[Spaz]

Hell yeah, been waiting for an update! Lookin' good Telgar.

[Telgar]

Spaz, on 17 July 2010 - 12:37 PM, said:

Hell yeah, been waiting for an update! Lookin' good Telgar.

Thank you Spaz and Stormrazor, now onto the update

David simply shook his head and walked to Spaz. “They are getting ready to extract us. I guess you will be getting your proof soon enough, part of the extraction will involve us beaming out of the room.”

Spaz looked at David with a nervous grin. “Beaming huh, that’s like that Sci Fi stuff? I am not sure how I feel about….”

A second later David and Spaz were standing in the front of a large view screen staring at a display of the orbital spacescape and the earth below. Spaz quickly caught his balance on the red padded semicircular railing in front to him. “Oh My!”

Dave looked around wide eyed and open mouthed at the display in front of him; he quickly turned around at the sound of the voice behind him. “Welcome aboard commander, what are your orders?”

As David and Spaz turned at the sound of the new voice a holographic image of an older man in a black and red military dress uniform flickered into existence, the man looked to be in his forties with slight graying at his temples. “I am the Mainframe of this vessel and I am at your disposal Commander.” It stated in a slightly mechanical synthesized voice.

David looked at the hologram in front of him as it continued to come into focus and take on a less synthetic appearance. “Forgive this display sir, it has been a long time since this interface mode has been used and there are still many systems that are in need of maintenance.” It declared as the image flickered and again took on a blurry transparency.

With a bright flash the Remote Interface Unit appeared in the room to the right of Spaz. He jumped as is appeared and almost lost his balance. The Unit quickly grabbed him and helped him stabilize himself. Slowly leaning back so his ass was resting against the railing Spaz attempted to regain his composure staring around at the room they were in.

It was a large circular room with two decks. The first deck contained the display they were originally facing and the railing that Spaz now supported himself on. Directly behind the hologram was a bank of three consoles facing the viewing screen with holographic displays that appeared unreadable to Spaz at his current angle. Behind them was a large rectangular table which appeared to be displaying a holographic representation of the solar system, on the display were three green lights. The first appeared to be near the earth and two others appeared to be maintaining an orbit around Mars. To either side of the table were two more banks of consoles which appeared to be powered down, these were angled slightly so they faced both the table and the view screen. Directly behind the table slightly raised above the rest so as to be able to see the view screen without hindrance from the table or the other consoles were three chairs set side by side.

The middle chair was larger than the rest and had no apparent control devices; the other two were on either side of the main chair and angled at a forty five degree angle from the center chair. Both of these chairs had a small swing arm control panel attached to the rear arm. Both these panels were light up and displaying data. Behind the two secondary seats, a set of black railed stairs curved up to the second deck. Directly behind the Main chair was a set of red double doors. To either side of the curved staircases were banks of three more consoles, all of these consoles were lit up and displaying indeterminate images and diagrams.

The second deck curved around the room to either side starting at the staircases and ending shortly before the large two story view screen. Spaz could not tell from his current vantage what was up there but it appeared to be currently dark. He continued to lie back against the railing, griping it tightly with his hands. Only one thought running through his brain, it’s all true.

David looked around the room with awe and then to the hologram in front of him. “Where are we?”

“Sir you are on the bridge of a Kreg’ar Battle Carrier. This ship currently has no designation as it was designed and created after the fall of the Kreg’ar. The last of the Kreg’ar engineers designed this and several other craft with the hopes that once created we could go out and find others to stop the Morgalons. Most of the old Kreg’ar vessels were designed to only be run by Kreg’ar and so were not serviceable for this mission. This vessel and our escorts are designed to run with all critical systems enabled to be automated if necessary and any being that the Mainframe permits on the vessel and gives command access to may operate its systems. Sir are you ready to accept command of this vessel?”

David looked startled at first, then at Spaz who simply shrugged his shoulders and stated “I am just happy to be here man, this is all on you.”
David took a deep breath and stood up straight. “Ok what do I have to do?”

