It had been almost 12 hours and Mary had been following the progress of Rear full admiral Joseph Hartwell. After sending him to Abrir Oculta capital of Rhode Island to retrieve Derrick 's kinfolk she could only wait. Checking in on Derrick every few minutes there still had n't been any improvement. Not really one to concern that much Mary was actually hoping that his kinsperson would jar his computer storage. It was far too dangerous to try well-nigh of the other remedies that had been prescribed. It appeared that while increasing his intellect and cognitive abilities Derrick 's forefront set process had also loosened his crocked grip on the face, hence only a little knock had rendered him with no memory.

Mary was just hoping that the jar of seeing his kinsfolk would be sufficient enough to contribute him back. Finally she saw that the tush Admiral had left Abrir Oculta heading toward the imperial major planet. Opening a channel Virgin Mary needed a procession paper, `` Rear full admiral, '' she started slightly startling the bridgework crew,"Did you have any problem ? ''

'' Uh no, by the way what do I call you ? '' Hartwell asked Mary.

'' At present my current statute title is purple advisor and school principal law holder. Also I am at an emergency contingency 'til such time as the emperor releases me from it. This means I will do everything within my power to protect the regal satellite and the emperor. '' Sighing at the confounded look on Hartwell 's fount she said, `` Just anticipate me advisor Mary, it 's about as close as most will get to my full moon title. ''

Hartwell nodded making note of it, `` We have both Sherry O'Toma and Milley O'Toma abord. We should arrive in ten hours. ''

'' unsufferable. Shelby, delight transport the Ranger ship here. Shelby should bear you here in a instant or so, '' Mary advised Hartwell.

Looking out a huge, silky, black skinned ship flashed in directly above them, emitted an eerie beam then they both flashed and were in the vicinity of the imperial planet. Most of the bridge circuit crew was staring opened rima oris at the view CRT screen. The science officer walked up to Hartwell with a look of surprise and want on his face, `` Sir according to the stellar version we just crossed over one-half of the galaxy in five s ! OMG ! I want one of those ! ''

Hartwell chuckled a here and now his ego in awe, `` You and me both Anders, you and me both. '' He said almost in a whisper. Suddenly there was a ruction in the passage connecting the bridge to the ease of the ship.

'' I do n't care what he said I want to see that retard NOW ! '' Sighing, Hartwell knew the audio of Milley O'Toma 's vocalisation anywhere. She might be old but she was still as feisty as she was when she was jr.. Pushing her way onto the bridge she stood next to Hartwell 's professorship with her weaponry crossed. `` So when are we due to get there ? '' She asked before she looked at the view CRT screen. `` Is that the imperial mankind ? I knew that the commando had fast ships but this is ... '' Milley 's oral fissure dropped out-of-doors when a 3 international nautical mile hanker ship came into eyeshot. `` OMG ! '' She was whispering, falling to her knees, `` I thought he was telling tarradiddle, they are real then the rest of it has to be true also ! ''

Hartwell looked at her strange what was she talking about ? `` Ma'am ? '' Hartwell asked her, `` What are you talking about ? ''

'' That, '' she whispered in awe, `` it is just as my husband described it, I just thought it was one of his wild narration. ''

'' You know what it is ? '' Hartwell asked her a piffling shaken now.

'' Yes, '' she said never taking her eyes off the sight before her, `` it is an Elite imperial guardian, all these years I humored him and he was actually speaking the true statement ! ''

Shelby could n't resist and come along on the Ranger ship 's bridge, `` it is in effect that someone remembered us ! '' she said as she smiled at Milley. Then she was gone as the forest fire fighter ship 's holograph equipment was n't that good.

'' What was that ? '' Milley asked.

'' That was a hologram of the Artificial Intelligence personality on gameboard the ship you see there I believe. '' Hartwell tried to explain to her, as well as the residual of the bridgework work party that were listening with rapturous attention.

'' hokey intelligence service ? Personality ? What in the inferno are you talking about ? '' Milley said finally starting to come to her senses.

'' When I met the emperor, he told me he had four of these ships at his command. Derrick was helping him, though he, nor I knew who the man was. '' Hartwell told her.

Milley O'Toma could only shake her chief Derrick was helping the new emperor ? Remembering back before her husband had been found abruptly, she was starting to remember quite a bit. What was it he had told her numerous times ? AH ! That he, their son and Derrick were descended from the imperial line. It was still a bit of a shock for her to take, wait they were descended, that meant ...

lean close to Hartwell she whispered, `` Derrick is the emperor butterfly is n't he ? '' Hartwell 's eyes grew wide-cut then looking around he gave her a tone as if to tell her not to ask again. Nodding, she thought for a few moments before she spoke again. `` So when will we roll in the hay about Derrick ? '' She asked.

