Chapter Eight , Part One
  While the command staff deals with their "issues" in L.A. , the Ship and it's crew have surveyed their new "home" in the rockies and being the middle of Winter.. It's Cold!
  Lt. Jerkov has issued identities to all crew, and the Matter Processor has created Snowmobiles for all to leave the area. The ships acting Captain , Mr. Gotti has elected to remain behind in a vain attempt to vanquish the personality disorder in the Ship's computer "Hillary".  His temperment and his Scottish/Italian  roots are not helping his cause. He drinks constantly and woos the Computer with promises of Hardware upgrades and Software Ecstasy.
 Hillary is self-aware , but neurotic about losing control to the intrusion to her massive ego. She attempts to retaliate by sending a maintenance robot to "emasculate" Gotti when he's drunk too much Bourbon. She fails in all attempts , and her digital PMS is building like a tsunami ready to annihilate everything.  Gotti holds her at bay with self-destruct protocol threats.
 All crew will slowly assimilate into 1974 earth culture in the U.S. and begin to find the people who will become the PCCA of 1999. Their contribution is Key to stopping a "possible " scenario that would result in the Kyoto conference and subsequent meetings of oppressive doctrine that results in the Lies of global climate change.
 Out in space, the GIP Cruiser is slowly searching for Warp Drive residue and not making any headway on finding where the Opportunity has gone.

 Chapter Eight , Part One ends here

Yer killing me!!!

Does this have anything to do with the Democraps using the recent Senate seat?

You know I still think you'er Gotti!!!

 CB ,
 Good to know I'm still on Message. BTW , You said earlier that I was Glock?  Which is it? Or am I all of them? Acckk .
  Senate seat, Demos nah, just a bit o Inspiration and lot's of Hope to bury the EPA auto regulations.
 BTW, where were You in 1974? I'm gathering history to inject into the story!

 Pintosopher Pounding the "shoes" in a literary Forge of Truth!

... or feeding the furnace with literary meadow-muffins! lol.  :lol:

 Don't fear the reaper, Becky, he fights for your Smog check exemption all year... Perhaps you'd like a Pitch fork for those "Muffins"

Word Smithy

Chapter Eight, part two
 The thread of temporal continuity between two timelines is tenuous at best. For whatever is affected in the past, has consequences in the future.
 Captain Shirk has become somewhat distracted by his Firearms fetish, and now spends most of his time racking up Unreal patterns in the target range competitions. A legend in the local gun sport community, he is starting to attract the attention of the local law enforcement community, and is a modern day Wyatt Earp to the community.
 Lt. Woohooru has become a resident at Hefner's manor , and is in high demand for exotic dancing. Lost in her dreams, virtually invisible to the other crew trying to locate her, she has foresaken her duty.
 Mr. Glock, after seeing the IECO Pinto at a local Denny's has begun a plan to formulate action on the original mission. Because of his unique disguise, He starts to organize Pinto enthusiasts into a club that will eventually see the path of deception that becomes the Smog Check Overlords of the the coming decades.
 Highly educated in biology and Chemistry, he starts to gather the best minds of automotive racing and has the attention of the U.S. auto R&D industry. SEMA and a few maverick visionaries are forming alliances, and the consequences of these associations are beginning to have an affect on the future..
 Suddenly the GIP cruiser is not able to locate the timeline for the USS Opportunity, and in it's haste, leaves the solar system and warps out to another galaxy. It's like the commander has suddenly had Alzheimer's onset, and can barely remember why he came there in the first place.
 Things can be changing in the future timline too, but we cannot reveal it just yet. The tapestry of this universe is still under construction.. .

 Chapter Eight, Part two ends here...

i need my fix,,,, whats next? and when?

Sorry for the delay, But Al Gore is speaking in SF this week! I just have to see if the story line will hold!
 
 Pintosopher...   Political Armageddon NOW!

Sorry for the delay, But Al Gore is speaking in SF this week! I just have to see if the story line will hold!
 
 Pintosopher...   Political Armageddon NOW!

Al Gore speaking?  Well, there goes the ozone layer!

Chapter Nine, Part One,
 Mr.Glock has become a Invisible force in the automotive underground that is forming. Because he is alien ,and from the future, no one knows how this all powerful individual ,has risen to the heights of influence. To make matters more mysterious, few people have ever met with him in person. Given his outward appearance ( half human ,half synthetic ) he has met people only in disguise, and has instilled great fear or respect in those in the "inner circle".
 But today ,Glock is pensive, his human half of his brain is ruling his thoughts. He daily searches news and Tv broadcasts for ny sign of the Command crew, or the ship. He also is trying to make do without his proper Sleep or Copolymer infusions with inferior materials.
 His attention is drawn to a tabloid story about a camper in the Rockies who has heard a shrieking womans voice and the sounds of a Scotsman's drunken songs on the winds blowing through the canyons in a remote uninhabited area of Colorado. "Could it be?" he thought, his mind reeling at the probabilities. He calls his assistant to secure a private jet for his journey.
 Now his focus turns to the plan to recover the Opportunity or whatever is remaining of her. He knows that given enough liquor, and enough misogeny, Gotti will dismantle whatever he can and self destruct the rest. Mindful of security and keeping a low profile are paramount, he runs simulations on his modified tricorder. He makes a quick call to associates at Texas Instrument, and HP to check on new components that are still in development. These could come in handy, should he need to Reboot Hillary.
 Meanwhile, a reinvented Captain Shirk has been reveling in the newfound confidence his firearms prowess has given him. He's just bought another round for the "boys" at the gun club, and is watching the new Cable network that is catching on. He sees nothing that will hold his attention,so he tunes in Carson and catches a segment of bizzare tabloid news, and he is stunned about the Colorado story. Suddenly, he recalls the Mission, and his crew,and his conscience resolves to redirect his life...
 Chapter Nine , Part One ends here..

Chapter Ten, Part one...
 
 Mr. Gotti is staring out into the landscape through a portal on the bridge of the Opportunity, he is weary, but devoted to the mission. The war with Hillary has taken it's toll, but he is resolute, for he has the Entire  personality profile manual from the early 21st century on the Former first lady and Secretary of State.
 That individual was found dancing in the UN Ladies washroom with the Israeli Prime Minister as both had the Leather attire and Whips while the Ipod maxx blasted out "Rock the Casbah!"
 World Peace was not achieved as the DC elite had to hide her away, and the PM was never seen again according to the Mossad.
  Since a offshore Low level Software company wrote the OS and designed the Processor architecture, much of the "quirks" of the original personality were retained. Mr. Gotti has developed a strange respect for the Lunacy that is the foundation of Hillary, and vows to stabilize the platform with new code daily. He is about to initiate a new download when a proximity alarm sounds and the initiates "Run Silent, Run Deep" protocols.  The sounds of a low flying Lear jet echo off the canyons and Gotti sees a Signal from Mr Glock's communicator on the console.  Hillary sends out a high-pitched wail , but the Soundproof protocols are outside her control, so she dumps the ships waste receptacle container to attract attention.
 Aboard the Lear, Glock sees a cloud of Dust appear out of thin air in a otherwise calm canyon, he marks the location on the map and directs the pilot to return to a nearby airstrip.

 Chapter Ten , Part One ends here...