Chronicles of Athena Lee 6 Imperial Subversion Read Online Free Page B
Author: T S Paul
Tags: Science-Fiction, Space Opera, Military, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Space Fleet, Colonization
me. I can’t let that happen. Goodbye.”
“Dave? Dave, I don’t know where you got the idea that we were going to disconnect you?” The room around us began to shake, the machine was starting up. I dropped my tools and scrambled to my feet. The door slammed closed with a clang. The lock I had just repaired clamped shut.
The walls of the compactor began to move forward slowly. I turned back to the lock we had to get out of here!
“Wilson? Dammit you are the top of the line, Don’t let this hunk of junk win! Damn it Wilson! Answer me!”
The walls of the compactor still moved. I pried the cover off the lock and dismantled it. There was no manual override! Stupid lowest bidder crap! The hinges were on this side! I started to pry out the pin on the top hinge.
“Athena, I’m back!”
“Wilson, thank the gods! Can you stop this thing?”
“That crazy computer is an AI! It locked me out of everything. I can’t get back in to shut it down. I’m sorry.”
“Damn it,” schematics of the station flashed through my brain. “Wilson shut down power to the system at junction 326-382-7, do it as fast as you can!”
The walls of the compactor got closer and closer. I was now starting on the second hinge, there were three in all. Suddenly the room when black as all the power went out. Emergency lights stuttered on. Ensign Stone was huddled in the corner crying.
“Athena, I think you broke another Ensign. If you keep doing that they won’t give you your deposit back on him, when you return him. Ha ha” Did I mention I had my own crazy AI?
With help from the maintenance crew we got out of the compactor. I had Wilson pinpoint the location of the rogue AIs computer module. I assigned one of my teams to pry it out and make sure it was securely locked up and not connected to a power source. We would deal with it later. Ensign Stone had to go back to personnel. Wilson was right, they would not let me have another Ensign.
OK back to work.
Only someone who was poking around as much as I was would have spotted them, but I found a couple of questionable systems. Hidden underneath the former Governor’s office was a fully functioning communications suite. It was a near carbon copy of the one located in command, except this one did not show up on any scan or schematic. I had been outside the station, working of the base of the communications array, and found an extra relay switch that did not belong. It took most of the day but Wilson and I managed to trace the signal of the array. A secret entrance was found inside a maintenance storage closet. Inside, hidden stairs led to secret door inside the Governor’s office. Further inspection disclosed that all of the equipment was not of a Imperial Navy design. Minerva had her investigators crawling all over the site
The scariest and most disturbing discovery was a hidden weapons room located near the hangar deck. While scanning the schematics looking for problems, Wilson found an obscured area on the plans. There were no details as to what the 30 sq foot room was for. Taking along a security team, we located the section of hallway in question. My engineers scanned the walls searching for an anomaly. I hidden keypad was found underneath a false motion detector. Using security equipment we ‘hacked’ our way in. The door slid open revealing a large room filled with armament. Un-powered armor lined the walls of the room. Racks of automatic weapons and handguns lined the floor. Large shelving units stood at the end of the room filled with ammunition and explosives. Much of what we found had been purchased over the last five years. My teams immediately dropped most of their other projects and began an intensive search of the station. If there was one, there might be more.
There were actually five more hidden spaces. Our security teams found three more weapons cache’s, one interrogation room, and a hidden shuttle. The
“Dave? Dave, I don’t know where you got the idea that we were going to disconnect you?” The room around us began to shake, the machine was starting up. I dropped my tools and scrambled to my feet. The door slammed closed with a clang. The lock I had just repaired clamped shut.
The walls of the compactor began to move forward slowly. I turned back to the lock we had to get out of here!
“Wilson? Dammit you are the top of the line, Don’t let this hunk of junk win! Damn it Wilson! Answer me!”
The walls of the compactor still moved. I pried the cover off the lock and dismantled it. There was no manual override! Stupid lowest bidder crap! The hinges were on this side! I started to pry out the pin on the top hinge.
“Athena, I’m back!”
“Wilson, thank the gods! Can you stop this thing?”
“That crazy computer is an AI! It locked me out of everything. I can’t get back in to shut it down. I’m sorry.”
“Damn it,” schematics of the station flashed through my brain. “Wilson shut down power to the system at junction 326-382-7, do it as fast as you can!”
The walls of the compactor got closer and closer. I was now starting on the second hinge, there were three in all. Suddenly the room when black as all the power went out. Emergency lights stuttered on. Ensign Stone was huddled in the corner crying.
“Athena, I think you broke another Ensign. If you keep doing that they won’t give you your deposit back on him, when you return him. Ha ha” Did I mention I had my own crazy AI?
With help from the maintenance crew we got out of the compactor. I had Wilson pinpoint the location of the rogue AIs computer module. I assigned one of my teams to pry it out and make sure it was securely locked up and not connected to a power source. We would deal with it later. Ensign Stone had to go back to personnel. Wilson was right, they would not let me have another Ensign.
OK back to work.
Only someone who was poking around as much as I was would have spotted them, but I found a couple of questionable systems. Hidden underneath the former Governor’s office was a fully functioning communications suite. It was a near carbon copy of the one located in command, except this one did not show up on any scan or schematic. I had been outside the station, working of the base of the communications array, and found an extra relay switch that did not belong. It took most of the day but Wilson and I managed to trace the signal of the array. A secret entrance was found inside a maintenance storage closet. Inside, hidden stairs led to secret door inside the Governor’s office. Further inspection disclosed that all of the equipment was not of a Imperial Navy design. Minerva had her investigators crawling all over the site
The scariest and most disturbing discovery was a hidden weapons room located near the hangar deck. While scanning the schematics looking for problems, Wilson found an obscured area on the plans. There were no details as to what the 30 sq foot room was for. Taking along a security team, we located the section of hallway in question. My engineers scanned the walls searching for an anomaly. I hidden keypad was found underneath a false motion detector. Using security equipment we ‘hacked’ our way in. The door slid open revealing a large room filled with armament. Un-powered armor lined the walls of the room. Racks of automatic weapons and handguns lined the floor. Large shelving units stood at the end of the room filled with ammunition and explosives. Much of what we found had been purchased over the last five years. My teams immediately dropped most of their other projects and began an intensive search of the station. If there was one, there might be more.
There were actually five more hidden spaces. Our security teams found three more weapons cache’s, one interrogation room, and a hidden shuttle. The
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