Having found out that he needs the blood of the four captains, Shinzon sets off in their search. We join him together with his Vice-Roy on the bridge of the Scimitar.
Shinzon: VR, have you found out yet where all the captains are?
Vice-Roy: We know that Captain Janeway is still in the delta quadrant, Captain Kirk in the Nexus, Captain Sisko in DS9 and Picard seems to have taken up amateur dramatics in his spare time and is in some local play… I think it is about some large men, is called the X-Men.
Shinzon: This Nexus sounds intriguing… have we any further information?
Vice-Roy: No, sire… only that you need a portal to get to it…
Shinzon: If is not wormholes is portals or jump gates … why are these sci-fi writers so obsessed with gadgets??? I take it you know where to find this portal?
Vice-Roy: It appears that there is one in LA, sire… my informants tell me that a vampire with a soul knows where it is and will be able to guide us there…
Shinzon: A vampire with a soul? This is getting stranger and stranger … and I can assume you have located this vampire?
Vice-Roy: Well, sire we having a bit of a problem… since he is not strictly alive we cannot scan for his vitals…
Shinzon: (sounding rather bored) What do we do then?
Vice-Roy: I suggest we send an away team to the surface to look for him…
Shinzon: (still sounding rather bored) Yes, yes… I know the drill… we leave anyone that is not important on the Scimitar and everyone that is important goes down to the thick of danger, yada… yada… lets get on with it then…
Vice-Roy: Sire, may I suggest you change into something a bit more… loose? Perhaps to better mingle with the crowds?
Shinzon: What about you?
Vice-Roy: I'll wear a hat!
Shinzon: Oh, alright then… I think it needs a wash anyway…
Standing on the transporter platform, Shinzon now in his tight black leather trousers, white shirt half open showing his muscular chest, instructs unnamed extra controlling the transporter to beam them down.
Shinzon: oooohh… very nice… I actually can turn my head without breaking my neck… and I can look down onto my feet… ooohhh and I can bend and twist without anaesthetic… (catching his image on a shop window glass) wow these pants definitely show my better assets… chihuahua!
Vice-Roy: Sire, shouldn't we be looking for the vampire?
Shinzon: You can be such a spoil sport VR… you really need to learn how to loosen up a bit… maybe you should've had some of these pants as well…
Vice-Roy: Sire, we are reading something up ahead… it is the vampire!
Shinzon: I though you couldn't scan him?
Vice-Roy: emm.. before we transported I downloaded an upgrade from the internet…
Shinzon: VR I'm starting to think that this all a plot for you to see me in hot leather trousers…
Vice-Roy: Certainly not, sire… (and to himself) hehehehe
Shinzon: Lets go and fetch this vampire then…
Following the scanner (upgrade v6785.234a) signal they reach a bar on a side street. The sound of someone attempting to sing flows from inside. Upon entering the bar they are greeted by a green chap showing a few protrusions upon his face.
Lorne: Welcome travellers, welcome to my bar… have you come for a reading or just fun?
Shinzon: (intrigued) Is this a bar or a book club?
Lorne: No, precious (Frodo is that you? Golem? What?? Oh sorry flashback) when I mean a reading I mean you sing and I read your aura, you know sort of like palm reading…
Vice-Roy starts laughing, Shinzon looks at him angrily
Shinzon: What you laughing at?
Vice-Roy: The image of you up there singing and him reading your aura, ah!ah!ah! (Shinzon grows more and more angry with him and wallops him one)
Lorne: Come on sweet nibbles, what you gona sing then? 'Sex Bomb' 'Did it My Way'?
Shinzon: I did not come here to sing (quickly turns to VR who is trying very hard not to laugh) we are looking for a vampire with a soul…
Lorne: Oh cupcakes, there is only one vampire with a soul and he is right there on stage singing his poor little heart out… well attempting to sing anyway… his name is Angel, fruitcake…
Vice-Roy: What kind of a name is Angel Fruitcake?
Lorne: Oh no, no fruity pie his name is Angel just Angel…
Vice-Roy: Are you sure you a bar owner and not a baker?
Shinzon: Enough already! VR got and fetch the vampire.
(VR comes back you the vampire)
Shinzon: I have seen you before… let me think… I definitely remember you… don't tell me, don't tell me…
Angel: With Buffy… you saw me with Buffy…
Shinzon: No, no that's not it… give me a second here and I'll remember…
Angel: You did… you saw me with Buffy…
Shinzon: I remember now… you were with that extremely rude girlie… the one with the spike… Buffy!
(Angel looking slightly annoyed is about to speak when is interrupted by the Vice-Roy)
Vice-Roy: Don't bother, does it to me all the time…
Shinzon: I though girlie had killed you?
Angel: She did the bitch, but the Powers At Be glued me back together and sent me back… something about a prophesy and destiny… and saviour of the world… and defender of the….
Shinzon: yes, yes, yes good on you… well, Mr. Angelo I'm here because you know of a portal that transports you to the Nexus… and I need to know here it is!
Angel: Fancy a holiday then, eheh (laughter like pig sound)
Shinzon: Holiday? I though the Nexus was very dangerous and perilous… and you couldn't leave… and if you did you would go mad trying to got back?
Angel: (smirking) Naaaa, that's what they say to keep the riffraff out… (laughter like pig sound) all you do is say 'Take me back' and hey presto there you are back again!
Shinzon: So, one can just go in and out of the Nexus, just like that?
Angel: Yup… just like that…
Shinzon: So how do I get in?
Angel: Ha… that is altogether another thing…
Shinzon: I though I just had to go through the portal?
Angel: oh, ye… but you have to take all of your clothes off…
Shinzon: D'ho