This is a work of fiction and all characters are used without permission. The warnings I posted in part 1 of my prior story still apply. In this story (particually this part,) the wackyness is jazzed up to eleven. Just as a caution to everyone, this has been sent to the editor and will be replaced by the version I get back from him
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I woke up to the sound of a screaming boy band. This I figured was what the Brass Monkeys sounded like since it was coming from Ayla’s half of the room. Deciding I was awake enough but having to shout over the loud music, I said “CAN YOU SHUT THAT OFF, NOW?”
Ayla, after shutting it off said “so I take it you don’t like the Brass Monkeys.” Nodding my head I said “they sound like a certain artist from where I am from. Anyway, what time is it? I am getting hungry and want to head down to the Crystal Hall.
“Its 10:30 on a Friday and the Crystal Hall will open its doors for lunch in about an hour. They close at 2 PM.” Ayla told me. “I bet you are going to have to eat fast to get to Mrs. Hartford’s office in time for that meeting. You should be early for it. The only reason I am back is that I have to pick up my Accounting IV stuff. Everyone else is in class but usually gets to the hall around noon.”
At that statement, I decided that I was going to get out of my clothes from the day before which I had worn to bed, take a shower, go to the bathroom, and work on that spreadsheet for Ayla until everyone else got to the Crystal Hall. If I learned one thing from my years of being a guy, it was that I was always a loner and now that I had found people who understood me, I wanted to keep them as friends.
After doing all of the above after Ayla left for class, I proceeded to check the time before working on the spreadsheet, finding that I had about 20 minutes if I wanted to be at the Hall with the rest of my team for a short time before my meeting, I created the spreadsheet and made two tabs-one for the companies I needed to acquire and the second one containing the IP for the companies I wanted to acquire. There was just enough time to add in a few items to the second list before I had to go.
I had gotten to the Crystal Hall and noticed that they were serving Hot Dogs, so I grabbed one and a small plate of salad. I also grabbed a container of V8 before handing my student ID to the lady at the register before proceeding to put ketchup on my Hot Dog and moving to the table where everyone was going to be sitting, based on prior experiences.
I wasn’t waiting long when I heard Hank ask me “What happened to your Bluetooth thingy you made yesterday, DIVA?” Knowing exactly what he was referring to, I told him “I left it in my room. I’ll tell you the details after Nikki sits down and does her thing,” Exactly 3 minutes later, Nikki sat down and put up her privacy spell so we could talk at ease. I then decided to spill some of the details about what occurred last night at my 2nd power testing session.
“I had to use my Soul Reaper powers. It was a test regarding how much power I had obtained from the two people in the forest.” Nikki knew exactly whom I was referring to. “My special instructor was there and the test was me fighting him. I believe he said that I had a lot of strength but no speed and is going to fix that.”
“So you had to FIGHT your special instructor? That is highly unusual.” Nikki asked. “Nothing about me is usual even going by the standards of the academy. Luckily, someone healed our injuries right after the battle. As for my Bluetooth thing, it’s in my room. I literally walked into my room and went to sleep.” I said.
Not wanting to dally any longer, I said “I hate to leave before everyone else does, but I don’t want to be late for my apt with Mrs. Hartford. I have a feeling there will be problems if I don’t show up early.” Billie who had just sat down with a tray piled high with food said “I see Peeper and greasy out there coming this way. I hope you have that water gun handy.”
Muttering “Thanks for the warning” I had just manifested a small squirt gun filled with water and was walking towards the exit when I heard Peeper start to speak.
“Greetings everyone and this is WARS radio with your host Peeper and his co-host, Greasy. We have just met up with the new student from Poe that rumors have been flying around campus about. So DIVA would you care to share a few words?”
Having rehearsed what I was going to say I told him “Turn the microphone and recording stuff off.” After he did so I asked him. “Have you heard of the cursed spring of etonnichuaan, located in Jusenkyo?” I showed him the loaded water gun which was in reality loaded with only plain water before saying “if I want an interview I’ll set one up with you. Unless you want to be squirted with cursed water that is. I have a meeting with Mrs. Hartford and do not want to be late.” I said casually.
Turning on the microphone and recording equipment again, Peeper said “Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we are going to interview DIVA at another time. Unforeseen events I failed to predict have resulted in this decision.” Looking back at the rest of the team, I saw everyone holding a thumb up, probably indicating they approved of the handling of the situation.
After exiting the Crystal Hall I reached the admin building and was shown into Mrs. Hartford’s office. The time was now 12:50 PM. I politely asked her “Since Q has given me the authority to deal Mandark and Dexter additional punishments; I would like to ask to sit in your chair while I deal with them. I think it may be a bit more intimidating if I am sitting in your chair and you standing to the side.”
Mrs. Hartford, not desiring to give up her chair but realizing that further punishment was out of her hands, said “All right. You can sit in my chair but ONLY the one time and ONLY until the two devisors are dealt with.” I said a simple “Thank you very much.” And had nothing more to say before the two devisors came inside the room.
“I take it the two of you know the reason you are here?” I stated to which they said “We’re here for an additional punishment due to reckless behavior in the lab.”