The Holographic image looked at him and replied. “Commander Jenkins by protocol of the Kreg’ar battle fleet in order to assume command of a Kreg’ar battle vessel first you must have sufficient rank in the Kreg’ar or equivalent planetary defense force. As of this time your Rank in the Earth Defense fore is Commander and Chief, Rank is sufficient to take command of Fleet Battle Carrier. Second you must be knowledgeable in all necessary command systems, procedures, regulations and protocols of the Kreg’ar battle fleet and the planetary defense force the vessel is assigned to. Second requirement not met, setting up training chamber for necessary training. Third you must participate in Assumption of Command Ceremony on the bridge of commanding vessel. Condition not met, Commander Jenkins is not in uniform, and command staff is not present. Remote Interface Unit please escort Commander Jenkins and Major Walker to their designated quarters and prep their training chambers.” As it finished its statement the holographic display flickered out.

David turned to the Remote Interface Unit with startled look on his face. “Training Chamber?”

“Sir it is the Kreg’ar method of educating individuals. It is quite harmless and very efficient. It uses your implants and Nano-Bots to give you the necessary knowledge to complete your required tasks. The more complicated or demanding the task the longer it takes to train. Most Kreg’ar are fully educated in their desired duties and carriers by the time they reach their thirteenth year. They then spend two more years in on the job training. On their fifteenth day of birth if they are given a clean review by their trainer they are granted their commission as a craftsman in their designated career and allowed to pursue employment. If they choose to enter a military field then they are given their first duty assignment.” She replied as she led them toward the set of double doors at the rear of the bridge.

“The training chamber is located in your quarters. The user is placed in a meditative state while the program runs. It will be just as if you slept the entire night and when you awake the knowledge will simply be there.” She continued as the doors slid open revealing a small room behind them.
The three stepped into the room and as the doors closed the Interface Unit said allowed “Command quarters.”

Spaz leaned against the wall as the room began too move. His legs were already beginning to give him trouble from standing as long has he had. And his back was starting to ache. “What about me, as far as I know I do not have any of these Nono’s in me and I am sure I don’t have any training implants?”

The Unit looked at Spaz. “Sir, you have voluntarily come along with Commander Jenkins aboard this vessel, in order to utilize this vessels equipment you will have to receive a Nano-Bot Injection. The Nano-Bots will perform any and all upgrades to your person that are required for you to perform your duties on board this ship. Unfortunately they will not be able to assist you with your current medical condition; however they will be able to lessen the strain it has on your body. Any other procedures to assist you with your disabilities will require a medical staff and evaluation. Once you enter the Training Chamber you will receive your injection, once the necessary upgrades are complete your training will begin.”

“And what exactly are my duties on board this ship?” Spaz asked coldly

“At this time, Major Walker you are a member of the Commanders Command Staff. Future duties will be up to Commander Jenkins. The Unit replied as the room came to a slow stop and the doors opened to a corridor beyond.

The Unit lead David and Spaz down the corridor until they cam to a black door marked with Spaz’s rank and last name in red block like letters. “Major Walker, this will be your quarters until such time as Commander Jenkins can assume command of the vessel and sees fit to reassign you to others.” She stated as she motioned towards the door.

Spaz looked at the black door as it stood against the tan hall and swallowed as a small amount of bile began to rise in his throat. “Hell I have fought in the gulf; I can enter a room for crying out loud.” He thought as he walked to the door.

The door slid open silently to reveal a large room beyond. David watched as Spaz entered the room and the door closed silently behind him. “Commander this way please I will get you set up in your room and then return to assist the Major with his Training Chamber.” The remote Interface Unit stated as she continued down the hall.

They passed several more black doors before they came to the end of the hall and a set of black double doors with Commander and Chief David Jenkins written in block letters across them. She led him into the room, which was very large. As he walked in he could see just in front of the entrance a small square wooden table with four plush chairs around it. Along the front wall was a wooden desk and several glass shelves. Perpendicular to the door was a black cloth couch against the rear wall and a matching loveseat facing at a ninety degree angle to the couch. A small wooden table sat between them with a small lamp resting on it. There was also a wooden coffee table in front of the couch and loveseat. A doorway could be seen leading into another room behind the table and chairs, and another directly across the room behind the love seat.

The Unit lead David to the second doorway and into the adjoining room, A large king size bed and two small matching night stands sat on either side of the bed, against the in front of the bed along the wall was a small recess big enough for a single person to lay. The Unit motioned for David to enter the cubicle. As he climbed in she addressed him. “I will start the chamber sir, after this first session you should be able to utilize the chamber to access whatever knowledge you require.”

