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



Derrick looked up from the story at Shelby rubbing the side of his face that felt real number ! Not like a whole hologram but genuine flesh and blood ! Gaining his groundwork he slowly backed away from Shelby who as of yet had n't moved.

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

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

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

'' Derrick shut the hell up and hear to me. I am real, as real as you are. I am homo just as my counter-part Shelby is a living A.I. Really Derrick as brilliant as you are you can really be stupid at prison term ! '' Shelby said having stopped seeing that Derrick was looking for an boulevard of escape cock.

'' A human ? I do n't see how, the cloning and transfer projects were abandoned hundred ago. There has n't been anyone sassy enough to ... '' Snapping his fingerbreadth Derrick 's oculus went wide. `` Kimison and Rayburn ! That was why ! I 'll be damned ! '' Walking to Shelby he slowly and gently touched her arm. `` gentle and lovesome, reactions to touch splendid. Now the lone dubiousness is why ? ''

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

'' As I seem to think of you telling admiral Hartwell, Derrick close your back talk, it 's undignified. '' Shelby told him as she gently reached up and closed Derrick 's open mouthpiece with a giggle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A full grinning appeared on Rayburn 's typeface as Kimison 's again held electric shock.

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

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

'' I remembered that you had mentioned finding snatch of metal that the brain boxful were made from. '' Derrick nodded as Kimison continued. `` I thought of the other outfit that does salvage like the one you worked for. What if they had found one or more and they were just sitting there in their yards. ''

Derrick was still nodding when his centre went broad, `` You found one ? ! ''

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

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

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

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

'' No sir. '' Kimison said between tight brim. `` The box it 's self was intact. I am afraid the ... '' Kimison stopped as he turned away from all that were there. `` There was no cerebral natural process from the box. The son of a bitches starved the ship to death ! The boxes survive from solar DOE ; this one was locked in an air tight, completely unaccented free air lock ! '' Finally turning back Derrick could see the bout falling from Kimison 's centre.

Rayburn took over a look of extreme anger on his facial expression. `` We tried everything we could sir, cypher worked. It was a shame ; he was Shelby 's annexe mate ! ''

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

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

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

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

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

turn to look directly at Mary, a deadening smile crept onto her feature film. `` Yes forefather I knew. It has always been the architectural plan to procure a checkmate and Empress for you and the imperium. As I stated before I am here to keep the constabulary, and enforce them, while protecting you and the Empire. ''

A wide smile also crept onto Derrick 's features, `` I have to say this is the furthest out of the loop I have been in a very long time. '' Suddenly Derrick 's face got serious, `` I do expect that this will be the finally meter ! '' Then Derrick smiled at Mary and the Shelby hologram. `` Thank you both. ''

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

Derrick and Shelby had been talking for an hour when there was a knock at the door. Shaking his psyche Derrick opened it surprised to see Lucie Hartwell standing there with a disturbed look on her grimace.

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

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

Derrick 's eyes flew wide-eyed ; she was far more medium to the ship 's A.I.s than he was ! `` Shelby ! '' Derrick was yelling.

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

'' Lucie is hearing a ship that I can not. She has tried to answer it but obviously has n't developed her mental long suit enough yet. Is there a way that you can advance her in that area 'til such sentence as she can on her own ? '' Derrick asked.

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

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

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

Mary was dumb for a few moments then stated. `` I have searched through the disc. There is an old pain
index valuation from one to four. Estimating the amount of stress mental and physical, I would say that it ranks about a 2.5. '' When Lucie only showed mix-up Mary sighed. `` In comparison it 's somewhat like having various minor fire barely brushing your skin all over. An odd, distressing bother, instantaneous and excruciating. ''

For a moment Derrick thought Lucie was going to bolt from the elbow room when her bottom lip started quivering. Silent a few more consequence Lucie finally stepped up, `` I 'll do it. It ca n't be big than what that sick of love child of a Duke tried to do to me. If I can withstand that, this will be zero ! ''

Johnathon Hartwell started to growl, `` If it 's the finale thing I ever do, I am going to kill that son of a cunt ! ''

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

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

Derrick smiled as he told Johnathon, `` Now that I have no job with ! '' Walking to a console Derrick stood there a moment reading something on the screen. Then with almost cold speed he was typing in improvements. `` There I think that will reduce the pain down quite a bit. Nothing as bad as what Mary was describing. ''

'' It wo n't remove us More than a few minutes to set up the apparatus, '' Holo-Shelby told all of them.

