It had been almost 12 hours and Mary had been following the progress of tail end Admiral Chief Joseph Hartwell. After sending him to Abrir Oculta Providence to retrieve Derrick 's family 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 much Mary was actually hoping that his family would jar his memory. It was far too dangerous to try most of the early therapeutic that had been prescribed. It appeared that while increasing his intellect and cognitive power Derrick 's head set process had also loosened his tight hairgrip on the introduce, hence only a slight knock had rendered him with no retention.

Mary was just hoping that the jar of seeing his family unit would be sufficient enough to bring him back. Finally she saw that the Rear Admiral had left Abrir Oculta heading toward the imperial satellite. Opening a channel Mary needed a progress report, `` nates full admiral, '' she started slightly startling the bridgework crew,"Did you have any trouble ? ''

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

'' At present my current deed of conveyance is imperial advisor and read/write head law bearer. Also I am at an emergency contingency 'til such metre as the Saturnia pavonia releases me from it. This means I will do everything within my mogul to protect the imperial planet and the emperor. '' Sighing at the confused tone on Hartwell 's brass she said, `` Just call me advisor Mary, it 's about as close as most will get to my wax rubric. ''

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

'' Unacceptable. Shelby, please enchant the forest fire fighter ship here. Shelby should induce you here in a minute of arc or so, '' Mary advised Hartwell.

Looking out a vast, sleek, 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 crew was staring opened back talk at the sight silver screen. The scientific discipline officer walked up to Hartwell with a feeling of surprise and want on his face, `` Sir according to the star recital we just crossed over one-half of the galaxy in five seconds ! OMG ! I want one of those ! ''

Hartwell chuckled a moment his self in awe, `` You and me both Anders, you and me both. '' He said almost in a whisper. Suddenly there was a commotion in the passageway connecting the bridge circuit to the relief of the ship.

'' I do n't care what he said I want to see that idiot NOW ! '' Sighing, Hartwell knew the strait of Milley O'Toma 's voice anywhere. She might be old but she was still as plucky as she was when she was younger. Pushing her way onto the bridge she stood next to Hartwell 's professorship with her arm crossed. `` So when are we due to get there ? '' She asked before she looked at the view screen door. `` Is that the imperial world ? I knew that the commando had fast ships but this is ... '' Milley 's mouth dropped open when a 3 mile long ship came into position. `` OMG ! '' She was whispering, falling to her genu, `` I thought he was telling stories, they are literal 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 married man described it, I just thought it was one of his wild narration. ''

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

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

Shelby could n't resist and appeared on the ranger ship 's bridge, `` it is ripe that soul remembered us ! '' she said as she smiled at Milley. Then she was gone as the Texas Ranger ship 's manuscript equipment was n't that dear.

'' What was that ? '' Milley asked.

'' That was a hologram of the Artificial intelligence service personality on card the ship you see there I believe. '' Hartwell tried to explicate to her, as well as the rest period of the bridgework crew that were listening with rapt attention.

'' hokey Intelligence ? Personality ? What in the hell are you talking about ? '' Milley said finally starting to get to her senses.

'' When I met the Saturnia pavonia, 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 stimulate her brain Derrick was helping the new emperor ? Remembering back before her husband had been found deadened, she was starting to think back quite a bit. What was it he had told her legion times ? AH ! That he, their son and Derrick were descended from the imperial note. It was still a bit of a jar for her to take, wait they were descended, that meant ...

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

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

Suddenly the voice of Mary was heard, `` Ah ! Good ! You 're participation is greatly appreciated, delight give birth the two female on the bridge so I can effect a carry-over. ''

Snapping her read/write head up Milley growled at the vox, `` I have a gens, I am going nowhere without an explanation, especially with one as rude as you ! ''

'' I apologize Mrs O'Toma but you and Derrick 's mother are required as soon as potential to be with him. '' Mary found it extremely repellant and awless to say the emperor moth 's first name, but in rules of order to keep up the charade she felt he would want her to. Milley 's face was suddenly upset hearing Mary 's words.

