Part 3
Chapter One
Its too big
"Kryten I know I'm just being a fuss bucket, but exactly why is our trip going to be more difficult and just what does it entail?" Asked Rimmer.
"Sorry Mr. Rimmer Sir, I can't answer you at the present time. It seems
that Ms. Ace mum has done something to my core programming."
"Holly what do you say about all this?"
"It's just too big, she just wont fit." Holly droned in his south London accent.
"Smegging Hell! What do you mean?"
"I mean that Red Dwarf's just too large to fit within the disruption of the time space continuum we'll be generating. Not enough power for a field disruption of that size."
"Well that settles it, we tried but it can't be done. Sadly, pity too. I was really looking forward to braving the unknown, traversing dimensions. Shame really."
"Mr. Rimmer that may not entirely be the case."
"How's that?"
"Well if you allowed Holly to complete his analysis he would have
explained that Red Dwarf can't fit through the disruptive field but a smaller ship can. One of the transport vehicles should do nicely."
"Good one Kryten. Now your talking, how soon till we can make the jump?"
Ace had been right. Within weeks of their initial probe, most of the basics involved in dimension jumping were hammered out. True as it was the dimension jumping sled could only jump within fairly limited dimensional distances. But seeing that's where Spanners was heading, all worked out well enough.
"I'll take the point," said Ace. "Spanners, you'll be behind me, and you gents
in Starbug will take up the rear."
"Spanners, when you're moving within the right dimensional vibrations your on board computer coupled with the homing program will automatically jump you into the dimension of your sleds origin. Your home dimension."
Spanners smiled and didn't say a word. He couldn't, he was too choked up.
"You gents won't have it so easy. I had to use the boys DNA itself as
a homing device to program into your Starbug's navi system. That along with a version of Holly downloaded into the transports mainframe should get you on your way."
"Of course you'll have to take a little detour but all will become clear. I've already programmed Kryten with the relative information. But we
do have a window to catch so enough of all this chin wagging and out into the unknown. Smoke me a kipper. I'll be back for breakfast."
With that Ace hopped into her revamped Wildfire and started her engines.
The others followed in pursuit.