“Do you two know exactly what happened on the other side of the portal?” Shaking their heads no I proceeded to tell them “You effectively glassed over a college campus that I was at, causing the deaths of over 500 people!”
At this their faces went white before I continued “Not only that, but you caused a RIP in the fabric of this universe! The opposing side automatically closed up as a result of the explosion but over here the rip still exists.”
Now they were really scared. I proceeded to speak “Part of me wants to have the two of you tried for genocide or at least expelled. However part of me wants to thank you for granting some of my fondest wishes.” At that they were deeply concerned so I reassured them saying “If it is in my power, you are not expelled from Whateley. However you will be given a severe punishment.
You two will be my underlings. Your lab is now my lab since I need to fix the mess you two made. If I need something done in the labs you do it. If I need someone’s DNA to test a batch of nanites on, I use yours. If I need someone to test a PFG, you guessed it, one of you two are going to be wearing it during the test. You will be my lackeys for the rest of your time here.”
Mrs. Hartford, figuring I was done with the punishment said “if I was the one in her shoes, you would probably be facing 500 counts of manslaughter and a trial as an adult. If I were the one punishing you additionally, you’d be on the shit-list after what I just heard her say.”
Dexter decided to see if there was any way to lessen the punishment by asking “can we do anything to help fix the mess we caused?” I replied simply “No. You got lucky by dialing to a college campus. What would have happened if you had dialed oh I don’t know a nuclear missile depot in Russia?” At that they realized the sheer luck they had with their device.
“The help I need has probably noticed the rip and is on his way here now.” Seeing a familiar box starting to appear along with a familiar noise I added “There’s my help to fix the problem. Now Mrs. Hartford I am done reading them the riot act. You can have you chair back now.” I said while standing up. I also proceeded to whisper "Thank you" into the ears of Dexter and Mandark.
Mrs. Hartford addressed the two boys saying “Go back to your classes. You are banned from power labs for the rest of the summer.” As soon as they left a familiar face popped out of the TARDIS and said “Top of the morning to you all. I saw a rip in the universe and followed it here. Oddest thing you know. It occurred on a sealed dimensional door the Time Lords created near the end of the Time War. I’m the Doctor by the way.”
“Well I’ll show you where to put the TARDIS, Doctor as well as set you up with a temporary ID and place to stay.” Mrs. Hartford said. “How do we know people won’t notice your… vehicle while we move it in transit?”
“Oh that’s rather easy. The TARDIS has a built-in disguise ability. Although it looks like a blue Police Box, in reality no one notices it unless they are really looking for it. And by really looking I mean REALLY looking.” The Doctor said.
I decided to pop in. “I think I know where he can put the TARDIS for the duration of his stay. The location is next to Poe. I believe someone from security should show him to the cottage. Also, that someone should escort the Doctor to the lab where the incident took place, after he is situated of course. In the meantime, I have an appointment to keep.”
With Mrs. Hartford saying “All right” and calling for security to come to bring a VIP to where a certain ship lay cloaked, I left for Schulscher 206. Looking at my watch, I had about 20 minutes to make it there. After I walked in and said I was here for a special apt with Louis, I was told to sit in the waiting room. It was much like any other. Checking my watch again to see if it was time for the appointment, I saw that it was exactly 3 PM and at that time, Louis decided to show himself to me.
“Hello DIVA” he projected into my mind. “Would you mind coming this way and into my office? I assure you unlike other offices, in here no one can record anything. Whatever you tell me in the strictest sense of the word will remain confidential and only between us.”
“Are you 100% positive that whatever is said between us, no matter what it is, will remain strictly between us?” I asked. Louis replied “The administration will know you are seeing me for therapy but not the reason why.”
Deciding to start the session off on a light note, he said “So tell me about yourself. There was a stillborn girl that shares your birthday, birth time, and parents but that is obviously not you. Tell me about your past.”
Oh boy did that stir up a hornet’s nest. I figured whatever I was going to keep secret from him, he’d find out anyway. I also guessed the reason for the session was the emotional breakdown I had after recovering from the burnout incident, the gender switch in particular. So, after letting out a long sigh I said “I don’t actually come from this earth. I come from 6 years in the future from a earth that is parallel to this one.”
And with that statement I proceeded to tell him how I came to be at Whateley. After I finished and looking at the clock, I noticed that it was nearly 4 PM. Louis said, “Well now, you are an unusual case. I’d like to meet with you at least once a week starting in the fall. You need some time to adjust. To me it seems like you have a case of PTSD in addition to suffering from GID, although maybe not diagnosed for a very long time. The mention of your actions in the forest on the 25th, in particular hint that you were severely depressed.
That concludes our session for today. I’ll send you an e-mail after the semester start to setup a time for us to meet. It was nice to meet you, Danielle.” “Likewise, Louis. Now if you excuse me, I probably should get down to the lab where the incident I mentioned took place.” I said before heading down to the devisor lab to hopefully meet up with the Doctor.
