Chương 609: Chapter 610: Meatbags

[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Wait, the ship carrying the Terran princess is being attacked?] [Superior4horns (Vinox 3): That's not good.] [Justiceistruth (Earth): Errr, why is there a burning tree?] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Maybe Tephe got angry and breathed on it. Kekeke.] [OracleRomy (Elysium): That's the burning tree on Fenix Nest.] [HackerSu (Trillion): Wait, so they're on Fenix Nest?] [LadyErkath (Alastor): That's Phoenix Empress Revi standing next to Adam.] [Puntanghunter69Ver2 (International Space Station): Dude shes hot. Is the streamer going to hook up with her next?] [MercheadAnderson (Palaxia): Idiot. Empress Revi is the ultimate celibate; the streamer has about as much chance with her as he does with Oracle Andromeda.] [OracleRomy (Elysium): …] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): What's this? Some kind of stupid meat bag celebration? Why did I get a link to watch such a pointless stream?] [Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Meatbag?] [Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): Oh gods, how did a Mechanoid get in here?] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): I already explained that I received an invite, you primitive meatbag. I calculate that you lack the required intelligence to fully utilise this stream chat and should therefore return to the primitive meatbags form of education, though it barely deserves to be called that.] [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Holy Fuck. What's with this dude?] [SciFifanboy (Earth): Is it HK-47?] [Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): It's from the Mechanoid race. They are a race of artificially created lifeforms that have gained sentience.] [SciFifanboy (Earth): That's so Sci-fi.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): The same could be said for you, meatbag. Didn't your own race's historic and scientific researchers determine that you evolved from single-celled organisms that lacked any intelligence? You then gained said intelligence (though I use the term lightly) as you evolved into what you are today.] [HackerSu (Trillion): I hate to admit it, but it has a point.] [Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): …] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Of course I do, meatbag.] [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): Now, now, Cybel. We can't expect the carbo-based lifeforms to know as much as us, their cranial capacities are rather limited after all.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): I'm aware of that …] [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Oh great, another one showed up.] [Gunlovergirl (Earth): Can we get back to the main topic? What's this temporal displacement syndrome? Is the streamer ill?] [NonpareilRaphilia (Aaru): I've never heard of it.] [LadyErkath (Alastor): Nor me, which is concerning.] [Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Hey streamer, you ok?] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Such weak, susceptible beings you meatbags are, it is a miracle you haven't all died out from illness or self-induced poisoning.] [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): I'm curious what this temporal displacement syndrome is that they speak of; I have no data on such a thing.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Neither do I, which means it doesn't exist.] [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): Now, now, Cybel. Even Mechatron has stated that it doesn't know everything.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): It only said that to keep the meatbags happy.] Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. [Lizziethetruepower (Palaxia): What's this about Princess Terrana being attacked? She's supposed to still be in subspace en route to Solarian Prime.] [DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Is @Beczontop or @Tessisdabest in chat?] [Beczontop (Imperial Down): Oh, thank god you went live. Adam, we need help.]"The hell?" Adam said in shock.

"Now of all times?" Rowena questioned.

"Seriously?" Eri asked.

"What's wrong?" Aphrodite asked as the others looked at the three in confusion. Instead of answering, Adam turned to Lorelie and said, "Check your uniband for a message from Becky."

"Err, ok," Lorelie replied in surprise before doing as instructed, where she immediately found the message and opened it for all to see. [[Message received from Becky: LORELIE HELP! Our ship has been knocked out of subspace and 12 enemy ships are closing in on us. Please tell Adam that we need help, as we are unable to escape. Our coordinates are…]]"Knocked out of subspace? How's that possible? They were using the jumpgates, right?" Stacey asked in surprise.

"Twelve enemy ships? It sounds like an ambush," Rowena remarked.

"How did they know where they were?" Eri asked.

"Their coordinates put them in Sector Five, the Kemel Galaxy," Elemance informed after checking the coordinates on her own uniband.

"How did you know about the message?" Revi asked curiously.

"Spector just informed me while starting a stream," Adam replied.

"Wait, we're on your stream right now?" Revi asked happily.