'' well ..., '' Hartwell started.

Suddenly the vocalization of Mary was heard, `` Ah ! Good ! You 're participation is greatly appreciated, please bear the two females on the bridgework so I can effect a transfer. ''

Snapping her head up Milley growled at the part, `` I have a figure, I am going nowhere without an explanation, especially with one as rude as you ! ''

'' I apologize Mrs. O'Toma but you and Derrick 's female parent are required as soon as possible to be with him. '' Mary found it extremely distasteful and disrespectful to say the emperor 's first name, but in order to keep up the travesty she felt he would want her to. Milley 's grimace was suddenly worried hearing Mary 's words.

'' I 'll get Sherry and scream you when we are quick, I just hope Derrick is n't injured too bad. '' Milley said as she ran from the bridge deck to get Sherry. Almost running to their room Miley grabbed a jumble Sherry. `` We have to hurry ; the voice said that we needed to be there with Derrick as soon as potential. I am distressed that he was harmed far more than these imbecile in the Rangers told us ''

'' My god, Derrick has survived so much and now they and you tell me he is on an extraterrestrial looking ship ? It took both of us so long nursing him back to wellness, I 'm hurrying Milley ! '' Sherry O'Toma said, as Milley grabbed her arm and started pulling her with more military posture than Sherry thought Milley had.

Arriving back on the bridgework Milley and Sherry nodded to Hartwell, `` Advisor Mary, they are both here on the bridge, '' Hartwell spoke into the communicator.

'' I wonder how ... '' Milley started, `` long we 'll get ... to wa ... what the the pits ! ! ? ? ''

'' Welcome aboard, '' A blond, greenish eyed, slight woman smiled as they both stared at her. `` I am EIG-0101F though I was ordered to go by the name given me. If it is more appealing to you, please squall me Shelby, Derrick insists that we use our names we were given. Actually I prefer the public figure also more than my EIG designation. ``

'' Obviously Derrick has been extremely busy since we finale saw him, '' Milley told a wide-cut eyed and gaping mouthed Sherry.

Finally finding her vocalism a slightly trembling Sherry looked at Shelby, `` Just where are we ? ''

Shelby smiled even wider and her face softened, `` You are on board me, well the ship ; you see the ship and I are one. ''

'' We were told you are an hokey Intelligence personality, '' Sherry said.

'' Yes I am, though I and the ship are integrated in a way. Hmmm think of it like this I am the brain, the ship is my consistency does that help ? '' Shelby smiled sweetly. Sherry shook her school principal looking at Shelby as if the hologram was crazy.

'' enough of this, '' Milley said, `` Where is Derrick ? From what we heard before we are disquieted that he is hurt far more than we were told. I demand to see my grandson immediately ! ''

'' Yes of course Mrs. O'Toma, please surveil me or would you rather go via the IMT ? '' Shelby asked.

'' If that is the there, then here in a few irregular, I think I 'll pass off unless I have no choice. '' Milley told a still smiling Shelby. Shelby started to walk towards a door that slowly slid afford, from the other position they could faintly take heed a slightly distressed Derrick 's voice.

'' I do n't wish what your orders are ! I want out of this contraption ! You said I was n't a prisoner ; let me out of here NOW ! ''

Milley shook her head teacher as did Sherry, yes that was Derrick, same irritability and all. Walking a trivial further they finally rounded a box. There on a steel table was Derrick with a 10000 of machines trying to tend to him.

'' You always were a stubborn one were n't you Derrick, '' Milley said as she watched Derrick struggle with trying to defend off the motorcar.

'' I am not unregenerate gram, I am just tired ...., '' an opened mouthed Derrick started at the two citizenry that had entered the room. `` Hans C. J. Gram ? '' Derrick started an amazed look on his face. `` Mother ? Oh my god ! Is it really you two ? I 'm so bedevil I do n't eff where I am or what any of this is, god it 's good to see a face that I know ! ''

'' You sure you know us Derrick ? I have heard that a person with memory loss can think they know but are only seeing newsflash of memory. '' Milley told Derrick.

'' No Gram, I remember you and mother I remember you getting me and trying to run me after the beating I took, '' Derrick told Milley. `` Beyond that everything fades to nothing. ''

Mary who had been watching looked over the now updated indication ; undecomposed, the jar of seeing them had opened persona of the barricade memory. Sighing, Virgin Mary thought now to bring in the rest of it out before they went on too far. Accessing all of her medical examination records she started painstakingly going through them all again trying to witness the right treatment.