Upon getting to the lab, I found the Doctor inside using his Sonic Screwdriver. After a few seconds he said “Amazing. Those two devisors managed to make a part of the core framework behind the Time Vortex inside my TARDIS. That framework allowed the Time Lords to hop between universes like a commuter can get to New York in under an hour.”
“Doctor, I was told that there is a universe tear that this device caused. Now I have a plan that will hopefully fix the problem. Can the machine be moved out so we can ‘renovate’ the lab?” I said to him.
“Oh yes it can be moved. I don’t know what your plan is to move that thing out of here however.” The Doctor replied. So sketching my plan to him in detail he said “well we are going to need a few things. First I scanned the power output of the reactors power the campus here and it takes 3x the output they produce to meet the demands of your proposal.”
“Then we generate power internally. That was my intention.” I said as we got to work. I contacted security and although puzzled by the request, they moved the device to the lab next door for a few hours.
After that was done, I told the doctor “Whatever tech we need to make this room bigger, we’re going to be relying on my broach to handle the violation of the 1st rule of Alchemy. You envision whatever we need to make what I described to you a reality and I’ll provide the means to get said items.”
And that is how it worked out. In the end we made the airlock a double airlock so that if I decided to change the ‘anchor’ position, the lab would move with me. The large lab room became something similar to what the SGC has for their gate room.
However, near the back of the large room there was a closet which held 100 Naquda generators, an amount of power that the Doctor assured me would be adequate for intra-universal travel. I also told the Doctor to meet me by his TARDIS at 7 PM with regards to its storage.
Seeing as how it was now almost 6PM, we finished setting up two bedrooms in order that I could go to eat. At the table everyone was asking how the meeting went. My reply was “The contents of that meeting are between me, Dexter, Mandark, and Mrs. Hartford. No one else is to know any details aside from the fact that they aren’t expelled.”
Over my plate of food, I was asked about the blue box outside Poe. I replied “That belongs to the person who is helping to fix the mess Dexter and Mandark started. It’s going to be gone tonight. The person helping me will still be here but his craft will be somewhere that no one will see it.”
At 7 PM on the dot I met the Doctor outside Poe. I told him to maneuver his TARDIS over to near where the Peacemaker was. Deciding to step inside and see if I could expand the cloak to include the TARDIS, I found out that doing that is impossible. I did find out from looking at the rooms on the ship that there was a cargo hold that could hold the TARDIS and that its door had a manual control.
So I followed the computer’s directions into the cargo hold and was very surprised to find that I not only could fit the TARDIS in here, but I could fit a couple cars inside and still have room to open the doors of all of them. Opening the hatch, I exited via the cargo bay and found the Doctor.
“Follow me with the TARDIS and we’ll get it out of the sight and sensors of everyone.” I said, leading him to the cargo hatch which was still open. Since it was open, a holographic projection of what was supposed to be there, which was bushes, was present. In fact, this was the only time I saw the ship as anything other than not being there. After getting the TARDIS inside and closing the door, the Doctor proceeded to speak.
“It is truly amazing that this ship seems very similar to the way my TARDIS is. May I take a look around?” At my nodding head and saying “I’ll be in the cockpit if you need me, he took off to look around, sonic screwdriver in hand.”
It didn’t take him long to find out how the coms worked inside the ship. I could soon hear him speaking as an indicator that he had somehow found out how they worked. I was able to see him based on the sensor package and bio scanning for anything with 2 hearts inside the ship.
“Did you know Danielle, that this ship has a Warp Core? Now only that, it has an Asguard hyperdrive system as well! Also, there appears to be a drive for jumping between universes. Must take a lot of power to operate the drive however. I saw a sick bay that looked exactly like it had been taken from the Enterprise-E.
Also in the ship, there’s what looks like a bathroom with a restroom next to it. No, wait make that 2 bedrooms. There’s a door here that won’t open and hang on this is funny-I’m reading a second TARDIS in here. Come down here will you, Danielle?”
Deciding there was going to be no end to him talking; I muted the internal ship comn. And went down to where the Doctor was, which according to the ship’s sensors was right next to the second chair platform. Looking inside the room, which had been passed over two days ago, I looked inside. Not only was there a computer console in there, but in the middle of the room was what was unmistakably a TARDIS.
“That is impossible. Only the Time Lords know how to make a TARDIS. Yet here this one sits, a baby when I think of other TARDIS’ but still a TARDIS.” The Doctor said. Heading inside the thing, we could see that it was small, cramped, and was drawing a small amount of energy from the ship. “I don’t know how it occurred, but you and this baby TARDIS are linked.” The doctor said.
“All right we’re linked. What does that make me, a Time Lord? My biology showed up human during powers testing. Can you make some kind of easy-to-use control panel for me? At least anything remotely easier than how your TARDIS operates. I’ll also need an instruction manual on how to fly that TARDIS.” I said.
Scanning me with his Sonic Screwdriver, the Doctor said “No you’re not a Time Lord. Luckily I happen to have a few books that may help you out.” He left and then returned with the two books, one very tiny, one very thick.
I looked over the titles of the books. One said “Understanding Galafriean.” The other said “TARDIS operations manual for idiots.” “I’m not an idiot” I said to the Doctor.
