0001 - Tempro

0003 - Conner- Dylan Thomas

0097 - Ace - Zimmel

0098 - Lucy

0101 - Shelby ( mother ship )

0125 - Lars

0200 - Ellen

0301 - Rodrick

0403 - Johnathon

0667 - Marco - Brown

0778 - Jan

0798 - Celeste - Shelby ( human )

0805 - Toran

0808 - Radella

0908 - Tara - Mara

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -

Ungrown - unnumerable

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2 - onboard Shelby, in Re-gen

0250 Tendra

1000 - Sherry

0999 - Zan - still lost

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Known and OR numbered

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -

0501 - Thaddeus

? ? ? ? - Lena

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -

Lieutenant Colonel Randall Jimison still couldn't believe what was happening. Not only were they going to be delayed more from getting home plate, now that were saddled with these female person. Looking over the reading material he still didn't understand what in the sin had happened.

" Vice-Admiral Shiloh, you understand what the hell is going on ? I mean as soon as we went trans-warp, all their life-time signboard went critical. " Jimison asked Shiloh.

" I was about to ask my A.I. cave in me a few minutes. Incidentally, let me sustain the readings you have. " Shiloh stated.

Jimison nodded as he initiated the transfer. Sitting back, he made sure that the female was prosperous while he waited. Looking at the bantam descriptor of the fair sex he suddenly felt strange feelings of auspices deep within him. Shaking his head, he started to question what the hell was going on.

Resisting the urge to halt the female person close to console her, Randall started to rate to necessitate his mind off her. What was going on, was he coming down with something ? He'd never felt this way about any female person, he damn sure didn't feel like suddenly getting that way either.

A mo later he heard the Vice-Admiral cursing over the comm. " fountainhead it looks like we're going to take to get back the firmly way. "

" What are you talking about ? " Rear Admiral Richard Grant's phonation came over the comm.

With a sigh Shiloh continued, " it is apparent because of the long terminal figure exposure to ripalon free energy, trans-warp more than ten seconds can kill them. Damn it ! I thought we'd be home by now ! It will be another day before they can travel again via trans-warp. "

" That is unfortunate person, " came the voice of Derrick, his holo-gram behind Shiloh. " I know for a fact that your kin wants you home. Do all that you can, " Derrick's eyes narrowed as he thought a moment. " Hang on a moment Vice-Admiral. " switch channels Derrick called Johnathon. " We need to take interpretation on the Whitney Moore Young Jr. female with you. The three that are with our recon, passed out with their lifetime signal bottoming out at almost ten second gear. The matter is, I know for a fact that you were in trans-warp far longer, Mary ? "

Johnathon nodded as Mary appeared running several electronic scanner over the female. A perplexed look dominated her feature film. Turning toward Lucie Hartwell, Mary started to run the same scanner over her. Looking timid Mary brought out a few to a greater extent scanner, a instant later she nodded.

" After scanning the Tendraxian female person, then Miss Hartwell, it is apparent she is the key. Her close propinquity to the female, combined with her extended pic to trans-warp, helped the female person to survive. The sum of money of muscularity her consistence contains from trans-warp blank, helped to allow the female to travel. " Mary started as she was quiet a moment. " I have conducted the same test scan on Captain Callie, plus the Empress. "

" You're conclusions ? " Derrick asked.

" They also contain the energy, though nowhere the extent as misfire Hartwell. According to the Reading I am getting, they have not been in trans-warp nearly as much as Miss Hartwell. mightiness I suggest that Admiral Hartwell, along with Miss Hartwell, retrieve the three ships ? " Mary suggested.

Derrick was nodding as he turned toward Johnathon, " shuffle it so. I'll let them know you're coming. " Switching line Derrick stated, " Alright, we have solved the mystery. Admiral Hartwell should be there in a moment. "

Shiloh nodded not really understanding what Derrick was talking about. He trusted the commander implicitly, the man always seemed to know what to do. A present moment later a rift appeared, not far in figurehead of the three small ships. Johnathon slipped easily out of the rift, stopping in front of the three small ships.

" Alright, I am moving to lease you all aboard. " Hartwell said a moment later. As they watched an possibility appeared on the English of the ship. A moment later, a yellow beam shone on each ship as they all were pulled toward the ship.

Hartwell turned toward the Tendraxian female as soon as the ships were aboard. " I think it would be salutary if you are there when all three of the survivors awake. "

The pallid female person's eyes got large as she stared at Hartwell. " Lord sir ? " She asked a look of incertitude on her face. " early survivors ? "

Hartwell sighed as he explained. " Other female person of your people were found. I believe it would help things if you are demo when they awake.

