Chapter 11... R & R, and research and Development

[rover10]

Dingo: Do you need any help with the museum? Anyway, the WAN V is ready and I am giving her a test ride in the morning. Anyone want to come?

[Nemisis two]

Dingo, if you need any assitance in the museum i'd like to help to, the WAN IV was a good ship.

[Sarah90]

...droid/drone ...wanda's back...slips around deck...wanda's momentarily:  "What's this Oil...About"?... ... ...falls over really a lot...but...and then...  ... ...at the ...
...Very Edge of the Universe!!!...gets retrieved by a 'Red Dwarf' ...Very Large Ship:  contains the Universe and ...and then... gets retracted into Trans Arc Retrograde Dimensional InterStellarSimulator...

...incorporates all data...(Brain Cell Lock And Load... an'... lo...d...'n... lo....a...d... ... ... ...

[Mons]

We've arrived at the crash site.  She held together very well!  We're starting the salvage operation to take her back to HQ.  Estimated time to completion, 76 hours, 14 minutes.

Mons

[nerd57 Laugi]

As Nerd's small pod zips around the WAN VI (don't ask how he got there. He used a new form of transportation, Plot Holes), the hull glistens as bits of water freeze and crystallize on the hull, possibly a leak in the reactor coolant.
"Well... it sure is big enough, but look at the location!
[Bad joke, sir.]
"Quiet, dock with the WAN VI, I want to inspect its systems."
[I could patch you into them from here.]
"Nothing beats the feel of the deck under my feet, dock!"
The small pod begins the docking procedure with the WAN VI. A relativly small tube extends from the pod and into a socket on the WAN VI. The air lock is pressurized and Nerd floats through on his way into the WAN VI.
"Alright... Open the lock, let me see my glorious ship!"
The airlock door opens, and through the slowly opening doors, the high noise level of the opening mechanisms, frozen over by the long wait time, Nerd can make out the sound and sight of hundreds of repair-bots scurrying around the hull. As the doors open wider, a red alert siren is blaring, robots and crew alike are floating around the decks.
"Great googly moogly!"
Nerd pushes off of the airlock and into the gee-less decks. bits of food and tools are floating around, splashing on the crew.
"What's the problem? Reactor coolant leak?" Nerd remembered the ice on the hull.
"Yes sir! The reactor is failing, so we cut the gravity drives. Makes for a good party and lets us cook up some-"
"Quiet! Is it being fixed?"
"What the foo-"
"The coolant leak!"
"Ohh... uhh... you'd have to check in with active captain Vernis."
"You have an active captain?"
"Yeah. I didn't get your rank, what gives you clearance to dock here?"
"I'm you're CAPTAIN!"
The red shirt nearly fell over, if it hadn't been for the zero gee.
"Ahh! Umm, just go right up that way and take the lift, or the ladders, those are easier, less being crushed against the bottom of the lift."
"The lifts are malfunctioning?"
"Well, their accelerating at 4 gees, so yeah."
"4 gees? Pansy!"

[Nemisis two]

(The ISS Streak continues to to orbit near WAN HQ waiting for any word)
Nerd, after you fix the coolant leak, permission to dock?

[dingo15068]

Nemisis, Assistance of restoration of the WAN III is not needed at this time.  As you can see, we have her transported to Museum HQ.   Finish with the prep work on the WAN V.  Rover wants to take her out on the trials, as you are the Captain, that is your orders.

Mons, proceed with your orders in regards to the ISS BB2.  If you have ? contact me, and will give you the scoop on the schedule.

[Nemisis two]

(Nemisis begins stting up portal nexus stablizers )
Dingo, security crews will be arriving as soon as possible for the WAN V.

(Minion warrior-arachno bots begin swarming over the hull and blending in with it.
Inside Minion drones begin doing the same, Berserker drones begin patrols on board. Outside minion fighters fly in formation around the ship)
Ready when you are, as you can see i have tightened security on it.

[dingo15068]

Roger Nemisis....commence your trials

[Nemisis two]

(Start doing the trials, turning seems to be off and firing on the drones doesn't seem perfect)
Dingo, there are some minor glitches but give me a while and i can fix them.
I need a crew to help man the ship and fix some things:
Black Nebula:A doctor is essential to a new ship BTW where is pete?
Rover:Although there may be some "animositys" between you and the crew your help with comms would be good.
Mons:If you could help with programming the fighters that'd be a help also as your skilled in that field.

[aaronofborg]

Please, anyone who has the power to do so, change our title from 'Borg Ambassador' to something else, as we are no longer allied with you, it is no longer an accurate title.

[nerd57 Laugi]

Nerd floats his way up into the bridge section of the ship.
"Alright, where's Active Captain Vernis, I need to speak with him."
A lone red-shirt, clearly blitheringly drunk on some wonderful concoction, barely raises his head from the puddle of puke that he'd fallen asleep in.
"SHE's in the head with Private-" the red shirt snickers, "Paces." With the divulging of the privates name, the red shirt bursts into laughter, and then collapses back into his puddle of yesterdays lunch.
Nerd stares glumly at the unconcious drunk (redundant), and then turns his attention to the head. The party music is incredibly loud, especially for one person, but he can still hear, ah, activity coming from the bridge restroom. Cautiously he approaches the door, the laser sign glowing a bright "Occupied."
About to open the door, the couple burst out of the door and, either not knowing or not caring, continue about their bussiness. Nerd leans closer to the action and screams over the, ah, screams, "Active Captain Vernis, you are now relieved of captain duty, by action-" the woman ceased moving, staring somewhat dazed at Nerd. The man however was not nearly so fazed, and attempted to continue. "-of the WAN HQ and on the authority of myself, Captain Nerd57."
"Are you, ah, sure this can't, um, wait like five minutes?"
"How long have you two been in there?"
"About 2."
"Minutes?"
"Hours."
"Great googly moogly!"

[nerd57 Laugi]

Nerd looked around with wide eyes. The bridge was a mess, the "active captain" was getting dressed, and soon he would have his first meeting with a high-ranking officer aboard the WAN VI. Still, something worried him. The silence over the comm-linkers was disturbing. No one, absolutly no one, was saying a word.
"They must be having parties like this one."

[Nemisis two]

(Screen activates, Nemisis two appeares wearing full uniform with hands behind his back)
Attention all WAN crew members due to recent events involving the lose of the Insomnia, smartelic borg and overall lack of order I and the guardian corps and all things associated with me or them will leave this sector untill a resonable amout of order has been restored. I know this is adding salt to a wound but things have been deteriating for a while now and it's finally gone too far.
I will keep long range communications open via e-mail but so long for now.

If this is mutiny so be it.

[Nemisis two]

(ISS Streak docks with WAN V, Nem gets aboard the Streak.
The Streak opens a portal and dissaperes into sub-space)