“I know you’re not an idiot to have imagined such a wonderful ship as this. However, in my eyes, you aren’t that smart. No offence” the Doctor said. “I’ll make that simple control panel for you. Mind it’ll pretty much just be like the time circuits in Back to the Future, but it’ll be something you can understand.”
“All I ask is that I be able to understand how to operate the ship. I am guessing that I am the only one who will be able to pilot it?” I said to which the Doctor replied “Yes you are the only one who can pilot it. In fact, the only way to read those 2 books is if you have a TARDIS linked to you. Yours is going to probably mature in a couple decades however.”
At that I said “All right. Now why don’t we call it a night and meet back in the lab at 9AM to continue our work.” He agreed and thus we parted ways for the evening. I was pestered by the others for comments but said “I’m still working on the problem and don’t want to reveal anything till I have it solved.” They were highly unhappy about it but nevertheless glad to know that a solution was in progress.
I had a big breakfast the next morning, hoping to keep working on through dinner. I had estimated that we’d be finished with work and ready to see if the seal worked on Monday. I also had taken a door that was linked to the Kimba Kwarters with me to connect to the lab.
There was no telling if you could link two different dimensions together via a door but it was either that or I would be consulting the Peacemaker computer for the information I needed. I assured the rest of the team that they would see the complete lab but once they see it, they’ll thank me.
After the two of us reached the lab, we asked security to wheel the device Mandark and Dexter had built back into the lab. After we set that up I told the doctor “So are you ready to get the second part of the equation setup?” his reply was enthuastic “of course I am ready. You do realize that after we merge the two, we’re going to need a dialing program?”
“I already realized that. That is why I brought that door with me-so I can access the Ancient Database I guess is in the hard drives of the HQ for my team. I still need a laptop though.”
And so I took the door and put it up along the wall, away from the area that would be the simulator for weapons but near the hangar for any big projects I might undertake. After I setup the door, I exited into the HQ, much to the surprise of everyone.
“Don’t panic, I’m just here for a few things. Namely, my laptop that came through the portal, a copy of a dialing computer, and 1 address.” I said. Ayla asked me “What kind of address do you need? Why not program your own Dialing Computer?”
My reply bas blunt: “the kind of address I need is stored in the computer’s memory here. Or so I hope it is. As for the dialing computer, why program what has already been created for you.”
Addressing the computer I said “Computer, I need a copy of the Stargate Dialing program, the Gate address for Earth, and the two of them on one flash drive with the dialing computer’s source code.”
The computer replied “what you asked for is on a flash drive you’ll find in the 3rd door down the hall on your right. It’s all on a 4 GB thumb drive but you will need more space for the addresses for the entire gate network.” I said “I just need the 1 address. All 7 parts, including the 1 used to dial other worlds.”
I got exactly what I said. Leaving the HQ for my old laptop, which was good for very little but being what it was, it was the exact item needed for a dialing computer. I returned to the HQ, grabbed the thumb drive, and with both in hand walked back into the lab.
“I’m back. I got the dialing program, a gate address to test, and source code so we can recompile to add in the additional, optional chevrons on the device. Also, can we take a lunch break? I’m getting hungry.” I said all this while also looking at my watch.
The time it said was 12:30. I had a nice sub I manifested as did the Doctor. Then, after we both went to the bathroom, I prepared to manifest the gate. After the gate was up and the device that brought me here adjusted to include chevrons, I told the Doctor “I think you’ll be better off using my laptop to code in the option for the extra three chevrons for dialing between universes.”
“Remind me again why we need to dial between universes, Danielle.” He said. I stated “I have to assume that the only way to stabilize the universe rip is to be able to pass information in and out. In other words, place a large batch of concrete around a circular hole to keep it from spreading. Am I correct?”
“Well you got the principals down and we got most of what we need here. All we need to do is hook up power cables that can handle the strain, initialize the gate, and attempt to send something through.” “We’ll need a power supply for the lab that is not hooked up to the main campus reactors because then I’ll draw too much. They’ll be the emergency, last resort power supply.” I added.
The idea came to me like a punch to the face of course! Power the lab via a few ZPM’s. They can serve as power for the gate if generators fail, keep me off the grid, and provide plenty of power for other stuff, like a Time Dilalation Device. “Doctor, is it possible to slow time down in a small area like oh say this lab to be like 1 hour in here is equal to 60 seconds outside. I’d like to setup something that maximizes time in here for working on projects.”
“You could do that but such a difference would be very bad on the human biology. Not only does the power required for such a device rise in proportion to the desired time dilalation, but it can affect biological beings in unexpected ways if you suddenly switch the flow of time. I would say a maximum of 6 hours for every hour outside would be sufficient, provided you gradually adjusted to the time inside and gradually adjusted back. Of course, if you were going to use the gate, said device would have to be shut off.”
“Good” I said while making the enclosure I had envisioned hooking the rest of the lab up to the ZPM’s. I designed it so that you could fit 3 ZPM’s inside and hook up power cables to run underneath the floor to the various rooms. I also manifested power cables for the Naquda generators to hookup to the gate. I then proceeded to start setting up a quarantine area for visitors coming from the gate for their protection and to prevent a disease outbreak.
