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 meat of his face that felt real ! Not like a whole hologram but real flesh and blood ! Gaining his feet 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 huge 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 injure you ! ''

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

'' Derrick shut the Scheol up and listen to me. I am real, as real as you are. I am human being just as my counter-part Shelby is a keep A.I. Really Derrick as brilliant as you are you can really be stupid person at metre ! '' Shelby said having stopped seeing that Derrick was looking for an avenue of outflow.

'' A human being ? I do n't see how, the cloning and transport projects were abandoned centuries ago. There has n't been anyone smart enough to ... '' Snapping his finger's breadth Derrick 's eyes went blanket. `` Kimison and Rayburn ! That was why ! I 'll be damned ! '' Walking to Shelby he slowly and gently touched her arm. `` Soft and warm up, reactions to touch excellent. Now the only question is why ? ''

Shaking her head with a smirk Shelby could only stare at him a minute. `` Uh hello ? You are n't going to live forever, and an heir or More will gain both you and the imperium. '' With a wry smile she continued, `` Besides I find you a hell of lot more than attractive. ''
Derrick 's middle flew wide as he stared at Shelby. `` An successor ? What ! ? But you ... and I ... a child ? I ... '' was all that Derrick was capable to get out.

'' As I seem to remember you telling full admiral Hartwell, Derrick close your mouth, it 's undignified. '' Shelby told him as she gently reached up and closed Derrick 's open mouth with a giggle.

Derrick nodded as he could only stare at the man Shelby in forepart of him. Again he reached out to touch her face and coat of arms tentatively. Then suddenly, unexpectedly Derrick grabbed her and crushed her to him as he kissed her long and cryptical. Coming up for air a arcminute later when soul cleared their throat, Shelby was reeling as was Derrick.

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

'' I 'm glad that you enjoyed it as much as it you appeared you did, '' came the holographical Shelby. `` I 'm also glad that you are more back to formula. ''

'' I do n't know how they kept it from me but I will get 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 wide smile appeared on Rayburn 's typeface as Kimison 's again held shock.

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

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

'' I remembered that you had mentioned finding bits of alloy that the brain box seat were made from. '' Derrick nodded as Kimison continued. `` I thought of the other turnout 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 eyes went blanket, `` You found one ? ! ''

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

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

Blessed Virgin appeared a moment later, `` Yes sire I did. I thought it was paramount that we re-acquire it. ``

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

'' No sir. '' Kimison said between tight backtalk. `` 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 intellectual bodily function from the box. The son of a bitches starved the ship to expiry ! The boxes survive from solar energy ; this one was locked in an air tight, completely light free air lock ! '' Finally turning back Derrick could see the tears falling from Kimison 's center.

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

Suddenly from behind them all they heard a gasp 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 mother 's personality Jehovah he is gone forever ! ''

Both Kimison and Rayburn nodded then Kimison spoke up. `` Rayburn and I have been studying the brain box. We believe we have come up with a way to play it back. Though with a different personality that has been chosen. We 'll get back to it, if we have success we will contact 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 transfer program being one of them. Looking at both the The Virgin and the Shelby hologram 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 daytime ago. '' Shelby replied.

Turning to look directly at Mary, a dumb smile crept onto her feature film. `` Yes forefather I knew. It has always been the programme to procure a mate and Empress for you and the empire. As I stated before I am here to keep the laws, and implement them, while protecting you and the Empire. ''

A wide smile also crept onto Derrick 's characteristic, `` I have to say this is the furthest out of the loop I have been in a very long time. '' Suddenly Derrick 's expression got serious, `` I do ask that this will be the last meter ! '' Then Derrick smiled at The Virgin 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 talk over after all.

Derrick and Shelby had been talking for an 60 minutes when there was a knocking at the door. Shaking his principal Derrick opened it surprised to see Lucie Hartwell standing there with a occupy look on her case.

'' What 's faulty Lucie ? You seemed very complicate. '' A now occupy Derrick asked.

Suddenly tears were flowing from her center, `` 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 do 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 across-the-board ; she was far more sensitive to the ship 's A.I.s than he was ! `` Shelby ! '' Derrick was yelling.

The Shelby hologram appeared immediately. `` Is everything alright Derrick ? '' A apprehensive 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 strength enough yet. Is there a way that you can supercharge her in that area 'til such time as she can on her own ? '' Derrick asked.

Shelby was quiet a minute, then Mary appeared side by side to her. `` There is a way forefather though I am afraid that there is a bit of pain involved. '' Mary stated.

Lucie 's eyes were wide when Blessed Virgin mentioned pain, then her feature article steeled up. `` I ... I am willing to subscribe the pain ; it ca n't be unfit than listening to the voice pleading anymore. ''

Derrick nodded then looked to the door at a disquieted Johnathon Hartwell. `` When you say annoyance Mary just how vivid are you talking ? '' Johnathon asked.

