Crisis at IshtarChapter 10 Preparations
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My master appeared to shake himself awake. "Damn, we don't need more trouble here. Michelle try to contact Borneo, we need to see if Admiral Himmel knows anything about this Chief Scientist."
"Is that even a rank?" Tiffany asked.
"Who knows," Yvette responded while massaging her temples. "But from the attitude on that man, he believes it means quite a bit."
Janice looked around. "Are these alien artifacts really that important."
I heard a snort. I turned to see where it came from and saw Terrence shaking his head. "It's junk. Or at least the items we can identify are. Most of what we are finding appears to be simple household goods or toys for children. There have been no weapons or power sources. I think our ruins were once a simple family home."
"Then why does this scientist want to see it so badly," Janice asked.
"Politics," a voice said. We turned to see Louis standing in the doorway. He blushed slightly, but walked to an open chair and sat down. "Sorry to interrupt, but Mike contacted me and told me we had a problem."
Yvette scowled. "Why bring you in?"
"Because he's a former corporate executive," James said. "If anyone knows the kind of games this scientist is going to play, he'll do better than the rest of us."
Louis laughed. "Got it in one, and Mike remembered me talking about that. Yvette, you are a wonderful lady and a damn good organizer, but if this Chief Scientist is anything like the engineers I had working under me, you don't have the right mindset to fight him."
"What will he do?" Yvette asked.
"Besides order you around and try to run everything?" Louis asked. "I've found there are a number of different types of scientist or engineer. The good ones just want to be allowed to do their work. However, the bad ones are dangerous. They think that because they have a lot of training and have studied one subject, they can run everything. This man appears to be like that."
"He didn't seem to know anything about Ishtar," I said quietly.
Louis laughed. "He probably still knows almost nothing. The only thing he knew were that someone found alien artifacts and it wasn't him, and that the AI told him that James was the person to talk to."
"You can't know that!" Janice shouted.
"Nope," Louis said with a smile. "But that's what I expect was happening. Like I said, I've worked with engineers who were like that. Outside their area of expertise they only learned something if they had to."
James sighed. "So we can expect him to show up and immediately begin issuing orders. And from what you are saying, they won't be intelligent orders either."
"Probably," Louis said with a shrug.
I reached up to put a hand on James' shoulder. He reached back to caress it when Michelle's voice called out. "James, I have Admiral Himmel."
"Put him through," James said.
"James, my favorite governor," Admiral Himmel said with a laugh. "What brings you to call?"
He sounded very happy, but then I heard a squeal of joy. "Oh, is that your friends on Ishtar, tell them that little Buster is just so precious. You have to do something for them," a female voice cried out. I thought it sounded like the Admiral's wife, but could not be sure.
James laughed. "You are most welcome Daphne. However, this call is a bit more somber. Admiral Himmel, have you ever heard of Chief Scientist Colonel Clint Johanes?"
"Who? And what the fuck is a Chief Scientist Colonel?" the Admiral spat. "I know we have research stations, but that sounds like someone sticking on their own title to sound more important."
James sighed. "So you know nothing of him?"
Admiral Himmel harrumphed. "I don't exactly talk to anyone working in research much. I'm too busy trying to keep this little corner of the galaxy a Sa'arm free zone. Why are you asking?"
"Because he found out about the alien artifacts we have been obtaining with our probes and demanded that we turn them over to him," James replied.
"Well," Admiral Himmel said carefully. "I'm sure that there are regulations saying that anything like that is supposed to be turned over for research and development. From what you've told me, no one on Ishtar has the right training for that."
Yvette laughed. "No, but we did figure out how to get the AI to do some work. So far everything we've found has been identified as a household good. Most are drink or food containers as far as the AI is concerned. I'm sure that Central Command can come up with a new weapon from a dead alien's plate and spoon."
Admiral Himmel's laugh echoed out of the speaker. "Damn, I'd love to have heard you say that to Central Command. I can't say what the scientists are thinking. I do know that it's become rather competitive with each research station trying to come up with new tricks. Too many of the scientists are former university professors and they play a lot of status games."
"Games?" Tiffany cried. "People's lives might count on what they develop and they are playing games?"
Louis put a hand up. "He means that they are competing for ... let's call it bragging rights. Each scientist is trying to develop the next big weapon. When they do, they can brag to the others that they have done more. I remember seeing it when my company started offering grants to some universities for some specialized computer research. The professors got very competitive."
