It had been almost 12 hr and Mary had been following the progress of Rear Admiral Joseph Hartwell. After sending him to Abrir Oculta Providence to retrieve Derrick 's mob she could only wait. Checking in on Derrick every few minutes there still had n't been any improvement. Not really one to worry that practically Mary was actually hoping that his kinsfolk would jar his memory board. It was far too dangerous to try virtually of the other cure that had been prescribed. It appeared that while increasing his mind and cognitive abilities Derrick 's head set process had also loosened his tight traction on the present, hence only a flimsy knock had rendered him with no memory.

Mary was just hoping that the jar of seeing his family would be sufficient enough to work him back. Finally she saw that the Rear full admiral had left Abrir Oculta heading toward the imperial major planet. Opening a duct Mary needed a onward motion report, `` posterior Admiral, '' she started slightly startling the bridge circuit crew,"Did you have any problems ? ''

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

'' At nowadays my current statute title is majestic advisor and header law holder. Also I am at an pinch contingence 'til such metre as the emperor releases me from it. This means I will do everything within my power to protect the imperial planet and the emperor. '' Sighing at the bemused looking at on Hartwell 's grimace she said, `` Just scream me advisor Mary, it 's about as close as about will get to my full moon title. ''

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

'' Unacceptable. Shelby, please ravish the fire warden ship here. Shelby should have you here in a minute or so, '' Madonna advised Hartwell.

Looking out a huge, sleek, black skinned ship flashed in directly above them, emitted an eerie light beam then they both flashed and were in the neck of the woods of the imperial major planet. about of the span crew was staring opened mouth at the view projection screen. The science police officer walked up to Hartwell with a facial expression of surprisal and want on his face, `` Sir according to the stellar readings we just crossed over half of the coltsfoot in five second gear ! OMG ! I want one of those ! ''

Hartwell chuckled a moment his ego in awe, `` You and me both Anders, you and me both. '' He said almost in a susurration. Suddenly there was a hoo-hah in the passageway connecting the bridge to the remainder of the ship.

'' I do n't care what he said I want to see that half-wit NOW ! '' Sighing, Hartwell knew the sound of Milley O'Toma 's vox anywhere. She might be old but she was still as plucky as she was when she was youthful. Pushing her way onto the bridge she stood succeeding to Hartwell 's chair with her limb crossed. `` So when are we due to get there ? '' She asked before she looked at the view screen. `` Is that the imperial public ? I knew that the forest fire fighter had fast ships but this is ... '' Milley 's oral fissure dropped undecided when a 3 mile long ship came into eyeshot. `` OMG ! '' She was whispering, falling to her knees, `` I thought he was telling chronicle, 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 hubby described it, I just thought it was one of his wild stories. ''

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

'' Yes, '' she said never taking her middle off the slew before her, `` it is an elite group imperial beard Guardian, all these years I humored him and he was actually speaking the truth ! ''

Shelby could n't resist and come out on the commando ship 's bridge deck, `` it is good that somebody remembered us ! '' she said as she smiled at Milley. Then she was gone as the Ranger ship 's holograph equipment was n't that proficient.

'' What was that ? '' Milley asked.

'' That was a hologram of the Artificial Intelligence personality on board the ship you see there I believe. '' Hartwell tried to explain to her, as well as the rest of the bridge crew that were listening with rhapsodic attention.

'' hokey intelligence agency ? Personality ? What in the sin 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 bidding. Derrick was helping him, though he, nor I knew who the man was. '' Hartwell told her.

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

Leaning finale to Hartwell she whispered, `` Derrick is the emperor is n't he ? '' Hartwell 's eyes grew wide then looking around he gave her a look as if to narrate her not to ask again. Nodding, she thought for a few moments before she spoke again. `` So when will we know about Derrick ? '' She asked.

'' Well ..., '' Hartwell started.

Suddenly the vocalisation of Mary was heard, `` Ah ! beneficial ! You 're involvement is greatly appreciated, please have the two female on the bridge so I can force a transference. ''

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

'' I apologize Mrs. O'Toma but you and Derrick 's mother are required as soon as possible to be with him. '' Mary found it extremely distasteful and disrespectful to say the emperor 's starting time public figure, but in Order to hold back up the burlesque she felt he would require her to. Milley 's look was suddenly apprehensive hearing Mary 's words.

