Empire Chronicles

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Inside the main shipyard of Graft Industries Victor almost couldn't stand in one place as he waited for his new ship to be brought around. This was quite possibly the most exciting day of his life, he had dreamed of exploring the stars since he was a child and now that dream was about to come true. The waiting room he stood in was so clean it felt almost like it had been sterilized. Made of a solid white material the room was square in design with matching tables and chaired neatly arranged, there was a courtesy food synthesizer against the wall to Victor's right and directly in front of him was the second of three large floor to ceiling windows. Like a child on Christmas morning Victor finally started to pace back and forth while staring out the window.

“Vic, would you calm down you're gonna wear a hole in the floor,” April said.

(I can't help it, I'm excited).

“The ship will be here when it gets here. I don't see what the big deal is anyway.”

(The big deal, the big deal? Don't you get it April, we'll finally have the chance to explore space, to see what's out there).

“I can see what's out there just fine, looks like a whole lot of nothing.” Victor just rolled his eyes a little as he want back to pacing. It wasn't just the ship that had him excited, he had only asked for a used ship but the Asiern had gone the extra mile and ordered a new ship be built by Graft Industires, one of the most respected shipyards in the known galaxy. Without warning Victor plastered himself against the window.

“I think the ship has arrived,” Vivica said.

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Vivica's guess was right, the ship Victor had been waiting for finally came into view, moving at a slow but smooth pace. It came to a stop directly in front of them only moments before an Aesirn beamed into the room. “Victor?” the alien asked.

(Yes).

“Your ship is ready.”

(Righteous, give me the specs). The Aseirn engineer taps a few buttons on a small datapad before handing it to Victor.

Class: DSEC-9 (Deep Space Exploration Cruiser - Model 9)

Commissioned: Galactic Cycle 23375.1 (5 years ago)

Decks: 20

Length: 410.2 meters

Height: 72.8 meters

Beam: 152.1 meters

Displacement: 1,470,000 metric tons

Maximum sustainable speed: Sub-light .975 for 36 hours maximum

Refit Cycle:

Minor - 5 years

Standard - 10 years

Major - 50 years

Expected Lifetime: 200 years

Built: Graft Industries Orbital Platform 6

Computer specifications

Crew Interface Software: EDSARI 3.1 (Electronic Data Storage and Recovery Interface)

Circuitry: Standard NOQAC (Nano-Optic Quantum Access Circuitry)

Access Time: 51,500,000,000 kilo quads/nanosecond

Number of dedicated modules: 2,208

Capacity/Module: 671,730,000,000,000 pedaquads

Simultaneous access to 51 million data channels

Transquantum processing at over 993 sextillion calculations per nanosecond

Operational temperature margins from 8 to 1,900 Kelvin’s

Nitrogen-based Negative Ion Liquid Plasma Coolant System

Engine specifications

Core Reactor: CP/MAM Class IX (Compressed Plasma/Matter Anti-Matter)

Propulsion System: 2 Graft Type-6 high output ion drives

Normal Cruise Speed: Sub-light .75

Maximum Cruise Speed: Sub-light .90

Maximum Sustainable Speed: Sub-light .975 (limit of 36 hours maximum)

Magneticly Shielded Direct Input Manifolds

Fuel (Matter Injector): Compressed Plasma

Fuel (Matter Injector): Nucliogenic Fusion Crystals

Fuel (Antimatter Injector): Compressed Anti-Plasma

Fuel (Antiproton Injector): Antimatter

Fuel Replenishment: Bussard ramjet Collectors

2 matter-antimatter magnetic compression reactor mix chambers

2 Auxiliary backup redundant power distribution core reactors (Class VII reactors)

8 Nitrogen-based Negative Ion Liquid Plasma Coolant towers

Impulse Engine specifications

Sub light Propulsion System: 2 Ionic Energy Sub-light Engines

Impulse Reactors: 8

Impulse Reactor Fuel: ultra-dense plasma

Transporter specifications

Personnel Transporters - Nano-optic Resolution (life form): 4 rooms

Emergency Transporters - High Volume (scan only): 2 rooms

Cargo Bay Transporters - Molecular (non-life form): 2

Maximum Transporter Range: 2,150,000,000,000 kilometres

Communications Systems specifications

Intra Ship: voice, holographic and data

Personal Communicator Range: 600,000 metres

Ship to Ground Comms Range: 430,000,000 to 720,000,000,000,000 kilometres

Ship to Ship Comms Transfer Speed: 201.75 kilo quads/second (range: 550 light-years)

Subspace Comms Speed: Sub-light .99995 (range: 1000 light-years)

Sensor Systems specifications

Long Range Full Spectral Scanning: 3000 light-years

High Resolution Range: 900 light-years

Medium Resolution Range: 200 light-years

Full Spectrum Navigational Shield Emitter Array

Astrometric Scanning/Mapping/Analysis Sensor Arrays: 60,000 light-years

Weaponry specifications

Main Ship Type IX Focused Disruptor Arrays

Disruptor Arrays: 18 (Type IX)

Fast Track Fighter Turrets: 9 (Type IX)

Fore & Aft Torpedo Launchers: 5

Max. Volley Spread: 15 (3 per launcher)

Mark IX EHM (Electro Hyper-magnetic) Pulse warheads

Plasma Grenades

Scatter-pack Torpedoes (effect varies according to payload)

Phase Pulse Torpedoes

Dark Matter Charges

Defensive Countermeasures Specifications

Automatic Multi-cyclic Remodulating Navigational Shields

Standard Graft Primary Combat & Navigational Shield Control System

Reactive Armour Plating

Heavy Quadratanium Alloy Hull Plating (Multiple Layers)

Hull Reinforced Duranium Alloy Plating

Primary/Secondary Sensor Disruption Scan Shielding

Hyper-shift Frequency Shielding

High Density Anti-warhead Mass Drivers

Crew Complement

Officers: 60

Enlisted Crew: 600

Civilians: 100

Maximum Emergency Capacity: 1100

1 x 80 square meter conference room for 50 guests

2 x 40 square meter 11 seat briefing rooms

Communications via standard ships systems

10% of all facilities, including interconnecting corridors capable of supporting alien environments

For almost ten minutes Victor went over the ship specs, reading through them time and time again. “Need a drool bucket there Vic?”

(That's putting it mildly), Vic thought, looking at the engineer, (when can I leave?)

“Right now if you like.”

(Beam me up Scotty!)

The End? Don't count on it

Note from the Author: This story was mostly to establish the characters and set the stage for future stories