"Exactly," Admiral Himmel said. "You don't have to wade through all the dispatches I get, but the various research stations play a very lively game of trying to top each other in the dispatches that go out to each district. I'm afraid your little discovery has someone thinking he can score points. So what did he demand?"
"Not much," Yvette said. "He's supposedly looking for transport here and is going to come and do his research here."
"I haven't heard a thing about this," Admiral Himmel growled. "And I sure as hell won't authorize any of my ships to go and pick him up."
"It's not official yet," James said. "First he demanded we send him everything on Peterbilt, but your daughter was in a hurry when she arrived. By the time we were told to do that, she'd made her delivery and was heading home. She was saying her concubine was going to give birth soon."
"Oh, Dixie! I miss her," Daphne cried. "Did she look fine? She has to be so lonely in that ship."
"We didn't actually see her," Yvette admitted. "She wanted to unload quickly and then leave, so she didn't come down. We did give her a bunny, and she seemed quite pleased by that."
"Well, little Buster here is so perfect. The older kids are thrilled to have a pet. I'm so happy you provided the AI with a schematic for a leash that a rabbit could wear. Although, I'm sure you are going to have requests for more. Everyone who's seen him wants one," Daphne said.
I giggled. "It was that way here. They are just so wonderful to have around."
Admiral Himmel sighed. "That sounds like Dixie. She was always happy just sitting alone and reading a book as a child. I just wish I knew she was happy."
"She sounded happy," James said. "We did encourage her to call you, but I think she's afraid that she disappointed you by going into the Auxiliary rather than fighting."
"Dear lord!" Admiral Himmel cried. "Dixie fighting? I couldn't imagine it. She's not the type. I expected her to end up on one of the breeder colonies as an administrator. Instead, she gets an important position running goods all over the Confederacy. You know she's cited as an example in training for all ship captains."
"Why? I mean, Stagecoach ships have no crew," Tiffany asked.
"Because she's organized and gets the most out of her ship at all times," Admiral Himmel said, pride in his voice. "That girl drives the crews at the supply stations crazy because she demands everything be loaded perfectly. She knows how a pound in the wrong container will unbalance her ship and will start checking manifests while still on approach to see that every piece of cargo is properly balanced and will go on her ship in the right order. Then her flight plans are aggressive in regards to flight time, but designed to minimize the risk of interception. Some Stagecoach ships have been forced to abandon cargo or a delivery due to Sa'arm activity. Dixie always gets the cargo to the destination and does it faster."
"You should let her know you are proud of her." James said.
"We'll send her a message," Daphne said. "Meanwhile, what should we do for you?"
"Sounds like we can only wait and see what this Chief Scientist managed to get approved," James said. "Let me know if you hear anything from Central Command."
"I will," Admiral Himmel said. "And while I don't have many contacts there anymore, I'll see if anyone can provide me with some information regarding the man. I'm sure you can use any warning."
We waited a moment and then Michelle sighed. "Call ended. Can we please call a relief team? I need a break. This has been too stressful."
Tiffany giggled. "AI, tell Paula and Jillian that they are needed for command post duty. They can bring Whitney and Claire. I'll be out of here soon and can do some training."
"Ouch," Estelle said. "Will Marilyn be happy watching all the babies?"
Tiffany shrugged. "Tam is with her today. She wanted a bit of experience with babies. They should be fine."
Everyone in the room looked at the table for a moment. I reached out to hug James, but he thrust himself to his feet and started pacing. "Right, so we know we are likely to get a very unwelcome visit from a rather self-important scientist. I think we need to prepare ahead of time."
"How?" Tiffany asked."
James looked at the table. "AI, reactivate the doors cutting the enclave off from the rest of the colony. We'll work out a way to schedule passage. Also the new rooms with the two entries need to be modified. The doors that allow people from the enclave to enter are to be converted into airlocks. Under no circumstances can both doors be open at the same time and should any outsider enter one of the airlocks I want them quietly knocked out and the command post alerted to send someone to investigate."
"You're that worried?" Estelle asked.
Yvette shook her head. "He's probably barely started."
"But that's..." the concubine said with a gasp.
