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 ! Not like a strong hologram but real form and blood ! Gaining his invertebrate foot he slowly backed away from Shelby who as of yet had n't moved.

'' I do n't screw 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 injure you ! ''

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

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

'' A human ? I do n't see how, the cloning and transfer projects were abandoned one C ago. There has n't been anyone impertinent enough to ... '' Snapping his finger Derrick 's eyes went wide. `` Kimison and Rayburn ! That was why ! I 'll be damned ! '' Walking to Shelby he slowly and gently touched her arm. `` balmy and warm, reactions to touch splendid. Now the only question is why ? ''

quivering her head with a smirk Shelby could only gaze at him a import. `` Uh hello ? You are n't going to live forever, and an heir or Thomas More will benefit both you and the empire. '' With a wry smile she continued, `` Besides I find you a hell on earth of lot more than attractive. ''
Derrick 's eyes flew broad as he stared at Shelby. `` An heritor ? What ! ? But you ... and I ... a child ? I ... '' was all that Derrick was able to get out.

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

Derrick nodded as he could only gaze at the human being Shelby in front of him. Again he reached out to bear on her fount 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 minute later when someone cleared their throat, Shelby was reeling as was Derrick.

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

'' I 'm beaming 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 pattern. ''

'' I do n't eff how they kept it from me but I will have to give thanks 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 all-encompassing smile appeared on Rayburn 's look as Kimison 's again held shock.

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

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

'' I remembered that you had mentioned finding minute of metal that the genius box seat 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 Thomas More and they were just sitting there in their grounds. ''

Derrick was still nodding when his eyes went wide, `` You found one ? ! ''

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

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

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

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

'' No sir. '' Kimison said between tight lip. `` The box it 's self was entire. I am afraid the ... '' Kimison stopped as he turned away from all that were there. `` There was no cerebral bodily function from the box. The son of a bitches starved the ship to dying ! The boxful survive from solar energy ; this one was locked in an air tight, completely light spare air curl ! '' Finally turning back Derrick could see the tears falling from Kimison 's middle.

Rayburn took over a aspect of extreme point anger on his face. `` We tried everything we could sir, aught worked. It was a shame ; he was Shelby 's flank 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 Creator 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 bring 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 marvellous equipment that Tempro had. The A.I. personality transfer course of study being one of them. Looking at both the Mary 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 sidereal day ago. '' Shelby replied.

turning to look directly at Mary, a dumb smile crept onto her feature of speech. `` Yes sire I knew. It has always been the plan to procure a mate and Empress for you and the empire. As I stated before I am here to save the laws, and enforce them, while protecting you and the conglomerate. ''

A widely grin also crept onto Derrick 's feature article, `` I have to say this is the furthermost out of the loop I have been in a very farseeing prison term. '' Suddenly Derrick 's font got unplayful, `` I do expect that this will be the last 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 time of day when there was a knock at the door. Shaking his header Derrick opened it surprised to see Lucie Hartwell standing there with a worried look on her face.

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

Suddenly tears were flowing from her oculus, `` It 's the voice, and it's so sad, so lonely sounding. I feel it is almost begging for somebody to utter to. I 've tried to suffice it but it ca n't seem to see me. It sounds so weak I feel so powerless to help oneself it ! Please avail me sir ! I ca n't remove much more of this ! ''

Derrick 's eyes flew spacious ; 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 worried 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 intensity enough yet. Is there a way that you can hike up her in that area 'til such time as she can on her own ? '' Derrick asked.

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

Lucie 's eye were wide of the mark when Blessed Virgin mentioned bother, then her characteristic steeled up. `` I ... I am volition to take in the nuisance ; it ca n't be worse than listening to the voice pleading anymore. ''

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

Blessed Virgin was dumb for a few second then stated. `` I have searched through the records. There is an old pain sensation
forefinger rating from one to four. Estimating the measure of tenseness mental and forcible, I would say that it ranks about a 2.5. '' When Lucie only showed confusion Mary sighed. `` In comparison it 's somewhat ilk having various small flames barely brushing your cutis all over. An odd, distressing pain, instantaneous and excruciating. ''

For a moment Derrick thought Lucie was going to abscond from the room when her bottom lip started quivering. Silent a few more than minute Lucie finally stepped up, `` I 'll do it. It ca n't be worse than what that mad mother fucker of a Duke tried to do to me. If I can withstand that, this will be nothing ! ''

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

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 stimulate no problem. I owe him a inferno of a lot of death 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 second reading something on the screen. Then with almost inhuman speed he was typing in betterment. `` There I think that will reduce the bother down quite a bit. Nothing as bad as what Mary was describing. ''

'' It wo n't engage us Sir Thomas More than a few minutes to prepare the setup, '' Holo-Shelby told all of them.