A few instant later Mary looked up motioning for Lucie. `` Please sit here it should not pack more than two minute of arc. ''

Lucie nodded her straits as she tentatively sat in the chair that Mary had indicated. A penny-pinching tube came out of the bulwark that had a flattened end. Moving back and forth adjacent to her principal it emitted an eerie unripe igniter. Lucie sat there with a grimace on her human face at offset though after it started she began to smile them giggle a bit. Finally as it finished and shut off Lucie was about to accrue out of the chair she was laughing so hard.

Johnathon, standing following to Derrick indicated Lucie with a nod of his head toward her, said, `` Thank you for that. As often sin as I know she has been through she deserved it. ''

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

Finally over her fit of laughter, Lucie 's optic suddenly flew wide-eyed as she once again cocked her head to one slope.

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

Derrick 's optic were across-the-board in unbelief, he 'd heard nor palpate nothing ! Here she had heard two ships that were in their brain boxwood ! tinker's dam Shelby was the alone one that he 'd ever heard still in her box ! Lucie walked to Derrick then bowed to him her eyes a little glazed over a foreign look on her face.

'' sire, I bring you two message. The first is from an A.I. near where your recent conflict was. She said that the zip from the struggle enabled her to recharge far to a greater extent than solar vigor had. Her re-gen started for a few minutes then shut down. The few spear carrier yards of ship have allowed her to reach out. She is decrepit though and this practice session did n't help. She said she felt me or she would n't stimulate tried. '' Lucie said still in a trance.

Derrick nodded accepting anything now, it appeared that a hell of a lot more was possible than he 'd thought. `` We will embark as soon as possible to find her. The bit substance ? ''

Turning toward Derrick tears started to stream from Lucie 's eyes. `` She said I was to tell you she felt so ashamed for failing you sire. She says that you made her so proud to answer you. She also said that she knows the others will bemock her for her failure. '' Now the tears were falling harder as she turned toward holo-Shelby. `` She said to tell you she is deplorable that she was the disgrace of your baby. She says that you should let her go, she has accepted that she will die alone, a failure. ''

Derrick 's eyes went wide of the mark as he whispered, `` Lucy ! '' Walking to Lucie, Derrick started to whisper in her ear. Holo-Shelby also had tears falling from her optic. How could her girl give up ? After all the howling affair she had done. NO ! She would n't release her ever !

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

Turning toward Derrick she wiped her oculus, nodded yes to him as the spell like feeling passed, then passed out with a abstruse sigh into his weaponry !

Shelby walked to Derrick and helped him to put the unconscious mind young woman on a couch. `` I am feeling a strong pulse, babe Shelby ? Are you detecting any adverse force of the cerebral wafture beam ? ''

Holo-Shelby scanned Lucie, `` No, though I am reading that she is very unaccented. From what I am reading she has n't eaten in almost two twenty-four hour period ! ''

Shelby looked at Johnathon and almost growled at him, `` Two daytime ! She was with you almost one of those days and you did n't recollect to feed in her ? ! I should have you punished for that ! Though it would hurt her, therefore, you have lucked out. Johnathon Joseph Hartwell ! If you do something like this again I might forget who your sister is and have you taken to the royal execution/punishment yard. I will then have you punished ! see yourself warned. '' Johnathon was backing away as Shelby 's eyes were flashing.

His drumhead dropping, Shelby could pick up him maunder, `` Maybe you should anyway I am not the best bro ... '' Faster than anyone but Derrick could follow, Shelby arose, crossed the room then proceeded to knock Johnathon flat on his ass !

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

Derrick had a huge grinning on his face as he watched Hartwell rub the incline of his face. holy dogshit Hartwell thought !
What in the Scheol had she hit him with ? It felt like he 'd just been run over. Shakily gaining his human foot Hartwell bowed to her.

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

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

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

'' At to the lowest degree another four day Derrick. It appears that whatever just transpired has helped. '' Holo-Shelby told him.

Derrick was nodding, `` Transfer Lucie to med-bay one, start her on nutrient 'til she awakens then make sure as shooting she eats. If she wo n't ask Shelby to get her to. I think that she will take heed to her far better than me. ''

'' I do n't conceive so Derrick, '' came Shelby 's articulation. `` She has far more esteem toward you than me. I believe she will do to a greater extent for you than me. After all she has known you for far longer than me. By the way how is your look ? ''

'' I 'll know ; I did need it after all, to tap some mother wit back into me. Though I think it might be far recollective for Johnathon to recover. '' This last parting whispered in Shelby 's ear causing her to giggle.