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The next week it seemed I spent much of my time finding excuses to hide in the household pod or the Concubine's refuge. James had locked William in an otherwise unused habitat pod near the original command center, but the crew of Tintagel Castle proved to include nine more men who refused to keep their hands to themselves. Most of the concubines figured that out the first night when these men spent much of the welcome party drunkenly calling for Lindsay, Bonnie and Cleo to perform lap...
Life settled down again once Tintagel Castle left for home. As expected, Brent's retest scored him as a five nine and James quickly ordered him thrown in a recycler. After that, the citizens appeared to be concentrating on the slow expansion of the colony and setting up the new living area for visiting crews. The musical practice was now all about perfecting the dances and singing. As we could all see it coming together there was a contagious enthusiasm creeping into the concubines. Anytime...
Just then the AI started to sound an alert. "We have ship entry jump points forming." "One or two," James shouted as he stood up, carefully lifting me up and setting me down as he did. "Three," the AI stated. "One is along the vector leading to Borneo. The other two ships jumped from within Sa'arm controlled space." My master barely paused. "Tyson, Linus, to the gun controls. I'll take laser one, gunners, get to the laser chambers and suit up. Tam, Tif, get to the command center...
James shook his head and looked up. "Terrence, start bringing all the injured from Freya over. Coordinate with their staff and bring the hurt ones over when gurneys are available. Let's get them medical attention quickly." "We're already on it," Donna said. "David, Elle and Robert are standing by with gurneys. Lindsay and Ed have headed to our multi-use room and are going to set up to treat the non-critical cases there. Craig and Tom are setting things up there." "Maggie has the...
"Bit of a walk isn't it?" Tanya said with a smile. "It's outside the citizen zone," I admitted. "But you had wounded so we teleported you in at our command post. I'm not sure we have a teleport near here yet. This is new." "Will all my crew be here?" Tanya asked. "Probably not," I said. "The walking wounded you had were directed to one of the rooms we have near our medical center. If there are free pods they'll rotate the people through." Tanya nodded. "On that note, how...
Bethany had my daughter on a changing table when I walked in. She smiled at me. "Don't worry, I don't mind changing babies. Especially when it's the child of my sister." She lifted Madoka up and carried her over to me. With a gentle touch she laid Madoka in my arms. I looked down at the child I had brought into the world. She was now just over two months old and still spent the majority of her time sleeping, but right then she was awake and reached out her tiny hands to grab at my...
The departure of Freya brought peace to Ishtar. Janice continued to lead rehearsals of the musical. We now had a complete show that lasted just over seventy minutes. It was almost ready, and we were becoming increasingly worried that the secret would be revealed. Janice insisted that conversations about our work be kept to the Concubine's Refuge to prevent accidentally revealing our plans. The citizens seemed rather distracted though. James and Yvette seemed to spend hours in the command...
For the next three days, the colony was bustling with activity. Under the direction of Marina, who proved to have been a hotel maid back on Earth before becoming Shawna's concubine, thirty pods were organized, cleaned and prepared for occupation. Most were set up so they had multiple dwellings each set up like a hotel suite with a central meeting and relaxation room and two separate sleeping areas. Others were organized more like barracks with enough beds to handle one of the squads the vice...
Nightmares caused Janice to toss and turn most of the night. I held her close and tried to kiss the dreams away, but her mumbled words made it clear she was worried about the musical. During the first part of the night she woke me four times, before finally settling down sometime during Devil hour. After the dreams faded she was sleeping so peacefully that when Joy woke up hungry early in the morning I fed her myself rather than wake my friend. I ended up having to go downstairs to wake...
Madoka was hungry. Once I offered her a meal, she drank it down. Afterwards she fidgeted for only a moment before closing her eyes again. I was not completely surprised, as she had been awake for the last hour as I memorized the seating chart. Once she was slumbering in one of the cribs set up in the backstage nursery, I hurried back to the theater, prepared to lead the citizens to their seats. Janice met me at the curtain. She seemed a bit distracted, but held up a hand for me to pause. I...
James was bringing Tina's lips to his when a voice I did not recognize started shouting. "Oh God! Oh God! James! James! We have a visitor! We have a visitor!" James paused and looked over at Bethany. She mouthed a name and he nodded. "Give me a report," he called out. "We have a jump point opening," the voice cried nervously. "The instruments say it's on a direct line with the Ursus system. One of the notes said that the last ship to arrive from that system was Nassau." James set...