SEASON FOUR

EPISODE 2: WHEN THE WALLS COME CRUMBLING DOWN
PART THREE

By: Elektra

SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER. THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE WWF TITANPRIZE. IT'S MISSION: TO EXPLORE AND ENTERTAIN NEW SOCIETIES AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS.  TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO WRESTLER HAS GONE BEFORE!

TITANPRIZE CREW:
Captain Vincent K. McMahon
First Officer, Commander Shane McMahon
Chief Engineer, Commander Stephanie McMahon
Chief of Chiefs, Commander Linda McMahon
Chief of Security, Commander Kane
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Taker
Communications Officer, Lieutenant Rock
Counselor Al Snow (assisted by H.E.A.D.)
Diagnostics Officer, Lieutenant Jericho
Tactical Officer, Lieutenant Commander Austin
Transporter Chief, Lieutenant Commander Debra McMichael
... And many more!

WWF TITANPRIZE - CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM

    "Captain's Log, stardate 061120.00. Lieutenant Jericho... no... the nanite within Lieutenant Jericho's body has taken over Engineering. He is has rerouted all navigational systems to Engineering and now has complete control over the direction of our ship. We are currently making plans to right this... problem.... End Log."

    Captain McMahon closed his log book and headed to the bridge.

ENGINEERING

    Unit Y2J... no... Y2Nanite... looked at the group sitting on the ground in front of it. They were cowering in fear. Good.

    It held the phaser on Commander Stephanie. The others knew that should they make one wrong move, their commanding officer would be killed. Now while many of them did not value Stephanie, they valued their jobs. If Stephanie was killed due to their actions, their careers would go with her.

    Y2N looked around and counted heads. Twenty, including Stephanie.

    It then turned to the warp core controls and entered in the coordinates for home. It would use the crew aboard this ship as hosts for the others on his planet. Nanites had not the physical ability to create warp cores and ships! These bodies would work nicely.

    The Y2N Unit turned back to group, and stopped short.

    Someone was missing.

BRIDGE

    "Captain!"  Captain McMahon turned to the turbolift only to see a small, blond Ensign rush through the doors, "He's got 'em all! He threatened to kill Ms. Stephanie if anyone did anything to make him mad! I don't know if he's noticed I'm gone yet... but... someone's gotta get down there! Someone's gotta help them!"

    Captain McMahon stared at the out-of-breath Ensign, "How the hell did YOU escape then, Mr. Crash?" he said.

    "I'm a Houdinian, sir..." Ensign Crash replied, as if that should explain it, "But the others... "  he shook his head.

    Captain McMahon turned to Commanders Kane and Austin, "Any plans, men?" he asked.

    "Hell no," Austin replied.

    "Well..." Kane began. Everyone turned to him, but he said nothing more.

    "Speak up, Commander! If you have a plan to get into Engineering, let's hear it!"

    "We need... to know... what is.... happening.... in.... Engineering...." Kane replied, "At all times."

    "And how the hell do you propose we go about doin' that, ya big red bastard?!" Austin asked. "We don't even control our own systems...!"

    "A spy.... in the air ducts..." Kane replied.

    "And who the hell do you think is small enough to fit in those damn things?" Austin replied... then paused.  He turned to Ensign Crash, "How big are you, son?"

    Ensign Crash put his hands on his hips and smiled proudly, "6'6", well over 400 lbs!"

    "Bull, kid... I've had beer kegs bigger then you!" Austin replied. "Either way, you're going in the air ducts!"

    Crash didn't look very proud anymore, "ME?! But... but... I CAN'T!"

    "Don't you stand there and claim you're too big! 'cuz I'll kick your ass if you do!" Austin threatened.

    "No... it's not that... it's just…" Ensign Crash swallowed, "I… don't like enclosed spaces..."

    "You claustrophobic?" The Rock spoke up, "That's the funniest damn thing the Rock has heard all day!" he said, "Now stop whining, and get your candy ass up there!"

    Kane climbed up on the Captain's chair and removed the grate from the air duct in the ceiling. Austin pulled Ensign Crash over to the Chief Security officer.

    "Hey... HEY!! What are you doing?! I ain't going in there!!" Crash protested.  Austin picked him up and handed him to Kane, "NO!! LEMME GO!! I'll tell my mommy and daddy on you!! NO FAIR!"

    Within moments, Kane had successfully stuffed Ensign Crash in the air ducts.

TITANPRIZE AIR DUCTS

    Ensign Crash took a deep breath, trying not to hyperventilate.  He had finally crawled to the air ducts over Engineering.

    He swallowed nervously, then looked down through the grate, and spoke.

