In the bridge of the Orville, robot engineer Isaac and chief officer of the engineering department John were explaining something to the captain Ed and first officer Kelly without knowing that they were following the news.
Anne, who was still involved, stood aside and watched the excitement lively.
"captain!"
"Well, we repaired and improved that time device, and then something went wrong."
"Then we discussed it and found it necessary to talk to you?"
"After all, you are the captain, and we don't think we should hide this from you."
First, he and Isaac looked at each other, and then John spoke with some embarrassment and embarrassment.
"??"
"This is wrong!"
"John! Didn't I warn you not to conduct that kind of dangerous time experiment again?"
"I don't remember getting approval!"
"Are you crazy? You think you didn't cause enough trouble last time?!"
After hearing John's words, Ed became anxious and immediately changed his face and reprimanded loudly.
He was scolded by Admiral Halsey for the last accident, and he was still feeling sorry for it, but as a result, just a few days later, these two people did it again?
"captain!"
"we do not have!"
"We just improved the time device and used it as a communication device to communicate with objects that once had time anchors."
"Yes."
"Instead of using gravitational waves to activate it, we activated another function of it that would not cause chaos."
Seeing that Ed was about to get angry, John and Isaac of course hurriedly defended themselves.
"speak English!"
"What on earth did you do?"
"that is!"
"I don't understand what it means at all!"
"Me too!"
At Captain Ed's signal, Gordon, Tara and others who were paying attention to the situation in the bridge also started to make noises with dissatisfaction, wanting the two to speak more clearly.
"Is such that!"
"We really didn't do any more time trials, I swear not!"
"We improved that device, of course, with some inspiration from Annie?"
Having said this, John looked at Anne beside him.
"..."
|??ω?`)
Annie, on the other hand, was shameless and quietly hid behind the chair of the first mate, Auntie Kelly, as if she didn't want to have too much to do with what John and the two were going to say next.
"Anyway!"
"Isaac and I turned it into a communication device across time and space."
"After all, we are really interested in what is about to happen in another timeline, and at the same time, those data are also very helpful and inspiring for the study of the timeline?"
"Then we did it and it worked."
"We successfully contacted Kelly, I mean the young Kelly last time, and at this time, their world has passed seven years, which is to our current point in time, that is very magical!"
"but……."
At this point, John stopped in embarrassment and looked at Captain Ed and First Mate Kelly, who were listening intently. He didn't know whether he should continue talking.
"But what?"
"talk!"
Ed and Kelly urged impatiently, seeming to be a little curious.
"I think you should ask yourself!"
"Isaac!"
"Connect the communication function of the time device to the bridge here."
John was torn between two issues, and finally sighed timidly and turned to look at the robot Isaac at his post, gesturing for him to transfer the device that could communicate across time and space.
"??"
"..."
Although it was a bit baffling, Ed did not refuse after all. He and Kelly next to him sat leisurely in their respective positions and waited for Isaac's operation.
"Ed!"
"Kelly!"
"And everyone on the Orville..."
"very nice!"
"Nice to see you again!"
Soon, as Isaac completed the operation, a familiar woman who was heroic but very downcast and dressed almost like a beggar appeared on the Orville's large porthole screen and in front of everyone on the bridge.
"Hi……"
"?!"
"Kay, Kelly?"
"How did you..."
"How did it become like this?"
"Is your 'Grayson' conglomerate, which is close to powerful families, bankrupt?"
After seeing the haggard appearance of the other party clearly, Ed didn't even finish the greeting. He looked at Kelly next to him in shock, then stood up together and asked in surprise, obviously he had never said anything before.
I thought it would be like this when we meet again.
"Things are a little complicated."
"I'll keep it short for now. After all, I've already spoken to Isaac and John once before."
"This is probably what happened..."
Under the gaze of everyone on the bridge of the Orville, Kelly, who should have been the same age, but for some reason became much more vicissitudes than Kelly here, first sighed in frustration, and then said what she had said
Some of the unspeakable experiences I had experienced were recounted again.
turn out to be……
After being injected with medicine and teleported back, the 'young' Kelly did not lose her memory. Therefore, with her experience of nearly half a month on the Orville and the memory of the next seven years, she resolutely rejected Ed.
pursuit.
Just like that, the history of their timeline changed for the first time.
Due to being rejected by Kelly, Ed was very depressed for a while, and finally had no chance to become the captain of the Orville. Later, this led to the Chilon people's sneak attack seven years later and successfully invaded the earth and almost all the planets.
The planet of the Alliance of Planets.
That’s right!
