RE: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] Re: *Action* - \"Disposable starships\" pt1

I DID!! Ages ago! It led into a bloody action plot!

-----Original Message-----From: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com [mailto:JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of OnionSent: 16 April 2008 18:55To: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.comSubject: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] Re: *Action* - "Disposable starships" pt1

All I can say is... SMEG!You should post Lost-style flashbacks more often to remind us of Jay's hidden past!Honestly I had totally forgotten about the Ulysees. Do us a backstory!David--- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "sirlagerlotuk" <sirlagerlot@...> wrote:>> Another minor point is that if you read their profiles, Jay and Kara > are both ex-military - hjaving served together before Blue Dwarf on > the Ulysees..and before that, Red Dwarf! > > But we can let you off for not knowing anything about one of the > longest running characters!!> > --- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "Onion" <theonion770@> > wrote:> >> > OMG> > > > I even read that paragraph twice, wondering what you were > complaining > > about.> > Gah. Yes I admit it! I am confused by real and fictional people!> > > > > > > > --- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Longman" > > <sirlagerlot@> wrote:> > >> > > "> > > The crew were military-trained, and each had oodles of > > qualifications> > > and experience on top-notch Space Corps battleships, apart from > Andy> > > Longman, Kara McGellan and a few other ex-Dwarfers who were just> > > winging it.> > > "> > > Idiot.> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > > From: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Onion> > > Sent: 15 April 2008 22:19> > > To: JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] *Action* - "Disposable starships" pt1> > > > > > > > > Who: 1st officer Jay Chrysler> > > Where: SCV Dauntless, near the Krylon Gateway> > > When: Deep space> > > > > > The Dauntless was a large shiny battleship, all painted > military> > > grey. It was polished to perfection, and even had micro > turrets > > that> > > instantly vaporised any dust or space-dirt that decided to > cling > > to> > > the hull.> > > > > > The crew were military-trained, and each had oodles of > > qualifications> > > and experience on top-notch Space Corps battleships, apart > from > > Andy> > > Longman, Kara McGellan and a few other ex-Dwarfers who were > just> > > winging it.> > > > > > On the bridge, Kara looked at the controls in front of her. Her> > > holographic matrix had been programmed to include full > knowledge > > of> > > the complex navigation system on the Dauntless, as well as > > approved> > > military manouvers and strategies. The Spacecorps were > trialing > > this> > > method with a few holograms, to see if they would be more > > efficient> > > than living people.> > > Sill, her personality remained the same, and she looked over > the> > > large sea of controls in front of her and said "What the smeg > are > > all> > > these for?"> > > > > > Stood to her left and her right were more trained military > > personnel,> > > and behind her stood Jay Chrysler. Jay wasn't yet sure if he > would> > > adapt to this militaristic lifestyle. Everyone was incredibly> > > efficient, and nobody grumbled when you gave them an order, > then > > only> > > executed it after first making a cup of coffee, and checking > their> > > emails twice. Jay was incredibly impressed earlier when he > > ordered a> > > course change, that the officer initiated it without checking > his> > > facebook and changing his status to "At work. Bored".> > > > > > But even with all this efficiency, Jay missed the nice relaxed> > > atmosphere of the Blue Dwarf.> > > > > > As he thought about the Blue Dwarf, a crimson red wormhole > opened > > in> > > front of them. Jay had seen the same wormhole many times > before, > > but> > > always from the opposite side.> > > "Sir, the test ship is coming out of the wormhole it's the > JMC..."> > > "Blue Dwarf, yes. Thanks Ensign, but I know what it looks > like. I> > > actually worked and lived on it for the last... seven years?" > he> > > paused in thought. "Wow, I hadn't realised it had been that > long!"> > > He looked up, deep in thought. He was sad that a ship that had > > been> > > his home for so long was now being used as an experiment.> > > > > > Everyone on the bridge of the Dauntless remained quiet, until a> > > science officer spoke.> > > "Remote control is operational. The Blue Dwarf is under the > > control> > > of SC Automated Recon."> > > > > > Jay nodded. "Send her in."> > > > > > **One hour Earlier... approaching the Krylon Gateway**> > > > > > The Krylon gateway was a large tunnel structure in space. The > > Space> > > Corps hadn't collected much information about the Krylons so > far,> > > other than they are 100% mechanical, and seemed to be pissed > off > > with> > > the entire galaxy.> > > > > > But what they did know, was that this is where they came from. > The> > > gateway was approximately a mile in diameter and several miles > > long.> > > It was made of intercrossing wires that formed a lattuce, like > a> > > toilet roll that had several metres of wires wound around, and > > then> > > the toilet roll removed.> > > > > > But this was a toilet roll that was heavily armed. Any > Spacecorps> > > ships that had gone anywhere near had been cut down by it's > > powerful> > > lasers, powerful to pierce any ship and cut all the way > through > > it's> > > hull.> > > > > > Most significant about the funnel-shaped gateway was that no > ship> > > could pass through that had any type of organic life on it> > > whatsoever.> > > > > > This was the gateway to the Krylon realm, a mysterious sub-> layer > > of> > > space that had been given the name "Root Directory". Nobody > knows> > > anything about this strange dimension, but this gateway was > the > > only> > > way to get there.> > > The Krylons seemed to be sticklers for security, so they > protected> > > this entrance to their realm incredibly well. Any ship that > passed> > > through was subject to an intense scan that killed all living> > > creatures, only after a ship was rid of anything that isn't> > > mechanical it was allowed to pass through.> > > > > > The Krylons seemed to be quite racist against anything organic.> > > > > > Because of this intense scanning method, the gateway had earned> > > itself the nickname "the firewall".> > > > > > "All stop. Don't get any closer to that thing!" Said Commander> > > Chrysler. Normally the Captain would be the one giving the > orders,> > > but as Jay was new, he was standing back and testing his new > first> > > officer.> > > > > > Jay had been through the plan a hundred times already, so knew > > what> > > had to be done. Actually on his part it was very easy, he just > > had to> > > watch.> > > > > > The Blue Dwarf had been stripped of all crew and essential > items> > > because the Space Corps wanted to see what happens if they > could > > get> > > it through the firewall. It would be flown by remote control > into > > the> > > firewall, where it would be scanned before being transported > to > > the> > > Krylon root directory. Once there it would scan the area and > send > > the> > > data back to them before the Krylons realised it was a blatent > big> > > blue spy and blow it out of the sky.> > > > > > Jay had argued with the Admirals until he was blue in the face > > that> > > they should send a smaller ship, one that nobody cared if it > got> > > blown up. Like a Starbug.> > > But the Admirals had all agreed, none of them cared about the > Blue> > > Dwarf. It was an out-of-date rustbucket that they didn't want > > around> > > anymore, and it just happened to be roughly the same size as a > > Krylon> > > warship they had seen.> > > > > > "The Blue Dwarf is approaching the firewall." Kara said.> > > "Lets hope they don't realise it's a fake before it gets > there." > > Said> > > Jay.> > > "How could they not realise? It looks nothing like their own > > ships!"> > > Said Kara. "It's a big blue brick!"> > > "The Krylons seem to identify their own ships by code, rather > than> > > what they look like. It'll get through." Said Jay > optimistically.> > > "Then what?" Said Kara. "How do we get it back?"> > > Jay was quiet for a moment before answering. "We probably > don't."> > > "Oh."> > > > > > <TBC>> > >> >>