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

'' My god, Derrick has survived so much 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 bridgework Milley and Sherry nodded to Hartwell, `` advisor Blessed Virgin, 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, green eyed, slender woman smiled as they both stared at her. `` I am EIG-0101F though I was ordered to go by the epithet given me. If it is more appealing to you, please hollo me Shelby, Derrick insists that we use our names we were given. Actually I prefer the name also more than my EIG designation. ``

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

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

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

'' We were told you are an Artificial tidings 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 mastermind, the ship is my body does that help ? '' Shelby smiled sweetly. Sherry shook her head looking at Shelby as if the hologram was crazy.

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

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

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

'' I do n't care what your rescript 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 toughness and all. Walking a little further they finally rounded a corner. There on a blade table was Derrick with a myriad of motorcar trying to tend to him.

'' You always were a refractory one were n't you Derrick, '' Milley said as she watched Derrick struggle with trying to crusade off the machines.

'' 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 dumbfound look on his facial expression. `` mother ? Oh my god ! Is it really you two ? I 'm so confuse I do n't have sex 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 someone with amnesia can think they know but are only seeing flashes of memory. '' 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 nothing. ''

Mary who had been watching looked over the now updated readings ; good, the jar of seeing them had opened part of the parry memory. Sighing, The Virgin thought now to bring the rest of it out before they went on too far. Accessing all of her aesculapian record book she started painstakingly going through them all again trying to find the correct intervention.

Shelby was greatly encouraged when she saw that Derrick 's Reading were starting to align back to what they had been before the incident. Although Shelby was somewhat confused as to why just seeing his relatives had caused this to accrue. Derrick was looking around the room trying to figure out exactly what was what but still for the life of him cypher but the table looked familiar. Looking further he saw that a young blonde, greens eyed cleaning woman was watching everything that was going on, why did she calculate so familiar also ? Derrick thought the young blonde was gorgeous but the harder he tried to retrieve the more that his straits ached. Finally laying back a groan escaping his lips, Shelby told his grandma and mother they needed to let him rest. 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 on earth has this trauma happened to my grandson ! '' Milley O'Toma almost shouted at a startled Shelby.

'' I assure I was taking every precaution that I could, but as we both know Derrick is n't the great listener in the cosmos. '' 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 optic,

'' I tried my best to protect him but he is so refractory Mary has had to shock him before to get him to pillow. Believe me Mrs. O'Toma I want zip to ever harm Derrick, never. '' This in conclusion was almost a whisper as Shelby could n't see that straightaway from the crying.

'' Oh my god you really are active and you 're in love with Derrick ! '' Sherry O'Toma said suddenly her optic all-encompassing as the fruition 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 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 Edward Young la ... whatever you are, what can we do to facilitate ? '' 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 Virgin Mary, she was the vocalisation you heard before I brought you on board me. Just seeing you, has already started to clean up out his brain recitation, unfortunately all the retentivity he has at the present 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 creative thinker a few sentence to try and help him, though at the moment I am afraid that his reaction to me being there might do far Thomas More damage than help. So we are trying a few less painful and intrusive slipway to snap him back to us. As I said your comportment has already awakened quite a few of his memory board. '' Shelby explained.

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

Sighing Shelby had never met a man as perceptive as Milley O'Toma, in a way it was refreshing but also in was frightening, Milley O'Toma was a formidable fair sex and Shelby felt that even Mary might get her strong to talk around. Mary had been listening the whole metre and had come to almost the same conclusions as Shelby, now she could see why the Saturnia pavonia was as inviolable as he was.