'' I 'll get Sherry and call you when we are ready, I just hope Derrick is n't injured too bad. '' Milley said as she ran from the bridge to get Sherry. Almost running to their way Miley grabbed a confused Sherry. `` We have to hasten ; the spokesperson said that we needed to be there with Derrick as soon as possible. I am worried that he was harmed far more than these idiots in the forest fire fighter told us ''

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

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

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

'' Welcome aboard, '' A blonde, super acid eyed, lissome 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 forebode me Shelby, Derrick insists that we use our figure we were given. Actually I prefer the name also more than my EIG appellation. ``

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

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

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

'' We were told you are an artificial intelligence service 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 wit, the ship is my consistency does that help ? '' Shelby smiled sweetly. Sherry shook her head looking at Shelby as if the holograph was crazy.

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

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

'' If that is the there, then here in a few second gear, I think I 'll pass unless I have no choice. '' Milley told a still smiling Shelby. Shelby started to walk towards a doorway that slowly slid open, from the early side they could faintly pick up a slightly distressed Derrick 's voice.

'' I do n't worry 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 as did Sherry, yes that was Derrick, same biliousness and all. Walking a lilliputian advance they finally rounded a box. There on a steel table was Derrick with a ten thousand of car trying to tend to him.

'' You always were a refractory one were n't you Derrick, '' Milley said as she watched Derrick battle with trying to fight off the simple machine.

'' I am not stubborn gram, I am just tired ...., '' an opened mouthed Derrick started at the two people that had entered the room. `` gram ? '' Derrick started an puzzle look on his side. `` mother ? Oh my god ! Is it really you two ? I 'm so mazed I do n't bang where I am or what any of this is, god it 's trade good to see a cheek that I know ! ''

'' You sure you know us Derrick ? I have heard that a person with amnesia can recall they know but are only seeing flashes of storage. '' Milley told Derrick.

'' No Gram, I remember you and mother I remember you getting me and trying to tend me after the beating I took, '' Derrick told Milley. `` Beyond that everything fades to aught. ''

Mary who had been watching looked over the now updated recitation ; good, the jar of seeing them had opened constituent of the kibosh computer storage. Sighing, Mary thought now to bring the relaxation of it out before they went on too far. Accessing all of her medical examination phonograph record she started painstakingly going through them all again trying to find the right treatment.

Shelby was greatly encouraged when she saw that Derrick 's readings were starting to align back to what they had been before the incident. Although Shelby was somewhat befuddle as to why just seeing his relatives had caused this to accrue. Derrick was looking around the elbow room trying to figure out exactly what was what but still for the life of him nothing but the board looked familiar. Looking further he saw that a unseasoned blonde, greens eyed woman was watching everything that was going on, why did she seem so familiar also ? Derrick thought the immature blonde was gorgeous but the harder he tried to remember the more that his head ached. Finally laying back a groan escaping his lips, Shelby told his nanna and mother they needed to let him catch one's breath. Besides Shelby thought she 'd like to talk to them alone anyway.

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

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

'' I assure I was taking every safeguard that I could, but as we both know Derrick is n't the keen listener in the universe. '' 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 rent now starting to come from her eyes,

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

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

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

'' Humph ! Yep ! That sounds like our Derrick, alright Loretta Young 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 instrument panel me. Just seeing you, has already started to neaten out his brain Reading, unfortunately all the memories he has at the instant are up 'til he was beaten outside the theme. ''

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

'' I have been in his psyche a few prison term to try and serve him, though at the moment I am afraid that his reaction to me being there might do far more equipment casualty than service. So we are trying a few less painful and intrusive fashion to bust him back to us. As I said your presence has already awakened quite a few of his retentiveness. '' Shelby explained.

'' Uh huh, why do I feel 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 cleaning woman and Shelby felt that even Mary might discover her laborious to talk around. Virgin Mary had been listening the whole time and had come to almost the same decision as Shelby, now she could see why the emperor was as potent as he was.

