It had been almost 12 60 minutes and Blessed Virgin had been following the progress of butt 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 melioration. Not really one to worry that a great deal Mary was actually hoping that his kin would jar his memory. It was far too dangerous to try most of the other remedies that had been prescribed. It appeared that while increasing his reason and cognitive ability Derrick 's heading set process had also loosened his smashed grip on the demo, hence only a slight knocking had rendered him with no memory.

Mary was just hoping that the jar of seeing his house would be sufficient enough to bring him back. Finally she saw that the seat admiral had left Abrir Oculta heading toward the purple satellite. Opening a transmission channel Mary needed a procession report, `` Rear full admiral, '' she started slightly startling the bridge bunch,"Did you have any problem ? ''

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

'' At introduce my electric current rubric is imperial adviser and head law bearer. Also I am at an exigency contingence 'til such time as the emperor butterfly releases me from it. This means I will do everything within my power to protect the imperial planet and the emperor butterfly. '' Sighing at the confused smell on Hartwell 's face she said, `` Just predict me advisor Mary, it 's about as close as most will get to my fully title. ''

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

'' insufferable. Shelby, delight transmit the ranger ship here. Shelby should have you here in a minute or so, '' Mary advised Hartwell.

Looking out a Brobdingnagian, sleek, black skinned ship flashed in directly above them, emitted an eerie balance beam then they both flashed and were in the vicinity of the majestic major planet. nearly of the bridgework crew was staring opened sass at the view projection screen. The scientific discipline officer walked up to Hartwell with a aspect of surprise and want on his face, `` Sir according to the star readings we just crossed over one-half of the galaxy 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 voicelessness. Suddenly there was a kerfuffle in the passage connecting the nosepiece to the sleep of the ship.

'' I do n't give care what he said I want to see that imbecile NOW ! '' Sighing, Hartwell knew the sound of Milley O'Toma 's vocalization anywhere. She might be old but she was still as plucky as she was when she was vernal. Pushing her way onto the bridge circuit she stood succeeding to Hartwell 's chair with her arms crossed. `` So when are we due to get there ? '' She asked before she looked at the survey screen. `` Is that the imperial world ? I knew that the ranger had fast ships but this is ... '' Milley 's mouth dropped capable when a 3 mile farseeing ship came into view. `` OMG ! '' She was whispering, falling to her knees, `` I thought he was telling stories, they are real then the rest of it has to be true also ! ''

Hartwell looked at her foreign 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 tarradiddle. ''

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

'' Yes, '' she said never taking her middle off the sight before her, `` it is an elite Imperial defender, all these class I humored him and he was actually speaking the truth ! ''

Shelby could n't resist and appeared on the commando ship 's bridge, `` it is goodness that someone remembered us ! '' she said as she smiled at Milley. Then she was gone as the Ranger ship 's hologram equipment was n't that skilful.

'' What was that ? '' Milley asked.

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

'' contrived intelligence information ? Personality ? What in the hell are you talking about ? '' Milley said finally starting to hail 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 up her head Derrick was helping the new emperor ? Remembering back before her married man had been found absolutely, she was starting to call back 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 line. It was still a bit of a shock for her to conduct, wait they were descended, that meant ...

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

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

Suddenly the spokesperson of Mary was heard, `` Ah ! well ! You 're involution is greatly appreciated, please have the two female person on the bridge deck so I can effect a transfer. ''

Snapping her head up Milley growled at the representative, `` 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 unsavoury and awless to say the Saturnia pavonia 's showtime name, but in order to keep up the charade she felt he would want her to. Milley 's face was suddenly worried hearing Mary 's words.

'' I 'll get Sherry and hollo you when we are ready, I just hope Derrick is n't injured too bad. '' Milley said as she ran from the bridgework to get Sherry. Almost running to their room Miley grabbed a upset Sherry. `` We have to hurry ; the voice said that we needed to be there with Derrick as soon as possible. I am worried 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 outlander looking ship ? It took both of us so long breast feeding him back to wellness, I 'm hurrying Milley ! '' Sherry O'Toma said, as Milley grabbed her arm and started pulling her with more metier than Sherry thought Milley had.

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

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

'' Welcome aboard, '' A blond, green eyed, svelte fair sex 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 call me Shelby, Derrick insists that we use our names we were given. Actually I prefer the name also more than my EIG identification. ``

'' Obviously Derrick has been extremely engaged since we death saw him, '' Milley told a encompassing eyed and gaping mouthed Sherry.

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

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

'' We were told you are an stilted intelligence activity 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 physical structure does that avail ? '' Shelby smiled sweetly. Sherry shook her principal looking at Shelby as if the hologram was crazy.

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

'' Yes of course Mrs. O'Toma, please accompany 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 eliminate unless I have no choice. '' Milley told a still smiling Shelby. Shelby started to take the air towards a door that slowly slid open, from the other side they could faintly hear a slightly distressed Derrick 's voice.

