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money with this.
This is my first English fanfic and I hope there'll follow some other translations soon. My thanks goes to the following people:
Samusa, for translating this story caused by my time problem at the moment. The next fic will translated by me.
And special thanks to Kathy for beta reading. In my eyes she has done a great job!
Move out by Yury Julian
"Have you seen the Chief?"
Kristin put down the test tube, which she was using for examinations, next to the others. "No, I'm sorry. Is something wrong?"
Lucas sat down on the stool. "Apparently nobody seems to know, where to find Crocker. He's allocating the quarters, but unfortunately it seems he forgot about me when he collected everyone else."
"Right, you're also affected by our climate-problem."
"Exactly, you can fry an egg on the floor. My chocolate supplies are melted without exception."
"Shall I go, buy an extra portion for you the next shore leave?" she asked teasingly, tilting her head.
"No, all I want to know is, where I have to go, as long as we don't have a new thermo-chip."
"Just ask the Commander. As far as I know, he's on the bridge right now. He should know where to find Chief Crocker." She folded her arms in front of her chest.
"I've been there already, I'm supposed to search on my own, he's introducing my neighbours at the moment. Great, I knew that already. So I've been thrown off the bridge once today."
"And I'm not spared this. I mean, quartering new lodgers. Fortunately, nobody threw me off the bridge. But when I really think about it, Ford would probably like to throw me off too." A bad-tempered Ben said as he stepped next to them.
"Then, do you know where Crocker is?" Lucas asked immediately full of hope.
"No and that's fine. I really don't need even more roommates."
"Wouldn't you let me stay at yours?" the teenager asked enclosed.
"I'm willing to let you stay with me. Go, ask Crocker if my lodgers can exchange. Nothing against Olden and Mars, but I'd rather have five of you in my quarters than two curious guys."
"Lucas is not curious?" Kristin asked lifting her eyebrows. That was completely new to her.
"Of course I am, but I already know everything and I don't put it on the mains screen on the bridge, so that everybody can see, what Ben's doing." The computer genius explained.
"Things, which could become very spicy?" the scientist kept on asking.
Quickly Lieutenant Krieg placed one hand on Lucas' mouth. "Please excuse us. We have to tend to something very important." He pulled Lucas out of the laboratory and didn't let him free until they'd reached another deck.
"I wouldn't have told her anything." The blond teenager said reproachfully.
A knowing smile flirted over Ben's face. "Sure you wouldn't and I'm still married to Katie." He pushed Lucas to his quarters.
"Do you have a ventilator with you? It's hotter than a desert at noon or It's hot as a desert at noon."
"Quit joking. This is the only place on the whole boat, where we can do, what I thought about."
No more than five minutes in the small cabin and both had beads of sweat on their temples. Lucas pulled out his shirt and sank down heavily on his bed. "What is it, you thought about?" he asked, mentally prepared of what might be coming. When Ben had sudden ideas, you had to be careful.
"You have to accelerate our delivery at the UEO supply."
"Shall I call and argue with them?"
"Kiddo," Ben sat down next to the teenager and placed a friendly arm on his shoulder. "What qualities do you possess, that could help us with our problem?" expecting a reaction he looked into the blue eyes of the person in next of him.
"Forget it! I don't know why you mentioned the UEO supply, but there's no way, that I'm going to play with the environment controls of seaQuest. If Bridger notices – he'll freak out!
Ben turned his head and sighed. "I didn't mean that, though it's a much better idea than mine. Could you do that?"
The "No" in the computer genius' look was easy to recognize. "I just have to make a little mistake and we will have temperatures like a toaster on the whole boat! The risk is too high."
"Okay, than forget it. But just as long as my plan won't work. I wanted you to hack into the computer of the supply depot and accelerate our order."
"That's impossible, too. My computer isn't the fastest anymore, because of the heat."
"What's the difference?"
"I will be noticeable in the system, if the electricity fails. They can locate me, if the computer freezes up while I'm hacking. At this point, I neither will have blurred my traces, nor logged out. At the very least, I will be visible for five minutes."
"Alright," the supply officer stood up. "In this case I don't want to disturb your sweating. I hope we have enough ice on board, because it could be a long time until we get a new chip. I, as the one, who has to care for the supply, do know that there isn't enough at all."
Less enthusiastic Lucas pulled himself off of his bed. "In case something goes wrong, I will take you with me, I hope you know that. If there is any danger with this operation, than you'll have the same problems as me."