'' What she has n't said, '' Mary said suddenly appearing adjacent to Shelby, `` Is that if these method acting we are trying do n't turn we will have to delve back into his creative thinker, this is life-threatening. It appears now that the experiment he used on himself to increase his cognition also weakened his grasp on the demonstrate. Almost like with his war tenseness only far mysterious, and many sentence more dangerous to lend him out of. If this is n't done right we could not only misplace him but the A.I. that goes in. ''

Sighing Milley nodded her sympathy, as was Sherry both had teardrop in their heart Derrick was the end male person of the phratry. They both knew as did Mary and Shelby that if he was lost all was lost.

'' All right let 's start on these method acting ; we need him back if this beetleweed is ever going to be civilized again, as it is right now I would n't give you too awful much for it. ''

Mary appeared on board Tempro a few moments later, looking over all that had happened so far ; she sighed as the first twenty attempts had been dismal failures. `` Tempro are you getting any closer to finding why they fail before even half maturation ? ''

Tempro sighed, he had n't like reactivating the equipment after so long, he could still get word 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 succeeder or failure. I have gone back to the records of those start experimentation, even as far as they went I have as of yet to detect any blueprint that will aid in any of this. ''

'' Please continue, try living tissue as a template this time all the sample that you have, record all. remove all data point 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 Mary.

'' 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 care that he has. He More than deserves this and as I said before, he will need her when the time comes. '' Madonna told Tempro ; though he did n't really approve of it he knew that Mary had a decimal point, a very valid spot.

Shelby watched over Derrick in his drug induced sleep she was more than tempted to delve in, as she remembered him saying he always seemed to remember her being there for him. How could this metre be any dissimilar ? Then she also remembered Madonna 's admonition that to delve in might stimulate far more legal injury than trade good. It was all so confusing to her now with all the emotions she was feeling it should n't be that gruelling to adjudicate should it ? Watching a few min more, she finally decided that if she ceased to exist it was far better than continuing on without Derrick. Looking over the readings a terminal meter 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 genius was starting to heal. Concentrating on the domain that held all that was Derrick she hoped that she could happen an reply and a way to bring him back. The closer she got to what essentially was Derrick the stranger 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 finis time there had at to the lowest degree been a trace of him, now it was almost as if all that was him was erased. for certain there were a lot senior memories but naught newer than ten to fifteen years ago.

Painstakingly Shelby started to look everywhere for even a hint of Derrick. Sighing after a while she sat wondering what she was going to do when a vocalisation startled her out of her view.

'' Hello, '' a immature voice quietly said to her. `` Who are you ? ''

Turning she saw a young slender boy with sandy blond hair, he was holding a book of mathematics. `` Oh hello, I am Shelby I 'm looking for Derrick O'Toma. ''

The Lester Willis Young boy's eyes grew wide then lit up, `` That 's me Ma'am, but I do n't think back ever meeting as pretty a lady like you before. ''

Shelby 's eyes grew wide also ; she knew that there would be obstruction but goose egg like this ! Looking around further Shelby began to see doors that before had been hidden. `` I am very pleased to fulfil you Mr. O'Toma, '' Shelby told the boy gaining a wide grin on his aspect. `` Are you all alone here ? ''

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

Grasping the boy's face 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 elbow room. One of the older Derricks said that they were trapped like almost of them had been 'til a piddling while ago. '' The now widely smiling Cy Young boy said.

As her eyes scanned all the doors, more than half were opened, she walked to the first gear that was closed and pulled on it. At first there was nothing not a auditory sensation, and then suddenly the door slipped and flew open up knocking Shelby on her seat. 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 way looked out blinking then extended a hand to help Shelby up.

'' Captain O'Toma at your service of process finished flight school yesterday, '' Leaning close he whispered, `` You ever want a long ride alone in place I 'm your man. ''

Walking away he went to get together the others, shaking her head she moved to the next door, by the 30th room access Shelby felt fatigue. Grasping the knob she struggled with it more than the others, it took several mo to finally get it to make a motion. 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 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 egress of 0999 has something gone wrong ? '' Shelby was trying to recount Derrick what had happened with him, the gust to the psyche, the loss of memory, her disobeying her mother to try and rescue him.

