30 Worlds: Megaforce, Episode XIV: "Ambassador of the Daleks"
CHAPTER ONE
As the TARDIS formed in the center of the Ambassador's shuttlebay, William looked at everyone. "Everyone, be careful," he said. "We don't know if there's any traps or other dangers on this ship, so everyone should maintain contact with the TARDIS at all times."
William reached for the control that would open the TARDIS' doors when the reformation was complete. "Be safe," he said. The Doctor nodded at William, the signal that the TARDIS had completed its rematerialization cycle.
William opened the TARDIS doors onto an even more expansive chamber than the launch bay on the Enterprise. He saw several small craft in various spots along the deck's length. He also saw something that made him pause. "Doctor, can you come over here, please?" William asked.
The Doctor joined William at the entrance of the TARDIS and looked over to where William was gesturing. The Doctor frowned. "Are you seeing what I am seeing, Doctor?" William asked. "I concur," The Doctor said.
They were looking at the remains of one of the most dreaded lifeforms in all of the multi-verse...a Dalek. "Things have gotten much more complicated," The Doctor said. "I'd say so, Doctor," William agreed. "But we've got no choice. We need this ship if we're to continue on our mission to save the thirty worlds."
William turned back to the questioning faces of his friends and comrades. "Guys, we may have living Daleks on the Ambassador. Exercise extreme caution, but proceed as instructed. Move out," William said. One by one, the teams stepped off the TARDIS and moved off to their assigned sectors.
The turbolift doors opened onto the Bridge of the Ambassador. Clara was the first to step off the turbolift and onto the Bridge itself. She held a scanning device she found on the way to the Bridge. Seeing the results of her scan on the device's display, Clara smiled then turned to face William. "All clear, William," she said. William was next, followed by Mal, Sofia, Chad and Lennier.
William smiled as he made his way to the command chair in the center of the Bridge. "Well, would you look at that?" William said. "What?" Sofia said. William gestured to a lock on the command chair arm. It had red trim.
"What do you think it means?" Sofia said. "Only one way to find out," William said. He pressed the button on his belt buckle, revealing his GokaiRed Megaforce Change Key. "Here goes nothing," William said.
Folding the Key figure's legs back, William placed the Key in the lock and turned it. A red light shined on the command chair. "Locate the key lock in your Ranger color and insert your Gokaiger Megaforce Change Key as you would on your Mobilates," William said. One by one, Sofia, Mal, Chad, Clara and Lennier found the key lock in their respective colors.
As soon as Lennier found and activated his lock, the image of Master Yen Sid appeared on the main viewscreen. "Hello, William," the image said. "If you are viewing this message, then the Enterprise has been destroyed and you have recovered the ship I had located following my failed attempt to stop the creation of the Daleks."
William smiled a wry smile as he remembered that Yen Sid was actually a future incarnation of The Doctor. "Inserting your Gokaiger Ranger Keys into the locks I had prepared will transport the Ambassador to a secure facility where I have arranged for the Ambassador to receive the repairs and additions to the Ambassador's original equipment and systems that you will require for your mission, going forward," Yen Sid continued. "I wish you all the best."
As soon as Yen Sid's image disappeared from the viewscreen, the pinpricks of stars stretched into rainbow lines as the Ambassador entered hyper-light drive. William pressed a control on his Mobilates. "Prince William to all teams. Status report, please," William said. Representatives of each scanning team reported all clear.
"Prince William to TARDIS. Doctor, can you hear me?" William said. "I'm here, William," The Doctor said. "Doctor, tell everyone to bring the cargo and fighters onto the Ambassador and restore them. The Ambassador is under our control," William said.
"Understood," The Doctor said. Chad and Mal sat down to check their stations. "Ship's better than the Enterprise was," Chad said. "This will be a wonderful ship to travel on," Mal added.
Sofia sat down at the science station and ran a check on its system. A message reading "From Scarlett" was on the main display. Opening it, Sofia read:
Sofia, my protege-
The facility the Ambassador is heading to is held by my Army. The station's commander, Admiral Heihachiro Nogura, and his staff will see to it that you are properly outfitted with the gear you will require for the remainder of your mission. Sorry I cannot be there right now, but there are matters that I must attend to.
-Princess Scarlett
Sofia turned to watch on the Ambassador's main viewscreen as the rainbow lines reverted to the pinpricks of stars in normal space. A huge mushroom-shaped space station orbited a blue-and-white planet that almost resembled Earth. William looked at Mal, who was seated at the Operations Command console. "Mal, open communications channel," William said.
Mal nodded, then tapped a control. "Channel open," she said. "Scarlett's Army space station, this is the Ambassador, Prince William of Cinnabar commanding. We stand ready to initiate docking and repair procedures," William said. "Understood, Ambassador," the voice of the station's docking controller said. "Initiating now."
On the Ambassador's viewscreen, William watched as a docking port on the upper rim of the station slowly opened. Then, it began to fill the screen before disappearing completely, indicating that the Ambassador had entered the cavernous inner area of the station.
Then, finally, the Ambassador arrived at its berth. "Automatic mooring systems activated," Mal said, reading a note on her panel.
"Then, let's go meet our host," William said. "Rangers, with me. Prince William to The Doctor." "Go ahead, William," The Doctor said. "Doctor, please come to the Bridge and take over while we go meet Admiral Nogura." "On my way," The Doctor said.
As soon as The Doctor arrived on the Bridge, William led Sofia, Chad, Mal, Clara and Lennier into the main body of the space station. Sofia smiled as she recognized many of the faces she saw, as she had interacted with them and Scarlett during her training as a kunoichi.
William approached a man in a oddly-familiar uniform. "Excuse me," he said. The man turned to face William. "May I help you?" the man said. "Can you direct me to the commander's office?" William asked.
"Of course," the man said. "Admiral Nogura's office is on Level 2. You can access it via that turbolift." The man gestured to a nearby open elevator car. "Wedge?" Sofia said. The man turned and saw Sofia. "Sofia, is that you?" he said. "I can't believe it!" Wedge Antilles ran and hugged Sofia. "How long has it been?" he asked.
"Eight years," Sofia said. "My goodness, you've grown so much!" Wedge said. "But I sense you're not here for a reunion. We'll talk later after you've spoken to the Admiral." "Looking forward to it, Wedge," Sofia said. Wedge walked off as William led the other Rangers into the turbolift.
::TBC::
