Sorry for the short chapters in chapter 2.... Chapter 3 will be longer I hope they will be enjoyed. any comment are welcome.
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"Akira I am as sure about this as I am anything. Becky is the past, you are my future. I have no doubt about that nor do I wish to be anywhere you are not. I Love you Akira Nakamato. I plan on marrying you, if you will consent to being my wife." He said after getting down on a knee in front of her.
Throwing her arms around him kissing him all over his face, Akira was crying and saying "YES YES YES. Forever Yes."
Walking to the bridge, Russ asked Katy and the commander to meet him there.
"Yes Sire we will be there."
"Katy, have you found out any more on the problem we had with Jackson? How is the deep scan proceeding with the rest of the AI's along with the ships computer?"
"Sire all of the other AI's were not infected as Jackson was and we have found a way to clear any AI's that were. The ships computer showed signs that someone had tried to infect it, but the safeguards stopped and blocked every attempt. It was never reported because the command crew was dead at that time."
"Thank you Katy again you have proven my faith in you." Russ informed her. "Commander what about the ships integrity, is she sound?"
"By sound I assume that you mean intact. Yes Sire there was no problems found with the structure although we did find a few cases of sabotage that was set for if the ship took off again. I have ordered a more intense search of all systems. That should take another day or so depending on if anything is found, if so then it will be done again in more detail, plate by plate if necessary." Thank you Commander as with the Admiral I trust you.
"Admiral Katy, Commander Grady, it is with great pleasure that Miss Akira has agreed to be my wife." Russ sprang the news to them.
Katy was jumping as she said "Congratulations to you both, you make a good couple."
"Admiral, are you in contact with our other ships?" Russ asked out of the blue, sitting in the Command chair on the bridge.
"Yes Sire what can I do for you?" Came the reply.
"I was thinking that if Lt. Jackson was infiltrated while on this ship. How many others are spread throughout the fleet? I think that is something that needs to be dealt with as soon as we can, along with any of the ships computers. Admiral is it possible to do what you did from here?"
"Yes Sire I can but I will need your authorization to do so. If you would like me too I can access every ship and do all of them at the same time. That would take 48 to 72 hours to complete with the distances involved along with crew members. I take it that you want the ships computers checked also."
"That sounds great Admiral, get started on that as soon as you can. We will also need to find a Planet that can support us, a class m planet or one that we can terraform so that we can survive. If there is a way to find out if we have any enemies that would help."
"Sire I will get on that right away. I should have a report for you this evening."
"Thank you Commander. I will be in my stateroom if you need me." Russ said standing to leave the bridge. The two guards standing at the rear of the bridge moved to follow him as he went towards his stateroom. Akira's guards were posted outside their door. "Honey I'm Home." Russ called out laughing. "Russ you are a goof ball, but I love you anyway." Akira said as she was jumping into his arms.
"With a reaction like that I will be a goof ball every time I come in then." He kissed her until she had trouble breathing."
A bell sounded then Katy's voice came over the communicator. "Sire we have a problem, can you and Akira come to the bridge."
"We will be there right away Admiral." Akira looked to Russ as he sat her back on her feet. "Duty calls my dear."
Walking onto the bridge there was a flurry of activity every consol was lit up and displaying a huge amount of information. "Report Admiral." Russ said as he took his seat and Akira sat in hers next to him.
"One of the old enemy's ships just entered this solar system. They are doing an active scan now searching for something, probably us. I have two battle cruisers inbound they will be here in about 10 minutes. Our attack craft is preparing to lift off at your command Sire."
Support staff to the bridge immediately. Flight crews prepare to lift off. But hold position." Russ called out as the computer relayed his commands. "Admiral, I was not aware there were any of those ships left. Do you know where it came from, or how many more may still be active?"
"No Sire I do not have those answers as yet. I will get you the answers as soon as I can. We have not seen or heard of one of them in many years."
"Can we scan for any life forms other than AI's that may be on board without revealing our position?"
"No Sire. I have directed the ship to lower all but the necessary power output. That will give us a little more time."
"If we have to fight can we win?" Akira asked bluntly.
"Yes my lady. That ship is not in the same class as this one. They had very few that could match this ship. As far as I know they were all destroyed before the end of the war. This could be nothing more than a scouting mission."
"Admiral, inform our incoming cruisers that our name is now 'New Hope' I want them to scan the ship for being's other than AI's before attacking. Let's see what they are up to before we reveal ourselves. If attacked can they disable the ship without destroying it? If they can then maybe we can gain some intelligence. Also on the bridge during a situation like this call me sir instead of Sire."
"Yes sir, as you have ordered. The cruisers are ready to approach. They will be able to disable the ship without much damage to it." The main screen changed to show the enemy ship turning to meet two others. A yellow beam lanced out to caress one of the two ships, while its shields flared. The other one fired back hitting the enemy's shields. When the shields failed the one that was hit first, fired at the rear of the enemy ship disabling its engines. A few more shots and the enemy ship, was drifting in space. A message came through the comms. "New Hope there are no beings aboard other than AI's and few of them."
"Send them my Thanks and a well done." Russ said impressed with the precision of the attack. "Have them move the ship and settle it on Pluto. Then have them scanning for any others that may be lurking around. That was too close. All hands return to normal activity. Fighters stand down. How do we go about getting any information from that ship Admiral?"
"We could talk to them and let them know that the war has been over for a very long time and we are no longer enemies. I doubt that will work but it might. The other way would be to board it, then take control of the computer system. That would be hazardous to the ones boarding. The ship could self destruct, taking our crew with them." The Commander announced.
"Would it be possible to hack into the computer?" Akira injected. "Could you use the codes that Lt. Jackson had to infiltrate that system like it was done to him?"
Katy blinked at that thought, "Thank you my lady, I never thought about that. Give me a few minutes while I retrieve them, I will have to modify them for them to work. I think it will do nicely and what you want sir."
"The ships that came in, have they been scanned and cleared?"
"Yes sir. That was the reason I called them to our aid."
"Thank you Admiral, fine work. Set some watches, I am going to retire for the night." Akira stood as Russ ordered the watches. They left the bridge with their guards following them.