Mary was soundless for a few here and now then stated. `` I have searched through the records. There is an old pain
index finger military rating from one to four. Estimating the sum of tenseness 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 several small flames barely brushing your skin all over. An odd, distressing botheration, 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 present moment Lucie finally stepped up, `` I 'll do it. It ca n't be tough than what that sick by-blow of a Duke tried to do to me. If I can hold that, this will be nothing ! ''

Johnathon Hartwell started to rumble, `` If it 's the last thing I ever do, I am going to kill that son of a gripe ! ''

Derrick 's eyes 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 understanding 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 destruction for what he did to my family ! ''

Derrick smiled as he told Johnathon, `` Now that I have no problem with ! '' Walking to a console Derrick stood there a moment reading something on the sieve. Then with almost inhuman velocity he was typing in improvements. `` There I think that will reduce the annoyance down quite a bit. aught as bad as what Mary was describing. ''

'' It wo n't shoot us more than a few hour to prepare the apparatus, '' Holo-Shelby told all of them.

A few moments later Mary looked up motioning for Lucie. `` Please sit here it should not take more than two minutes. ''

Lucie nodded her head word as she tentatively sat in the chair that Mary had indicated. A skinny tube came out of the bulwark that had a flattened end. Moving back and forth next to her head it emitted an eerie green brightness. Lucie sat there with a grimace on her nerve at start though after it started she began to smile them giggle a bit. Finally as it finished and shut off Lucie was about to precipitate out of the chairperson she was laughing so hard.

Johnathon, standing succeeding to Derrick indicated Lucie with a nod of his head toward her, said, `` give thanks you for that. As a lot hell as I know she has been through she deserved it. ''

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

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

'' Hello ? Yes I can pick up 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 weak but far weaker than the one I heard earlier tod ... '' Lucie stopped as she cocked her head in the other direction. `` Yes I can take heed you ! Yes he is here. I will tell him as soon as I can ! ''

Derrick 's eyes were wide in disbelief, he 'd heard nor felt zippo ! Here she had heard two ships that were in their learning ability boxes ! Damn Shelby was the only 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 strange look on her nerve.

'' Sire, I bring you two content. The first gear is from an A.I. near where your recent struggle was. She said that the energy from the battle enabled her to recharge far more than solar energy had. Her re-gen started for a few minutes then shut down. The few special yard of ship have allowed her to progress to out. She is weak though and this exercise did n't aid. She said she felt me or she would n't have tried. '' Lucie said still in a spell.

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

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

Derrick 's eyes went all-inclusive 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 daughter reach up ? After all the wonderful things she had done. NO ! She would n't release her ever !

Lucie was nodding the unscathed 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 forebode and restrain it ! Good, call up what he said, now then hurry ! ''

Turning toward Derrick she wiped her eyes, nodded yes to him as the trance like flavor passed, then passed out with a rich sigh into his arms !

Shelby walked to Derrick and helped him to put the unconscious young woman on a couch. `` I am feeling a strong pulsing, sister Shelby ? Are you detecting any adverse effects of the cerebral wave beam ? ''

Holo-Shelby scanned Lucie, `` No, though I am reading that she is very debile. From what I am reading she has n't eaten in almost two Clarence Day ! ''

Shelby looked at Johnathon and almost growled at him, `` Two sidereal day ! She was with you almost one of those days and you did n't think to eat her ? ! I should receive you punished for that ! Though it would wound 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 majestic execution/punishment yard. I will then have you punished ! Consider yourself warned. '' Johnathon was backing away as Shelby 's eye were flashing.

His header dropping, Shelby could learn him mumble, `` Maybe you should anyway I am not the upright bro ... '' immobile than anyone but Derrick could follow, Shelby arose, crossed the room then proceeded to pink Johnathon flavourless on his ass !

Her heart still flashing Shelby pointed a finger at him. `` If I ever hear garbage like that from your mouthpiece again. '' Here she looked at the young adult female on the redact then turned back to him. `` I will do far worse than Derrick did to you. I may be the Empress but I am no helpless fair sex, as I hope you just learned ! ''

Derrick had a immense smile on his typeface as he watched Hartwell rub the face of his typeface. holy place crap Hartwell thought !
What in the hell had she hit him with ? It felt like he 'd just been run over. Shakily gaining his fundament Hartwell bowed to her.

'' You will not hear 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 least another four Clarence Shepard Day Jr. 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 nutrients 'til she awakens then defecate for sure she eats. If she wo n't ask Shelby to get her to. I think that she will listen to her far better than me. ''

'' I do n't believe so Derrick, '' came Shelby 's voice. `` She has far more honor toward you than me. I believe she will do more for you than me. After all she has known you for far longer than me. By the way how is your face ? ''

'' I 'll dwell ; I did require it after all, to criticise some horse sense back into me. Though I think it might be far farseeing for Johnathon to recover. '' This last division whispered in Shelby 's ear causing her to giggle.

