John was putting Judy to bed as the young woman had passed out of sheer exhaustion upon reaching the Jupiter 2.
Maureen was tending to the hydroponic garden when darkness fell over the Jupiter 2.
So she looked up toward the sky to see the Space Academy was flying into the distance. Debbie glanced up while perched on the chair beside the garden. John came silently out of the Jupiter 2 then looked up in the direction that his partner had her eyes set on. The darkness began retreating from the ground of the Jupiter shrinking in size leaving the bright colors of the Jupiter 2 behind. The academy soared through the clouds leaving behind a large uneven hole.
"This operates the shield systems, the inertia dampers can be disengaged and engaged from this setting," Smith instructed. "This connects to ship wide systems that are already in place no matter how old they may be," he gestured his hand off to the black screen. "This is a touch screen with plenty of windows that show what is going on every part of your starship. It connects to the central security system but the visual will be grainy in the old format such as being in black and white unlike the screen that you may be familiar to."
"I can hear what is going on?" Dragos asked.
"Yes," Smith said. "Even more than what is going on. You can hear everything not just voices."
"That is acceptable," Dragos said. "I don't need to see color."
"Not even concerned about what kind of species your enemies may be?" Smith asked, alarmed.
"I have no need to be concerned," Dragos said. "Most of my enemies are newly warp capable species."
"Some of those who liberated themselves from you and some that you gave away," Smith said, taking a step back.
"Yes," Dragos said. "I have plenty more of conquered planets to dip my hand into," he grew a cackle, his eyes on the screen, in a sinister delighted manner rubbing his hands together. "My army will be here very shortly," Smith took another step back in a silent manner. "It will be a shame that your planet will be the first in my conquest in my native universe. Ruined cities, fallen spacecrafts, the dead all over the place, and it's beauty tarnished by the invasion."
Dragos turned away from the direction of Smith.
"Do you believe that you can handle it from here, emperor?" Smith inquired.
"Hmm," Dragos said, as the academy approached the rims of outer space. "Yes," he grew a satisfied smile. "I can."
"Good luck," Smith said, then walked off toward the door.
"I don't need luck, Tamyth," Dragos said, then turned away toward the view screen. "The Space Academy! Right where I want them!"
Dragos tapped the pads of his fingers on the glowing touch screen that read 'defense systems'. The black background made the blue theme stand out more that bore a reminder of a enemy's bridge that Dragos had the opportunity to be on. He had the most opportunity to observe the heavy holographic aesthetic because when the fixtures were deactivated, it was only a dark bridge lacking windows but plenty of dark empty counters, dark walls, and a dark ceiling. It was a shame back then that he had to be in the spectacle for so long. But now it was not a shame since he was in the presence of some likeness that was drastically similar.
His fingernail tapped against the touch screen then looked back at how the machine was operated. Dragos slanted his finger up then tapped on the screen. Nothing came from the starship. He pressed the button repeatedly. The view set over to the outside of the starship to reveal glowing red balls forming on the small rounded sections of the hull lined by drilled in screwed pieces. The red blasts grew in intensity then exploded. The pattern repeated at different sections of the ship earning light damage that scarred the hulls. The ship swept from side to side in a way beaten by the energy waves. A furious scream sprang from the bridge that echoed down the corridors. The camera sped back in to reveal Dragos pressing random buttons at once only to be faced with the same result over and over.
Smith was speeding down the corridor.
Smith was flung against the wall by the turbulent nature that had been created.
His hand was gripping hard on to the padd pressed against his side.
The strange aliens in unusual long black ropes came from the other doorways.
But Smith ducked and rolled then resumed the fleeing as the aliens crashed against each other with a loud thud being slid down the hall. Smith landed to his knees dropping the padd to the floor making his way toward the familiar route. The scene changed to Dragos tapping on different parts of the 'u' shaped set of consoles. The scene returned to Smith fleeing down the flickering hall. The screen returned to Dragos to display across from him a panel exploded a fury of sparks that sent a panel flying off decorated in visible cracks. The scene returned to Smith being tackled by two creatures with horns decorating their faces lined by black fur. The camera returned to Dragos who was watching the academy pass out of view into the void.
"Noooooooooooooooo!" Dragos screamed.