Needless to say while I was doing this, the Doctor was typing away on the computer, writing lines of code to make the current dialing program that accepts 7 (or 8 if dialing another galaxy) chevrons accept 3 more. I had also asked him if he could come up with a program that could determine the 3 universe coordinates based upon a scan of someone in the sick bay.
I also proceeded to furnish 3 of the rooms with amenities you’d find in a hotel room-bed, drawers for clothes, and a clock to tell the time as well as a restroom Do not ask how I got that hooked up to the campus system-it just is.
I had just inserted the ZPM’s and checked the time. Our work had been going on for over three hours. I decided that it was now time to maximize our time in here before dinner. “Doctor, I think it’s time we created that device. I have an area where we can make it that is out of the way.” I said.
“Allonz-e. Let’s go get that device setup. I finished the coding and have an alarm setup to give you an early warning of what might be entering the universe. I used songs from your iPod touch. Those songs will give you a major clue as to what universe they are coming from.” The Doctor said.
I led him down and through a locked door into an area that had a bunch of ZPM’s whose purpose were to ONLY power the time dilation device. Clasping my hands like I was going to be doing alchemy, the Doctor understood what I was trying to do and put his hands next to mine. We then created the device with the Doctor providing the image. He then proceeded to explain how to work the device.
“The device will respond to any set of time given but has a hard ratio of 12:1 which should not be used too often. There is a soft limit of half that but I recommend you only use a ratio of 3:1 while in here. The device is currently set at 3:1 so we have about 6 hours to work and finish furnishing the lab.”
We did exactly that-I manifested a control-like board which would only activate when a laptop was connected that was running the dialing program. I also proceeded to set up sensors in the Stargate power closet as well as run cabling from the main power supply for the lab to the gate as a means of backup power. The control panel had displays that were always active but a radio and camera setup that was focused on the control panel.
We also setup a gravity controller inside the large room for working on big projects because you could work on a spaceship in here. I setup warning signs that would light up if the room was in face devoid of gravity. I also setup a holodeck that I knew I would be doing some programming for eventually.
After we finished setting up the lab I told the Doctor “I think this is as setup as it needs to be for now. I hope you have 3 digits for the device from Dexter and Mandark already picked out. I have the dialing address for Earth picked out. I think that due to the fact we are dialing Earth, we should to the other 3 chevrons first and THEN the address.”
“That sounds good although there might be a power spike. Although I don’t think dialing six chevrons on the main gate, dialing the three on the other, and then dialing the last one would make a difference power wise.” The Doctor said. “Good. We’ll meet here after lunch to test our creation. We’ll also have the lab head here to see what happens. If we need security, they are just a call away.
After telling the computer to shut the time dilation device down, we exited the lab. The Doctor went one way I went back to Poe. I finally told everyone over dinner that the device was ready although it was still unknown if it would actually work-the power requirements may have been severely underestimated or there may be a repeat of what brought me here on the other side-a wide area of land looking like it had been nuked without the radiation.
Ayla decided to take my mind off it by saying “you got a letter addressed to you that I opened because you were so busy. It seems like you need to head to Security tomorrow to get your school laptop. I would suggest you purchase a second laptop for whatever it is you are doing and maybe a third for gaming”
I replied simply “you don’t use a laptop for gaming. As to your advice about a second laptop for the lab, it’s a great suggestion. However, I am going to need to go to bed very soon because I am tired. Yes it is early but the Doctor and I installed something that speeds time up inside the lab safely and I spent an extra three hours in there.”
“I agree. You look exhausted. Tell you what. You setup the music for tomorrow. Since it’s a Sunday, you can sleep in as much as you like.” Ayla told me.
After that, I left the table, and headed off to Poe to get some sleep. After I entered my room, I turned off Ayla’s alarm clock so I wouldn’t hear music that I loathed and instead set my clock radio so it would play songs from my iPod touch when the alarm went off. I set the second alarm for eleven AM, put on my second nightie after taking my clothes off, and went to sleep.
Notes: This is the second arc of the story, where the punishment of the two devisors is handed out. I rushed a couple days because I wanted to focus on getting the lab setup and built. As to the quarantine area, well I’ll reveal that in the next installment as well as the coordinates for the Earth the Doctor put in the program. Except for emergencies and some phone calls directed to him, after the Doctor leaves campus, he is currently intended to never show up again. The Soul Society will show up in a future part of this story. Currently, I am planning on having the summer semester end on August fifth. I hope you enjoyed the story. As for the baby TARDIS, it’s at a stage where it just needs energy to grow and feeds off of the Peacemaker’s supply at a tiny but constant drain. I have a certain captain from squad 11 showing up to make a offer to a certain changeling that is not the main character.
Note: This is a work of fiction and all characters are used without permission. The warnings I posted in part 1 of my prior story still apply. Comments are very much appreciated. I'm going to post these uneditied and the post the editied versions as I get them. I have up to part 4 already written
Well at 11 Am my alarm went off with the song ‘Otherworld’ from Final Fantasy X playing. Deciding that it was time to get up as well as seeing that I was alone in the room, I decided to enjoy a nice, long shower. Since it was Monday, everyone was in classes until lunch time. Since I had time to kill but had to go to security, I decided to take a shower, put on a red tank top and shorts, and head down to security to get my school-issued laptop.