Ben was practically smiling ear to ear. "Nothing will go wrong. Come on, turn this thing on." He hurried the computer genius. At that moment someone knocked on the door. Frightened, both of them looked at the door that was located behind them across the room from Lucas' work station, as some people on board called his usual work area in his quarters.
It was Captain Bridger, by looking into his eyes, they could tell that he seemed to be surprised to meet the two of them here, like his first words proved it. "What are you doing here? No normal person can stand this heat."
"Right Sir." Ben stood straight "That's exactly the reason why I tried to convince young Mr. Wolenczak here, to leave his computer for a while." That was typical. Inward the teenager rolled his eyes, now his friend was trying to pretend to be a Good Samaritan in front of the captain. Though he was the one, who brought them here.
"Thank you Lieutenant, but I don't think that this is your task, because of the circumstances."
The supply officer nodded. "Well, yeah...I better leave now."Grinning and moving his lanky arms, he left the cabin.
Bridger looked after him, before turning toward the computer genius. "Are you really unable to separate from your cabin?"
"I would like to, but I can't find the Chief. He's responsible for the move out. They want to shut this deck, but forgot one inhabitant.
"You will stay with me for a while."
"With you?" Lucas was surprised. "But why? I mean, you're a Captain!"
"Because I think this way, I better can keep an eye on you."
"You can't mean that?"
"I don't, but I really would like to have you with me." Because Lucas didn't move Nathan added. "Come on, or am I supposed to pack your things?"
A bright smile appeared on the teenagers face. "You don't have to ask a second time."
************
He was alone in the Captains quarters. Bridger still had two hours duty left and wouldn't appear earlier. So enough time for the teenager to look around. Especially the older man's shower had a magnet like effect on him. Carefully he opened the narrow door and took a look in it. There wasn't much to see, only that Bridger possessed a little bathroom on his own. Was Lucas allowed to use it?
After finishing his round, he was certain that he wouldn't get bored in this room. A short look on his watch told him, that he still had enough time. He sat down in front of his computer and led his fingers slide over the keys. It didn't take long and he had access to the UEO supply. After an hour the computer genius gave up. At the order list in front of him, his action would easy be noticeable.
************
"Lucas! Where have you been?"Ben said totally excited, as the teenager arrived at his quarters. Quickly the supply officer shut the door behind him.
"I did what you wanted me to."
Ben's eyes recognized immediately. He pulled the boy by his arm, out of the public corridor, into a less used one. "And, did it work?" he whispered. Even when the possibility of being disturbed was low, it still existed.
The blond boy put his hands in both of his pockets and shook his head a little bit. "Forget it. No chance. At least I was in the system and could have accelerate something, but all of our thermo-chip orders haven't even been approved."
"Why didn't you change them into approved?" the Lieutenant asked completely disconcerted.
"Because I've found out, that there has to exist a file, consisting of real paper. If they send a delivery, without the proper paper work, the whole lie will be realized. We could get a lot of trouble with it."
Ben sighed disappointed. "Then there's only one possibility left."
"Does that mean, you had another plan, but let me do illegal things?" the teenager reproached him. "Come on, you do this every day. So this one doesn't matter, but yes, I have one idea left. Unfortunately it will be impossible. Bridger will go crazy , if he notices that I get our spares with high prices from the black market."
"Black market?"
"Well, he's not exactly from the black market, but this guy isn't someone, with whom you would normally do business."Ben said.
"Just ask the Captain. He will understand. It's just a stupid chip."
"And how shall I do this? I can't go to him and say: "Hey, I know a solution, all we'll have to do is to pay a lot of money and keep this a secret."
"Why not?"
"Because, he'd prefer this way."
"I don't think so, at least not as long as I'm sharing his quarters."
The mouth of the supply officer dropped open. "You're staying with Bridger?"he pointed his finger at the teenagers chest.
„Yes."
Lieutenant Krieg seemed to think very hard. "Actually, why not? We could use this to our advantage. You just have to get on his nerves long enough and maybe he will accept anything that I suggest."
Lucas raised one eye brow "Fine, than do it."
"You have to do it, you know that. Drive him crazy, until he has enough. Deal?"Ben offered his hand, so Lucas could agree.
"Ficed."Lucas agreed „But just in case, that you bring me some things from your forbidden purchases and without payment."
Krieg didn't like this suggestion at all. Lucas had been around him a while and he knew how this was going to work. The young crew member turned the situation for his own advantage. "Okay."