The female bowed her head teacher to Hartwell, " I will do all that you command, Lord sir. I am after all, yours. "

It took all Hartwell could do not to growl at her answer. It took even more drive, not to try and make up the female. With a pleading look to his sister he watched the both of them as they made their way to the med bay.

Within minutes all of the unconscious female were in the med bay, all three of the recon team reporting to Hartwell.

turning in his chair as soon as they were there, he regarded them for a moment. Looking at first Shiloh, Grant then finally Randall, with a small shake of his head.

" Recon one reporting sir. " Shiloh stated for all of them.

Shaking his head again Hartwell gathered his thoughts before he spoke. " I assume that the three of you know he isn't happy. Frankly neither am I, you three are three of the highest ranking people we have. I had assumed that this deputation would have been a vacation for you. " Here Hartwell turned toward Randall, " YOU, I am the most disappoint in. Son, I know you can understand, I know you can observe rescript, yet, you did neither when it came to first contact lens with the Delcrons. "

" Sir, I thought that in this representative that he was going to kill- " Randall started then was cut off by Hartwell.

" Idiot ! Had you read the to the full briefing you would hold realized that SHE was trying to get you to oppose the way you did. " Hartwell said with a serious look on his face. A look that quickly dissolved into one of slight amusement.

Randall narrowed his eyes as he stared at Hartwell. " Wait a minute, what in the hell ! A SHE ! ! Damn it man ! She nearly took my principal off ! I... I... "

" I tried to tell you, but you were so for certain you knew what they were like. " battle of Shiloh stated then turned toward Hartwell. " So, it will only be a fleet of forty to fifty thousand. "

A suddenly grim faced Hartwell shook his head. I would suspect- " Hartwell started.

" That they are sending all three ? " Derrick said as soon as his holo-gram appeared. Hartwell's face screwed up into a face. " We have to commemorate that you left after you beat the hell out of her. Also, I had Mary analyze all the TV of the altercation. She appears to be someone of grandness in the Delcron empire. "

" Someone of importance ? " Hartwell said as he stared sideways at Randall. " You're not exactly sure enough, who ? "

" I have a hunch, though at this point in time we aren't sure. As I said they will institutionalise all three groups of ships. The first base to open negotiations. The second group will be the actual beingness involved, plus their family. The last I am sure they will have hang back in case cipher comes from the negotiations. "

Randall swallowed hard as all turned to gaze at him. Looking at Derrick, a look of near terror in his middle Randall asked. " Is there no way out of this ? "

Derrick shook his head, " nothing short of the eradication of the Delcron race. Though I do commemorate recital that if another female steps up to claim you, then a conflict for you will ensue. The master gets to become your mate. "

Randall's eyes went large as the look of terror seemed to develop great. " call me ? What, am I a piece of substance ? " Randall almost whispered now starting to see bewildered.

Derrick could feel for the man, though in this case had the man actually gone in prepared, none of this would be happening. " I am afraid that in this typeface, in this situation, dealing with these citizenry ? You are just that, a part of meat, that is the loot at the end. "

Randall's expression of bewilderment was growing More by the indorsement, Both Shiloh and concession also had a slight look of bewilderment, though they knew the commander had something up his arm.

" Given what we have on them, we are working on a root. lie with this though, " Derrick said with all sincerity. " You will end up with a wife or two at the end of this. "

A look of abject horror replaced the bewildered flavor in a secondly as Randall started to back away from Derrick and the others.

Giving a sigh Derrick looked at Hartwell, " according to Virgin Mary it shouldn't take more than an hour with Lucie. I have asked Madonna to monitor all three of them to cause certain. "

Looking around, Derrick, then Hartwell, could see that Randall had beat a hasty retreat for now.



On control panel Celeste, Kimon Dempsy could see that his soon to be bride, was chomping at the bit to get light. He could empathise with her, though, she did appear to be greatly distracted. She hadn't been concentrating strong enough or she'd have been out sooner.

" Onai Sakuta, you should be concentrating on healing More. Your beginner would be displeased if he knew of this. " Dempsy said as Onai suddenly laid still a flavor of intense assiduousness on her look. XV transactions later a mixed-up Celeste appeared.