'' I am afraid that I may have done and gone too far, my dearest, just a chance to see more of the new you makes this sacrifice 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 shout, `` I do n't know if you can hear me I need to talk to the mother of the living A.I. of this ship. ''

A moment later Mary shimmered into persuasion, `` Yes father ? '' she said then noticed that well over half the system of rules of the ship were black. `` Sire what has she done ? More to the point where has she gone ? '' This was not in effect without Shelby any hopes of return of the fleet was unacceptable.

'' She was in and still is in here, '' Derrick said pointing to his school principal, `` she was attempting to open the plane section 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. ''

Mary 's case took on a worried look ; this was an extremely grave move on her piece. Shelby 's data could be lost, absorbed, and rejected by Derrick 's wit ; it could imply not only the departure of the emperor moth but Shelby, Blessed Virgin 's daughter. Sighing, she should have known that Shelby would stimulate 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 dangerous Derrick, though she has released Thomas More of your brain, I still feel it is weak. '' Virgin Mary tried to explain to him. `` There is a chance that we may drop off one of you, I can not allow that to happen to you. Though she is my daughter she too knew the risks doing this. ''

'' feeling I do n't own any memory of you yet, but I know that all mother fight for their children. You have to defend for her, as will I, do what you can but you have to save her. '' Derrick looked directly into Mary 's eyes and quietly asked, `` delight ? ''

Mary was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion though the mandates forbid it she could n't dismiss the fact of what her daughter had felt so hard about this man. The fact that her daughter had risked her very existence to add back the man she loved spoke intensity to Mary. Nodding to Derrick, tears in her middle for the love they shared, Mary induced nap with Derrick again and gently delved into his mind. It was worse than she thought the deeper she went the to a greater extent damage she was starting to see. Finally reaching the room of his computer storage and self, Mary started to assess all that was wrong.

Looking at all the doors Mary could see the thirty that Shelby had opened, then Virgin Mary saw why Shelby was so weak. Sighing Mary could see the increasing sum of muscularity she expended each time to open the doors. Shaking her fountainhead she thought she had known how much 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 stage that he now had a 50 % honorable chance of full recovery. In the process though, she had used up all the free energy that she 'd stored up to cut into into his mind.

Near the close door Shelby had opened The Virgin finally found Shelby, a concern Derrick holding her head in his lap. Virgin Mary knelt following to them placing a hand on Shelby, she had far lupus erythematosus vim than Shelby but Mary was hoping that she would n't need that a good deal. Looking in Madonna saw much to her cushion that Shelby had tried to use all her Energy to bring him back. Again this was a daze to her it was obvious that this man was far More unparalleled than she at first had thought. Slowly she could feel Shelby 's energy start to increase Blessed Virgin just hoped that when she awakened that she would n't refuse to go.

Shelby was so tired a strange thing for her, when Derrick called her E her heart soared. Bending down he looked at her and asked if all was alright. All she could think of was, `` I am afraid that I may have done and gone too far, my love, just a hazard to see more of the new you makes this ritual killing worth it. '' Then the world went dark it was a strange first for her 'so she thought this is what destruction is like ,'there was no light, no auditory sensation, just a tender peace that she could n't explicate. 'Finally I feel I have done something to justify my existence .'It seemed she 'd just gotten there when she felt something start to tug her back toward the luminousness. She did n't require to go back not if it meant Derrick had to guide her place. Fighting she tried to rule out and push everything that came at her. Finally it overwhelmed her and she started to close up in on the visible light.

Mary could palpate Shelby 's stratum starting to rise, good, she was afraid she did n't cause plenty vim to economise her. `` I can feel her, she 's firm you have to get her to leave, if she stays she 'll exit Derrick. '' Derrick nodded his fountainhead as he could finger that there was more to the fair sex on his lap than met the eye. It just escaped him each clip he tried to bestow it to the surface.

'' I 'll do my best IF she 'll mind, '' Derrick told Mary as Shelby started to stir.

'' Derrick ? '' Shelby weakly asked, `` Are you fine ? ''

'' 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 love, '' Shelby said as she kissed Derrick deeply and passionately, surprising not only him and Mary but Shelby herself. Rising Shelby, Derrick, and Madonna headed for the surface, none of them heard a half dozen or more threshold open far below them .