**************
So they were sitting in the Captain's quarter and he didn't know, how to get on his nerves. Lucas sat at the round table, leaning his head on his arm and chewing at the end of his pencil. Unmotivated he shut his book. He just wasn't able to concentrate, besides it was damn boring. He never could read any book, which his father was so endlessly enthusiastic about. Bridger seemed to be deep into writing his reports.
"Would you mind, if I use your computer to go into the internex?" he asked the older man.
"No, it's okay." He said casually and didn't even look up from his work.
The blond computer genius stood up, went to his bag and got some data memory. On it, there were some games that he had already played for a short time while Bridger was eating dinner. As he was playing he had a great idea and was now ready to put it into action.
His sleeping bag already have been spread in front of Bridger's bunk. His little computer in his hand, he sat on it and leaned against the Captain's bed. He logged in and in a few minutes the desired game screen appeared on the monitor. In the evening a lot of gamers joined this game, so it was no problem to find an opponent.
Inward the teenager was rubbing his hands together. Hopefully he wouldn't get into to much trouble. Suddenly the hologram was activated, Lucas turned his eyes to the picture, that was developing at the moment. The playing field could be seen in a wonderful 3D graphic. Time for a new victory!
The game began and Lucas didn't do it without the right sound. Every time, when his units hit the enemy, there were combat noises and groans from wounded. Much to Lucas' surprise the older man didn't say anything. He kept on writing his reports. Even when the arrangement was to get on his nerves, there still was enough time to do this, at the latest when it was time to sleep.
Lucas' friends usually didn't invite him to sleepover a second time. Besides the nerve factor, there was even another reason. Lucas never could sleep in an unknown environment.
Aren't you ready to go to sleep yet? " The Captain asked looking at the teen. "It's already midnight." He wasn't very surprised about how Lucas had furnished his area of the cabin. It looked like he had made himself right at home. But none of them knew how long they had to stay together, so he thought it would be better not to mention anything.
"Do you want to go to sleep?" the teenager asked as he destroyed another enemy station.
"Yes, I intend to. My duties start very early and I should be awake, don't you think?"
"Just one second. Two minutes, I don't need more time to win."
This is my first English fanfic and I hope there'll follow some other translations soon. My thanks goes to the following people:
Samusa, for translating this story caused by my time problem at the moment. The next fic will translated by me.
And special thanks to Kathy for beta reading. In my eyes she has done a great job!
Move out by Yury Julian
"Have you seen the Chief?"
Kristin put down the test tube, which she was using for examinations, next to the others. "No, I'm sorry. Is something wrong?"
Lucas sat down on the stool. "Apparently nobody seems to know, where to find Crocker. He's allocating the quarters, but unfortunately it seems he forgot about me when he collected everyone else."
"Right, you're also affected by our climate-problem."
"Exactly, you can fry an egg on the floor. My chocolate supplies are melted without exception."
"Shall I go, buy an extra portion for you the next shore leave?" she asked teasingly, tilting her head.
"No, all I want to know is, where I have to go, as long as we don't have a new thermo-chip."
"Just ask the Commander. As far as I know, he's on the bridge right now. He should know where to find Chief Crocker." She folded her arms in front of her chest.
"I've been there already, I'm supposed to search on my own, he's introducing my neighbours at the moment. Great, I knew that already. So I've been thrown off the bridge once today."
"And I'm not spared this. I mean, quartering new lodgers. Fortunately, nobody threw me off the bridge. But when I really think about it, Ford would probably like to throw me off too." A bad-tempered Ben said as he stepped next to them.
"Then, do you know where Crocker is?" Lucas asked immediately full of hope.
"No and that's fine. I really don't need even more roommates."
"Wouldn't you let me stay at yours?" the teenager asked enclosed.
"I'm willing to let you stay with me. Go, ask Crocker if my lodgers can exchange. Nothing against Olden and Mars, but I'd rather have five of you in my quarters than two curious guys."
"Lucas is not curious?" Kristin asked lifting her eyebrows. That was completely new to her.
"Of course I am, but I already know everything and I don't put it on the mains screen on the bridge, so that everybody can see, what Ben's doing." The computer genius explained.
"Things, which could become very spicy?" the scientist kept on asking.
Quickly Lieutenant Krieg placed one hand on Lucas' mouth. "Please excuse us. We have to tend to something very important." He pulled Lucas out of the laboratory and didn't let him free until they'd reached another deck.