" young lady Sakuta, " she stated as the bio-bed started to power down. " I am surprise that you are ready to set out the med bay. I release you. "

With that Onai flipped up off the bed. A slightly grinning Dempsy was sitting in a chair nearby. " hubby to be, how long have you been released ? "

" A few hours. " Here he held up a manus to hush Onai. " I know that you wish to complete the joining ceremony. I am afraid that a mission of grandness awaits me. Another has taken the place, of the mate of my shame. I must go after them, as well as my bookman. He has the gift though, " here Dempsy smiled. " He is not yet complete. I will return- "

" NO ! hubby to be, I lost you once before, that shall not come to pass again. I will accompany you, two masters should be able to aide the Emperor far better than one. Plus, I know that you will not miss me either. " Onai stated with a slight smirk on her face.

Dempsy looked up into her eyes to gauge how serious she was about what she'd just said. The ferocious facial expression of determination, gave him pause. There also was a expression that he hadn't seen in quite a long time. An all consuming devoted look of love. His oculus wide a moment, he was surprised that she still felt the same about him.

Unwinding like a coiled outpouring, Dempsy was on his feet heading for the threshold. Onai was right behind him moving in step with him almost as if they were two of the same somebody. Stopping a moment Dempsy nodded.

" We need to prepare for this. The one we are going after must have great skill, though the last was rather pitiful. " When Onai nodded with a grievous feel Dempsy was satisfied. " We will gather what you need from your ship. Then we will garner mine, I will stay with you. "

looking at at him with a fishy look she warned, " do not make me number after you again Husband to be. I was only angered the shoemaker's last sentence, I do not need to follow you with blood line lust. It would not go well for either of us. "

Dempsy's brain snapped back from the fierce expression that she was giving him. A thinly smile crossed his lips as he nodded. He'd been very lucky live on prison term, the side by side ? He wasn't sure that he be capable to defeat her with the blood lust.

LE than an minute they were prepared, each were a little distracted having watched the early slip naked. Then they had watched as the other redressed with a simple free grace. Dempsy still had the persona of her dead body burned into his memory.

Looking up Dempsy stated, " Celeste ? I need to contact Brigadier superior general Norman. "

A fiery redhead appeared a moment later. " Yes Colonel, I have him now. "

" General, " Dempsy started. " We have been released, we're going after the Duke and the rest of them. "

" We ? " Norman stated as his holographic double appeared.

" Yes sir, it appears that- " Dempsy started.

" I will not suffer him again, once was nearly unforgiveable, this will not go on a moment time. " Onai said a look of furious purpose on her face.

" My shin'yu, I think this is the best path of action. She has already stated that if she has to follow after me, again she will enter blood lust. " This of course had Norman staring at Onai who only smiled sweetly at him.

" Alright, I really don't want to drop off any more force. We just got them to a effective point. " Here he turned to Onai bowing to her. " Protect my shinbone'yu, daughter of Isamu Sakuta. I want the both of you to refund. I also wish to dance at your connexion. Tomodachi, " Jessye Norman said to Dempsy as he bowed.

" Ani. " Dempsy said bowing shocking Norman. " You will always be my brother. " Jessye Norman nodded then was gone

" We need you to IMT us to the opening of the cave. " Dempsy stated to the air, right before they vanished appearing before the cave. Dempsy stared at the opening a moment before he nodded, then the both of them advanced.

" From what I was shown this will study us close to where the Admiral's family is. " Dempsy told Onai as they rapidly advanced through the cave. Exiting, the both of them looked over the landscape, tasted the air then were unruffled listening. Nodding with a smiling to Onai, they both were off seeming to fly through the forest area.

Trent and William were about to sit and eat when a slight child's play made them both look at the opening. Sitting there were an Asian looking man and charwoman. Both were looking at William and his Uncle.

" Since no alert was raised, I assume that you are the teacher and lord of Captain David Greeson. " Trent River Hartwell stated.

Dempsy nodded as he bowed, " you have me at a disadvantage sir. "

" Oh yes, " the senior man said as he rose. " Trent Hartwell. " He said as he shook Dempsy's hand.

" Ah ! I see the Admiral's uncle, yes. You are I take it, his brother ? " Dempsy asked of William as the man nodded yes. " I am honored to meet and aide the kinsfolk of one as honorable as him. " Dempsy said with a grin obeisance to both men.

" I take it you are looking for Captain Greeson ? " William asked.

" Yes, we are, though we still have to follow. It seems that the religious order that we thought destroyed, is still in existence. " Dempsy replied.

" Captain Greeson said something along the Lapplander crease. He and his police squad took off almost immediately after they got here. I'd say that they've been gone for over a day. " William told them as he pointed in the direction they'd all gone in.

Dempsy and Onai rose to pass on, stopping when Trento put a helping hand to Dempsy's arm. " I killed a few of their men with an gun work stoppage. I thought I'd warn you that, the whoreson are probably mad as hell. "

Dempsy bowed saying, " often times an enemy that is angry ? shuffle far more mistakes than when they are thinking clearly. "

Trent nodded as he and William watched the Asiatic looking couple depart. Both men shook their fountainhead as the couple seemed almost to vanish like Mary Jane before their eyes.