“David smiled at her nervously as she pressed a few buttons on the console to the left of the cubicle. A small door slowly slid from the top of the opening and the recess grew dark, as the door finished closing just before the chamber grew completely dark a slight glow began to illuminate from the ceiling, just enough to allow David to see around the chamber. The room was very small just as her was beginning to feel claustrophobic he began to grow tired and his mind slowly slipped into unconsciousness.

This post has been edited by Telgar: 18 July 2010 - 07:24 AM

[Spaz]

Awesome again Telgar, can't wait till I get my assignment!

[DriftWood]

Very interesting stuff. You definitely have some talent

[dragoncop]

This is great come home and new chapter is waiting. Is the nurse with the bots going to be beamed up and trained?
DC

[Telgar]

dragoncop, on 18 July 2010 - 06:08 PM, said:

This is great come home and new chapter is waiting. Is the nurse with the bots going to be beamed up and trained?
DC

Thank you Spaz and Driftwood. Dragoncop Nurse Dale aka Karen dose not have any Nono-Bots in her system, but she does have a very slight amount of Kreg'ar DNA. As for her being trained well I'll just say that if they have a name they have a role to play.

This post has been edited by Telgar: 24 July 2010 - 03:10 AM

[dragoncop]

Thank you. Great story line.
DC

[Telgar]

Chapter 3: Home Coming

Karen could not believe what she was seeing, according to the files on her computer, David had checked out last night along with his roommate. The file gives very little information on the conditions of his checking out, just that he voluntarily left the hospital. But why would he leave like that, without saying good bye. She was sure there was a connection between them. She felt her eyes begin to tear up. “Girl, you are better than that, letting your self get all emotional over a patient and a man at that.” Karen heard Julia mutter behind her.

“But……” Karen stammered

“No buts girl, he is gone and you are just going to have to get used to that.” Julia said her left hand resting on her hip while her right pointed in Karen’s direction to emphasize what she was saying. “Its like I have told you so many times before, Men are pigs and they will break your heart every time. The only thing a man is good for is a little fun and a quick goodbye.”

“What was that, Nurse Jimenez?” The on duty Dr. asked as he passed the nurses station.

“Nothing, Doctor.” Julia replied her face reddening. As the Dr. passed them, Julia quickly stuck her tongue out and then turned back to her station.

Karen chuckled at Julia’s antics and resumed her perusing of the files and notes from the previous shift. “I still can not believe he just left like that, though. Something is just not right about it.”

“Excuse me, Nurse?” A very soft feminine voice inquired of Karen.

Karen looked up and saw a young blond haired woman looking at her from across the counter. The woman was quite attractive with golden blond hair that curled into ringlets around her shoulders and deep dark blue eyes. “May I help you Miss?” Karen asked

As the woman began to answer her question, Julia looked up from her station and let out a low barley audible whistle of appreciation. The young woman glanced in Julia’s direction and tried to hide a slight smile. Julia again began to turn red and returned her attention to her station, quite surprised the woman had heard her exclamation. The woman looked at Karen again. “Yes, I would like to inquire if you are the Nurse that was attending to David Jenkins?”

Karen’s breath caught in her throat at the mention of David’s name. “Yes, Nurse Jimenez and I were both responsible for Mr. Jenkins. Is there something we can help you with?”

“No, thank you. I just needed to make sure.” The woman replied as she looked around the area and started to fumble with something in her purse.

Karen started to back away from her station, her fingers fumbling for the panic alarm. “Julia!”

As Julia started to turn towards Karen, hearing the panic in Karen’s voice, the young woman brought a small gun out from her purse and aimed it at Karen. A sudden flash of light emitted from the gun, and both Karen and Julia collapsed to the floor. The young woman quickly rounded the nurse’s station and pulled Julia’s limp form on top of Karen. Then she dropped a small metallic device on the two unconscious women and with a flash they were gone. She looked around the room, and with a smile, slid the gun back into her bag. She started walking out of the ward towards the hospital exit, whistling as she walked.

