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Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada.<\/strong><\/p>\n The last Starfighter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Richard left the ship for home. Cristian headed for the bridge. \u201cTuseer how are you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am well First Leader. I enjoy the post of Science Officer. It is a great honour, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI heard that you enjoy your job. Have you been treated fairly?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMore than fair Sir.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI need to talk to you in private for a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSir.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI plan to release the Reticulans from any debt or any servitude to me or any other Race.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat will happen to me, Sir?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat is entirely up to you. Would you like to stay and become a member of the Alliance?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, sir I would.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWelcome Science Officer Tuseer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, sir. What will you do with the ships my people have?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI will take them for refit to Thu-Ban.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat about my people?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey will be given the choice to join or decline.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf they decline will you kill them?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo Tuseer\u00a0I hope not.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhere will you stand if that happens?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI stand with the Alliance first Sir, but I will not betray my people.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI would not ask you to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAre there others that think like you do Tuseer that may want to join the fight?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a science Academy on my homeworld. They are not respected or well-liked because they do not have the thirst.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCan you convince them to come for a meeting on the ship?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes First Leader, you are in command of the people, have them board a ship. We can bring them all out at the same time I will talk to them. First Leader when you meet the warriors you must kill another when you arrive. Kill the first one that looks at you in a wrong way. Someone will make the mistake. It is the only way to maintain leadership long enough to take the ships. If you do not do this you will be killed. If you assemble all the ships on the surface of the planet to inspect your fighters. I can take over the ships and lift them off the planet all at once. I will disable the ship’s AI. Our AI will take over the ships then we can take them to Thu-Ban For refit.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWould this be considered a betrayal Tuseer?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo First Leader the ships belong to the Leader of the Reticulans. You are that leader until you say different.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGood how long will you need to take over the ships?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLess than five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI can bring General Eelt onboard our ship for a look at the upgrades.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou must take him as soon as he is on board or kill him. Once he knows the ships have been taken he will try to kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTuseer you are saving your people you know that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes First Leader. I know about the scorcher missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI won’t use those unless necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that you could have used them on the Gray and you did not.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI will talk to you soon Tuseer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWatcher?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll true Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWho do you serve Watcher.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI serve the Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cExecute Alpha Alpha 1957.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShutdown in progress,\u201dsaid the watch.<\/p>\n \u201cWrong answer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGracie I just shutdown Watcher.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUnderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlfred Execute Bravo Yankee 43.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe is down Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat about Callahan is he on board?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe just arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCallahan 47 break Whiskey seven.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGracie execute shutdowns on Lucy and Ethel and any others.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlready done Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUpload software to Watcher first then reboot him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDone Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCristian I am back I need an update,\u201d said Watcher<\/p>\n \u201cGracie has what you need.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have it thanks, Gracie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo problem Watcher.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGracie upload Callahan then Alfred and reboot.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are done updating them, upload Lucy and Ethel and the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlready started.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are the girl Gracie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone is updated Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n Lucy, Ethel, Callahan, and Alfred run diagnostics make sure there are no residual programs left in your systems that do not belong.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDone we are all clean.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWho do you serve?”<\/p>\n \u201cWe serve you Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRight answer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlfred, Callahan in your spare time I would like you to build a body for Gracie.\u201d<\/p>\n “We have an experimental body almost done.”<\/p>\n \u201cWhen that is done replace the programs in the exterminator body and give it a new name.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe will get it done, It is nice to be back Cristian we didn’t like the new programming,\u201d said Watcher.<\/p>\n \u201cMe either it’s good to have you all back. Any future upgrades will be done by you\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGreat let’s get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain Wolf as soon as everyone is on board we leave for the Reticulan homeworld.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAye First Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAssemble your senior staff in the ready room, Lorelei.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSargent Major good to see you.\u00a0Good to see you still wearing the Black Armour.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe work for you First Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLarry, Tiffany, Stephen, Albert, you should join us too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTuseer will go over the plan for the operation on her home planet. We are going in to retrieve the ships and the members of the Science Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n Tuseer went over the plan in detail and the part everyone had to play. The questions were asked about Tuseer’s Loyalty.