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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1911530" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;The Targ Totality&quot; - Part 7&quot;Are we zere yet?&quot;&quot;Not to my knowledge.&quot; Fury answers in the tone of the long-suffering, &quot;The Targ seem to have left that out of our in-flight programming.&quot;&quot;Zey seem to have left ze in-flight programming out of our in-flight programming!&quot;&quot;Exactly -&quot; the Captain is interrupted by a loud CLUNK.&nbsp; The ship shudders, and then the whine of the engines dies out.&quot;Haf we arrived?&quot;&quot;Either that, or the whole ship is dead in space.&quot;The shuttle's speaker system crackles, and a stream of Targ speech bursts out of it.&quot;Got any ideas what that was about, Doc?&quot;&quot;Nein.&quot;&quot;That many?&quot; Fury unclips his seatbelt and stands slowly.&nbsp; Picking up the disruptor from where it was clipped to his seat, he turns to the Doctor, &quot;Act casual.&nbsp; I'm going to go get Archie and S'Ondra.&quot;Leaving Gustav, the Captain retrieves the others from confinement.&quot;Did you hear that announcement a couple of minutes ago?&quot; he asks Archie, under a show of prodding the robot ahead with his disruptor.&quot;Indeed.&nbsp; You were instructed to escort us to examination room M-63K, for interrogation and vivisection.&quot;&quot;Any idea how to get there?&quot;&quot;None.&quot;Fury shrugs,&quot;Probably best not to do it, anyway.&quot;&quot;You think?&quot; S'Ondra rolls her eyes.Returning to the main bay, the trio find that the doors have opened, revealing an immense hangar.&nbsp; Dozens of shuttles can be seen, stretching off into the distance.&nbsp; One wall of the hangar appears open to space, and the Pathfinder's crew find themselves looking out onto the blue-and-brown globe of the Earth.&quot;Shouldn't we all be screaming and asphyxiating, right now?&quot; S'Ondra asks.&quot;I don't breather, Princess.&quot; Archie reminds her, &quot;Though I can scream if you wish.&quot;&quot;A disruptor-based force field.&nbsp; Fascinating!&quot; Gustav claps his hands together, &quot;Old Einkleiven at the university insisted it was impossible, but theoretically -&quot;&quot;Theoretically we're going to get found out and shot if we hang around here gawking at things.&quot; Fury gets everyone's minds back on track.&nbsp; Or at least near the track.&nbsp; Snatching up a clipboard from where it rests on a nearby oil-drum, he points at a distant door on the hangar's far wall. &quot;This way.&quot;The foursome march across the hangar, Fury at the front with clipboard held before him, randomly making notations on the paper as he goes.&quot;What are you doing?&quot; S'Ondra hisses, perplexed by this strange behaviour.&quot;No-one ever stops a man with a clipboard: they just assume he has a right to be there.&quot; Fury makes several especially vigorous notations as he replies, &quot;It's an old trick I learned at Space Force Academy.&quot;&quot;Why would they teach zat at ze Academy?&quot; Gustav is perplexed.&quot;They didn't.&quot; S'Ondra glowers, &quot;Let me guess - segregated bedrooms, Commander?&quot;Fury appears entirely engrossed in his notations.Emerging through the hangar door, the group finds themselves in a long, white-washed corridor, with dozens of doors leading of it.&quot;So, if I vere an eight mile spaceship, vere would I keep my scientific laboratory?&quot; Gustav muses.&quot;Perhaps, Doctor, I could patch into the ship's systems and acquire a schematic?&quot; Archie suggests.&quot;Where can we go to get you access?&quot; Fury asks, taking furtive glances around over the top of his clipboard.&quot;The third room ahead on the left has several electrical conduits leading into it, and appears to be uninhabited.&quot; Archie trundles forward and opens the door.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, there is a panel here: I can use it to access the ship's systems.&quot;Quickly, all four intruders scurry into the room.&nbsp; Fury keeps the door fractionally open, peering down the corridor through the narrow crack.&nbsp; Gustav opens Archie's chest and begins attaching wires and leads to a computer console in the wall.&nbsp; S'Ondra stands in the corner, clutching her heat lance like it was a long lost child.&quot;Accessing systems.&quot; Archie announces, &quot;Targ translation algorithms complete.&nbsp; Systems accessed.&nbsp; State your request.&quot;&quot;How do we blow it up?&quot; Fury has a big bang fetish, &quot;Is there a self-destruct?&quot;&quot;No self-destruct mechanism on file.&quot;&quot;What about escape pods?&quot; S'Ondra wants to know, &quot;We'll need to get off this thing, at some point.&quot;&quot;No escape mechanisms on file.&quot; Archie pauses, and there is a sound like a whirring of tape, &quot;Review of Targ regulations indicate that loss of the ship will be punished by the deaths of all crew.&quot;&quot;Nice.&quot; Fury makes a sour face, &quot;We can use one of the shuttles when we leave.&nbsp; Can you access the ship's logs?&nbsp; If anything important comes up, the Captain will put it in there.&quot;&quot;Logs accessed.&quot; Archie whirrs again, &quot;Last entry is a notation of the annexation of this solar system into the Targ Totality.&quot;&quot;We’ll see about that.&quot; Fury promises.&quot;Can you find us ze way to ze scientific laboratories?