…

David slowly came to, his eyes quickly adjusting to the subtle light of the chamber. He was astonished on how much he now knew. Every rule, regulation and protocol ever set down by the Kreg’ar and later by the Fleet Mainframes. He did not understand all of them nor the reasoning behind most, but he knew them all. He also understood his role as Commander-in-Chief. He understood what he had to do to take command of the fleet and establish the Earth Defense Force. There would have to be changes of course as most of the protocols and the rank structure the Kreg’ar and The Main Frames used would be to alien for humans to accept. He now knew how to do it all though.

Slowly the light in the compartment began to grow brighter. As it did so David also realized he no longer felt claustrophobic in the small room. It was probably a side effect of his better understanding of the purpose of the Training Chamber and how to use it. As he thought this the door of the Training Chamber slid silently slid open to revel his bedroom beyond. David was a little surprised he did not see the Interface Unit waiting for him as he awoke. He climbed out of the chamber and stretched his tired muscles. He felt refreshed and awake. “Mainframe, where is the Remote Interface Unit Mark II?” David inquired.

“That unit is currently on assignment on the planet below. Do you wish me to recall it?”

“No that is fine, thank you.” David replied as he headed towards the back wall of the room. As he approached the wall a hidden door slid open revealing a closet full of black and read uniforms. David took one off its hanging device and laid it on the bed. He quickly took off his hospital gown and removed his undergarments. Looking around the room he went over to one of the end tables and a small drawer slid open revealing several pairs of clean underwear and socks. David put on his new uniform carefully admiring each piece in its form, function and comfort. He walked across the room to a small section of the wall behind the Training Chamber as it slid out and rotated to reveal a mirror. David had never worn a military uniform before, but from what he had herd from others who had they tended to be made for functionality or appearance, never for comfort. David was quite surprised by how good the uniform he now wore looked and how comfortable it felt. It matched the uniform worn by the holographic representation of the main frame; however the collar epaulets were considerably more complex. He looked at them and smiled, this too would have to change. These strange shapes would take too much getting used to for human tastes.

David exited his bedroom and walked to the bathing area. As he approached the wall it to slid open and flipped around revealing a cubicle with an assortment of electronic devices and a mirror. He looked down at the devices and frowned, not sure how to use any of them. “Definitely something I will have to address the next time I use the Training Chamber.” He stated to himself. “Oh well its not like they Kreg’ar have any grooming regulations like the Earth military does.” He thought as he walked out of the bathing room and headed for the door to his quarters.

As he approached the door he herd a quiet chime and a screen lit up beside the door revealing Spaz standing outside the room wearing a uniform very similar to his. David smiled and continued towards the door, which opened up as he walked up to it and out into the hall “Have a good rest?” David asked a grinning Spaz.

“Yes Commander a very good nap. I have to say these folks have a lot of rules and regulations. I am not sure I am going to be able to keep it all straight.” Spaz replied with an even bigger grin as he came into step to David’s right.

“That’s ok, I have a feeling a lot of these rules won’t ever apply to us and we can probably get rid of them, I think I am going to have to hire someone with a better understanding of laws and how they mesh and intertwine to go over them and see what we can do away with.” David stated as they walked down the hall to the lift.

As David was talking to Spaz he noticed that there were no epaulets on Spaz’s collar. “You have no rank insignia?”

“I think that’s because officially I have no rank in this military, right now I am just a member of your staff and an advisor.”

“Ah ok, I guess that makes since.”

The two entered the lift as its doors opened and David stated their destination. They stood in silence as the lift churned along its track. Once the doors opened they exited onto to bridge of the ship, both again marveled at the scene before them. Looking at your planet from a high orbit on a two story view screen was quite impressive no matter how often you see it. “Mainframe, what is the ETA of the Interface Unit, I wish to get this ceremony started soon.” David asked

“Commander the Remote Interface Unit Mark Two has completed its assignment and is on its way back to the ship, ETA five minuets.” The voice of the ships Mainframe droned.

“Why so long, is not the ships beaming technology instantaneous.”

“Sir, power levels are quite low at this time, so the Remote Interface Unit Mark Two chose to use a Querithon to go down to the planet and carry out its mission. Beaming has been restricted to mission critical uses, or with command authorization, neither of which applied with the Remote Interface Unit Mark two’s current assignment.”

“We defiantly have to do something about her name.” Spaz stated with a chuckle. “It is way more than a mouthful.”

