Chương 53: Chapter 54: Royal Entertainment

The Imperial Down dropped out of FTL near the Drard and mysterious ship before the crew on the bridge jumped in shock at the sound of a woman's happy squeal.

"Lieutenant, what the hell is wrong with you?" The captain asked angrily as all the other bridge crew looked at her curiously.

"It's the Spector," Becky said excitedly.

"What?" The captain and Tessa said at the same time, causing the bridge crew to look at Tessa instead.

"Explain." The captain said as she looked between Tessa and Becky.

"Apologies, Captain." Tessa began.

"The Spector is the starship of this streamer I and Becky have been watching recently."

"Streamer?" The captain asked, sounding annoyed.

"Is a streamer really worth getting so excited about?" The lieutenant asked angrily.

"Normally, no, sir; however, the Spector and its pilot are both from outside the known universe, and their technology is very advanced," Tessa replied.

"Outside the known universe? How could that be possible?" The commander asked doubtfully.

"How advanced?" The captain asked, as her priorities lay elsewhere, showing her experience.

"It's hard to say, seeing as I am yet to see it in actual combat; however, I do know it possesses a Neutron reactor and Subspace Drive."

"What?" The captain asked in surprise as she looked closer at the ship that was displayed on the view-screen.

"That's impossible, no ship that size can possess a Neutron reactor and Subspace Drive, not even the Solarian or Deverinian races have ships like that." The commander replied doubtfully.

"Let's put this aside for a moment, lieutenant, give me a scan of both ships for life signs." The captain said before ordering Becky.

"Already done, captain, there are no life signs on the Drard, while our sensors can't penetrate the hull of the Spector."

"Seriously?" The captain asked, surprised, before ordering, "Comm hail the Spector."

"Yes, captain." After a few moments, a Terran male wearing combat armour with a helmet that covered his face appeared on the view-screen.

"Greetings, Captain, might I ask if you aided the Drard by defeating the pirates and, in so doing, rescued its crew?"

"I did, and while Diva Lorelie and her manager are currently aboard my ship, the Drard's pilot unfortunately died before I arrived."

"KYAAAA I knew it, you're an amazing streamer," Becky said excitedly, causing everyone on the bridge and Adam to look at her again.

"Forgive my bridge officer, captain, it seems she, along with Lieutenant Kirkmeld here, are fans of your stream." The captain said apologetically as she pointed to two beautiful young women. The one addressed as Lieutenant Kirkmeld had long blonde hair with sharp blue eyes, while the other had short black hair with blue eyes.

"It's quite alright, since your ship is the Imperial Down, I'm guessing they are Tessisdabest and Beczontop. The other viewers were wondering why you were not in the chat during the stream when I fought those pirates. I guess this explains why."

"You fought the pirates on stream?" The Captain asked in surprise.

"Damn, I can't believe I missed that. They had better have got loads of clips," Becky complained. If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.

"Cough cough, anyway, it's quite unfortunate about the Drard's pilot, but you have our thanks for saving Diva Lorelie and her manager. If possible, we would like to dock with you so that they can come aboard and we can transport them back to Terrana 5 ourselves."

"Of course, I will bring my ship alongside yours and begin docking immediately," Adam replied.

"Thank you, captain." The captain said before ending communications and turning to glare at Becky.

"Sometimes I wonder why I put up with your crap, lieutenant; if it were anyone else, they would be in the brig by now."

"Oh, please." Becky said, rolling her eyes before replying, "You put up with me because I'm amazing at my job and because you love me, dearest cousin." The captain sighed before thinking of something that caused her to smirk as she said, "Perhaps, however, I can stop you from going to the docking hatch like I know you want to. After all, you're still on duty, Lieutenant."

"What! Oh, come on, captain, you can't do that." Becky whined in response. The captain, however, just smirked at her more before standing up and heading for the door while saying, "You have the bridge commander." 💫💫💫"Well, the Terran military is here, and this is where we part ways," Adam said to Diva Lorelie and Gract as they waited by the docking hatch for the pressure to stabilise.

"About time," Gract replied.

"I thank you for the hospitality." Diva Lorelie replied.

"It was my pleasure, and I have something here for you as a parting gift," Adam said before passing her a data drive. Gract looked at the stick with curiosity before ignoring it, thinking that Adam was just a fan who was trying to get into Lorelie's underwear. He had seen it many times before over the years, after all. Diva Lorelie, however, took the data drive with surprise, but before she could ask anything, Adam spoke up cryptically.

"I made a copy of all that you were interested in on this data drive." Diva Lorelie nodded as she considered what this meant before tucking the data drive safely away. A few moments later, the pressure stabilised and Adam pressed the button to open the docking hatch as the hatch of the Imperial Down also opened.

"Well, farewell and good luck with your show," Adam said politely.

"Thank you, and if fate allows it, I hope we meet again." Diva Lorelie replied while Gract just ignored Adam and walked away. Diva Lorelie gave Adam one last look before departing, and once she was aboard the Imperial Down the docking hatch to both ships closed, and they undocked, allowing her to witness what the Spector looked like through the docking hatch's window.

"Beautiful." She mumbled as she stared at the ship. 💫💫💫 Adam returned to the cockpit before asking, "What did you find out about Royal Entertainment?"

"Royal Entertainment is an entertainment company like Drotas Entertainment, except it is owned and run by Francis Terrana, the second prince of the Terran Empire. They are known for prioritising the safety and well-being of their talent over profits, making them a popular entertainment that many want to join but few can." Spector answered.

"Well, I'm sure they wouldn't turn down a Diva, now if only I had a way to contact them where they would take me seriously."

"Might I suggest the stream viewer called Beczontop?" Spector replied.

"What?" Adam asked in surprise, unsure if he had heard correctly.

"Beczontop, proper name Becky Starlover, is a member of the powerful military family 'Starlover' that has ties to the Imperial Family. In fact, the current empress is the daughter of the Starlover family head."

"Seriously? I guess that explains how she could act like that on the bridge of a military vessel." Adam replied while smirking.

"That and the captain is her cousin," Spector added.

"Ok, so we use Beczontop to send a message to Royal Entertainment's owner, Francis Terrana." Adam mused before saying, "Prepare to send the following to her." 💫💫💫"Damn it." Becky cursed as she sat at her station on the bridge, cursing the fact that her cousin had stopped her from seeing the streamer she had been watching so much recently. Still, at least she had gotten to see what he actually looked like and could brag about that to his chat the next time he went live, she thought with a playful smirk.

"What are you smirking about?" Tessa asked as she came over and handed Becky a drink.

"Just that I can brag in the streamers chat next time he's live about how I know what he looks like," Becky replied happily.

"Yeah, that was surprising. I wasn't expecting to meet him so soon after his arrival in our galaxy." Tess replied.

"So what did you think of him?" Becky asked curiously since she knew her friend had a ridiculously high standard when it came to men.

"Difficult to say." Tessa began as she thought about how to put her answer into words, "I knew he would not compare to Terran men in terms of looks after seeing what the rest of his race looked like on his stream, and I was right however, he was better looking than I thought he would be and there was also something about him that intrigues me."