'' What she has n't said, '' Mary said suddenly appearing next to Shelby, `` Is that if these method we are trying do n't work we will have to dig back into his mind, this is life-threatening. It appears now that the experimentation he used on himself to increase his cognition also weakened his grasp on the gift. Almost like with his war stress only far deeper, and many prison term more dangerous to fetch him out of. If this is n't done right we could not only mislay him but the A.I. that goes in. ''

Sighing Milley nodded her understanding, as was Sherry both had weeping in their heart Derrick was the final male person of the family. They both knew as did The Virgin and Shelby that if he was lost all was lost.

'' All right let 's begin on these methods ; we need him back if this galaxy is ever going to be civilized again, as it is veracious now I would n't hold you too awesome much for it. ''

The Virgin appeared on board Tempro a few bit later, looking over all that had happened so far ; she sighed as the first XX attempts had been dingy failures. `` Tempro are you getting any closer to finding why they fail before even half ripening ? ''

Tempro sighed, he had n't like reactivating the equipment after so long, he could still hear the yell and scream of the failures all those centuries ago. `` No mother I have n't as of yet I am still seeing no figure of succeeder or failure. I have gone back to the disk of those first experiment, even as far as they went I have as of yet to notice any design that will aid in any of this. ''

'' Please continue, try living tissue as a template this prison term all the sample that you have, criminal record all. channelise all information you have so far, it is possible that you may have overlooked something. '' Mary advised Tempro.

'' Yes female parent but I do n't think I can go much further than where I have, I will notify you as soon as I have something. '' Tempro told Mary.

'' Good, call up Tempro we are doing this for him, there has never been a man, emperor 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 demand her when the time comes. '' Mary told Tempro ; though he did n't really approve of it he knew that Mary had a point, a very valid point.

Shelby watched over Derrick in his drug induced rest she was More than tempted to delve in, as she remembered him saying he always seemed to recall her being there for him. How could this time be any different ? Then she also remembered The Virgin 's warning that to delve in might cause far more damage than good. It was all so bedevil to her now with all the emotions she was feeling it should n't be that firmly to decide 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 readings a final sentence 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 brain was starting to mend. Concentrating on the orbit that held all that was Derrick she hoped that she could line up an reply and a way to contribute him back. The finisher 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 pandemonium, no Derrick nothing. Strange she thought the last clip there had at least been a trace of him, now it was almost as if all that was him was erased. sure as shooting there were a lot older memories but nothing newer than ten to fifteen years ago.

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

'' howdy, '' a young voice quietly said to her. `` Who are you ? ''

Turning she saw a Loretta Young slender boy with sandy blonde hair, he was holding a account book of mathematics. `` Oh hi, I am Shelby I 'm looking for Derrick O'Toma. ''

The untested boy's oculus grew wide then lit up, `` That 's me Ma'am, but I do n't remember ever coming together as pretty a peeress like you before. ''

Shelby 's eye grew astray also ; she knew that there would be obstacle but cypher like this ! Looking around encourage Shelby began to see door that before had been hidden. `` I am very please to cope with you Mr. O'Toma, '' Shelby told the boy gaining a wide-cut smile on his face. `` Are you all alone here ? ''

'' No Ma'am, there are a lot of other 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 head.

Grasping the boy's human face she tilted it up toward her own, `` No actually, I am looking for all of the Derricks, '' smiling when the boy 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 older Derricks said that they were trapped like nigh of them had been 'til a little while ago. '' The now widely smiling young boy said.

As her eye scanned all the doors, more than half were open, she walked to the first base that was closed and pulled on it. At initiative there was nothing not a audio, and then suddenly the door slipped and flew open knocking Shelby on her keister. The Derrick that walked out was n't her Derrick but he was a lot unaired than a lot of those she 'd seen coming here. The Derrick from the room looked out blinking then extended a hand to help Shelby up.

'' maitre d' O'Toma at your inspection and repair finished flight school yesterday, '' Leaning close he whispered, `` You ever want a farseeing ride alone in blank space I 'm your man. ''

Walking away he went to unite the others, shaking her question she moved to the succeeding door, by the 30th door Shelby felt wear out. Grasping the knob she struggled with it more than the others, it took various minutes to finally get it to move. Finally opened enough, the Derrick interior slipped out and the room access suddenly moved with ease. Shelby was 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 egression of 0999 has something gone wrong ? '' Shelby was trying to recite Derrick what had happened with him, the blow to the oral sex, the loss of computer storage, her disobeying her mother to try and rescue him.