David looked at Spaz and smiled. “Yeah, I’ll give it some thought. Mainframe what is a Querithon?”

“A Querithon is a small one man craft with stealth and invisibility functionality. It also has a small cargo area and its own personal beaming technology. However the beaming devise has a very short range and must have an external sensor in order to lock onto any object other than its pilot. On the Kreg'ar home world it is also a large black nocternal bird that is known for stealing anything that catches its eye for nesting materials.”

“Ah ok, and what is the nature of the Interface Units current assignment?” David asked as he sat at one of the stations along the side of the holographic 3D map.

Spaz started to take a seat at the station next to David but stopped and stared at David in shock as the Mainframe Replied. “I am sorry Commander that is currently beyond your clearance level or command authorization. I am unable to answer your inquiry.”

“Beyond his clearance level and command authorization!” Spaz sputtered as he came to his feet. “He is your Commander-in-Chief. Nothing is beyond his Clearance level!”

“That is not true Mr. Walker, Commander Jenkins has not assumed command of this vessel or the fleet, at this time he is the acting Commander-in-Chief, and until he assumes command he has no clearance level beyond anything directly involving the fight with the Morgalons or his recovery from the planet.”

“David shook his head and laid a hand on Spaz’s shoulder, let it go for now. Like I said, I need someone who can interpret all this better than we can. Have a seat and wait for The Remote Interface Unit. Once it gets back we will do this Assumption of Command Ceremony and we will start getting stuff done.

This post has been edited by Telgar: 23 July 2010 - 04:53 AM

[Spaz]

Sweet update, Telgar. I like how you are making these characters grow, step by step.

[dragoncop]

NICE have to agree with spaz.
DC

[Telgar]

Thanks guys, it might be a bit for the next update, had to take a break from writing for a bit to sepnd some time with the family.

[Sickpuppy]

ok, all caught up now, looking forward to the girls hitting the command deck in there new uni's, hope it envolves some sort of mini skirt or short shorts

[Telgar]

Hey all its Update time.

…
The Remote Interface Unit navigated the Querithon through the thick cloud cover. The sensors clearly displayed the craft that it was pursuing, the craft was an older model of the Querithon, with less effective cloaking technology that was easily picked up on the newer sensor array of The Remote Interface Units craft. The two ships streaked through the sky invisible to the surveillance systems of the area. The Interface Unit banked its Querithon to angle the ship so that it was visually hidden from the other craft in the sun. As the two vessels broke from the cloud cover it could see they had left the mainland and were headed out to sea, it could also get a clear visual of the other craft. It was an older model Querithon much larger than the current model. The model had not been actively used in the Kreg’ar Military forces for about fifty years; it also appeared to have suffered quite a bit of battle damage recently. Its rear laser turret was sheared off and there were quite a few pieces of armor plating missing from the left wing exposing its internal workings to the air. The interface Unit engaged its visual cloaking system and sharply descended its craft to come directly behind the other. Switching the sensor array to scan the inside of the craft, The Unit was able to detect three life forms, one in the cockpit and two faint readings coming from the cargo area. All three life forms detected as both human and Kreg’ar. “Intriguing.”

It engaged the auto pilot and set it to match the heading and velocity of the other craft. They had to be heading to a base or vessel somewhere and The Remote Interface Unit needed to complete its mission before they got there. It stood form the flight controls and headed to a small door at the rear of the cockpit. The door slid open revealing a small empty cargo area. The Unit grabbed two palm sized sensory devices as it approached a control pad on the rear wall. Narrowing the sensor readings into the cargo area of the other craft, The Remote Interface Unit was able to locate a clear spot and activated the transport interface, with a flash of light The Unit disappeared from the cargo area.

AS The interface Unit appeared in the cargo area of the other craft, it acted quickly, knowing the sensor alarms had already notified the pilot of this craft that it had arrived on board the vessel. The Unit activated and tossed the two sensory devices onto the two Stasis chambers that took up most of the cargo compartment of the ship, as each device hit a stasis bed, it stuck fast to the bed and began sending a signal to the home craft. With a flash the two beds vanished. The door to the cockpit slid open just as The Unit engaged its own personal transport device. There was enough time for the person coming out of the cockpit and The Unit to see each other and the unit to wave at the new comer before it too vanished.