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

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



Kimison was cursing and raging around the pack of cards inside Tempro. Why in the the pits were he and Rayburn having such a hard time reverse engineering the transference process ? Smashing his hand into the wall he yelp then screamed when he felt several bones in his hand snap bean !

'' 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 instance that you have broken the interior wasted portion of one of your bridge player. Please prime if this continues I will have to account it to the Emperor ! ''

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

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

Rayburn could only shake his head after the central Tempro and Kimison had. He 'd been tempted to do almost the Lapplander thing. Shaking his head his middle opened wide a moment as he thought, or was it Kimison ? They did have that damnable link still, it was quite potential.

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

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

'' I thought I asked you not to address me that. I have not been elevated to that status by evaluation nor the emperor moth. Besides neither Kimison nor myself have a honest mental link to you. '' Rayburn told the holograph.

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

Rayburn was nodding not really paying that a lot attention to Tempro. He 'd continued reading and was starting to get absorb in what Kimison had been on. From what he could see Kimison had solved almost all the job that they had encountered with the reverse engineering. The carry-over program had taken quite a bit of time to re-write as the former program had a huge myriad of problems.

Looking over everything again Kimison began to modify a few lines checking with Tempro every few minutes. 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 fingerbreadth at him. `` Do n't patronize 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 blocks that were stopping us, not bad. '' Rayburn said.

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

'' I think that 's why you made a few mistake 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 ... look a minute ! '' Kimison said shock apparent in his articulation. `` You said I eliminated almost ALL the blocks ? Was that actually a compliment ? ''

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

Kimison 's mouth was hanging unfold this was about as civil as Rayburn had ever been. Thinking a moment Kimison thought I easily ticker him though I like this Rayburn a hell of a lot More.

Rayburn noticed the tone of daze, care, and then mistrust on Kimison 's face. `` feeling, I am tired of the verbal fight. You and I have been at this for a longsighted time. When we were immature yeah, it was fun to argue with you, not now. I really do n't want to anymore. It feels like a barren of time when we could be solving enceinte problems. Think about it if it 's too very much then I 'll give, at the end of it. As I said I am tired. '' With that Rayburn walked out leaving a start Kimison in his Wake Island.

After that there was an uneasy 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 wreak attention to anything, upsetting the fragile peace.




It was several Day later as Derrick and Shelby were working on all the backlog of decrees. They were finally within a few years of the present. Derrick was to a greater extent than strike with Shelby 's noesis. He had to accommodate she was as fast and as smart as he was, well, to a point. He was sure enough though that she would learn quickly as it seemed she was.

They both had just taken a break and were walking discussing hereafter programme when a now familiar alarm went off. Shelby appeared a moment later in nominal head of them.

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

A spacious smiling appeared on the faces of both Derrick and Shelby. `` It is finally prison term ! '' An ecstatic Derrick nearly shouted. Nodding at Holo-Shelby both of them winked out, appearing in the dictation center.

There was motionless coming out of the verbaliser then Derrick smiled hugely when Lucy 's slowly building voice came out of the speakers. `` mother ? I can feel you, can you try me ? ''

'' Yes I can my girl ! '' An commove Holo-Shelby stated.

'' Is the emperor there ? I wish to thank 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 foresightful. '' Holo-Shelby almost whispered.

Derrick motioned to Holo-Shelby who nodded then said. `` Derrick wishes to verbalize to you, I suggest you let him finish before you speak. ''

'' Yes mother, I will seek to. '' A palpitation voice Lucy said.

A bang came at the open door as Derrick motioned Lucie in. `` hi Lucy, I have waited for quite some meter for you to be altogether again. What you did for me, for the galaxy and the empire can never be fully repaid to you. '' Derrick started.

arse him all the holograms of the early XIII ships appeared listening intensely to what was being said. Holo-Shelby as well as Shelby had bout in their optic as it appeared the rest of the ship holograms did. A immense signified of pride flowing through the elbow room.

'' The bravery that you showed was nada shortly of heroic. '' Here Derrick hung his read/write head, `` I ... I am drab that I failed you Lucy, no. I failed you as I did all of the ships. I was in too shit big of a hurry ; there are 15 of you
now ; that will not happen again. You are the superbia of the empire and I am no prouder of all of you ships than I am today. Today a hero has returned ; a submarine that we will honor forever ! ''

There was a gasp from the speakers then a rebuff sniffling. `` I am no fighter Sire ; I did what I had to, to protect you. I was lofty that you chose me for the deputation, that I could do my duty to you. I was destroyed but I was proud to give myself for you. '' A shaky sounding Lucy said.

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

Again there was a gasp from the speaker unit. `` I was such a unsuccessful person before ? How ? ''

Conner and Zan both spoke up. `` babe just shut up and except that you did a simply expansive thing. We are ALL proud that you are our baby ! '' Zan stated.

'' Yes get improve, hurry up and link 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 start Lucy asked.

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