“You’re DIVA, right?” the female security officer said to me. “Well sign this to confirm that you have received your laptop. It has 12 GB RAM, a 120 GB solid-state drive, and a decent graphics card. Battery life is about 4 hours if you’re running some processor-intensive items. You can do whatever you like to the kernel on your laptop but don’t try doing things to other school-issued laptops. There may be some stuff left over from the last user but if you do a low-level format and use the ERD’s you have with your laptop, you’ll be fine.”
After signing that paper and getting the laptop out of the way in my dorm room, I decided to make password-protected backups of a few installs on my desktop to prevent anyone from getting access to the IP contents. I didn’t want to see anything from Vanadiel suddenly show up in GEO. So I had the two folders I wanted archived archiving and then went to the cafeteria.
After reaching the table I heard some interesting conversation, most of it looking like it involved finals “oh Danielle you’re just in time.” I heard Billie say “I need help with my geometry homework and Ayla says you tested all the way into calculus. Can you help me out with my homework? I need to pass the test this Friday.”
I replied “I bet I am going to be full of work with the lab. We JUST got it to the point where we are ready to do a test. If nothing goes wrong, I’ll be available to tutor you hopefully after dinner tonight. That is, if my sponsor doesn’t decide to start my special classes early.”
Ayla butted in “so THAT is why you were a little mixed up about the date and thought today was actually Sunday. You were busy working on whatever it is that you don’t want us to see with this weirdo that showed up on campus the day after your power testing.”
I had now seen that everyone was now done with their plates and was preparing to head to their next class. However, instead of heading to their next class, we all ended up heading back to Poe. I asked about this on our private communication network.
<DIVA: “ummm is there a reason why we are heading back to Poe?”>
<Fey: “Yeah. We actually get the rest of the day as a ‘reading day’. I think it’s to allow us to study for the finals for this bridge semester. Personally I got no problem with passing mine.”>
<Tennyo: “it’s more of a ‘reading day’ because they have Combat Finals from the spring that need to be finished.”>
<Lancer: “Enough chit-chat people. We got an unknown person at 9 o’clock. From how he looks, he’s not from the campus. DIVA do you know him?”>
<DIVA: “yes I know him. Everyone, get Fey as far away from him as possible. We may have an attempted kidnapping on our hands.”>
<Mayuri: “It was relatively simple for someone at the head of Squad 12 and the Center for R&D of the Soul Society to tap into your network. I doubt other humans will be able to tap into it. I had to spend five minutes scanning and decoding the frequency. Anyway time for me to chat for real.”>
“Allow me to introduce myself. I am Mayuri Kurotsuchi. You are an interesting potential research subject, Fey. I will extend to you an offer. If you become me research subject, I’ll only experiment on you once a day. I’ll also keep the electroshock sessions to once a week. You will be treated quite well, better than most female research subjects.” Mayuri said.
Knowing what he wanted I pulled out my soul pass, pushed it to my body and drew out Zangetsu. I proceeded tell Mayuri the following. “Captain Kurotsuchi, if you intend to take Fey to be your research subject, you’ll have to get through me and the people you see behind me first. I doubt the head captain will take kindly to you kidnapping someone from campus. Whatever you came here to do, I doubt a kidnapping was at the top of your list.”
Mayuri proceeded to explain his reason for being here “I simply came to deliver your Soul Phone, DIVA. Why I have to call you that here is beyond me. As for the people behind you protecting a research subject, well let’s just say since she’s not human I can bend some rules. Making you people unable to fight would be very easy for me. As for the Head Captain knowing about it, enough chaos to distract him from looking here would be sufficient to make sure he doesn’t notice it.”
I looked through the contact list and was relieved that every captain was in there with a direct line, even the Head Captain. If push-came-to-shove, I could use the phone to get the Soul Society against squad 12. However, we would need to work on a contingency plan. After Mayuri went back to the Soul Society I proceeded to explain what just occurred.