For the next few hours the both of them tracked Greeson and their prey through the forest. Finally, they broke into a clearing to the sound of heavy fighting. Dempsy watched as the men and woman that he'd trained held their own quite well against the religious sect people.

That's when his centre caught the passel of Greeson going against a man with an extremely familiar vogue. Even as he and Onai watched the opponent was starting to tug Greeson to the limit point of his preparation. Then as Dempsy knew he went up another pace catching Greeson in the face putting the man down hard.

Dempsy was there in seconds catching the faction leaders killing gust. Smiling at Dempsy the man said in a scratchy vocalization. " You must be proud, your student pushed me More than anyone has in a very long clip. Too bad it has to die ! "

Whirling Dempsy caught the man's second advanced killing blow. Swiftly pushing through Dempsy caught him off guard knocking him back a expert XX base. Springing back, both men began to move far faster than anyone but Onai could follow.

With Oni entering the ruffle, both Onai and Dempsy soon had the leader backing up. Suddenly, Onai gasped out as she was knocked back a honest fifteen feet. Unable to catch her breathing place, she began to rapidly hit respective multiple detail on her body.

Smiling the leader spoke, " tick tock, you only have seconds to administer the healing blow. " With that he passed his handwriting towards Greeson gasping for breathing spell, as well as Onai. " Now then, what to do ? " The leader said an malefic smile on his face, his manus on his Kuki. " Kill me or spare these worthless two ? "

With a growling, Dempsy turned towards Greeson administering a whirling kick to the loss leader's ribs, smiling when he heard the satisfying snap of ribs break. Racing to Greeson he saw that the man had passed out half way through the healing blast. Rapidly hitting Greeson he heard the man gasp then set about to breathe.

Flipping over to Onai he growled when he saw her not moving. Placing a script over her essence, he hit her chest respective metre when he felt zippo. His ear on her chest was also revealing no sound. Picking her up in his arms, Dempsy roared out as held her finis, then he stated a look of ire fading from his font. " I will not rest'til I have taken the life of the one that has ended yours. aught will quit me, when next I meet your Orcinus orca, I will be in the ancestry lust, I will not be stopped. This I pledge before god. "

With that he placed Onai's body next to him as he calmly sat. The calmness that he was showing though, hid well the boiling upheaval that was building in high spirits within his consistency. It was almost another time of day later that he heard a moan coming from Greeson.

Through clenched tooth Dempsy, told Greeson as he slowly walked to his victor and his bride. " I am going after her killer. "

" He killed- " Greeson started.

" Yesss ! " Dempsy hissed clenching his men. " My indecision allowed this to happen. make her back to the ship. Have her fender inter-group communication her founder. Play this for him, " Dempsy said handing a diminished recording device to Greeson. " I trust you with this mission, as I do the art that I have taught you. I hope that you will attempt out my old master to complete you. "

Greeson was about to speak, then thought unspoiled of it. " I will fill out it with honor, Masuta. " Greeson said as he bowed, shocked when Dempsy returned the bow.

" Thank you my Gakusei, it was an accolade to teach you. I would say that I will see you in Ame, though the path I am on now almost warrantee I will be sent to Jigoku. " Dempsy stated as he arose.

" Jigoku ? " Greeson asked confused.

" It is what your people refer to as pit, a place of the dishonored. " Dempsy said his head and voice low, it was becoming harder to talk as his engrossment moved more toward his prey. Then a moment later Dempsy stood turned then vanished as if he were smoke.

Greeson looked in the direction that Dempsy had gone a few mo, then turned his attention toward the physical structure. Picking Onai up, he turned toward the direction that Dempsy had come from. Taking a step, it seemed as if he also vanished.

It was a few hours later that William and River Trent, thought they saw something locomote past their bivouac. Shaking their brain, they were about to move around when William's com. went off. respective miles away in the way that Dempsy, Onai and Greeson and his team had gone, his multitude reported that Greeson's team was returning. The thing was they all seemed to own various prisoner with them.

Outside the spelunk Greeson appeared with Onai as he called to Celeste with his com. A few minutes later, he was walking toward Onai's ship with a grim faced Greg Norman close behind.

" He said he was going after them in blood lust ? " Greg Norman asked even more worried.

Greeson could only nod with a face on his side as he stopped before the crosshatch of Oni's ship. Holding up Onai's badge of rank and file, the hatch rapidly opened. Bowing low to the pilot Greeson spoke.