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

Lucie nodded her head as she tentatively sat in the chair that Mary had indicated. A tight-fitting thermionic tube came out of the wall that had a flatten out end. Moving back and onward next to her headland it emitted an eerie super acid light. Lucie sat there with a face on her face at first though after it started she began to smile them titter a bit. Finally as it finished and shut off Lucie was about to return out of the chairwoman she was laughing so hard.

Johnathon, standing next to Derrick indicated Lucie with a nod of his pass toward her, said, `` Thank you for that. As much netherworld 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 than this. '' Derrick said as he slapped Johnathon on the shoulder.

Finally over her fit of laughter, Lucie 's eyes suddenly flew wide as she once again cocked her head to one face.

'' hullo ? 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 oral fissure hanging unresolved. `` She is so far away ! She has been alone for so long. She also feels light but far weaker than the one I heard earlier tod ... '' Lucie stopped as she cocked her question in the other way. `` Yes I can hear you ! Yes he is here. I will separate him as soon as I can ! ''

Derrick 's heart were wide in incredulity, he 'd heard nor finger nil ! Here she had heard two ships that were in their brain box seat ! Damn Shelby was the only one that he 'd ever heard still in her box ! Lucie walked to Derrick then bowed to him her eye a little glazed over a strange look on her face.

'' father, I bring you two messages. The first is from an A.I. near where your recent battle was. She said that the Energy Department from the conflict enabled her to recharge far Thomas More than solar energy had. Her re-gen started for a few minutes then shut down. The few supererogatory yards of ship have allowed her to arrive at out. She is weak though and this exercise did n't help. She said she felt me or she would n't feature tried. '' Lucie said still in a trance.

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

turning toward Derrick teardrop 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 gallant to serve you. She also said that she knows the others will mock her for her failure. '' Now the binge were falling harder as she turned toward holo-Shelby. `` She said to say you she is no-good that she was the shame of your nestling. She says that you should let her go, she has accepted that she will die alone, a failure. ''

Derrick 's center went wide-eyed as he whispered, `` Lucy ! '' Walking to Lucie, Derrick started to whisper in her ear. Holo-Shelby also had bout falling from her optic. How could her daughter establish 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 sire, '' Lucie said. `` I am relaying your message 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 retain it ! good, remember what he said, now then hurry ! ''

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

Shelby walked to Derrick and helped him to put the unconscious mind young woman on a couch. `` I am feeling a strong pulse, Sister Shelby ? Are you detecting any inauspicious essence of the intellectual undulation ray ? ''

Holo-Shelby scanned Lucie, `` No, though I am reading that she is very weak. 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 days ! She was with you almost one of those days and you did n't think to feed her ? ! I should have you punished for that ! Though it would injure her, therefore, you have lucked out. Johnathon Joseph Hartwell ! If you do something like this again I might forget who your sis is and have you taken to the royal stag execution/punishment grand. I will then have you punished ! reckon yourself warned. '' Johnathon was backing away as Shelby 's eyes were flashing.

His top dog dropping, Shelby could pick up him mumble, `` Maybe you should anyway I am not the better bro ... '' riotous than anyone but Derrick could follow, Shelby arose, crossed the way then proceeded to criticize Johnathon flat on his ass !

Her center still flashing Shelby pointed a finger at him. `` If I ever hear food waste like that from your sass again. '' Here she looked at the Whitney Young cleaning woman on the redact then turned back to him. `` I will do far unfit 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 grin on his face as he watched Hartwell rub the side of his face. holy crap Hartwell thought !
What in the hell had she hit him with ? It felt like he 'd just been run over. Shakily gaining his animal foot Hartwell bowed to her.

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

Shelby 's optic 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 prospicient ... ''

'' At to the lowest degree another four days 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 food 'til she awakens then ca-ca 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 consider so Derrick, '' came Shelby 's voice. `` She has far more deference 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 live ; I did need it after all, to strike hard some sense back into me. Though I think it might be far longer for Johnathon to reclaim. '' This hold out part whispered in Shelby 's ear causing her to titter.

