"Your jump ships have been returned to their proper places unharmed. I will continue my part as your stardrive until we meet with...what did you call it...the Other? We're actually known as Anisterians but that works, for it anyway." Star said.
Suddenly, the Impala was back in normal space floating next to Hugo's massive cube-like ship.
"Sir, the stardrive is back online. It's even coordinated for primora 7." The navigation officer said.
"I believe you said that was your next stop." Star said.
"Correct, but first I have to grab a few things." Hugo said.
He closed his eyes and after a few seconds, a small pod rocketed down from Hugo's ship towards the Impala and landed in the hanger bay.
"Heeey, I got a roommate." Danny suddenly said.
Pegasus reappeared on the bridge in a more solid looking form but still with very little details, almost looking like a glowing blue version of Nano.
"We think we can do this now,..." he said in a single voice, no longer sounding afraid. "...We've learned to control us. We are now parallel with your systems."
"It's like you got two super computers working side by side. The ship is actually overlaid over the Impala, but it's signature is something unique." Danny said, almost excitedly.
"Yes, and if I'm picking this up right, I believe it is that of our original predecessors...I wonder," Nano said, floating off the ground as he inwardly scanned this new energy signature. "Captain, with your permission, I would like to retrieve your little ones. I will return very shortly."
"By all means." Jason said as he gestured toward the lift.
Instead, Nano burst into a dark cloud and exited through the ceiling panels. A few seconds later, they saw him enter a spacial rift on the view screen. Before Jason could make a comment on the departure, another spacial rift opened just as quickly. A large dark swarm emerged and quickly covered the Impala.
"There's my little guys..." Danny said as he examined himself excitedly. "...wait, something's happening."
Suddenly, electrical surges began to encircle Danny, at the same time the Impala was going through the same thing.
"Hehehe...this tickles!" Danny said as he danced around, rubbing his ribs up and down. The ship gently vibrating with each rub.
The Nanites quickly spread across the ship, covering it completely. However, instead of them retracting into their stationary ports, the outer hull and the wings began to disintegrate. Electrical charges sparked and surged throughout the mist until it began to glow a bright blue. The light grew so intense so quickly, that anyone looking at it would be blinded. The bright blue light suddenly blinked out, leaving behind a newly redesigned Impala.
Slightly reduced in size, the jet-black ship looked almost like a 20th century hydroplane boat with a large set of delta blade wings angling from the twin electrodes at the front. A smaller set rested towards the rear. The bridge sat more towards the front behind the turbine, almost like the cockpit of a jet fighter, its nose cone extending slightly past the two electrodes. A neon blue rectangular strip of light ran from the back of the bridge towards the rear between the inward slanted tailfins. It split in two and angled into the rear triangular thrusters before reappearing and tracing the outer edges of the ship, giving it the appearance of a 3d blueprint.
"I liike...I liiike!!" Danny said with a wide smile as everyone looked at the new spade-like design through the scout drone's camera.
"Now I understand," Nano said as he reappeared back onto the bridge.
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Pegasus (Farside Saga Book Two)
Science Fiction"Are we alone?" That question has finally been answered, but the answer was much more than they expected. Testing a new form of interstellar travel called a Stardrive, the NSA Impala was sent to explore Pre-alpha, a new solar system discovered along...