&quot; Gustav asks Archie, &quot;Zis is where we will be finding the means to neutralise ze space mould, and protect our own Earth from ze Targ.&quot;&quot;Route computed.&quot;&nbsp; Archie speeds off, pulling his various leads and wires out of the console.&nbsp; They trail on the floor behind him like tin cans behind the wedding couple's car.&quot;Follow zat robot!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1911530, member: 6294"] [b]"The Targ Totality" - Part 7[/b] "Are we zere yet?" "Not to my knowledge." Fury answers in the tone of the long-suffering, "The Targ seem to have left that out of our in-flight programming." "Zey seem to have left ze in-flight programming out of our in-flight programming!" "Exactly -" the Captain is interrupted by a loud [b][I]CLUNK[/I][/b][I][/I]. The ship shudders, and then the whine of the engines dies out. "Haf we arrived?" "Either that, or the whole ship is dead in space." The shuttle's speaker system crackles, and a stream of Targ speech bursts out of it. "Got any ideas what that was about, Doc?" "[I]Nein[/I]." "That many?" Fury unclips his seatbelt and stands slowly. Picking up the disruptor from where it was clipped to his seat, he turns to the Doctor, "Act casual. I'm going to go get Archie and S'Ondra." Leaving Gustav, the Captain retrieves the others from confinement. "Did you hear that announcement a couple of minutes ago?" he asks Archie, under a show of prodding the robot ahead with his disruptor. "Indeed. You were instructed to escort us to examination room M-63K, for interrogation and vivisection." "Any idea how to get there?" "None." Fury shrugs, "Probably best not to do it, anyway." "You think?" S'Ondra rolls her eyes. Returning to the main bay, the trio find that the doors have opened, revealing an immense hangar. Dozens of shuttles can be seen, stretching off into the distance. One wall of the hangar appears open to space, and the [I]Pathfinder[/I]'s crew find themselves looking out onto the blue-and-brown globe of the Earth. "Shouldn't we all be screaming and asphyxiating, right now?" S'Ondra asks. "I don't breather, Princess." Archie reminds her, "Though I can scream if you wish." "A disruptor-based force field. Fascinating!" Gustav claps his hands together, "Old Einkleiven at the university insisted it was impossible, but theoretically -" "Theoretically we're going to get found out and shot if we hang around here gawking at things." Fury gets everyone's minds back on track. Or at least near the track. Snatching up a clipboard from where it rests on a nearby oil-drum, he points at a distant door on the hangar's far wall. "This way." The foursome march across the hangar, Fury at the front with clipboard held before him, randomly making notations on the paper as he goes. "What are you doing?" S'Ondra hisses, perplexed by this strange behaviour. "No-one ever stops a man with a clipboard: they just assume he has a right to be there." Fury makes several especially vigorous notations as he replies, "It's an old trick I learned at Space Force Academy." "Why would they teach zat at ze Academy?" Gustav is perplexed. "They didn't." S'Ondra glowers, "Let me guess - segregated bedrooms, Commander?" Fury appears entirely engrossed in his notations. Emerging through the hangar door, the group finds themselves in a long, white-washed corridor, with dozens of doors leading of it. "So, if I vere an eight mile spaceship, vere would I keep my scientific laboratory?" Gustav muses. "Perhaps, Doctor, I could patch into the ship's systems and acquire a schematic?" Archie suggests. "Where can we go to get you access?" Fury asks, taking furtive glances around over the top of his clipboard. "The third room ahead on the left has several electrical conduits leading into it, and appears to be uninhabited." Archie trundles forward and opens the door. "Yes, there is a panel here: I can use it to access the ship's systems." Quickly, all four intruders scurry into the room. Fury keeps the door fractionally open, peering down the corridor through the narrow crack. Gustav opens Archie's chest and begins attaching wires and leads to a computer console in the wall. S'Ondra stands in the corner, clutching her heat lance like it was a long lost child. "Accessing systems." Archie announces, "Targ translation algorithms complete. Systems accessed. State your request." "How do we blow it up?" Fury has a big bang fetish, "Is there a self-destruct?" "No self-destruct mechanism on file." "What about escape pods?" S'Ondra wants to know, "We'll need to get off this thing, at some point." "No escape mechanisms on file." Archie pauses, and there is a sound like a whirring of tape, "Review of Targ regulations indicate that loss of the ship will be punished by the deaths of all crew." "Nice." Fury makes a sour face, "We can use one of the shuttles when we leave. Can you access the ship's logs? If anything important comes up, the Captain will put it in there." "Logs accessed." Archie whirrs again, "Last entry is a notation of the annexation of this solar system into the Targ Totality." "We’ll see about [I]that[/I]." Fury promises. "Can you find us ze way to ze scientific laboratories?" Gustav asks Archie, "Zis is where we will be finding the means to neutralise ze space mould, and protect our own Earth from ze Targ." "Route computed." Archie speeds off, pulling his various leads and wires out of the console. They trail on the floor behind him like tin cans behind the wedding couple's car. "Follow zat robot!" [/QUOTE]

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