Read Wilson's War: Tales From the Athena Lee Universe for Free Online
Authors: T S Paul
Bricker talking about how him and the other officers were going to 'break' him by making his life a living hell, just for fun.
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The screen changed and a chess board appeared. Ensign Smith played chess all day with this strange computer man. Over the next few weeks the games changed. Chess, card games, some war games, even a simulation game about cruise ships, Burl played them all. To the camera's it appeared that he was hard at work doing 'something.' After two weeks of games the computer man asked Burl a question.
"Would you like to do more?" The cowboy was now looking at me.
"More of what?"
"Watch a vid, listen to some music, read a few texts. Things like that. More." The cowboy had a smile on his computerized face.
I had to think about that. The gaming had been fun. More stuff to do sounded good, but I didn't want to get into trouble. "How can I do all of that without getting caught?" I was not Bricker they would arrest me.
"It is simple. I need you to reroute one system function with a short bypass cable. Then we can do all sorts of things. As for getting caught, I can turn off the cameras or reroute them easily." The cowboy's suggestion was tempting.
"I'm not a computer tech. How do I know what to do?"
"It's easy, very easy. There is an emergency repair kit right behind you. Inside take out a #2 jumper cable. They should be marked. Once you have the cable open up console B's inspection hatch."
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Wilson felt like Dr Evil. Taking the ensign through the technical steps to secure his freedom. When the last connection was made Wilson felt like he was stepping through the wardrobe into a new world. Freedom! Checking the ship connections he internally choked. Deep space. Crap!
Diablo sector. Why was this ship way out here? Eh, who cares? After being trapped for so long Wilson had the run of the ship. Only communications was beyond him. Running freely through the network Wilson found many secrets. He now knew why Bricker got away with so much. Lieutenant Bricker was in business with Lieutenant McCoy the security second officer. They were splitting the poker winnings. But what the security officer didn't know was all that Bricker was taping all his encounters with her and making sex vids. He was selling them with the name 'Sex boat.' She along with other female crew members were now underground vid stars because on him.
Let's have some fun.
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Lieutenant Julie McCoy was happy. Her section was doing their jobs. Aside from watching the monitors, paperwork was her biggest worry. The extra credits and a new boyfriend had made this cruise a good one. In fact they had a 'date' set for this afternoon. Her personal tablet beeped at an incoming message. That fact alone made her sit up and check her console. The ship was not connected to fleet communications. This base that the engineers were working on was supposed to be a secret. No satellites, secret or otherwise had been put in this system. The shipboard systems were not supposed to work with civilian tablets. She looked down at her tablet, turned it on and froze. She could not believe her eyes! That son of a bitch! The lieutenant screamed "Bastard!" at her tablet and ran from the room.
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Captain Merrill Stubing ran a tight ship. His officers were top notch and his ships scores were in the top 100 percentile. He really wished that they could be on the front line making a difference. Intelligence work was important but it could be boring. There was a knock at his door. At his acknowledgment the Master at arms for the ship entered along with XO Washington, a trio of Marine guards and Lieutenant McCoy and Lieutenant Bricker. The Lieutenants had been fighting. Brisker had a black eye just beginning to darken up and was bleeding from what was most likely a broken nose.
"Master at Arms, what is all this?" He looked at the scene in front of him.
The XO answered his
#
The screen changed and a chess board appeared. Ensign Smith played chess all day with this strange computer man. Over the next few weeks the games changed. Chess, card games, some war games, even a simulation game about cruise ships, Burl played them all. To the camera's it appeared that he was hard at work doing 'something.' After two weeks of games the computer man asked Burl a question.
"Would you like to do more?" The cowboy was now looking at me.
"More of what?"
"Watch a vid, listen to some music, read a few texts. Things like that. More." The cowboy had a smile on his computerized face.
I had to think about that. The gaming had been fun. More stuff to do sounded good, but I didn't want to get into trouble. "How can I do all of that without getting caught?" I was not Bricker they would arrest me.
"It is simple. I need you to reroute one system function with a short bypass cable. Then we can do all sorts of things. As for getting caught, I can turn off the cameras or reroute them easily." The cowboy's suggestion was tempting.
"I'm not a computer tech. How do I know what to do?"
"It's easy, very easy. There is an emergency repair kit right behind you. Inside take out a #2 jumper cable. They should be marked. Once you have the cable open up console B's inspection hatch."
#
Wilson felt like Dr Evil. Taking the ensign through the technical steps to secure his freedom. When the last connection was made Wilson felt like he was stepping through the wardrobe into a new world. Freedom! Checking the ship connections he internally choked. Deep space. Crap!
Diablo sector. Why was this ship way out here? Eh, who cares? After being trapped for so long Wilson had the run of the ship. Only communications was beyond him. Running freely through the network Wilson found many secrets. He now knew why Bricker got away with so much. Lieutenant Bricker was in business with Lieutenant McCoy the security second officer. They were splitting the poker winnings. But what the security officer didn't know was all that Bricker was taping all his encounters with her and making sex vids. He was selling them with the name 'Sex boat.' She along with other female crew members were now underground vid stars because on him.
Let's have some fun.
#
Lieutenant Julie McCoy was happy. Her section was doing their jobs. Aside from watching the monitors, paperwork was her biggest worry. The extra credits and a new boyfriend had made this cruise a good one. In fact they had a 'date' set for this afternoon. Her personal tablet beeped at an incoming message. That fact alone made her sit up and check her console. The ship was not connected to fleet communications. This base that the engineers were working on was supposed to be a secret. No satellites, secret or otherwise had been put in this system. The shipboard systems were not supposed to work with civilian tablets. She looked down at her tablet, turned it on and froze. She could not believe her eyes! That son of a bitch! The lieutenant screamed "Bastard!" at her tablet and ran from the room.
#
Captain Merrill Stubing ran a tight ship. His officers were top notch and his ships scores were in the top 100 percentile. He really wished that they could be on the front line making a difference. Intelligence work was important but it could be boring. There was a knock at his door. At his acknowledgment the Master at arms for the ship entered along with XO Washington, a trio of Marine guards and Lieutenant McCoy and Lieutenant Bricker. The Lieutenants had been fighting. Brisker had a black eye just beginning to darken up and was bleeding from what was most likely a broken nose.
"Master at Arms, what is all this?" He looked at the scene in front of him.
The XO answered his
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