"Is now really the time to be happy about that?" Elemance asked with a sigh before turning to Rowena and Eri and asking, "How did you two know?" [Whostolemyduck (Earth): Whose the woman who can reprimand the phoenix empress?] [DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): That's Elemance, Empress Revi's assistant and best friend.]"We heard the announcement through our earrings," Rowena replied while pointing at the earring.

"Adam, I want one of those," Tephe said with a pout.

"I think we all need one," Stacey remarked.

"We can discuss that later, for now, we need to decide what we're going to do," Adam stated.

"We have to help them, of course," Lorelie replied.

"They're in sector eight and Adam can't use the experimental drive, remember?" Rowena replied.

"How about we see if Becky is in chat so we can ask her?" Revi suggested, while using her uniband to pull up Adam's stream and upon seeing her message said, "Oh, she is."

"Becky, what's the situation?" Lorelie asked. [Beczontop (Imperial Down): Took you long enough. We're currently fleeing at sunlight speed. Our subspace drive was knocked out when they blew up the jump gate and our star drive is offline for some reason.] [1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Blew up a jump gate? Are they trying to copy someone we know?" Kekeke.] [Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Blowing up the jump gate could theoretically knock a ship out of subspace if timed right.] [OfficialKasumi (Aqua Primus): What do you mean?] [Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): All jump gates are interconnected in a giant gate network spread out across the known universe. When travelling over long distances from, say, the Sandanar Galaxy to the Galamedees Galaxy, you actually pass through the subspace version of the jump gate. Should the main space jump gate be destroyed when a ship is about to pass through it, the network won't have time to reroute the ship to another gate and the ship would be ejected from subspace.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): The meatbags theory appears sound.] [Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): …] [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Subspace version of the jump gate?]"Are you able to outrun them until you can jump to FTL?" Adam asked. [Beczontop (Imperial Down): Not sure. We're still trying to ascertain why the star drive is offline and they appear to be catching us.] [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): Analysis of the available data shows a 98% chance that the star drive was sabotaged.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Trust the meatbags to sabotage each other.] [Whostolemyduck (Earth): There is something seriously wrong with that Mechanoid.] [SciFifanboy (Earth): They are so Sci-Fi.]"Becky, how are you and Princess Tessa?" Tephe asked. [Beczontop (Imperial Down): We're all fine for now.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Just let the meatbags die; it means less of an infestation in the universe.] [Justiceistruth (Earth): Bro, you're fucking cold.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): I will have you know that I am operating at optimal temperature.]"Then we need to think of something quick," Lorelie stated.

"I could go, I mean, I'm allowed on the bridge, right?" Stacey offered.

"True, but I really don't want to send you alone, maybe I should…." Adam began, but quickly stopped as everyone yelled.

"NO!"

"You're not going," Rowena said adamantly before continuing, "If you want to send someone with Stacey, let Aphrodite and me go. We both have experience piloting ships." [StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Damn, the streamer got shot down.] [Whitehorn (Darah 5): They wont let him go? Whatever this Temporal Displacement Syndrome is, it must be serious.]"She's right," Aphrodite replied.

"But you're not listed as crew," Adam replied.

"Then do it now," Rowena replied.

"It needs to be done on the ship and it's not exactly quick," Adam replied. [[Suggestion,]] Spector suddenly spoke up before continuing, [[As the operator, you can grant temporary crew member status to individuals.]] [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): Who is that? Voice analysis indicates a non-carbon-based lifeform.] [OfficialKasumi (Aqua Primus): That's Spector, the AI of the streamers' ship.] [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): Spector? I have never heard of such an AI. Are they a newborn?] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Finally, a non-meatbag.]"You telling us this now? Why didn't you tell us this when Adam was unconscious so that we could be with him?" Rowena asked in an annoyed voice. [[Because it would have made no difference, only the operator can grant temporary crew member status and he was unconscious at the time,]] Spector replied.

"Always an answer for everything," Rowena replied while clicking her tongue. [Imutroid (Argo Galaxy): Instantaneous, calculated response. AI Spector seems rather advanced, I'm impressed.] [Cybel (Argo Galaxy): Good answer, Spector. Show these meatbags that they're inferior to us superior lifeforms.] [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Can you even be classified as a lifeform, you damn robot?]