The Unit arrived in its cargo area and quickly headed to the cockpit. Hopping into the pilot seat it quickly banked the craft away form the other vessel. While setting a course for the Main Ship the Interface unit engaged the transport scrambler and then began to analyze the mission data. The last thought that went through the units mind as they headed out of the atmosphere, as it recalled the pilot of the other craft was. “My God, that was me!”

…

David was pacing the bridge when the signal from the Interface Unit came in, “Mainframe this is The Remote Interface Unit Mark II, mission is complete but there were difficulties. Engage defensive protocols and scramble all Kreg’ar transporter and sensory frequencies until further notice.”
David stopped pacing and looked over at Spaz. Spaz sat in his chair his face going pale. “Remote Interface Unit, this is Commander Jenkins what is going on why are you engaging the defensive protocols. Have you detected another Morgalon Presence?”

“Commander, it can’t be Morgalons, The Remote Interface Unit would not be scrambling Kreg’ar Sensors and transporters if it was Morgalons.” Spaz Stated as he stood up and headed for one of the consoles by the main tactical display.”

“Commander Jenkins please refrain from communication with The Remote Interface Unit at this time, Mission parameters are still in effect. Mr. Walker please step away from the tactical console, you do not have the necessary clearance at this time.” The Mainframes voice echoed from the bridge speakers. “Remote Interface Unit, Uncleared personnel present going to internal speakers.”

David and Spaz took their previous seats and waited impatiently for word from the Mainframe or The Remote Interface Unit. After fifteen minutes the voice of The Mainframe came across the bridge speakers once again. Commander Jenkins The Remote Interface Unit’s mission is complete and the Unit is on its way to the bridge, please prepare yourself for the assumption of command ceremony.”

David and Spas stood up as the lift doors opened revealing The Remote Interface Unit Mark II. It was dressed in a similar uniform as David except like Spaz it had no epaulets on its collar and it was wearing a knee length skirt instead of trousers. David also noticed the cut of the uniform enhanced The Remote Interface Units feminine features. “You look very nice, It is defiantly different form the other outfits I have seen you in.” David replied as Spaz whistled softly.

“Thank You sir. The Kreg’ar were a feline species, most of their clothing was designed to enhance their grace and to revel in their baser instincts.” The Unit replied with a smile as it approached David.

The holographic image used to represent the ships Mainframe appeared on the deck between David and The Remote Interface Unit. As it appeared it began to speak. “We are gathered here today to initiate the assumption of command of David Jenkins as the Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Defense force and of three Kreg’ar Vessels that will be the start of the Earth Defense Fleet.”

“Wait a second.” David interrupted. “Three ships?”

“Yes sir.” Replied the Mainframe. “The other two vessels a Kreg’ar Battleship and a Kreg’ar Star Cruiser are in orbit of Mars awaiting orders and crew.”

“Wow, this is definitely getting more and more interesting by the minute.” Spaz stated as he stood behind David. “Just exactly how many crew members does it take to run all these ships?”

“It differs based on the sip, Mr. Walker but at this time that information is….” The Mainframe started.

“Classified above my clearance, I got it lets get on with the ceremony then.” Spaz interrupted.

David gave Spaz a crooked grin and turned back to the Mainframes hologram, as he did so the Mainframe once again began to speak. “We are gathered here today to initiate the assumption of command of David Jenkins as the Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Defense Force and of three Kreg’ar Vessels that will be the start of the Earth Defense Fleet. Who here can speak for David Jenkins as to his qualifications to assume command of the Fleet?”
“I can.” The Remote Interface Unit stated “I am Remote Interface Unit Mark II currently of the Earth Defense Force and Mission Commander. David Jenkins has been found to have strong command instincts, has Kreg’ar heritage and is the direct descendent of the senior most ranking Kreg’ar to be assigned to this sector.”

The Mainframe turned towards The Remote Interface Unit. “Are you prepared to relinquish your status as mission commander and swear loyalty to David Jenkins as Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Defense force?”

“I am.” The Unit stated standing up straighter as it did so.

“Who from earth swears for David Jenkins?”

“I do.” State Spaz with a grin “I am a former member of the United States Air force, currently medically retired. I speak for the people of Earth in favor of David Jenkins.”