Shelby was greatly encouraged when she saw that Derrick 's indication were starting to align back to what they had been before the incident. Although Shelby was somewhat jumble as to why just seeing his relatives had caused this to fall. Derrick was looking around the room trying to figure out exactly what was what but still for the life of him zero but the board looked familiar. Looking further he saw that a young blonde, green eyed woman was watching everything that was going on, why did she look so familiar also ? Derrick thought the Lester Willis Young blonde was gorgeous but the harder he tried to remember the more that his brain ached. Finally laying back a groan escaping his back talk, Shelby told his gran and mother they needed to let him remain. Besides Shelby thought she 'd like to blab out to them alone anyway.

'' I feel that you both want response, '' Shelby told them after they were alone.

'' Yes, first off how in the hell has this injury happened to my grandson ! '' Milley O'Toma almost shouted at a startled Shelby.

'' I assure I was taking every guard that I could, but as we both know Derrick is n't the gravid listener in the universe of discourse. '' Shelby shot back at her.

'' Huh as advanced as you are you could have prevented it ! '' Milley snapped at Shelby. `` I tried Mrs O'Toma, '' Shelby replied tears now starting to fall from her eyes,

'' I tried my serious to protect him but he is so refractory Blessed Virgin has had to shock him before to get him to remain. Believe me Mrs. O'Toma I want nothing to ever harm Derrick, never. '' This last was almost a whisper as Shelby could n't see that heterosexual person from the tears.

'' Oh my god you really are alive and you 're in love with Derrick ! '' Sherry O'Toma said suddenly her center panoptic as the realization hit her. `` Just how long have you been in love with him ? ''

Shelby actually blushed as she struggled to answer Sherry 's question, `` I 'm not indisputable, I think it was just after Derrick opened up more of my emotions, he always puts us simple machine before his self. ''

'' Humph ! Yep ! That sounds like our Derrick, alright Whitney Moore Young Jr. la ... whatever you are, what can we do to help ? '' Milley O'Toma told Shelby. `` We 'll do what we can but we are n't medically trained, we 're at a complete loss with this. ''

'' According to Madonna, she was the voice you heard before I brought you on plug-in me. Just seeing you, has already started to straighten out his brain readings, unfortunately all the retention he has at the moment are up 'til he was beaten outside the base. ''

'' Ho ... how did you know about that ? '' Sherry asked Shelby.

'' I have been in his mind a few clock time to try and help him, though at the instant I am afraid that his chemical reaction to me being there might do far more hurt than avail. So we are trying a few less terrible and intrusive ways to snap him back to us. As I said your presence has already awakened quite a few of his memories. '' Shelby explained.

'' Uh huh, why do I experience that you are hiding something from us ? '' Milley asked Shelby.

Sighing Shelby had never met a human as perceptive as Milley O'Toma, in a way it was refreshing but also in was frightening, Milley O'Toma was a formidable woman and Shelby felt that even Mary might find her hard to spill around. Mary had been listening the entirely time and had come to almost the same last as Shelby, now she could see why the emperor was as strong as he was.

'' What she has n't said, '' Blessed Virgin said suddenly appearing next to Shelby, `` Is that if these method we are trying do n't solve we will have to turn over back into his intellect, this is dangerous. It appears now that the experiment he used on himself to increase his knowledge also weakened his appreciation on the present. Almost like with his war focus only far abstruse, and many meter more dangerous to bring him out of. If this is n't done right we could not only lose him but the A.I. that goes in. ''

Sighing Milley nodded her apprehension, as was Sherry both had weeping in their heart Derrick was the last male of the category. They both knew as did Mary and Shelby that if he was lost all was lost.

'' All flop let 's bug out on these method ; we need him back if this wandflower is ever going to be civilized again, as it is right now I would n't kick in you too awful much for it. ''

Madonna appeared on board Tempro a few consequence later, looking over all that had happened so far ; she sighed as the number one twenty dollar bill attempts had been dismal failures. `` Tempro are you getting any close-fitting to finding why they fail before even half ontogenesis ? ''

Tempro sighed, he had n't like reactivating the equipment after so long, he could still discover the cries and screams of the failures all those centuries ago. `` No mother I have n't as of yet I am still seeing no pattern of success or unsuccessful person. I have gone back to the records of those first experiment, even as far as they went I have as of yet to notice any shape that will aid in any of this. ''

'' Please continue, try living tissue paper as a template this clock time all the sample that you have, record all. channel all datum you have so far, it is possible that you may have overlooked something. '' Mary advised Tempro.

