Rega smiled and opened her mouth to answer, but the drone moved between them and interrupted her.<br/><br/>"The crew regiment is classified information, restricted to Nekan Space Force personnel only." Kit said, clearly making adjustments to the language file as the Human spoke. After a moment, Rega gently pushed the drone aside and stepped forward.<br/><br/>"It is just me on board. My people did not want to risk sending more to this part of the universe." she said, "I had to come and explore."<br/><br/>The viewport of sickbay showed the flash of the exit from Hyperspace, then the endless sea of darkness that was space outside. The ship shuddered slightly for a moment, then Kit's drone turned around.<br/><br/>"<Sensors are detecting an energy signature that is comparative to hyperspace technology. There is also several fading energy signatures from objects of similar design to the Human's pod.>" he said, "<A battle took place here.>"<br/><br/>"<There was a fight?>" Rega asked, "<Do a deep scan of the area.>" A moment later, Kit replied.<br/><br/>"<Ether particles detected.>" he said, "<A Nekan Ether Generator was used here.>" Rega's eyes lit up.<br/><br/>"He was here!" she said, "I must go to the bridge!" She had been staring at the Human for a moment as she listened, and the translator activated when she spoke.<br/><br/>"What of the Human?" Kit asked.<br/><br/>"He can come too. Just keep an eye on him." she said.<br/><br/>A quick trip through the ship and they were all on the bridge, Kit had the drone follow behind the Human as he led him to a nearby chair, normally occupied by the second in command. Rega sat down in the captain's chair.<br/><br/>"On Screen."<br/><br/>The screen focused on the battlefield, showing chilled tombs of broken spacecraft and metal debris. No other large ships were around the area. Kit zoomed in on a particular wreck when Rega pointed, and the symbol for the Children of the Dying Son could be seen on the hull.<br/><br/>"Kit do a long range scan of the sector. See if you can find a ship or something." she said. There was a pause and Kit's voice responded.<br/><br/>"No ships detec.........Standby." he said. Rega sighed. Kit had a habit of this.<br/><br/>"What?"<br/><br/>"Hyperspace activity in the area is linked to a corridor containing a large energy signature." Kit said, "It is currently travelling at a speed in Hyperspace that the The Mauna Kea can easily catch up to in little time." Rega hesitated for a moment. Most conflicts are between good and evil, some are between parties of opposing thoughts. Whatever the case in this fight, the ones they detected could be good or evil, or simply someone who opposes another faction in the area. Still, she came this far. She had to continue.<br/><br/>"Proceed." she said.<br/><br/>"Plotting course." Kit said. A moment later, they entered hyperspace in the same corridor as the fleeing ship. Within the hour they would catch up and see who they are, possibly meet more of these Humans, or be targeted by a new enemy.<br/><br/>"Well, Jon. I hope these people are your friends." Rega said, "I really don't want to make a bad impression on your people if they perceive us as a threat."<br/><br/>------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">â€œSo with the whole download memory thing does that mean that you could basically never die? You know just have the file saved to a new body?â€ asking as she takes another spoonful to await his answer.</span><br/><br/>Dren swallowed his food and set his spoon down. Thinking for a moment, he tried to determine the best way to say it.<br/><br/>"The procedure is......somewhat expensive." he said, "It's only done for very important people or rich people." He left it at that, but Yuri decided to come out with it after a long pause.<br/><br/>"Dren gave up everything for me, or rather her." she said, leaning back in her chair.<br/><br/>"Yuri, she doesn't need to know what I gave up. It's not a big deal." he said. Yuri's smile faded and she leaned over, putting her hand over his.<br/><br/>"You spent all of your money, went into debt a million credits, sold your condo, and gave up all of our parent's inheritance just so they could do the backup of my mind. You did this to protect me." she said, "You gave up your chance to go to the Academy and ended up in the NSF."<br/><br/>"Yeah, I spent all my money, hit rock bottom, and my sister still died." he said, "I joined the NSF because they had her backup in archive and I wanted to have access to it to find out a way to get her back."<br/><br/>"And your first issued AI did what you wanted all along." Yuri said, smiling. Dren didn't return her smile.<br/><br/>"Yes, you came back to me, but it's not the same." he said, "If you take one step outside my doors here, you will disappear. I can't take you to see a sunset, or spend time with you by my side. A hologram doesn't really cut it when you're just a projection."<br/><br/>Yuri remained silent for a moment, then her brow lowered.<br/><br/>"So that thing you're making in your lab..." she began.<br/><br/>"Isn't finished." Dren interrupted her, "And is a secret."<br/><br/>"Right." She said, trailing off. Dren ate a few spoonfuls of food, then pointed his spoon and Angela.<br/><br/>"So, Angela. The next time you take your mech out, you may want to do so while not in actual combat. I did some repairs, adjustments and enhancements on it that you may need to get used to." he said, anything to change the subject.