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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 1, 2008 1:42:09 GMT -5
Six's ship docked with the cruise ship departing from Kuat. He'd been working non stop on his ship which has yet to be named. Integrating Kosh technology into the ships systems had absorbed most of his time.
The power source he'd managed to steal/borrow from Epsilon III was more difficult to plug into the ships power system then he thought it would be. The advanced power source threatened to overload the ships systems every time she plugged it in until she found the proper cables on Ord Mandel in the scrap yards.
He'd put some additions onto the ship as well. Using the ruined remains of a combat walker that was also trashed on Ord Mandel he added another compartment onto the side of the ship. Normally this would make the ship horribly unstable in flight, especially in atmosphere, but Six had access to this new Kosh technology. The new compartment was the size of a shoe box, stuck to the side of the ship, but on the inside it was a 15 by 7 foot room.
Six understood how the devices worked, but was still getting used to its effects. He could potentially make a room miles in size on the inside but outside it could be the size of a marble, which made the possibilities endless.
His ship docked with the cruise ship and Six walked through the air lock seal into the cruise ships reception area. He flashed a forged invitation to the steward who let him through the door into the ship. Six smiled and straitened his tie. This cruise promised to be fun, even if he was just here for work.
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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 1, 2008 1:42:44 GMT -5
Six walked around the dance floor smiling and enjoying the fun environment of the cruise. Everyone was eating and dancing and having fun. Six looked around for the person he was trying to find. A Doctor who might know something about Kosh technology that could help him with his work on his ship.
He needed something to use as a super conductive material for the portal devices. Bending reality was a difficult thing to do after all, and you couldn't buy the parts necessary for it at your local Buy More.
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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 1, 2008 1:43:28 GMT -5
Six approached a group of men talking in a corner of a smoke lounge. They all wore suits and smoked cigars, probably bankers or investors talking about their relative fortunes.
Six nodded to the men. "Afternoon gentlemen. I was wondering if one of you could help me?"
"Of coarse we can try." One of the men replied. "What do you need?"
"I'm looking for another gentleman. A scientist, a Doctor of applied sciences." Six said.
"Oh, i'm sorry, i don't know any man like that." The first man said. One of his comrades spoke up "Do you know his name? One of the stewards must have a passenger list he can look up."
"No, sorry." Six said. "I never got his name, not even sure if he has one."
"Don't be silly, everyone has a name" one of the gentlemen said.
Six shrugged. "Ok, sure, but maybe he doesn't have a name thats public knowledge. But anyway, thank you very much for your time. I'll be off."
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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 1, 2008 1:44:02 GMT -5
Six sat at the bar sipping at a glass of water. He'd searched for a good thirty minutes for the doctor he'd originally gone here to look for but had come up with nothing. If the doctor was on board, he wasn't enjoying the festivities.
Six decided he'd start looking through the passenger rooms after he finished his drink. The bartender refilled his glass and smiled. "Don't drink?"
Six smiled back. "No, i drink, just not right now. I'm looking for someone and i'd rather not be inebriated when i find him."
"Yeah? Who you looking for?" The bartender asked.
"A doctor of science. I don't know his name past the fact that he's a doctor who works for some organization or another working with advanced technology." Six replied. "I found out he would be here but i haven't been able to find him yet."
"I might know who your talking about." The bartender said. "A fellow sat here at the bar last night, ordered a water and wore a dark green colored suit with a gold triangle pin on the lapel. I thought the green suit was a bit odd, but he seemed a decent enough fellow."
"Really? Do you know where he is now?" Six asked.
"Nope." The bartender replied. "But he came here last night to watch the meteor shower. There will be another one tonight, who knows he might show up."
"Thanks for the tip. I'll be here." Six replied. He downed his drink in a big gulp and turned to walk out of the bar. He headed for the docks to board his ship. It was several hours yet before the shower would start, so he had some time to work on his ship.