"I wouldn't have told her anything." The blond teenager said reproachfully.
A knowing smile flirted over Ben's face. "Sure you wouldn't and I'm still married to Katie." He pushed Lucas to his quarters.
"Do you have a ventilator with you? It's hotter than a desert at noon or It's hot as a desert at noon."
"Quit joking. This is the only place on the whole boat, where we can do, what I thought about."
No more than five minutes in the small cabin and both had beads of sweat on their temples. Lucas pulled out his shirt and sank down heavily on his bed. "What is it, you thought about?" he asked, mentally prepared of what might be coming. When Ben had sudden ideas, you had to be careful.
"You have to accelerate our delivery at the UEO supply."
"Shall I call and argue with them?"
"Kiddo," Ben sat down next to the teenager and placed a friendly arm on his shoulder. "What qualities do you possess, that could help us with our problem?" expecting a reaction he looked into the blue eyes of the person in next of him.
"Forget it! I don't know why you mentioned the UEO supply, but there's no way, that I'm going to play with the environment controls of seaQuest. If Bridger notices – he'll freak out!
Ben turned his head and sighed. "I didn't mean that, though it's a much better idea than mine. Could you do that?"
The "No" in the computer genius' look was easy to recognize. "I just have to make a little mistake and we will have temperatures like a toaster on the whole boat! The risk is too high."
"Okay, than forget it. But just as long as my plan won't work. I wanted you to hack into the computer of the supply depot and accelerate our order."
"That's impossible, too. My computer isn't the fastest anymore, because of the heat."
"What's the difference?"
"I will be noticeable in the system, if the electricity fails. They can locate me, if the computer freezes up while I'm hacking. At this point, I neither will have blurred my traces, nor logged out. At the very least, I will be visible for five minutes."
"Alright," the supply officer stood up. "In this case I don't want to disturb your sweating. I hope we have enough ice on board, because it could be a long time until we get a new chip. I, as the one, who has to care for the supply, do know that there isn't enough at all."
Less enthusiastic Lucas pulled himself off of his bed. "In case something goes wrong, I will take you with me, I hope you know that. If there is any danger with this operation, than you'll have the same problems as me."
Ben was practically smiling ear to ear. "Nothing will go wrong. Come on, turn this thing on." He hurried the computer genius. At that moment someone knocked on the door. Frightened, both of them looked at the door that was located behind them across the room from Lucas' work station, as some people on board called his usual work area in his quarters.
It was Captain Bridger, by looking into his eyes, they could tell that he seemed to be surprised to meet the two of them here, like his first words proved it. "What are you doing here? No normal person can stand this heat."
"Right Sir." Ben stood straight "That's exactly the reason why I tried to convince young Mr. Wolenczak here, to leave his computer for a while." That was typical. Inward the teenager rolled his eyes, now his friend was trying to pretend to be a Good Samaritan in front of the captain. Though he was the one, who brought them here.
"Thank you Lieutenant, but I don't think that this is your task, because of the circumstances."
The supply officer nodded. "Well, yeah...I better leave now."Grinning and moving his lanky arms, he left the cabin.
Bridger looked after him, before turning toward the computer genius. "Are you really unable to separate from your cabin?"
"I would like to, but I can't find the Chief. He's responsible for the move out. They want to shut this deck, but forgot one inhabitant.
"You will stay with me for a while."
"With you?" Lucas was surprised. "But why? I mean, you're a Captain!"
"Because I think this way, I better can keep an eye on you."
"You can't mean that?"
"I don't, but I really would like to have you with me." Because Lucas didn't move Nathan added. "Come on, or am I supposed to pack your things?"
A bright smile appeared on the teenagers face. "You don't have to ask a second time."
************
He was alone in the Captains quarters. Bridger still had two hours duty left and wouldn't appear earlier. So enough time for the teenager to look around. Especially the older man's shower had a magnet like effect on him. Carefully he opened the narrow door and took a look in it. There wasn't much to see, only that Bridger possessed a little bathroom on his own. Was Lucas allowed to use it?
After finishing his round, he was certain that he wouldn't get bored in this room. A short look on his watch told him, that he still had enough time. He sat down in front of his computer and led his fingers slide over the keys. It didn't take long and he had access to the UEO supply. After an hour the computer genius gave up. At the order list in front of him, his action would easy be noticeable.