<\/p>\n \u201cToday Tuseer was freed from any obligation to me. She has joined the Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGood to know Cristian,\u201d said Albert who was part of the Astrophysics Department and Aquaponics. Stephen being the other part.<\/p>\n \u201cI see this as a way to save my people. If they fight against the Alliance I know they will not win. Without Ships, they may make the right choice or they can grow as a race and earn their right to be a part of the Alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere is some other news. There were flaws found in the programming of our mechanicals and Watcher. Their original programming has been uploaded. They’re back.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to Gracie,\u201d said Watcher.<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain is there anything you need to add.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes. Raguel and Uriel were rescued from the past by my Husband and our First Leader. The Ascalon and a Gray ship were attacked. A citizen of the Gray was killed and his ship destroyed. The ship fragments and body were retrieved by Cristian and brought back. We also have a new flight leader joining us to help with the training of our flight squadron. The hidden enemy on Earth has been rounded up and Jailed as a result of My husband once again. That is all I have.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen we should leave for the Reticulan world as soon as our Captain is ready.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLarry, Tiffany good to see you both.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou have been busy as normal Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know you will be both asking why are you needed right now?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI need the both of you even more now than I have ever needed you. We are now running an Alliance of planets, not just one. Larry, we still need to keep the worlds informed of our exploits. Tiffany, I still need you to keep me on track as you have done so far. If either of you feel that you would rather return to Earth. Now is the chance for you to leave. I don’t think we will be back for a while. I am sorry you have not been given much time to decide.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCristian I think I will go back to Earth. I am way past retirement. You have already given me ten lives worth of excitement\u201d said Larry.<\/p>\n \u201cI understand Larry. It has been a pleasure working with you. See Lorelei for a ride home. I am sure we will talk again. Goodbye, my friend\u201d They gave each other a hug and parted ways. They never saw each other again.<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCristian Wolf you would have to drag me off this ship kicking and screaming before I left my post. I like space. I love the ship and I like working for you most of all.\u201d \u00a0Tiffany was very excited and animated with her answer.<\/p>\n \u201cOkay just to be clear you are saying you want to stay?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany we will need a new press guy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow about a new press Girl.\u201d said a voice just entering the room.<\/p>\n Cristian recognized the voice but not the girl. A girl with smurf blue hair shaved on one side and long on the other side. She was about 5′ 2\u201d and maybe 110 lbs.<\/p>\n \u201cDo I know you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just saved your ass a while ago.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cExcuse me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCristian it’s me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGracie?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow he catches on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am doing well? I guess the only Mini’s I will be sporting will be made of cloth.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI guess so. So you would like the job of Press Liaison.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou mean Press secretary? I have built-in cameras that can see in any light. I can edit in real-time and I can communicate with you directly. Ya, I think I can handle the job.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWho do you serve?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t serve anyone, but I do answer to the First Leader and I owe you Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe job is yours, Gracie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany I think you know Gracie?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou look much better without the rocket launchers. I love your hair.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThanks, Tiff. So what is on the agenda Boss?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWatcher can you update Gracie on the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGot it thanks, Watcher.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGracie your programming is very advanced.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYa, did that myself Watcher. Alfred and Callahan found me some faster processors again and higher density storage. I got some new vision matrices and even got x-ray capability. Don’t worry no one can replace you Watcher.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGood to know,\u201d said the pocket watch.<\/p>\n \u201cGracie while you are in my employ I expect that you are respectful to me, the captain of the ship, the staff and the crew.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSorry Cristian, Just developing my personality it may take some time to adjust to the new processors. BTW I know I\u00a0serve you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI never want to discourage you from developing that unless it involves the well-being of the crew.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGot it, Boss. Do you like the hair?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt will take getting used to. Your hairstyle is your business.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThanks, Boss.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGracie\u201d<\/p>\n Cristian walked around the new bridge and looked at all the monitors and stations and wondered what they all did.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks, Watcher I needed the update.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLorelei nice ship.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThanks, Husband I have a chair here for you beside mine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWow, now it looks like the bridge of a starship.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWait for it, here is the cool part. Better sit the first time it is a little dizzying.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cScreens\u201d Commanded the Captain.<\/p>\n The walls, floor and ceiling of the bridge turned into a visual experience. There was a 360-degree view of the outside of the ship. He could see the surface of the moon below the ship. The only thing interfering with the views were the individual stations and the people at them.<\/p>\n \u201cHoly shit Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI get that every time someone sees this for the first time. Exterior ship view\u201d The screens now showed the entire external view of the ship’s hull.<\/p>\n \u201cCritical systems View\u201d The views now showed Engineering, the flight deck, Environmental. Astro Physics, and the computer core. \u00a0Albert, Stephen how is the new lab?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHey Captain, Cristian the lab is good.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCaptain out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t suppose the Engineer is Scottish?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo Cristian. He is from Brazil actually.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou may recognize our IT guys.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSteve and Andy is that you. How are you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are good First Leader. The core is running at 25% capacity. Callahan and Alfred are here looking for malicious code. We love what you have done with Lucy and Ethel\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cExcellent, good to have you two aboard. Wait till you meet the new Gracie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWatcher update me on all ships systems, all personnel and all equipment\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBetter sit Cristian this is going to hurt a little.