    "The nanite just stunned a crewman with his phaser," Crash began, his voice as quiet as possible. "The crewman is lying  unconscious..." he paused for a moment, then his voice became startled, "It's COUSIN!" he gasped.

    "Keep your voice down!" Austin replied through the comm, "You want the damned thing to hear you?"

    "Sorry..." Ensign Crash replied, lowering his voice again. "Now he's... wait... what's happening?!"

ENGINEERING

    The thing that used to be Lieutenant Jericho collapsed to his knees. The loud, air-shattering modem sound returned. He closed his eyes tightly. When he opened them again, they were normal... as was his voice.

    "You know, that thing is REAAAAAAAAAALLY starting to piss me off!" Lieutenant Jericho spoke.

    The crew eyed him warily.

    "Hey..." he started, "Don't worry! It's me! Well... for now." he sighed,  "That THING is overrunning my defenses, and I don't know how much longer I'll be in control!" Yes, this was Jericho speaking now. He stood up and went over to the control panel. He noticed the coordinates the nanite had set, "Well this can't be right! It takes us to the middle of NOWHERE!" he quickly tapped in a few things, and turned to the others, "Listen, guys, gals.. I'm sorry! I can't control it! I---" he stopped... and his eyes turned black again, his voice strange and distorted.

    "I am sorry. I am sorry..." Unit Y2J mocked himself, then shook his head. He turned back to the warp controls, "Was he trying to change my coordinates?" what used to be Unit Y2J asked. He looked over the display, and smiled coldly, "Ahhh... no coordinate changes! Looks like I returned just on time!"

    It turned back to the crowd, "We are all going on a little trip... " it said.  "Are you not excited? You get to see my family! I am sure they will have MUCH use for you!" It smiled, then laughed cruelly.

    It was truly enjoying this.

AIR DUCTS

    Ensign Crash tapped his comm badge, and spoke to the Captain, "Sir, Lieutenant Jericho is trying to fight the nanite... but he's not having much success. I think Jericho did something to the computer when he was in control... but the nanite doesn't seem to know what it was. And... just to be on the safe side, check our coordinates. I have a feeling we're going somewhere we DON'T want to go..."

    "Thank you, Ensign,"

    "You're welcome, sir..." then he paused, "Uh, may I get out of here now?"

    "NO!" McMahon snapped, "Stay there until I give you further orders!"

    Ensign Crash pouted, his voice meek, "Yes, sir..."

BRIDGE

    Captain McMahon turned to Commander Kane, and nodded his head. A silent order.

    Commander Kane tapped his comm badge, and spoke. "Bridge to Lieutenants Bradshaw and Farrooq. Get to Engineering.  IMMEDIATELY. Phases set to KILLLLLLLLL."

ENGINEERING

    "Now what fun can I have with this ship?" Unit Y2N asked Itself. It looked at the controls, and lifted Its hand. Suddenly, Its hand froze in mid air. "What the....?" It seemed confused, and willed Its hand to move.

    No such luck.

    Slowly, Its fingers went towards a button on the left, but IT wasn't the one in control, "STOP!" it shouted, and tried to move Its hand away.

    It couldn't.

    Y2N's fingers hit the button.

    Y2N let out a scream as an electrical surge shook Its body. Within seconds, It collapsed to the ground.

    A few feet away, a hologram took form.

    The hologram looked very much like Unit Y2J... yet Its hair was as black as Its eyes.

    The original Unit Y2J slowly got to his feet, and took in the hologram before him.

    The hologram spoke, "What...?? What did you do??!"

    Unit Y2J smiled, "I've gotten my beautiful body back!" he said, then his smile quickly faded as he glared at the hologram before him, "And now, you'll wish you had never eeeeeeeeeeeever tried to control me in the first place!"

AIR DUCTS

    "Captain! Lieutenant Jericho has … doubled!"

    "He WHAT? HOW?"

    "I don't know how, sir... but... Unit Y2J is back in control of it's own systems!"

ENGINEERING

    "I do not understand!" the hologram spoke. "HOW?!"

    "Simple!" Unit Y2J spoke, "When I gained control a few moments ago, I programmed the computer to remove your unwanted presence and place it in a holographic body. Then, when you THOUGHT you were in control, I simply made you enter the command with the press of a button!"

    Y2N frowned, "Well then... perhaps I should place YOU in this body instead!"

    Lieutenant Jericho held himself in a ready position,  "Come on, baby! You and me, one on one!"  he smirked smugly and waited for the hologram to make the first move.

    He didn't have to wait long.

    The hologram lunged at Unit Y2J, and the quick-thinking Lieutenant jumped out of the way. Y2N ended up kissing the bulkhead. It spun around and ran back towards Y2J, only to be stopped with a stiff  clothesline.

