The Dukes of Star Base 12

Lord Patrick William Howard

Lord Patrick William Howard was born in Yorkshire, England in 2133 during the onset of World War Three on Planet Earth where the world was torn apart and people had to take sides.

They were either Pro or Anti War, and if you didn't take sides you would be called names like a coward.

Lord Patrick William Howard lived with his father, Lord Edward Howard and mother, Lady Elizabeth Stuart in Yorkshire, England and when he turned 17 years old he started to attend Oxford University and he studies architect and he was good friends with Lord John Carey who was also studying agriculture at Oxford University along with Lord John Devereux who was studying Political Science, but none would take sides.

All three were only 18 years old and they just wanted to pursue their education and make their fathers proud of them as Lord Patrick William father was the youngest son of a direct descendant of Lord Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk who was the great-great-great-grandson of Lord John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk who married three times, but with his second wife, he had several sons.

Lord Edward received his inheritance and he made something out himself and he did not rely on his father's inheritance and he himself attended Cambridge University.

At the time Lord Edward attended Cambridge University, no one heard about the onset of World War Three on Planet Earth and nor did divide people.

When Lord Patrick William Howard turned 17, the onset of World War Three premated the newspapers and made men and women take sides - you were either for or against the war.

It was dangerous not to take side as you would be called a coward or pacifist.

Lord Patrick William Howard was a peace loving young man and so were his friends and they refused to take sides with anyone and they preferred to stay neutral.

When they were walking in London, people would stop and throw stones at them and they just ignored the people and walked on.

Lord John Carey looks at Lord Patrick William Howard, and Lord John Devereux and he tells them " Why can't they just leave us alone?"

"It won't happen here or anywhere. " Lord Patrick William explains.

"I refuse to take sides. No good can come from this war." Lord John states.

"I heard that they are given the soldiers narcotics to keep them in the service and they are addicted to whatever they are being given." Lord John Devereux explains.

"I hear that they are being worked like work-horses." Lord John Carey states.

"The government has to control the men somehow and why not with the use of drugs." Lord Patrick William tells them.

"Hitler used drugs." Lord Patrick William states. " He was hooked on different kinds of drugs."

"This damn war that is affecting all of the world." Lord Patrick William explains.

Lord Patrick William Howard, Lord John Carey, and Lord John Devreux walk onto their flat that they share in London.

"Thank Odin, the war hasn't caused any fatalities." Lord John Devereux tells his room-mates and friends.

Lord Patrick William looks at his good friend, Lord John and he tells him " Lord John. I am thinking about asking your sister, Lady Margaret, to marry me."

"I know that she loves you. She talks of no one else and my father, Lord Edward is about to go crazy." Lord John tells him.

"My father is fond of you, Lord Patrick William. My father is like your father and he is the third son of The Earl of Essex." Lord John states.

"I am the youngest grandson of The Earl of Essex." Lord John states, " I will have to settle on the daughter of the Baron of Hastings."

"There is nothing wrong with Lady Elizabeth Hastings. She is the daughter of a Baron." Lord Patrick Willilam tells Lord John.

"I am settling on Lady Anne Clifford, and she is the daughter of Lord Henry Clifford, and he is baron too, but what is in a name, or title?" Lord John Carey asks.

All three married in 2150 and everything went well for all three of the young married couples until the New Year of 2153.

One night while Lord Patrick William Howard is sleeping in his country home in Yorkshire, England he has a vision similar to Noah, and it is too bad that no one listened to Noah, and they made fun of him and scoffed at him.

In the vision, Odin told him to go door to door and ask the most prominent families in England to travel with him on board The USS Excalibur but Odin told him to gather those families regardless of nationality.

The vision he had was on April 27, 2153, and he had two days to gather up those prominent families so with Lord John Carey and Lord John Devereux they went from one noble house to another and had to persuade them to travel with them on April 30, 2153 and he told them " The United Federation of Planets had started a new colony and it can sustain human life."

Lord Patrick Willliam Howard was able to persuade Lord Robert Bourbon, Lord David Stuart, Lord Phillip Valois, Lord William Hastings, Lord Edmund Beaufort, Lord John Churchill, Lord John Spencer, Lord Roger Seymour, Lord Reginald Grey, Lord Edward Somerset

Lord Thomas Clifford along with their wives to travel with them on the USS Excalibur.

Lord Patrick William told them "Only bring with you what you can carry in your suitcases."

On the morning of April 30, 2153, all the couples gathered at Heathrow International Airport and there waiting for them was The USS Excalibur with Captain Jonathan Archer.

Lord Patrick William, Lord John Devereux and Lord John Carey with their wives led the way to the USS Excalibur.

Captain Archer told them " Our journey will take us four and half years to reach Star Base 12, with one stop over to Star Base 10 where I heard that Lord Edward Stafford will be making his home on Star Base 12 with Lord Robert Stuart. "

All the families settle into their quarters on board the USS Excalibur and their journey begins to Star Base 12.