<DIVA: “Guys we just met a threat that can KO us with a single cut of his blade.”>
<Fey: “What does that do regarding the kidnapping threat he made? I think I can defend against whatever threat he may pose.”>
<DIVA: “What if that threat happens to paralyze you before you can react? His zanpakto can do that with a single cut. I doubt PK fields are immune to his zanpakto.”>
<Lancer: “Well if that is the case, we make sure we stay together. You saw how quickly he came in and infiltrated out network. DIVA, can you improve the security of the network in any way?”>
<DIVA: “Well I probably can use higher security protocols stored on the Peacemaker to improve security. However, everyone’s going to have to ditch their current device in favor of mine due to the processing power that may be required to make sure no one can tap into it. As to a kidnapping, if I have the phone # to Fey’s dad, I can then call him to notify him the moment a kidnapping occurs. If I have your bio-data, Fey, I can track you after he kidnaps you. I would imagine you-know-who will be out of his job once we get through to him.”>
<Chaka: “I didn’t see much but I heard him speaking in our private chat. Does that guy have any ethics? It sounded like he wanted to get Fey to be a research subject and will go to several lengths to make it happen.”>
<DIVA: “That only ethics Mayuri has is regarding fellow Soul Reapers. That is the reason I stepped up. Fey, can I have you dad’s phone # and get you into my lab for a bio-data reading later in the week? If you want to do it near Poe I think I can accommodate you- I’ll just be learning how to do it as I take the scan.”>
<Phase: “Shouldn’t we alert security about the threat?”>
<Tennyo: “If this Mayuri character can do what he says, Security can do jack squat about the issue. We should have a contingency plan in place if he does what he says.”>
<Lancer: “I am going to take a chance and say that we should at least notify security or someone about the possibility of a kidnapping. I am also going out on a limb and guessing that he can’t look inside the Kimba Kwarters or observe what we do in there.”>
<DIVA: “I would say that’s a safe assumption. There is a reason Mayuri was in the Maggots Nest before he became squad 12 Captain. After dinner, we meet in the Kimba Kwarters to discuss options and details I know about Mayuri.”>
<Lancer: “That sounds like a good idea. We’ll see you after dinner in the Kimba Kwarters.”>
<Phase: “There was another note for you that I opened. It says that you have to meet up with Dr. Bellows, your advisor, to make up your fall schedule. It seems the meeting time is 1 PM in Schulscher 212 tomorrow.”>
<DIVA: “Sounds like a plan. I got to get back to the lab to perform the test to see if the device will actually work. If it works, the person assisting me will leave campus this evening.”>
With that conversation we ended up back at Poe. Since my new phone said it was 1 PM, I decided to head back down to the lab to finish hooking up wiring. After stopping by the power lab teacher’s office, the two of us went down to the lab where Officer Everheart was also there.
Upon asking her the reason she stated “I heard you were renovating a lab as well as improving a device that brought you here. Reason stands that I should be here to report back to the admin if you close this rip or not.”
Deciding that now was a good a time as any to activate the device; I also added in the IDC program that I had preset to send the name of the academy but in numbers. This program was designed to send it through the device. I double-checked the sensors for the Stargate power supply. Seeing all the sensors at green and the backup power indicator light on standby, I proceeded to state “Well let’s being the dialing sequence.”
And so the dialing sequence began. After the first 3 digits dialed, the gate address for Earth began dialing much to the surprise of everyone on the other side
SGC, July 29th, 2006, 2 PM
“Unscheduled off world activation! General O’ Niel to the gate room at once. After reaching the gate room, the man at the controls said “The gate appears to be dialing from HERE, sir but it’s odd. We know you cannot dial a gate from the same world.”
“That means it is probably an enemy of ours. Get SG6 down into the gate room armed right away.” The general said.
“Hang on; I’m getting an IDC coming through. I’m displaying it on my screen for everyone to see because it does not match any IDC’s on file.”
9428353902223369 the IDC read. Upon seeing it the gate tech said “I’m keeping the iris up but we’re getting an audio feed coming in.
“Hello? Hello? Is this the SGC?” they heard a female voice say and then in the background they heard “these power levels are unprecedented on campus. There’s no way it worked.”
“This is the SGC we hear you but you are breaking up. Can you boost your power level as well as identify how you obtained this gate address.” The gate tech said.
“I’ll see if I can boost power but we’re running at 105% capacity for all the power generators. It may be tricky but I have to ask that you send nothing through till we contact you again in an hour. At that time it might be wise to have a team assembled to come through. Due to circumstances on my side, they’ll be in accommodations like they have back at the SGC, but they’ll be under quarantine for two days. You did clear up a certain plague, didn’t you?”
“This is General O’Neil. Yes we did clear up a plague over here that we had to deal with. I’ll contact Atlantis and have 3 people ready to send through in an hour. I would like to know how you’re dialing earth from earth and I know just the people to send through.”
“All right I’m getting temperature warning lights on most of the generators over here so I can’t keep this open for long. I’ll improve it before next transmission.” With that, the gate shut down and the general set to contacting Atlantis to have them send over Major John Shepard to go through along with Drs. Carter and Jackson.
Whateley Academy, July 29th, 2006, 2PM
“Well that looks like it went well.” The power lab teacher said. Right away I said “Computer, engage time dilation device. Set to 3 hours. We have an iris to assemble, generators to cool, and add in more generators to handle the power load better. We need to make sure that we can keep out unauthorized dialings now that we have proven that it works.”
“Well I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it myself. Why are we being kept here for three hours?” the power lab teacher said. “I guess this is the best time for us to see what other changes DIVA had made to the lab aside from the obvious disconnection from the school’s power grid” I head Officer Everheart say.
I decided to respond to that comment “There isn’t much to comment on. All we got is a couple of either partly done or completed hotel-style rooms, an empty room for armory type weapons that hasn’t even been furnished, a sick bay for on-site treatment of injuries, a holodeck for simulating weapons usage in a safe environment. Finally, we got a large room for large projects. As for being off the campus grid, technically we are off but the lights are powered by the campus grid.”