The Mainframe turned to Spaz. “Are you prepared to relinquish all prior loyalties to all nations or organizations of the planet Earth and swear loyalty to David Jenkins as your Commander –in-Chief of the Earth defense Force?”

“I AM!” Spaz stated.

The Mainframe turned towards David “David Jenkins are you prepared to accept the loyalty of the Kreg’ar and Earth representatives and assume command of the Earth Defense Forces?”

“I am.”

“Then I herby proclaim that as of 3117:19:36 Galactic standard time David Jenkins of the Planet Earth is now Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Defense Force. Sir please name your vessels.”

David looked from The Remote Interface Unit to the Mainframe. “I herby designate this ship the Earth Defense Vessel Lanvy, after the last of the Kreg’ar scientists who created the fleets and programmed the AI’’s contained within. The Battleship I Designate the Earth Defense Vessel Riu, and the Cruiser I Designate the Earth Defense Vessel Excalibur.”

“Designations recorded, Welcome aboard the EDV Lanvy Commander Jenkins what are your orders.” The Lanvy replied as it stared at David.

[Spaz]

Sweet! An update! Still looking good Telgar, as always. Just a few grammatical errors but no worries. Love it!

[Telgar]

David looked at Spaz and winked. “My orders? Hmmmm, well Lanvy how familiar are you with earth military structure?”

“Quite familiar sir, I have downloaded as much data as I could collect from the sources I discovered on the internet. Much of it was contradictory and illogical, but I was able to filter it and eliminate the irrelevant and incorrect.”

“Good, I have some questions I need answered before I can proceed. What are the capabilities of this vessel? How many passengers and crew can it carry, what is its armament, how much military hardware does it contain and what types?”

The remote interface unit stepped up to David as it replied. “Allow me to answer that question sir. At full power and capacity the Lanvy can house ten thousand passengers and crew for one year. At its current power levels however it currently can only support a complement of approximately three hundred and fifty personnel. Many of the ships systems are shut down and most decks are offline. The Lanvy traveled for many years without any crew and most of its current systems are in need of maintenance.”

David turned towards the remote interface unit with a surprised look on his face. “Why are the energy reserves so low, what does this vessel run on?” He asked.

“The Lanvy runs on Hyper Fusion energy cells which are recharged using matter to energy conversion, with solar power as a backup. Unfortunately most of the Hyper Fusion chambers have gone offline and the solar cells are in need of maintenance.”

“That is not good, so what about armaments and hardware?”

“The Lanvy Has forty rail batteries, fifteen torpedo bays and sixty laser arrays, it was one of the most heavily armed vessels in the old Kreg’ar fleet. It has full Phasonic Shielding and Anti-Kinetic Armor Plating. The Lanvy carries three hundred long range Querithon class Stealth Fighters, two hundred Felderon Class Heavy Fighters, One hundred Felderon Class Heavy Bombers, eleven hundred Quill Class Short Range Fighters, sixty shuttle craft, four hundred Mercer Ion Power Armor Suits, and arms and armament for two thousand infantry personnel.”

David starred at The Remote Interface Unit in shock as she read off the capabilities of the Lanvy. “Wow, that is a lot. Where do I begin?”

Spaz lifted his hand to get David’s attention. “David, If I may? From what The R I U has said it sounds to me like you have the makings of an Army, Space Force, Navy and Marine core in this ship alone.”

David turned towards Spaz. “How do you mean?”

“Well sir, The Ship and its crew would defiantly be best run in the naval style, it is after all a Ship and that’s what the navy has always excelled at. Your fighters however should be under you Space Force or basically a version of the Air force. I know the Navy has their own fighters, but Once again fighters is what the Air or Space Force excel at, Your Power Armor forces sound to me like Space Marines and the Infantry has always been the armies purview.

“You make a good case there. Ok Lanvy did the Kreg’ar have the U.S.’s equivalent of a navy, air force, army and marines?”

“As you know it Sir, no the Kreg’ar had one military force that handled all military requirements. How ever after analyzing the information available on the U.S. Military and based on what Mr. Walker has suggested. I can derive a matrix for the running of this vessel and its crews, as well as the Riu and the Excalibur.”