" I was told to ask you to contact Onai's sire, to act as him this. " Here Greeson held up the recording device.

The archetype also bowed to Greeson, " It is undecomposed to see that which was passed on, was to one more than desirable. I will allow it, the both of you. Many account have been told of an outsider that held all he met on our world with the bully respect. " Here the pilot bowed to Gregory John Norman, " again it is an honour to conform to you sir. "

Jessye Norman bowed to the pilot film as both men entered the small ship.



Lucie and the sick Tendraxian female moved toward the med bay, the female person's mouth having been spread since they left the span.

" I have never seen a ship as gigantic as this one. " She stated her electric shock seeming to farm the closer to the med bay they got. " It is like a great city instead of a ship. The admiration I have seen here would benefit my people greatly. " Here she stopped a spirit of horror on her face. " Please forgive me, if the Lord heard that I had said such things he would take me disposed of. " The sick female started to excite almost uncontrollably.

" I know for a fact that my chum would never do such a thing. He'd greatly regret it afterward I can secure that. Unlike your world, male and females are more equal within the empire. " Lucie stated then stopped when the blanch female's mouth again dropped open air in shock.

" Equal ! ? " The female said great shock in her vocalism, " This one has never heard of such a affair, how does your empire function ? With the female person speaking out, how do matter get done ? "

This time it was Lucie's speak that hung open really ? Was this female serious ? " The conglomerate gets along fine ; the females contribute not halter. Many are as sassy if not smarter than a gravid many of the males. "

The wan female person only shook her head, " This is so unknown to this one. We could not imagine having anything suitable to say that a Male would want or take to listen to. "

Lucie was doing her outflank to hold her own temper in check. Like her buddy she was thinking that they might own to go to war against her planet.

A few moments later they entered the med bay. Moving to the three bio-beds the pale female person looked at those that were there. She suddenly stopped before the last bed a gasp rising from her lips.

Lucie looked at the unconscious mind female then back to the one that came in with her. " Are you alright ? What's wrong ? " Lucie asked incredulously.

" She... she is... my... my... " The wan female person stuttered.

" You know her ? Lucie asked incredulous.

The pallid female's head was nodding yes rapidly. " She's my baby, I thought to never see her again. Normally the Creator let us see syndicate. Hers wouldn't allow it, I had thought her lost to me forever. "

Lucie's shock went to elation as tears started to fall from her optic. " It is trade good then that we came here. You get to see your family.

The female drew back in fright when Lucie put her hand on the female's shoulder joint. " Perhaps, though we both know that we will be disposed of soon by the loss leader of the wolf empire. " Here the distaff shook again as she lowered her head.

Again, Lucie had to hold her temper back, though just barely. Taking a breathing space Lucie told the female as calmly as she could, " I know the emperor butterfly personally, he would not do what you have said. He would not project you away like a sack of methamphetamine hydrochloride ! " This last part was said rather loud, causing Lucie to grimace. The female person had again shrank back into a quoin curling into a ball.

Sighing Lucie looked up, " Johnathon, I need the emperor. " Looking over, she saw that the female was trying to piss herself as small as she could.

A bit later Derrick's holo-gram appeared. The female person's middle got great as she started to whisper, " NO ! It is the beast leader ! "

Derrick's visage turned toward the female. " Hello young lady. " Derrick said as nicely as he could.

" NO ! NO ! " The female whispered trying to get away from Derrick. " The savage leader. "

" What is all that about ? " Derrick asked.

" She says that we are regarded as, the beast empire by her people. Nothing I have said has convinced her otherwise. " Lucie told Derrick.

Derrick sighed as he looked at the female that was doing all she could to get away from him. " I guess we'll have to change her mind. "

" That's the thing sire, from what I have gathered from her ? She and her the great unwashed have been told this for a long fourth dimension. I might be wrong though it seems that way to me. " Lucie stated a looking at of concern on her face. " I thought that with you here, you might be able to convince her. "

Derrick nodded as he stepped back from the female. What could I do to change her brain he thought. I could just ask her, though would she be able to answer me as afraid of me as she is ? Shrugging his shoulders, he decided it couldn't hurt.

" Young noblewoman ? Is there anything I can do that will calm you ? " Derrick asked only making the female shrink back more.

Derrick was at a personnel casualty when he heard Shelby ask. " Let me try Derrick. " Derrick nodded with a sigh then the image of the empress appeared. This had the female person visibly relaxing as Shelby smiled. " hello, I am the Empress Shelby, I know you are scared, I am here to help you. " The young female person nodded as she relaxed more.