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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 8, 2008 21:47:17 GMT -5
Midshipmen Frank manned the bridge all by himself. The rest of the bridge crew was either sleeping or using their off time to sample the cruise ships fine facilities. Everything was automated so the bridge really only needed on crew member to keep an eye on everything.
When the bridge door opened and the Captain walked in, Midshipmen Frank was a bit surprised, but he saluted the officer nonetheless. The captain returned the salute and approached the navigation wheel.
"How old are you midshipman?" The captain asked.
"i'm 26 Sir. This is my first tour out without a trainer." Midshipman frank replied.
The captain just stared out into the blackness of space. "They told me there wouldn't be any young crew members on board. The rest are older men, with no families. Why would they send a child like you on this trip."
"Not sure... i'm not sure i understand you captain." the Midshipman said.
"No matter. Can't turn back now. I'm sorry Midshipmen." The captain said as he turned pointing a small holdout blaster at the younger crew member. A shot rang out and Midshipman Frank pitched back, hitting the wall before slowly sliding down it to the ground. Blood seeped from his abdomen.
The captain shed a single tear over his dying crew member before turning back to the wheel and changing the cruise ships coarse. Once the new coarse was in and stable, he turned to the ships shield system control and shut everything down. The ships shields both ray and particle, shut down leaving the ship completely unprotected.
Standing on the bridge he looked out the observation window. The new coarse he pit in gave him a wonderful view of the meteor shower they were now steered directly into.
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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 9, 2008 0:01:40 GMT -5
Six felt something was wrong before anyone else on the ship would even begin to suspect. The pattern of vibrations and rumble of machinery that was a constant throughout the ship changed ever so slightly that Six's suspicions were raised.
Six approached one of the nearby information distribution consoles. Using his data tube he accessed the computer system and networked with it. In seconds the information console changed into a simple computer with access to the ships mainframe.
The first thing he noticed was that the ships shields were down. The second thing he noticed, was that a man wearing a green suit with a gold triangle pin had entered the club. Six, torn between trying to figure out why they were unshielded, and introducing himself to the man he had come here to find, decided the shields could wait. He pocketed his data tube and walked over to the man in green.
"Good day sir. might i buy you a drink." Six asked the man when he approached the bar.
The man in green raised and eyebrow at first, but smiled. "Sure, why not. Here to see the meteor shower?"
"No, actually i'm here looking for you i think. I came into the possession of some information that a man, expert in advanced technologies taken from the planet Epsilon III would be on this cruise." Six explained.
The man in green's smile evaporated and he turned to face Six. "How did this information come to you?"
It was Six's turn to smile. "i'm pretty clever when it comes to computers. I was wondering if i could get access to your notes."
"I'm sorry but thats not possible. See, technically i don't even exist. people who don't exist can't write notes." The man in green said before standing up to leave. Six stood as well to try and stop him but in reality, he was slipping a tiny bug into one of the Doctors suit pockets.
"Please, it would mean a lot to me." Six said. "i'm fairly knowledgeable on the subject myself."
The doctor turned to rebuke Six for trying to stop him but a commotion on the other side of the club distracted both he and Six. Passengers were crowded around the view ports.
"The meteors are really close this time." One of the passengers said to the others. "This promises to be a really good show."
Six's eyes widened as he put two and two together. Meteors rocketing towards the planet at high speed. The ship in close proximity to these meteors and the shields down. Someone wanted to bring this cruise down.
Ignoring anything the green doctor had to say, six ran back to the information console he was using and logged back into the main computer. this time looking at the sensor systems. Patching the display in to his console he could see their coarse and overlaid it over the coarse of the meteors. Sure enough the two courses intersected.
"Everyone out!" Six yelled. "Everyone head amidships! Get as far away from the outer hull as possible."
The passengers all shut up and looked at Six like he was crazy. realizing the passengers probably thought he was crazy, he turned the computer monitor around to show them. "The meteors are going to hit us and the shields are down!"
This started a panic. People started pushing and shoving each other out the doors into the hallways.
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