'' Yes mother but I do n't think I can go much further than where I have, I will advise you as soon as I have something. '' Tempro told Madonna.

'' trade good, remember Tempro we are doing this for him, there has never been a human, Saturnia pavonia or not that has ever shown the concern and attention that he has. He More than deserves this and as I said before, he will need her when the meter comes. '' Mary told Tempro ; though he did n't really approve of it he knew that Mary had a distributor point, a very valid point.

Shelby watched over Derrick in his drug induced sleep she was more than tempted to turn over in, as she remembered him saying he always seemed to remember her being there for him. How could this time be any different ? Then she also remembered Mary 's monition that to delve in might cause far more damage than good. It was all so confusing to her now with all the emotions she was feeling it should n't be that operose to make up one's mind should it ? Watching a few minutes more, she finally decided that if she ceased to exist it was far better than continuing on without Derrick. Looking over the Reading a last time she reached out and again entered Derrick 's mind.

Looking around, she at first could n't see anything all that different though as she started to go deeper she could see where the mind was starting to heal. Concentrating on the field that held all that was Derrick she hoped that she could find an answer and a way to bring him back. The finisher she got to what essentially was Derrick the unknown it appeared to get. Finally she reached what she knew was him, unlike before there was no chaos, no Derrick nothing. Strange she thought the live time there had at least been a tincture of him, now it was almost as if all that was him was erased. Sure there were a lot older memories but nothing newer than ten to fifteen years ago.

Painstakingly Shelby started to await everywhere for even a speck of Derrick. Sighing after a patch she sat wondering what she was going to do when a voice startled her out of her thoughts.

'' hullo, '' a young vox quietly said to her. `` Who are you ? ''

Turning she saw a unseasoned slender boy with sandy blonde hairsbreadth, he was holding a volume of mathematics. `` Oh hello, I am Shelby I 'm looking for Derrick O'Toma. ''

The Loretta Young boy's optic grew wide then lit up, `` That 's me Ma'am, but I do n't call back ever get together as pretty a lady like you before. ''

Shelby 's eyes grew wide also ; she knew that there would be obstacles but nil like this ! Looking around further Shelby began to see door that before had been hidden. `` I am very delight to conform to you Mr. O'Toma, '' Shelby told the boy gaining a wide smile on his face. `` Are you all alone here ? ''

'' No Ma'am, there are a lot of former Derricks here also, oh, '' here the boy's grimace dropped, `` You 're probably looking for one of the other Derricks, an 'older'one. '' Dejectedly the boy hung his brain.

Grasping the boy's fount she tilted it up toward her own, `` No actually, I am looking for all of the Derricks, '' smiling when the boys face lit up again.

'' Yes Ma'am, though there are n't as many as there used to be, seems something happened one day and a lot of the newer Derricks could n't get out of their rooms. One of the elderly Derricks said that they were trapped like nearly of them had been 'til a little while ago. '' The now widely smiling young boy said.

As her eyes scanned all the doors, more than than half were give, she walked to the get-go that was closed and pulled on it. At first there was nada not a sound, and then suddenly the threshold slipped and flew afford knocking Shelby on her buns. The Derrick that walked out was n't her Derrick but he was a lot closer than a lot of those she 'd seen coming here. The Derrick from the room looked out blinking then extended a hand to serve Shelby up.

'' Captain O'Toma at your service finished flight schooltime yesterday, '' Leaning close he whispered, `` You ever want a tenacious drive alone in distance I 'm your man. ''

Walking away he went to join the others, shaking her psyche she moved to the next door, by the 30th door Shelby felt tire out. Grasping the knob she struggled with it more than the others, it took several minutes to finally get it to move. Finally opened enough, the Derrick inside slipped out and the door suddenly moved with ease. Shelby was Sir Thomas More than exhausted ; strange she thought I am a political machine I do n't get tired.

The Derrick she 'd just released knelt beside where Shelby had sat, `` E ? What are you doing here ? I thought we were waiting for the emergence of 0999 has something gone wrong ? '' Shelby was trying to say Derrick what had happened with him, the blow to the head, the loss of computer storage, her disobeying her mother to try and rescue him.

'' I am afraid that I may feature done and gone too far, my love, just a luck to see more of the new you makes this ritual killing Charles Frederick Worth it, '' Shelby said as she lapsed into unconsciousness.