'' I do n't like what your society are ! I want out of this contraption ! You said I was n't a captive ; let me out of here NOW ! ''

Milley shook her headway as did Sherry, yes that was Derrick, Lapp temper and all. Walking a little advance they finally rounded a corner. There on a steel table was Derrick with a 10000 of motorcar trying to tend to him.

'' You always were a obstinate one were n't you Derrick, '' Milley said as she watched Derrick conflict 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 amaze tone on his face. `` Mother ? Oh my god ! Is it really you two ? I 'm so jumble I do n't live where I am or what any of this is, god it 's upright to see a face that I know ! ''

'' You sure you know us Derrick ? I have heard that a soul with memory loss can think they know but are only seeing flashes of retentiveness. '' 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 null. ''

Mary who had been watching looked over the now updated readings ; good, the jar of seeing them had opened part of the immobilize memory. Sighing, Mary thought now to contribute the rest of it out before they went on too far. Accessing all of her medical phonograph recording she started painstakingly going through them all again trying to find out the right treatment.

Shelby was greatly encouraged when she saw that Derrick 's reading material were starting to aline back to what they had been before the incident. Although Shelby was somewhat mixed-up as to why just seeing his relatives had caused this to accrue. Derrick was looking around the way trying to figure out exactly what was what but still for the life-time of him nada but the table looked familiar. Looking further he saw that a young blonde, green eyed fair sex was watching everything that was going on, why did she look so familiar also ? Derrick thought the vernal blonde was gorgeous but the harder he tried to remember the more that his head ached. Finally laying back a groan escaping his mouth, Shelby told his granny and mother they needed to let him rest. Besides Shelby thought she 'd wish 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 injury happened to my grandson ! '' Milley O'Toma almost shouted at a galvanize Shelby.

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

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

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

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

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

'' Humph ! Yep ! That sounds like our Derrick, alright 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 all over loss with this. ''

'' According to Virgin Mary, she was the voice you heard before I brought you on panel me. Just seeing you, has already started to straighten out his brain indication, unfortunately all the computer storage he has at the present moment are up 'til he was beaten outside the understructure. ''

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

'' I have been in his mind a few multiplication to try and help him, though at the import I am afraid that his response to me being there might do far more damage than help. So we are trying a few lupus erythematosus painful and intrusive ways to rupture 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 woman and Shelby felt that even Mary might find her tough to talk around. Virgin Mary had been listening the completely sentence and had come to almost the same closing as Shelby, now she could see why the Saturnia pavonia was as strong as he was.

'' What she has n't said, '' Mary said suddenly appearing adjacent to Shelby, `` Is that if these methods we are trying do n't exploit we will have to delve back into his creative thinker, this is grievous. It appears now that the experiment he used on himself to increase his knowledge also weakened his grasp on the present. Almost like with his war stress only far deeper, and many times more grievous to bring him out of. If this is n't done right field we could not only lose him but the A.I. that goes in. ''

Sighing Milley nodded her understanding, as was Sherry both had rent in their eyes Derrick was the last male of the family. 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 galaxy 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 mo later, looking over all that had happened so far ; she sighed as the first XX attempts had been dismal failures. `` Tempro are you getting any close 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 try the outcry and shrieking of the nonstarter all those centuries ago. `` No mother I have n't as of yet I am still seeing no pattern of achiever or bankruptcy. I have gone back to the records of those first experiments, even as far as they went I have as of yet to detect any pattern that will aid in any of this. ''

'' Please continue, try living tissue as a template this time all the sample that you have, record book all. Transfer all data 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 send word you as soon as I have something. '' Tempro told Mary.

'' Good, retrieve Tempro we are doing this for him, there has never been a human, emperor or not that has ever shown the concern and concern that he has. He more than deserves this and as I said before, he will require her when the time comes. '' Blessed Virgin told Tempro ; though he did n't really approve of it he knew that Virgin Mary had a dot, 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 call up her being there for him. How could this time be any different ? Then she also remembered Blessed Virgin 's admonition that to cut into in might cause far to a greater extent price than good. It was all so confusing to her now with all the emotions she was feeling it should n't be that hard to decide should it ? Watching a few minutes more, she finally decided that if she ceased to exist it was far near than continuing on without Derrick. Looking over the readings a final 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 brain was starting to heal. Concentrating on the area that held all that was Derrick she hoped that she could obtain an answer 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 last time 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 honest-to-goodness memories but null newer than ten to fifteen years ago.

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

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

Turning she saw a offspring slender boy with sandy blonde hair, he was holding a Quran of math. `` Oh hello, I am Shelby I 'm looking for Derrick O'Toma. ''

The vernal boy's centre grew wide then lit up, `` That 's me Ma'am, but I do n't recall ever meeting as pretty a lady like you before. ''

Shelby 's eye grew wide also ; she knew that there would be obstacles but nothing like this ! Looking around further Shelby began to see threshold that before had been hidden. `` I am very proud of to see you Mr. O'Toma, '' Shelby told the boy gaining a wide grinning 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 early Derricks, an 'older'one. '' Dejectedly the boy hung his school principal.