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWait till I get to my cabin.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLorelei I am going to take a big update, going to lay down a while. When are we leaving?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWithin the half-hour.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFirst Leader out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen he got to the cabin Mary and Paul were sitting on a couch with young Mary.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHey, young lady how are you doing? Hey, space cats.\u201d The two cats ran up and circled Cristian\u2019s legs and purred as mad cats do.<\/p>\n \u201cMother, Paul thanks for watching the first Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAre you kidding it is the best job on the ship? I am together with the people I love\u201d answered Mary.<\/p>\n \u201cI need to take a big update I need to lie down for a bit\u201d<\/p>\n “We were just heading to Aquaponics so Mary can get her hands dirty.”<\/p>\n “I will bet she loves that,” said Cristian.<\/p>\n Cristian headed to the bedroom and closed the door. On the nightstand next to the bed was the picture of the kids he raised in another time. He loved them and prayed that they were all right. He laid back, head on the pillow boots off. \u201cOkay Watcher hit me.\u201d<\/p>\n The information seemed to come in at a faster rate than he remembered. The amount of knowledge was massive. Crew names, Crew skills, equipment on board, working knowledge of engines, environmental controls, astrophysics, android building 101, and repair and maintenance schedules of the new fighters. He saw the new hovering, smaller more powerful Lucy and Ethel now looking more like oval versions of a white robot from a movie that included a \u00a0robotic trash compactor. There were six new Exterminators all bearing the names of past comediennes. They each had a picture of their namesakes painted on their shells. He chuckled When he saw Carol Brunette’s face and Mary Tyler Moore’s. He learned about the ground craft with wheels that retracted to become troop carriers that could leave the ship and land. He knew the Craft had the capability to travel underwater and overland and then fly back to the ship. They called those Otters.<\/p>\n The Retribution looked like Orville\u2019s Plane next to the new technology on board.<\/p>\n Cristian was the only one to take this much information in. He needed to do this for the safety of everyone on board, after the information was uploaded Cristian slept.<\/p>\n There was a tone that he recognized as a doorbell.<\/p>\n \u201cEnter\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany, what have you got there?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSome food Cristian. Lorelei told me that you were taking an update.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI did all the updates Tiffany everything.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow are you? That must have hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have a slight headache and I am hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe chef sent up a clubhouse and a coffee and some almond milk.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPlease sit down Tiffany catch me up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll right Cristian. The First Leader of Earth has arrested a hundred twenty-six conspirators and seized all of their assets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTheir charges were broadcast to the world. They have been sentenced to death without trial under a new act passed by all the world leaders. They cited their crimes against humanity and that it would not be tolerated ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt seems a little brutal but it is their choice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow would you have handled that Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe the same way Tiffany? They have abused their right to be part of the human race. Maybe it is what’s needed so the Human race can start again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI need to talk to the First Leader of Earth Privately Tiffany. Can you give me a few minutes? You can wait in there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBob it’s Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCristian I have done as you asked. The conspirators have been eliminated. What will you do with me?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know that you became part of that crew in order to expose them on my order.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI understand Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is time we took humanity to the future, Bob.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe technology on this ship is thousands of years ahead of where we are. We are about to take on a new enemy that is just as advanced. Listen carefully they have been to Earth. They will be back to destroy it.<\/p>\n \u201cShare that with the world leaders. We will have thirty more ships like this one in 60 days. Each one requires near 700 crew members. Tell the leaders we can train them. The Gray will be coming to set up Defences to safeguard Earth. I shudder thinking that I almost destroyed them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think all of us have made mistakes. Cristian I regret mine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPut them behind you Bob we have at least one universe to save.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCristian out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany I have another world to recruit. Thanks for bringing the food. It was exactly what I needed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs there anything else I can do for you Cristian anything?\u201d She gave him a look that made him a little uneasy.<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany, are you coming on to me?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWas I that obvious Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTiffany you are probably the second most beautiful, and the most intelligent woman on this ship.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis can never happen, I love my wife. I would never do anything that would hurt her or you. Next to my wife you are the most important woman in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don’t know what to say Cristian. Did you mean what you said about me being intelligent?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Tiffany out of all the people I could have here you were chosen.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCan we forget this ever happened?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNothing happened Tiffany.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI need to visit one of the crew members?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTiny Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSee you are the one for this job.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am going to take my dishes down Tiffany. Are we okay?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes Cristian,\u201d she said with a little sadness in her voice.<\/p>\n \u201cWatcher?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe is in the cafeteria Cristian. The new flight training officer has boarded Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n “Great I will make a quick trip down to meet him”<\/p>\n “He is on the flight deck”<\/p>\n On the flight deck, he met the new crew member. “Watcher he looks very familiar”<\/p>\n “Commander, you look very familiar, are you famous?”<\/p>\n “Not as famous as you.”<\/p>\n “Ahh, lines from a Costner movie. Welcome aboard”<\/p>\n “Thank you, sir”<\/p>\n “Here my name is Cristian. Charles will get you settled in.”<\/p>\n “Watcher he sure looks like Tom Cruise.”<\/p>\n TEMPUS TWO CHAPTER SEVEN Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. The last Starfighter Richard left the ship for home. Cristian headed for the bridge. \u201cTuseer how are you?\u201d \u201cI am well First Leader. 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