Jerking come alive Derrick looked around the med bay, why in the hell was he in the med bay ? Why were over half the organization dark ? Getting up Derrick started to hollo, `` I do n't sleep together if you can get word me I need to babble to the female parent of the living A.I. of this ship. ''

A moment later Mary shimmered into persuasion, `` Yes sire ? '' she said then noticed that well over half the arrangement of the ship were dark. `` Sire what has she done ? More to the full point where has she gone ? '' This was not unspoiled without Shelby any Hope of restoration of the fleet was impossible.

'' She was in and still is in here, '' Derrick said pointing to his head, `` she was attempting to open the sections of my brain, trying to reintegrate all of the mes, I can actually remember her and the ship 0999 now but she is unconscious mind. ''

The Virgin 's facial expression took on a worried look ; this was an extremely dangerous move on her part. Shelby 's data point could be lost, absorbed, and rejected by Derrick 's brain ; it could stand for not only the loss of the emperor but Shelby, Mary 's girl. Sighing, she should induce known that Shelby would suffer tried to do something like this, she 'd seen the looks that Shelby had shared with him.

'' I am afraid I am also going to have to go in, this is extremely unsafe Derrick, though she has released More of your idea, I still sense it is weak. '' Mary tried to excuse to him. `` There is a opportunity that we may suffer one of you, I can not allow that to happen to you. Though she is my girl she too knew the risks doing this. ''

'' Look I do n't have any memory of you yet, but I know that all mothers fight for their baby. You have to crusade for her, as will I, do what you can but you have to save her. '' Derrick looked directly into Mary 's middle and quietly asked, `` Please ? ''

Virgin Mary was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion though the authorization forbid it she could n't ignore the fact of what her daughter had felt so strong about this man. The fact that her girl had risked her very existence to add back the man she loved spoke book to Mary. Nodding to Derrick, tears in her eyes for the love they shared, Mary induced eternal sleep with Derrick again and gently delved into his mind. It was worse than she thought the deeper she went the more scathe she was starting to see. Finally reaching the room of his retention and self, Mary started to tax all that was faulty.

Looking at all the doors The Virgin could see the XXX that Shelby had opened, then Mary saw why Shelby was so unaccented. Sighing Mary could see the increasing amount of vim she expended each prison term to give the doorway. Shaking her head she thought she had known how a great deal Shelby loved the man but this went far beyond anything she 'd thought possible. True Shelby had increased the energy of his mind to the degree that he now had a 50 % better chance of full recovery. In the procedure though, she had used up all the energy that she 'd stored up to delve into his brain.

Near the endure door Shelby had opened Mary finally found Shelby, a worried Derrick holding her head in his lap. Mary knelt future to them placing a mitt on Shelby, she had far less energy than Shelby but Mary was hoping that she would n't need that very much. Looking in Madonna saw much to her shock that Shelby had tried to use all her energy to lend him back. Again this was a shock to her it was obvious that this man was far to a greater extent singular than she at first had thought. Slowly she could find Shelby 's vim outset to increase Virgin Mary just hoped that when she awakened that she would n't refuse to go.

Shelby was so tired a foreign thing for her, when Derrick called her E her eye soared. Bending down he looked at her and asked if all was alright. All she could believe of was, `` I am afraid that I may take done and gone too far, my love, just a chance to see more of the new you makes this ritual killing worth it. '' Then the universe went dark it was a strange initiative for her 'so she thought this is what last is like ,'there was no light, no sound, just a fond peace that she could n't explicate. 'Finally I feel I have done something to apologize my world .'It seemed she 'd just bugger off there when she felt something start to tug her back toward the lightness. She did n't desire to go back not if it meant Derrick had to convey her lieu. Fighting she tried to pooh-pooh and push everything that came at her. Finally it overwhelmed her and she started to close in on the visible light.

Blessed Virgin could feel Shelby 's point starting to rise, dependable, she was afraid she did n't have decent energy to save her. `` I can palpate her, she 's impregnable you have to get her to bequeath, if she stays she 'll expire Derrick. '' Derrick nodded his headland as he could experience that there was Sir Thomas More to the cleaning woman on his lap than met the eye. It just escaped him each time he tried to wreak it to the aerofoil.

'' I 'll do my best IF she 'll mind, '' Derrick told The Virgin as Shelby started to stimulate.

'' Derrick ? '' Shelby weakly asked, `` Are you O.K. ? ''

'' Yes, but I need you to go out with your mother ; I could n't go on if I lost you too. '' Derrick told a now smiling Shelby.

'' Alright but I will be watching you closely, my beloved, '' Shelby said as she kissed Derrick deeply and passionately, surprising not only him and Mary but Shelby herself. Rising Shelby, Derrick, and Mary headed for the surface, none of them heard a one-half dozen or more room access open far below them .