Snippet #2547270

"Moris, who's around?" Jack asked pitching the trash from his meal in the waste can by the door to his living quarters.

The ship chimed as normal before answering. " There are sixteen vessels travailing within " I'm bored" range. 17 if " I'm extremely bored"."

Jack nodded watching the stars drift in the blackness that was space, he was looking through the front visor panel, tho it really wasn't there it was just a real time image of what was going on outside of the ship.

" Any Human ships?"

" Two sir, One is Military in nature. "The Red". "

Jack grinned a bit, He might go kidnap someone...

" Moris, run personal tracker with my authentication code for council, labeled personal inquiry and label it's threat level 1, nothing major. I wan't everyone's on that ships name and rank, and medical records. Please make a note that this is level 3 clearance only and is only to be known about by Thein's in council or those deemed important enough by them to get in my business."

The ship paused for a moment , then chimed. " As you command, sir, however I must inform you that--

-- That is is against a multi-species treaty the Thein took part in , involve security of military information during the time of war and if found can lead to imprisonment" Jack mimicked the computer.

The ship chimed. " This will be your 74th charge on this, not to be disrespectful sir, but should you be abusing the clearance protocols? " The Ships A.I had a concerned tone to it's voice for once.

Jack paused and looked at the ship, like he was hearing it talk for the first time.
" You know my reputation, everyone in council think's I'm a lone with to much power, but they can't do anything because I have dirt on each and everyone of them, or they assume I do because I ask them for favors." He said talking more to a person now than a tool.

The ship chimed. " If you're sure sir. " The ship didn't sound convinced.

Jack smiled and settled down into the pilots chair, it was sunken into the floor and he had to lay down in the seat.
"Thank you for you're concern Morris, Make me one of those Earth drinks that keep me awake for a week."
He said as he pulled a visor over the front of his face, it was like a stasis pod form before FTL travel was a thing.
He inhaled deeply as the pilots seat filled with air, form fitting his body perfectly.

The ship chimed. " As you wish."

" Switch to Manual piloting , leave suggested rout open."
Jack bit his lip as he felt three needle like probes insert into the base of his neck, and with a gasp he was surrounded by nothing but the blackness of space, only contrasted by the stars.

He floated there in zero gravity, glowing a faint silvery color. It still took his breath away everything he took manual control over this ship.

He slid his hands outward in a semi circle and Disk of light appeared. Each had a reading.

'Morris Visual rout please' he thought to the ship.

There was no chime this time, only a thin blue beam of light that danced off in front of Jack's feet.

'Ship's weapons check'

A graph appeared next to the disk of light controlling the thrust. Morris soon chimed in

" Ammunition at 85%
Pay load includes following.

4,560 :30 mm High-velocity Heavy-matter rounds.
1500: 30 mm Heavy- mass-Energy-displacement rounds.
450: 30 mm anti-phase energy-shielding rounds.
40 :Ship to ship Plasma war head missiles.
10: Self guiding micro nuclear war heads Missiles.
30 : Stealth fusion war head missiles .
19 : " blue ferret" ASDMP (active shield defeating multi-purpose warheads.
65% change main partical beam
20 % main bow ionic cannon
98 % Tissue laser.

3,554 FLARE program drones." Morris said.

Jack nodded.
" Check storage and Solar sails please. And targeting recital up. "

100 kg liquid water
230 kg food.
1540 hours of oxygen.

'Solar sail's still functional reproducing 1 kg water per 100 hours of power and oxygen.' Morris answered.

After his list several beads of light danced in font of Jack's line of sight about 3 feet away, this is where his weapons were pointed. He smiled relaxing in this virtual reality.

Morris chimed. " Here are the personal files you requested. "
"Thank you Morris." Jack said as names and faces began to show in a disk of light, a 3d model of them was cast in the corner of jack's vision. He came across someone that caught his eye.



Jack smiled.
" Stealth, and Music track 2012, I'm in the mood for some sneaking. "

Morris chimed and a steel guitar started playing an ominous tone.The outwards hull of the ship reflected no light causing it to disappear from the blackness of space, heat signatures was reduced, ping was minimal. He might as well be a floating mail box in space for anyone cared. Jack grinned and snapped his fingers.

Jack and his ship were gone, Racing towards The Red.