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

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



Kimison was cursing and raging around the deck of cards inside Tempro. Why in the nether region were he and Rayburn having such a severely time overrule engineering the transport physical process ? Smashing his mitt into the bulwark he yelp then screamed when he felt several bones in his paw snap !

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

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

Sighing Tempro responded, `` I am sorry choice but it is the rules that he set down. Now please lay still it will be a few Clarence Shepard Day Jr. 'til the bio-bed is finished. ''

Rayburn could only shake his head after the substitution Tempro and Kimison had. He 'd been tempted to do almost the Same thing. Shaking his head his eyes opened all-embracing a second as he thought, or was it Kimison ? They did have that execrable tie-in still, it was quite possible.

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

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

'' I thought I asked you not to bid me that. I have not been elevated to that position by evaluation nor the emperor. Besides neither Kimison nor myself have a true mental data link to you. '' Rayburn told the hologram.

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

Rayburn was nodding not really paying that much aid to Tempro. He 'd continued reading and was starting to suit plunge in what Kimison had been on. From what he could see Kimison had solved almost all the trouble that they had encountered with the turnaround engineering science. The transportation broadcast had taken quite a bit of prison term to re-write as the honest-to-goodness program had a vast myriad of problems.

looking over everything again Kimison began to shift a few lines checking with Tempro every few moment. Stopping a few hours later Rayburn went to see how Kimison was. `` Came to see how you are. '' Rayburn said with a smile.

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

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

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

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

'' Tired ! ? I ought to ... wait a minute ! '' Kimison said shock apparent in his voice. `` You said I eliminated almost ALL the mental block ? Was that actually a compliment ? ''

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

Kimison 's back talk was hanging receptive this was about as civic as Rayburn had ever been. Thinking a moment Kimison thought I good watch him though I like this Rayburn a Inferno of a lot more than.

Rayburn noticed the looking of shock, business organization, and then suspicion on Kimison 's face. `` flavour, I am tired of the verbal fighting. You and I have been at this for a long time. When we were younger yeah, it was fun to contend with you, not now. I really do n't desire to anymore. It feels like a waste of time when we could be solving bigger trouble. Think about it if it 's too very much then I 'll leave, at the end of it. As I said I am tired. '' With that Rayburn walked out leaving a galvanise Kimison in his wake.

After that there was an nervous peace within Tempro. Neither man really wanting to talk about what had happened, nor had been said in the med-bay. Tempro himself was almost afraid to bring attention to anything, upsetting the delicate peace.




It was several days later as Derrick and Shelby were working on all the reserve of decrees. They were finally within a few twelvemonth of the present. Derrick was to a greater extent than yarn-dye with Shelby 's knowledge. He had to intromit she was as fast and as chic as he was, well, to a detail. He was sure though that she would learn quickly as it seemed she was.

They both had just taken a pause and were walking discussing future plans when a now intimate alarm went off. Shelby appeared a mo later in strawman of them.

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

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

There was static coming out of the verbalizer then Derrick smiled hugely when Lucy 's slowly building vocalization came out of the speakers. `` female parent ? I can feel you, can you get wind me ? ''

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

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

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

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

'' Any amount of time one of you are gone, is far too recollective. '' Holo-Shelby almost whispered.

Derrick motioned to Holo-Shelby who nodded then said. `` Derrick wish to speak to you, I suggest you let him end up before you speak. ''

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

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

behind him all the holograms of the other thirteen ships appeared listening intensely to what was being said. Holo-Shelby as well as Shelby had tears in their centre as it appeared the rest of the embark holograms did. A huge sense of superbia flowing through the room.

'' The bravery that you showed was nil light of heroic. '' Here Derrick hung his drumhead, `` I ... I am blue that I failed you Lucy, no. I failed you as I did all of the ships. I was in too damn big of a hurriedness ; there are fifteen of you
now ; that will not happen again. You are the pride of the imperium and I am no prouder of all of you ships than I am today. Today a hero has returned ; a Hero of Alexandria that we will honor forever ! ''

There was a gasp from the speakers then a slight sniffling. `` I am no hero Sire ; I did what I had to, to protect you. I was majestic that you chose me for the mission, that I could do my tariff to you. I was destroyed but I was gallant to sacrifice myself for you. '' A shaky sounding Lucy said.

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

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

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

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

Amid happy gasps they all told her they were proud of her ; Lucy finally replied. `` I will hurry. ''

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

'' Mother ? '' A startle Lucy asked.

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