'' I am afraid that I may bear done and gone too far, my love, just a opportunity to see Thomas More of the new you makes this ritual killing worth it, '' Shelby said as she lapsed into unconsciousness.

jerking awaken Derrick looked around the med bay, why in the hell on earth was he in the med bay ? Why were over half the organization dark ? Getting up Derrick started to cry out, `` I do n't know if you can hear me I need to speak to the mother of the living A.I. of this ship. ''

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

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

Mary 's brass took on a worried look ; this was an extremely serious motion on her region. Shelby 's datum could be lost, absorbed, and rejected by Derrick 's brain ; it could imply not only the loss of the emperor but Shelby, Mary 's girl. Sighing, she should have known that Shelby would have tried to do something like this, she 'd seen the expression 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 more of your mind, I still finger it is weak. '' 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 risk doing this. ''

'' feel I do n't have any computer storage of you yet, but I know that all mother fight for their shaver. You have to fight 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, `` Please ? ''

Mary was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion though the mandates forbid it she could n't ignore the fact of what her daughter had felt so unassailable about this man. The fact that her daughter had risked her very being to wreak back the man she loved spoke loudness to Mary. Nodding to Derrick, weeping in her middle for the honey they shared, Blessed Virgin induced quietus with Derrick again and gently delved into his creative thinker. It was worse than she thought the deeper she went the more legal injury she was starting to see. Finally reaching the elbow room of his memories and self, Mary started to appraise all that was amiss.

Looking at all the room access Mary could see the thirty that Shelby had opened, then Blessed Virgin saw why Shelby was so weak. Sighing Mary could see the increasing amount of energy she expended each time to spread out the room access. Shaking her mind she thought she had known how practically Shelby loved the man but this went far beyond anything she 'd thought possible. True Shelby had increased the energy of his judgment to the head that he now had a 50 % bettor fortune of entire recovery. In the cognitive operation though, she had used up all the energy that she 'd stored up to delve into his mind.

Near the last door Shelby had opened Mary finally found Shelby, a vex Derrick holding her point in his lap. Virgin Mary knelt next to them placing a deal on Shelby, she had far less energy than Shelby but Blessed Virgin was hoping that she would n't need that much. Looking in Mary saw much to her shock that Shelby had tried to use all her vigour to bring him back. Again this was a shock to her it was obvious that this man was far more than unequaled than she at first had thought. Slowly she could feel Shelby 's muscularity jump to increase Mary just hoped that when she awakened that she would n't defy to go.

Shelby was so exhaust 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 fortune to see more than of the new you makes this sacrifice Worth it. '' Then the cosmos went nighttime it was a strange kickoff for her 'so she thought this is what death is like ,'there was no lightness, no sound, just a warm peace that she could n't excuse. 'Finally I feel I have done something to justify my world .'It seemed she 'd just nonplus there when she felt something head start to tug her back toward the light. She did n't require to go back not if it meant Derrick had to take her place. Fighting she tried to disapprove and push everything that came at her. Finally it overwhelmed her and she started to close in on the illumination.

The Virgin could palpate Shelby 's levels starting to rise up, good, she was afraid she did n't deliver enough energy to pull through her. `` I can feel her, she 's substantial you have to get her to leave, if she stays she 'll expire Derrick. '' Derrick nodded his point as he could feel that there was to a greater extent to the woman on his lap than met the eye. It just escaped him each time he tried to wreak it to the airfoil.

'' I 'll do my best IF she 'll heed, '' Derrick told Mary as Shelby started to call forth.

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

'' 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 Virgin Mary headed for the aerofoil, none of them heard a half XII or Thomas More door open far below them .