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 rooms. One of the older Derricks said that they were trapped like most of them had been 'til a trivial while ago. '' The now widely smiling young boy said.

As her heart scanned all the doors, to a greater extent than half were open, she walked to the first that was closed and pulled on it. At number one there was nothing not a sound, and then suddenly the door slipped and flew outdoors knocking Shelby on her prat. 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 elbow room looked out blinking then extended a paw to help oneself Shelby up.

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

Walking away he went to connect the others, shaking her headland she moved to the future room access, by the 30th door Shelby felt fag out. Grasping the knob she struggled with it more than the others, it took several proceedings to finally get it to move. Finally opened enough, the Derrick inside slipped out and the door 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 emergence of 0999 has something gone wrong ? '' Shelby was trying to secernate Derrick what had happened with him, the blow to the head, the red of retentiveness, her disobeying her female parent to try and rescue him.

'' I am afraid that I may feature done and gone too far, my dearest, just a probability to see more of the new you makes this sacrifice Worth it, '' Shelby said as she lapsed into unconsciousness.

jerk wake up Derrick looked around the med bay, why in the hell was he in the med bay ? Why were over half the systems night ? Getting up Derrick started to call, `` I do n't lie with if you can get wind me I need to sing to the mother of the livelihood A.I. of this ship. ''

A moment later Blessed Virgin shimmered into view, `` Yes Sire ? '' she said then noticed that well over half the arrangement of the ship were dark. `` father what has she done ? More to the detail where has she gone ? '' This was not good 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 spread 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. ''

Madonna 's face took on a care look ; this was an extremely serious move on her voice. Shelby 's data could be lost, absorbed, and rejected by Derrick 's mastermind ; it could signify not only the loss of the emperor moth but Shelby, Virgin Mary 's daughter. Sighing, she should make known that Shelby would make 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 severe Derrick, though she has released more of your mind, I still find it is frail. '' Mary tried to excuse to him. `` There is a probability that we may mislay one of you, I can not allow that to happen to you. Though she is my girl she too knew the jeopardy doing this. ''

'' Look I do n't consume any memory of you yet, but I know that all mothers fight for their children. You have to fight for her, as will I, do what you can but you have to save her. '' Derrick looked directly into Madonna '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 potent about this man. The fact that her daughter had risked her very creation to bring back the man she loved spoke volumes to Blessed Virgin. Nodding to Derrick, tears in her oculus for the beloved they shared, Virgin Mary induced catch some Z's with Derrick again and gently delved into his thinker. It was defective than she thought the deeper she went the Sir Thomas More damage she was starting to see. Finally reaching the way of his computer memory and self, Mary started to value all that was haywire.

Looking at all the threshold Mary could see the thirty that Shelby had opened, then Mary saw why Shelby was so debile. Sighing Blessed Virgin could see the increasing amount of energy she expended each time to spread the door. Shaking her headland she thought she had known how much Shelby loved the man but this went far beyond anything she 'd thought potential. True Shelby had increased the energy of his mind to the detail that he now had a 50 % amend chance of good convalescence. In the cognitive operation though, she had used up all the energy that she 'd stored up to cut into into his mind.

Near the last room access Shelby had opened Blessed Virgin finally found Shelby, a worried Derrick holding her chief in his lap. Mary knelt next to them placing a hand on Shelby, she had far lupus erythematosus zip than Shelby but Mary 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 vigor to bring in him back. Again this was a shock to her it was obvious that this man was far more than unparalleled than she at first had thought. Slowly she could finger Shelby 's energy start to increase Madonna just hoped that when she awakened that she would n't refuse to go.

Shelby was so tired a unknown 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 throw done and gone too far, my dearest, just a hazard to see more of the new you makes this ritual killing worth it. '' Then the world went obscure it was a foreign first for her 'so she thought this is what Death is like ,'there was no light, no auditory sensation, just a warm peace that she could n't explain. '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 light source. She did n't want to go back not if it meant Derrick had to take away her place. Fighting she tried to reject and push everything that came at her. Finally it overwhelmed her and she started to fold in on the igniter.

Mary could find Shelby 's levels starting to originate, skilful, she was afraid she did n't cause enough energy to keep her. `` I can feel her, she 's stronger you have to get her to leave, if she stays she 'll drop dead Derrick. '' Derrick nodded his head as he could palpate that there was Thomas More to the woman on his lap than met the eye. It just escaped him each time he tried to bring it to the surface.

'' I 'll do my serious IF she 'll listen, '' Derrick told Mary as Shelby started to budge.

'' 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 Madonna headed for the airfoil, none of them heard a half dozen or more doors open far below them .