“I’ll show them the rest of the lab as well as finish the assembly of the three hotel-like rooms. Come on, you two. Let’s allow DIVA to setup that iris she mentioned, improve the power problem, and setup a backup Iris control mechanism because I know she is going to want to have a backup to prevent an invasion occurring on campus as a result of actions she took.” The Doctor said.
“She is treading very close to breaking the rules. By inviting people who may be carrying an unknown disease she is risking exposing the entire campus. But if she is going to ask that vials of the cure come through, she should be fine. The reasons for the 2-day quarantine I assume are because they come from a world where mutants don’t exist?” Officer Everheart said, telling me how close I am to violating the rules of the school.
After checking the ZPM power status displays, I saw that over a third had been used within ten minutes of the gate being active. Consulting the power output screen for the gate, I saw that we underestimated the power usage by about 25%. So I added in the iris, an additional 40 generators, and added a backup shut-off in case something happened and the power went out. I also added in 3 fresh ZPM’s to make sure power supply wasn’t a problem
“Time dilation device shutting down now. It is 2:59 PM outside the lab.” The computer said to me. After seeing everyone else coming back, I began the dialing sequence again. Turning to the Doctor I said “It is a good think I had the ZPM’s as a secondary power supply for the gate. We underestimated the power supply by 25%. I hope we got enough power to send radio signals through and receive people.
The dialing program finished and the gate successfully dialed. As soon as it finished I said into the radio “Attention SGC. I need an IDC before you send anything through. I managed to setup an iris and I don’t want to have an invasion force come through.”
“Understood. We’re transmitting our IDC through. We’ve added the IDC you initially sent as a friendly code although how you are dialing is impossible.” I heard over the radio
Deciding to explain after lowering the iris I said “Put simply, I’m using two devices to dial you from another earth. One is a Stargate. The other is a device that can cause major damage. I don’t have to imagine the consequences of the device being used alone.”
“We’re sending our people through now. We expect to hear from them once they get through.” I heard over the radio. Right as the three people came through the gate shut off.
“I TOLD you I didn’t know what to expect to happen due to the gate being open for so long. It looks like all the generators overheated. At least everyone is through safely” (I hope) I added silently. Turning to the three that came through I said “Computer, engage quarantine procedures. No one walks in or out of the area containing the gate room’s right exit and the door without a quarantine suit. Set the life support to the secondary system for the same amount of time as the quarantine is to last-48 hours in the lab.”
“Welcome to Whateley Academy. I’m DIVA, the person who is the owner of this lab. Currently you are in quarantine because of two reasons: I don’t want to have you enter what we here call ‘burnout’ and I don’t want any disease outbreaks occurring because of me. You’ll find 3 bio-med sensors in the bay on the left. Put them on as I’ll be notified of any changed in your biology.”
“Well we got the cure for the plague right here.” I hear Dr. Carter say. “We included 3 vials of the cure for you to mass-produce.”
After entering the gate room, I took the case, took one of the vials into the sick bay for analysis/mass production, and handed the case containing the other two vials to Officer Everheart making sure to tell her to send 1 vial down to the bio-devisors with instructions to make a version that was useable as an injection for everyone on campus and the other vial to the nurse with notes of the disease symptoms. I led the 3 of them to the main area and by now an hour had passed.
“This is amazing! It looks like the ENTIRE ancient database is here and in English as well.” I heard Dr. Jackson say after he took a look at the computer, which I had rigged with access to the Peacemaker database. “Well I also managed to hookup a TV with the latest game consoles and access to a lot of stuff while you are here.” I was getting a warning beep regarding major Shephards’ bio-med sensor. It seemed like he was in the starting stages of burnout.
I dialed up security telling them I had a burnout in progress over here and that I was moving the victim to the closes possible treatment center. “I feel awful” I heard John say. “You are burning up.” I heard Dr. Carter say.
“Come with me into the sick bay, John. We’ll see if we can’t take care of that problem. Anything you have been experiencing would be very useful in knowing what is occurring.” I said to which he replied “I haven’t feel feeling too much other than a slight headache and being very hot.” I heard John say right before he fell unconscious.
Deciding I was on the verge of being out of my league I said “Computer please being recording all events in the room. Computer, please engage the EMH.”
“Please state the nature of the medical emergency.” I heard the EMH say. “This guy over here is in burnout. I need to make sure he gets cooled down and his body gets adequate nutrients. It’s burning through them at a rapid pace.”
“It seems we are not equipped for a burnout emergency.” I heard the EMH say. Then right away knowledge from the back of my brain, the part regarding human transmutation came to the forefront. “I know how to solve this. Get me multiple scans of his body, one indicating the bone structure, one involving the temperature of the body, and one involving the overall picture. I need to see them as needed.”
After seeing the scans, I proceeded to put John’s body into ice, rolled up my sleeves, clasped my hands, and started to do Alkahestry, in an effort to save his life.
Continued in part 3
Notes: I wrote Mayuri the way he is in Bleach-a character with little to no ethics. I really appreciate comments