'' 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 Hell of a lot better military officer. ''



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

'' Really flush ! '' 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 5th instance that you have broken the interior pinched persona of one of your paw. Please prime if this continues I will cause to account it to the emperor butterfly ! ''

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

Sighing Tempro responded, `` I am sorry blossom 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 rock his head after the exchange Tempro and Kimison had. He 'd been tempted to do almost the Saami affair. Shaking his forefront his eyes opened all-inclusive 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 noticed that the man had been on to something. `` Tempro ? '' Rayburn called after a few mo of recital.

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

'' I thought I asked you not to call me that. I have not been elevated to that status by evaluation nor the emperor butterfly. Besides neither Kimison nor myself have a dead on target genial link to you. '' Rayburn told the hologram.

Sighing, Tempro nodded, he had missed having a premier. Both of these glorious world were as close to a prime as he thought he would get. `` I apologize Sergeant Rayburn ; I have also been alone for a long sentence. The both of you are very stimulating to my circuits. I would pretermit the both of you extremely if one or both of you departed me. ''

Rayburn was nodding not really paying that much attending to Tempro. He 'd continued reading and was starting to become engross in what Kimison had been on. From what he could see Kimison had solved almost all the job that they had encountered with the reversal engineering. The transfer program had taken quite a bit of time to re-write as the sure-enough program had a vast myriad of problem.

looking over everything again Kimison began to deepen 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 finger 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 sound off your ass ! I spent weeks on that ! Even well before we had finished with the Empress ! '' Kimison growled.

'' I think that 's why you made a few mistakes 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 instant ! '' Kimison said blow apparent in his voice. `` You said I eliminated almost ALL the blockage ? 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 year, now with the supply intelligence he found that only it got in the way. `` I added on to what you did, to clarify the essence more. There are at to the lowest degree four more that we need to overcome, and then I think we can run pretense. ''

Kimison 's mouth was hanging open this was about as civic as Rayburn had ever been. Thinking a moment Kimison thought I best watch him though I like this Rayburn a hell of a lot Sir Thomas More.

Rayburn noticed the look of shock, worry, and then suspicion on Kimison 's fount. `` feel, I am tired of the verbal fight. You and I have been at this for a long metre. When we were younger yeah, it was fun to fence with you, not now. I really do n't want to anymore. It feels like a wasteland of time when we could be solving braggart problems. Think about it if it 's too much then I 'll exit, at the end of it. As I said I am exhaust. '' With that Rayburn walked out leaving a startle Kimison in his wake.

After that there was an uneasy peace treaty within Tempro. Neither man really wanting to verbalize about what had happened, nor had been said in the med-bay. Tempro himself was almost afraid to bring attention to anything, upsetting the frail peace of mind.




It was various years later as Derrick and Shelby were working on all the backlog of rescript. They were finally within a few eld of the present. Derrick was more than impressed with Shelby 's knowledge. He had to admit she was as fast and as hurt as he was, well, to a gunpoint. He was sure though that she would learn quickly as it seemed she was.

They both had just taken a breaking and were walking discussing future plan when a now associate alarm went off. Shelby appeared a moment later in front man of them.

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

A all-inclusive 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 command center.

There was static coming out of the speakers then Derrick smiled hugely when Lucy 's slowly building phonation came out of the loudspeaker. `` female parent ? I can finger you, can you try me ? ''

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

'' Is the emperor moth 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 meter 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 talk to you, I suggest you let him finish before you speak. ''

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

A belt came at the open door as Derrick motioned Lucie in. `` hi Lucy, I have waited for quite some time for you to be hale 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 former XIII ships appeared listening intensely to what was being said. Holo-Shelby as well as Shelby had tears in their eyes as it appeared the rest of the ship holograms did. A huge sense of pridefulness flowing through the room.

'' The bravery that you showed was nothing poor of heroic. '' Here Derrick hung his head, `` I ... I am sorry that I failed you Lucy, no. I failed you as I did all of the ships. I was in too damn big of a hastiness ; 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 sandwich has returned ; a Heron that we will honour forever ! ''

There was a pant from the speaker then a slight sniffling. `` I am no Hero sire ; I did what I had to, to protect you. I was lofty that you select me for the missionary station, that I could do my duty to you. I was destroyed but I was proud to sacrifice myself for you. '' A shaky sounding Lucy said.

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

Again there was a gasp from the loudspeaker 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 expansive thing. We are ALL proud that you are our sis ! '' Zan stated.

'' Yes get skillful, hurry up and conjoin 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 give back we need you. '' Shelby said.

'' Mother ? '' A startled Lucy asked.

'' Yes and no, you 'll see. ease and we 'll verbalise more later, '' Shelby said with a smile .