Chapter 7

Captain Emotion sat behind his desk thinking. The Injustice had entered hyperspace and was on course to Felucia. The captain pressed a button on his holopad and looked up to see a holographic image of a droid appear. He looked at the droid and typed in something in his holopad and watched as the image began to change.

"Ug, computer do you have any suggestions on the new retriever droid designs." Emotion asked the computer.

"Well, until we can gain more knowledge of the xenomorphic creature the design will have to remain unchanged," suggested the female voice of the computer.

"Your right, what about the 2.0 parts how much do I have to change." The Captain asked the computer.

"If you'll be so kind to bring up two separate holoimages I would love to discuss them with you," the computer answered.

The captain typed into his holopad and watched as the image divided into an image of the xenomorph and several parts of a 2.0 unit.

"Having taken a look at the designs you sent me I noticed a few things we may have to change," The computer told him.

"Of course you have," Emotion said quietly to himself as he walked over to holographic images. "What do you have for me?"

"Well we would have to take out the flamethrower you wanted installed into the arm out," The computer said as the image of the 2.0 arm changed to match that of the xenomorph's.

"Of course the gas and the fire will only decrease it effectiveness in combat. Good thinking, computer," Emotion agreed looking at the holographic mechanical arm.

"All other attachments, like the grappling claw and razor sharp claws capable of cutting through steel, may stay and in fact increase its combat effectiveness," the computer added.

"Good, now then will the legs be able to remain spring loaded?" the captain asked as the image of the leg increased.

"I believe they will be able to remain the way you have originally planned for the Xenomorph 2.0 units." computer answered "I agree with your calculations of the xenomorph being an agile predator. In fact this attachment will mostly make the creature even more agile,"

"Good, I want this creature to be even more perfect than it already seems. It needs to be able to kill other life forms with ease," Emotion said agreeing with the computer "Now then, what about the chest piece?"

"Until we can conduct more studies and dissect it to find out the location of important organs and the function of the mysterious dorsal spins, the chest piece will have to go unchanged," answered the computer.

"Very well, what about the tail?" Emotion asked waking around the holographic images.

"We may need to add a separate mechanical tail since the tail seems to thin to cut down the middle," Answered the computer.

"Can it still have the laser minigun? I want a parasitic 2.0 unit with a minigun attached to its tail," Emotion asked as he looked at the holographic image of a tail with a minigun attached.

"I don't see why not," answered the computer

"Excellent" Emotion said happily "The organics will fall under the Xenomorph 2.0s might!"

"Captain." said a voice over the inner com that sound like the person was taking through both a radio and the inner com.

"Yes, Pilot" Emotion asked the voice

"We'll be reaching Felucia in a standard hour or two." Pilot said,

"Very good, have Number 1, 2 and 999 load the xenomorph, the eggs, the 2.0 parts and the other droids coming with us on two separate dropship. The organics and 999 on one everyone else on the other," Emotion ordered

"Very good my lord" Pilot said "Anything else?"

"Umm, yes meet me in the hanger when we exit hyperspace I have new orders for you as well," answered Emotion as he sat back down behind his desk.

"Yes, my lord," Pilot said.

"Computer, upload all the new designs to my holopad please," Emotion asked the computer.

"I'll be glad to James," the computer answered.

"Thank you." Emotion said thanking the computer.

Emotion leaned back in his chair and looked at a photo of him stand next to extremely beautiful looking female-like droid. The droid had the body of an organic female with short metallic looking hair. She was smiling and had one of her arms around the captain, who had an arm around her waist. The female droid was the same height as the captain. Her body was a dark purple with pink lines of data flowing around her body. The captain leaned forward and carefully picked up the picture.

The female droid in the picture was the captain's one true love, Aelita One. The captain head immediately switched to sad as soon as he started thinking about Aelita. He remembered her death well and that has been one of his main reasons he wanted to kill every organic life form out there. Aelita had been killed by Anakin Skywalker. The captain would have helped Aelita if he didn't have to dig himself out of a pile of rubble. His head switched to anger and he hoped as soon as the Republic found out what the droids were up to that it would be Anakin who lead the attack so that he could die by the hands of the prefect predator.

"Captain the download is complete," the computer said interrupting the captain's thoughts

"Oh, umm very good computer that is all,'' Emotion said as he set the picture back on his desk.

The captain's head switched back to sad again. He programmed his computer on the Injustice and the one back at his secret base to sound just like Aelita; he was starting to regret it.

"No, I can't let myself be distracted by painful memories," Emotion said to himself quietly.

He forced his head to switch back to happy and began working on the new retrieval droid designs. He had decided to call the leader of the new retrieval droids Fetch, namely because of what he would be programmed to do.

Captain Emotion worked on the new retrieval droids deigns for the rest of trip. He planned on giving the droids three or more different stages. One would retrieve the eggs, another would be able to retrieve the chestbusters and the final stage, and most difficult to design, would retrieve the adult xenomorph.

The hanger was full of life as droids loaded the eggs and the creature onto a drop ship as several droids boarded another. Captain Emotion made his way through the commotion when he noticed Number 1 and w talking with another droid. The droid was tall but heavily armored. It had a jet pack built into its back and an extra set of arms on its side. The droid's body was mostly black with blue lines on his arms, legs, and body. Its head was cylindrical with a 360 degree sensor on the crown of its head with additional forward sensors; a long range radio antenna was sticking out of the top of his head. The captain recognized him as Pilot.

"Gentlemen," Emotion greeted the droids

"Greetings, captain, what did you need to talk about?" Pilot asked his voice sounding like he was talking through a radio.

"Well, why I'm gone I need you to watch the ship and I'm appointing you as captain while I'm gone," answered Emotion.

"It an honor sir, but what do you want me to do about a certain general if he tries to take command?"

"Well once you get back in Separatist space I want you to drop him off at the nearest base. I don't trust him with my ship alone. Who knows what he'll do with it," Emotion answered looking around to make sure said general wasn't around.

"You got it sir," Pilot said with a salute before heading towards the bridge.

"Everything is ready sir, just waiting for you," Number 1 told the captain.

"Good, I take it everything was loaded as I requested," The captain said looking around.

"Of course sir and Sniffles is waiting for your arrival sir," Number 2 added.

"Well then what are we doing standing here?" Emotion asked as he walked to one of the drop ships, "Those organics aren't going to become cyborgs by themselves now are they?"

Number 1 and 2 followed the captain and boarded the dropship. Once everything was abroad, the drop ships flew out of the hanger and headed to the green planet in front of them, Felucia.