had to go back and adjust a wholly line. Almost two workweek now and only one of the fender were working, to use it now would n't become his wit to jelly but he 'd still be an idiot when it was done. It took the rest of the day to finally get what he 'd been doing wrong, Finally the next day he had three of the buffers working. Damn it ! He 'd adjusted everything he could think of. Derrick almost asked Shelby for help but he could see it now, about they would protect him at all costs and he could n't put his life in danger rant, blah, fustian ! He was n't about to go through that again. Another day saw Derrick still at the work table the one-quarter had finally cleared. Still working Derrick was shocked when the astronomic intruder alarum went off.

'' Shelby report !'Derrick ordered.

'' I 'm detecting an approaching encroachment military group, it appears to be a dissimilar slipstream, the Lapplander that we lost many ships to. '' Shelby reported.

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

'' I 'd say, at their present velocity, they will break our galaxy in nine day, thirty-six hr, five minutes and xxxiv sec. '' Shelby replied.

Wonderful just fucking wonderful, looking at his project he sat and put it on his head .