“Very well, Lanvy my first order is for you to establish this matrix for the establishment of an Army, Navy, Space Force and Marine Core under the Earth Defense Force for my review and approval. My second order is to herby commission Chris Walker AKA Spaz as General Walker Commander of the Earth Space Force.”

Spaz turned towards David in shock “Wow David, I mean Sir; I really did not expect this and it is really not necessary I am a fighter Jockey. Command really is not my thing.” He stated holding his hands up in a gesture of submission.

“Not a problem Spaz, but right now someone needs to command it and you are my only other recruit right now. So congratulations General." David said with a grin as he extended his right hand to Spaz.

Spaz smiled and shook his head slightly as he gripped David’s hand in a tight handshake finished with a crisp salute. “Thank you sir.”

David did his best to return Spaz’s salute, but failed horribly. Spaz broke into a laugh as David dropped his salute “We will have to work on that I think sir.” Spaz replied slapping David on the back.

David turned to The Remote Interface Unit “Ok now that we have all that taken care of, everyone here now should have proper clearance, tell me about this mission that you were on.”

“Sir, the mission started as a first contact and observation mission, similar to my mission with you. However it did not go as planned and it turned into a search and rescue mission.”

“Search and rescue? What happened?”

“Sir, I was sent to watch and make first contact with the nurse who was your primary care nurse while you were in the hospital…”

David turned from Spaz and came up to The Remote Interface Unit. “KAREN!! What have you done to Karen!!”

The Remote Interface Unit backed away from David with a look of surprise. “She is fine sir; I did nothing to harm her. I was sent to contact her and negotiate her possible recruitment. It was discovered while observing you that Nurse Dale had Kreg’ar DNA, barley noticeable amounts of it. No Nano-Bots were detected in the blood stream. It was determined that since she had already made a connection with you, that she would make a good candidate for recruitment. However when I got to the hospital someone had beaten me to her.”

David began to get agitated and began to pace around the room. Spaz came up to him and placed his hand on his shoulder. “Sir; one of the requirements of command is containing your emotions while listening to reports. If you let your emotions get the better of you, you will miss something in the report and not be thinking clearly when you make your decisions.”

David looked at Spaz and smiled slightly while taking a deep breath. “Thank you.” He stated as he looked towards the Remote Interface Unit. “Please continue with your report.”

The Remote Interface Unit mouthed a thank you to Spaz and then continued with its report. “Once I discovered that Nurse Dale was missing, I immediately started an investigation as to what happened. I discovered that her and the other nurse who took care of you both vanished that morning during their shifts. The police and government agents had begun a search for both of them and for you and General Walker. The government is convinced that you had something to do with the disappearances on the night of the Morgalon attack, and the disappearances of General Walker and of the two nurses.”

“Great now I am a wanted fugitive.” David exclaimed throwing his arms into the air. He began once again to pace the rooms. “Please continue.”

“I immediately headed for the Querithon and tied into the Lanvy’s sensors and began a search for any other vessels. It did not take long for the Lanvy to find it heading for the California coast. It was an older model Querithon and was battle damaged. I easily caught up to the vessel and retrieved the nurses. The strangest thing though was the pilot, she was me.”

David stoped pacing and turned to look at The Remote Interface Unit. “What do you mean she was you?” He asked.

“That’s the only way I can explain it sir, I ran the mission over in my head and checked the scanning logs from the Querithon the entire trip back, all the evidence reports that she was me. The scans show that her DNA and mine are identical. The kidnaper was another Remote Interface Unit Mark II.”

David looked towards the Lanvy’s hologram. “How could this be?”

“Sir; the Remote interface Unit Mark II is a standard design for infiltration missions on Earth.”

Spaz quickly turned from David to The Lanvy. “Wait a second, how often do you guys come to Earth?” He asked as he turned toward David. “I thought you said we were a remote planet far from the Kreg’ar planets?”

“As far as I knew, I was lead to believe that visits to Earth were a rarity?” David replied looking at The Remote interface unit. It simply shrugged and turned towards the Lanvy.

“It is standard protocol for the Kreg’ar to create Interface models for any planet that they visit. As far as our records show the Kreg’ar visited Earth three times. The first was during a time that your legends call the reign of Camelot, the second was what you know as the Renaissance, the third was during your grandfather’s visit to search for the Morgalons.

This post has been edited by Telgar: 07 October 2010 - 08:39 PM