    By this time, the Engineering crew were cheering on their fellow crewman... except for one crewmember who had started a lone Y2N chant -- Commander Stephanie McMahon.

    Y2N jumped to Its feet, and whipped Y2J into the protective railing around the warp core. It then began to kick Y2J repeatedly in the ribs. It attempted to toss the Lieutenant over the edge of the rail, but  Y2J refused to go down. He pelted Y2N with body shots -- forearms to the chest, kicks to the stomach and, to pour salt on the wound, an open-handed slap across the face.

    Y2N took exception and shoved Y2J down. Y2J quickly jumped back up and speared his opponent (a move he had learned from Ensign Edge).

    Y2N quickly got to Its feet.  It grabbed the Lieutenant's legs, and attempted to turn him over.

    "You're not using MY finishing move on ME!" Lieutenant Jericho snapped, and kicked Y2N away.

    Y2N hit the railing and fell on Its face. Y2J dragged Y2N to a wall, and began to smash Its face against the metal repeatedly.

    The engineering crew counted with each impact.

    Y2N was now unsteady on Its feet... but before Y2J could take advantage, It gathered enough sense to grab him around the neck, and squeeze.

    Y2J slowly slid to his knees as the nanite compressed his oxygen processor.

    Suddenly, the doors to Engineering opened and Lieutenants Bradshaw and Farrooq burst in. They raised their phasers, and fired continuously on Y2N.

    Y2N fell to the ground in a messy, smoking heap.

    Lieutenant Jericho stood up and turned to the two Lieutenants, "Thanks," he said, "Took you long enough!"

    "Be lucky we came at all! It ain't like you're payin' us!" Lieutenant Bradshaw spoke.

    "Damn straight!" Farrooq continued, "Besides, we had to finish our beer! Would be a damn waste to let it just sit there half full!"

    Unit Y2J thought for a moment, then nodded, "Well... that makes sense." he tapped his comm badge, "Lieutenant Jericho to Maintenance. We've got a little mess for you boys to clean up in Engineering, " Unit Y2J then turned to Lieutenants Bradshaw and Farrooq, "Tell you what... I'll treat you two to drinks at The Smackdown and we'll celebrate my victory...!"

    Bradshaw furrowed his brow, and spoke, "YOUR victory?? But WE'RE the ones who--"

    "Free beer, Bradshaw..." Farrooq interrupted, "Free beer!"

    Bradshaw looked at Farrooq, confused for a moment, then nodded, realizing what Farrooq was saying.

    LET Lieutenant Jericho gloat. THEY were going to get piss drunk on his bar tab!

THE SMACKDOWN

    Bradshaw and Farrooq slammed their cards down on the table angrily. Unit Y2J was beating them at poker. They were not pleased.

    Lieutenant Jericho smiled, and gathered up the credits on the table.

    A few seconds later, the doors to the Smackdown swooshed open, and Commander Stephanie entered, arm in arm with her husband. She went up to Unit Y2J angrily. "It never happened!" she snapped.

    He furrowed his brow, "WHAT never happened?" he asked.

    "In the corridors the other day! It never happened! Did you know that my mouth tasted like static for the rest of the day! It was DISGUSTING!"

    "Oh... THAT! I had forgotten all about that already!" he shrugged, "Not like I remembered it in the first place..." he replied, then began eagerly counting Farrooq and Bradshaw's lost credits.

    Stephanie looked at him, and frowned, "What do you mean you had forgotten already?! How could you forget kissing ME!" she asked.

    He turned back to her impatiently, "One usually tries to forget the most painful moments in one's life!" he replied, "Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m busy…"

    "How DARE you!" Stephanie fumed, "You force a kiss on a beautiful woman like ME and---"

    Lieutenant Jericho burst out laughing, interrupting her, "BEAUTIFUL?" he repeated, "A skanky 'ho like YOU? I've seen ROAD KILL more beautiful!"

    Stephanie glared at him, and pulled away from her husband.  She stepped closer to Unit Y2J, grabbed his uniform tunic, and kissed him so suddenly he nearly fell out of his chair.

    Triple H's eyes went wide, "STEPH! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"

    After what seemed like an eternity, she pulled away.  She looked at Unit Y2J and smiled smugly, "Let's see you forget THAT, wires-for-brains!" she snapped, then flipped her hair as she laced an arm around a fuming Triple H and walked away.

    Lieutenant Jericho stared after her, shocked and horrified.

    Farrooq and Bradshaw noticed Lieutenant Jericho's distraction, and took advantage of it.

   The two security lieutenants quickly gathered their lost credits, and left Unit Y2J to his own little unpleasant world.