************
"Lucas! Where have you been?"Ben said totally excited, as the teenager arrived at his quarters. Quickly the supply officer shut the door behind him.
"I did what you wanted me to."
Ben's eyes recognized immediately. He pulled the boy by his arm, out of the public corridor, into a less used one. "And, did it work?" he whispered. Even when the possibility of being disturbed was low, it still existed.
The blond boy put his hands in both of his pockets and shook his head a little bit. "Forget it. No chance. At least I was in the system and could have accelerate something, but all of our thermo-chip orders haven't even been approved."
"Why didn't you change them into approved?" the Lieutenant asked completely disconcerted.
"Because I've found out, that there has to exist a file, consisting of real paper. If they send a delivery, without the proper paper work, the whole lie will be realized. We could get a lot of trouble with it."
Ben sighed disappointed. "Then there's only one possibility left."
"Does that mean, you had another plan, but let me do illegal things?" the teenager reproached him. "Come on, you do this every day. So this one doesn't matter, but yes, I have one idea left. Unfortunately it will be impossible. Bridger will go crazy , if he notices that I get our spares with high prices from the black market."
"Black market?"
"Well, he's not exactly from the black market, but this guy isn't someone, with whom you would normally do business."Ben said.
"Just ask the Captain. He will understand. It's just a stupid chip."
"And how shall I do this? I can't go to him and say: "Hey, I know a solution, all we'll have to do is to pay a lot of money and keep this a secret."
"Why not?"
"Because, he'd prefer this way."
"I don't think so, at least not as long as I'm sharing his quarters."
The mouth of the supply officer dropped open. "You're staying with Bridger?"he pointed his finger at the teenagers chest.
„Yes."
Lieutenant Krieg seemed to think very hard. "Actually, why not? We could use this to our advantage. You just have to get on his nerves long enough and maybe he will accept anything that I suggest."
Lucas raised one eye brow "Fine, than do it."
"You have to do it, you know that. Drive him crazy, until he has enough. Deal?"Ben offered his hand, so Lucas could agree.
"Ficed."Lucas agreed „But just in case, that you bring me some things from your forbidden purchases and without payment."
Krieg didn't like this suggestion at all. Lucas had been around him a while and he knew how this was going to work. The young crew member turned the situation for his own advantage. "Okay."
**************
So they were sitting in the Captain's quarter and he didn't know, how to get on his nerves. Lucas sat at the round table, leaning his head on his arm and chewing at the end of his pencil. Unmotivated he shut his book. He just wasn't able to concentrate, besides it was damn boring. He never could read any book, which his father was so endlessly enthusiastic about. Bridger seemed to be deep into writing his reports.
"Would you mind, if I use your computer to go into the internex?" he asked the older man.
"No, it's okay." He said casually and didn't even look up from his work.
The blond computer genius stood up, went to his bag and got some data memory. On it, there were some games that he had already played for a short time while Bridger was eating dinner. As he was playing he had a great idea and was now ready to put it into action.
His sleeping bag already have been spread in front of Bridger's bunk. His little computer in his hand, he sat on it and leaned against the Captain's bed. He logged in and in a few minutes the desired game screen appeared on the monitor. In the evening a lot of gamers joined this game, so it was no problem to find an opponent.
Inward the teenager was rubbing his hands together. Hopefully he wouldn't get into to much trouble. Suddenly the hologram was activated, Lucas turned his eyes to the picture, that was developing at the moment. The playing field could be seen in a wonderful 3D graphic. Time for a new victory!
The game began and Lucas didn't do it without the right sound. Every time, when his units hit the enemy, there were combat noises and groans from wounded. Much to Lucas' surprise the older man didn't say anything. He kept on writing his reports. Even when the arrangement was to get on his nerves, there still was enough time to do this, at the latest when it was time to sleep.
Lucas' friends usually didn't invite him to sleepover a second time. Besides the nerve factor, there was even another reason. Lucas never could sleep in an unknown environment.
Aren't you ready to go to sleep yet? " The Captain asked looking at the teen. "It's already midnight." He wasn't very surprised about how Lucas had furnished his area of the cabin. It looked like he had made himself right at home. But none of them knew how long they had to stay together, so he thought it would be better not to mention anything.
"Do you want to go to sleep?" the teenager asked as he destroyed another enemy station.
"Yes, I intend to. My duties start very early and I should be awake, don't you think?"
"Just one second. Two minutes, I don't need more time to win."