Chapter 9: Master Control

Rico, Ajax, Tai & the gang enter Dr. Solo's lab. The lighting is dim, but has enough light to see everything in the room. There are examining tables here & there, each with a computer terminal on one side. Some tables have beakers & other tools, most of which seem alien to Tai & company. There are two other doors that lead out of the lab. One to the left, the other just across the room. There are chairs, some of which can be seated by micronian sized personal, others for human sized personal. To the right of the lab is a huge computer screen, along with some consoles attached to it, like station. The gang looks around. They see jars filled with liquid, others with dead aliens. But Dr. Solo is not in the room.
"Dr. Solo," called Rico, "Its Rico. Are you in here?"
No answer. Just then the voice from the elevator speaks.
"Dr. Solo is in the Stellar Cartography chamber. Sub-Level 2, section 8, beta."
"Ho, I forgot he's was going down there," said Rico, "He said he & Master Control were checking out this system."
"Master Control?" said Palmon.
"Who or what is Master Control?" asked Gomamon.
"Master Control," said Ajax, "is the main computer conscious of the entire ship. The Brains of this place."
"Well," said Joe, "if your friend is down there in this 'Stellar Cartography,' then let's go down there."
"Good call, Joe," said Matt.
The gang leaves the lab & heads back into the elevator.

The elevator doors open down in Sub-Level 2. The DigiDestined, Rico & Ajax step out. They are now in a corridor, which looks just like the hallways in Men In Black. They follow Rico to the left, down the hall. There is door up ahead. When they reach the door, Rico presses a button on the left side. The door opens & the gang walks in.
The room they enter is white with light. You can't see the edges of the floor, walls, or ceiling. Like being in Heaven, walking through plain of nothingness. Up ahead, the group sees a black rectangle. (This is liked Mission to Mars.) As they head toward it, they see it is actually an entrance to another room. When they go inside, the DigiDestined are amazed. They seem to be out in space! Looking over planets, stars, etc. Rico speaks.
"This is Steller Cartography. This whole room guys is just a hologram of this solar system. We can see everything in the system we're in. We can even see outside the ship. Feels like actually being in space don't you think?"
"It sure does," said Izzy.
"This is unreal," said Sora.
"Cool!" said T.K. with a big smile.
The DigiDestined then see a micronian standing near a planet, which looks like Digi-World. He looks like he is in his late 40's. He turns & sees the gang standing there looking at him. He speaks.
"Greeting, I'm Dr. Solo," he said, "You must be the 'DigiDestined.' I hear about you from Rico. Please come in."
"Damn good to see you, Doc," said Ajax with a smile.
"Same here, Ajax," said Solo, "I see you are back to health."
"Thanks."
"So your Dr. Solo," said Agumon.
"Yes," said Solo.
"So where's Master Control?" asked Ajax.
Just then a low computer voice started to speak, sounding exactly like the MC from the movie Tron.
"I am here, Ajax. It's good to see you again. Also, it is a pleasure to finally meet your friends, the DigiDestined."
"Is that?" said Mimi.
"Yes it is," said Rico.
Just then a human face appears right in front of the whole gang. It is in wire frame. Light blue color. Looks just like the MC in Tron. Mimi & Joe look a little scared but only at first for a moment. The Face speaks again.
"Greetings my friends. I am The Master Control. You may call me Master Control, or MC. It is a honor to meet all of you, Tai, Sora, Matt, T.K., Joe, Mimi, Izzy, Kari, Agumon, Biyomon, Gabumon, Patamon, Gomamon, Palmon, Tentomon, & Gatomon. Dr. Solo told me about you just as Rico has told him."
"It's nice to you too, MC," said Tai.
"Same here," said Matt.
"So what are you & MC up to here?" asked Biyomon.
"Well," said Solo, "MC & I are taking a look at your home system. It looks so like Earth's solar system. It's beautiful, just beautiful."
"You guys want to see our home system?" asked Ajax.
"Sure!" said T.K.
"MC, show us the Micronius Star System," said Rico.
"Affirmative, Master Rico," said MC.
Just then the system changed. The Digimon System faded away & a new system took its place. The new system had four suns, two yellow, one blue, & the other green. There were ten planets. The first two looked like Mars. The next three looked a lot like Earth. Then there was an asteroid belt, followed by five more planets. The next two were green, & the last three were red. Each planet had two to five moons, most of which looked like smaller Earths. It was beautiful. The DigiDestined were amazed.
"This is our home," said Rico, "The Micronius Star System. Home to the Imperial Theocracy & our people. Most of the planets are the size of Jupiter. Our planet, Micronius, is one of these planets."
Rico points to the forth planet. It looks a lot like Earth. It has a ring around it like Saturn. It has three moons. About the size of Earth. One looks like Earth, another like a desert planet, & the last one looks like Neptune. Rico speaks again. The group listens.
"Micronius here is our home world. Home to over 900,000,000,000 people. Some of which come from other worlds. For centuries we have traveled the universe together, looking for more places to colonize, making first contact with other races like yourselves, & protecting the universe from evil. All forms of evil."
"Wild," said Palmon.
"Seems like a lot of people live there," said Gatomon.
"How many planets are in this 'Imperial Theocracy?'" asked Izzy.
"Over ten thousand," said MC, "Spread about over half of the whole galaxy back in the real world. You see DigiDestined, we micronians are a peaceful race. But, we also live through war. To maintain peace & justice, we have created four main goals: Keep the galaxy in peace, Make allies with others, Protect the weak & others who are on the side of good, & Destroy those who are evil to the bone. They are the prime directives on which our Empire was founded. They have been the goals for over 2000 years."
"Wow," said Matt.
"I've been wondering," said Sora, "You Rico, & your five other friends earlier. What is this 'Star Force' thing?"
"Star Force," explained Solo, "is the Robotechnology created by us. It has been use ever since before the beginning of the Theocracy. Rico explained to you about the morphers earlier. You see, the morphers are use to transform ourselves into what we call 'The Star Force Team' or 'Star Force Rangers.' Our bodies become transforming veritech suits of armor. They were created for the same purpose as your Digivices, to destroy evil."
"I see," said Sora.
"So you guys are like 'Power Rangers,'" said Tai.
"That's right," said Ajax, "By the way, we've seen that T.V. show. We pick up many T.V. shows from different worlds on our wave fronts. We too have T.V. by the way though."
Just then another voice came in, female.
"Master Rico, this is the bridge."
"This is Rico. Go ahead."
"Sir, Master Odo wants to talk to you."
"I'm on my way," said Rico. He turns to the gang, "You kids want to come long with me?"
"You got it," said Tai.
The whole gang starts to leave.
"It was nice to meet you, Dr. Solo," said Kari.
"See you kids later," said Solo, "MC & I will be in here if you need us."
Everyone says good-bye & Rico leads the gang out of the Steller Cartography chamber. MC & Dr. Solo continues to check out the system.