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[SCENE:&#160 Realm&#153 spacedock.&#160 In the abscence of Lord Darth Venomous (whom, you will recall, is currently languishing in Facebook Hell&#153), Supreme General Rayegun has arrived from the Southern Command&#153 to oversee things.&#160 His first order of business was to organize a search for the Admiral.

He is conferring now with Captain Korrioth, Realm&#153 shipmaster Commander K’tinghe and the rest of the senior staff.]

RAYEGUN:&#160 So where is this ribbon now?

KORRIOTH:&#160 Badlands, General.&#160 Specifically, Sector 11287, in the Hogan system.&#160 Estimated 3.1 days until it hits the Umagakhali Nebula.

RAYEGUN:&#160 And you still believe His Snarkiness is in there.

OZY MCCOOL:&#160 His last known position, yes, General.

RAYEGUN:&#160 Very well. What do we have in the way of ships around here?

K’TINGHE:&#160 We’ve come up with this prototype—

RAYEGUN:&#160 You are not&#160 sending the prototype in there after my friend, Commander, is that clear???

K’TINGHE:&#160 Uh, not that&#160 prototype, General.

[K’tinghe moves to the wall display on the far wall and touches a control.&#160 A nasty, sleek-looking, dark-charcoal gray battlecruiser appears on the display.]

K’TINGHE:&#160 General, this is the fleet’s newest vessel – Pegasus II.&#160 We have built it with the strongest titanium alloy available, and coated it with a neutronium armor.&#160 It is currently rated to withstand 2.5 times the amount of gravometric turbulence that our previous ships could tolerate.&#160 It is ideal for going into areas that would tear apart other, lesser ships.

RAYEGUN:&#160 Such as the perimeter of this ribbon.

K’TINGHE:&#160 Aye, sir.&#160 But that’s not the best part.&#160 (K’tinghe touches another control.)&#160 Look what we’re powering it with.

[Rayegun’s mouth virtually hits the floor.]

RAYEGUN:&#160 I don’t believe it.&#160 He finally took my suggestion and put—

MERLIN:&#160 Well, it wasn’t exactly&#160 his idea.&#160 Amazing what you can accomplish when a technical Luddite isn’t around to put the kibosh on things.

ALL:&#160

RAYEGUN:&#160 Very well, then.&#160 Get this ship prepped and on its way.&#160 I can’t imagine we have all that&#160 much time.

KORRIOTH:&#160 Aye, General. (to K’tinghe) Move.

K’TINGHE (with a suddenly tight look on his face):&#160 Captain—

KORRIOTH:&#160 Is there a problem, Commander?

K’TINGHE(gulping almost audibly):&#160 No, m’lord.&#160 On my way.

[He turns to go, a sullen look on his face.&#160 Korrioth ponders this for a moment, then turns his attention away, filing the sequence for later.]

—

Changes are coming.

Not anything that’ll affect you guys, but they’ll be fun to talk about, once in place.&#160 (Well, they will be for the geeks among us, anyway.)

Watch this space.