The huge change is that since the Chiron invasion a few months ago, time has moved forward a lot, causing some of Kelly's original arrangements to fail without functioning at all.
Then, in just a few months, the world of their timeline changed dramatically. Not only did Ed, who was supposed to be the captain of the Orville, and Gordon, who was originally the helmsman, not appear on the Orville,
, instead turned into a homeless dog and fled everywhere, just to find a bite to eat and escape the pursuit of the Chiron people?
After realizing that she was out of luck, Kelly decided to do something to change everything!
So, she began to summon several key members on the Orville, which were the ones she saw when she was transported to another timeline, and she actually succeeded in finding Ed and Gordon, and summoned the
The person narrated and clarified what she encountered in another 'correct' time and space, and decided to implement a plan, that is:
Ask Dr. Claire Finn to go back seven years and give her another injection of memory-erasing potion?
However, in order for the potion to work, it also needs a protein, which is only found in Planet Alliance bases or spaceships.
But in the end, just when they had made their plan, they were going to find the potion first, and then search for the Orville, which was said to be still intact, and use the time machine that Isaac and John had made and improved that was kept on the Orville.
An accident happened. She actually received a communication from another 'correct' timeline that she had been to?
"Ed!"
"Kelly!"
"Please help us!"
"We need all the files for the Time Device!"
"We originally wanted to find the Orwell because we were sure it still existed!"
"But since you contacted me first, I think we can take this step in advance and let you provide me with the documents and the protease first?"
"certainly!"
"We still have to find the Orville and initiate time travel, please!"
After explaining all the circumstances, regardless of the shocked and disbelieving expressions of everyone on the bridge of the Orville, Kelly, who had a vicissitudes of life on her face, began to plead like this.
"..."
"..."
At this time, Gordon and Ed, who also had similar looks on their faces, appeared behind Kelly, who looked curiously at the bridge of the Orville and the captain on the bridge with wide eyes.
The eyes of Ed and helmsman Gordon were full of novelty, surprise and envy.
"..."
"..."
After seeing this, understanding and seeing clearly the basic situation on the other side, Ed did not rush to speak. He just looked at Kelly next to him first, then opened a communication immediately and said softly:
"Claire?"
"Please come to the bridge!"
"Yes!"
"Right away! It's a promotion event!"
Of course, Ed had nothing to say about the 'vicissitudes of life' Kelly's request, and he immediately began to summon the instigator.
Not long after, Claire arrived.
Then, after the other party learned everything, the eyes on the other party's face suddenly widened, and he looked at Anne with that fearful and uneasy expression. He didn't know what he wanted to ask for proof, but he was at a loss for a while.
I don't even know what to say.
"Now is not the time to think wildly!"
"Kelly needs a dose of protease, do we have it on the Orville?"
Ed first comforted Claire, and then asked.
"Of course!"
"The medical synthesizer on the ship can synthesize various drugs and proteases. There is no problem at all. Not to mention one dose, more doses will be fine!"
"only……"
"I don't think it will have much effect?"
Claire said somewhat cautiously.
She didn't want to tell Ed that she hadn't really studied the memory-clearing agent at all, and she hadn't thought about that protease at all!
Because biological memory is not like computer data, you can delete any section you want!
The data stored in the human brain is extremely complex and diverse. Although she can indeed erase memories, she cannot guarantee 100% whether it will affect other important memories or damage the brain of the recipient. That is not random.
It can be done with just one injection, which is the main reason why she chose to use saline solution to attract people in the lake.
But who would have thought that things would take such an outrageous turn, that because of a single thought on her part, the Alliance of Planets in another timeline would be destroyed by Chiron's robots?
"Whether it works or not, we have no choice now!"
"We must try to go back to seven years ago and do our best to change everything!"
Seeing that the ship's doctor Claire seemed to want to refuse, Kelly, who had a weathered look on her face, began to plead anxiously and frustratedly.
"that……"
"Don't worry, I just... I just don't understand. This Kelly, don't you retain your memory?"
"Then why do you still reject Ed?"
"certainly!"
"I mean your Ed over there!"
After a pause, Claire suddenly asked strangely, directly asking the doubts of everyone present.
"I……"
"I...I saw Ed and the other me..."
"After knowing that both of them were going to go through a lot of pain and heartbreak..."
"I, I think..."
"Ed is a good person. He shouldn't have to endure so much. Can't he be bullied by me all the time?"
"so……"
"So I just did what I thought was right?"
In that hesitant and frustrated tone, the vicissitudes of life Kelly could only say in the communication with a wry smile.
There is no doubt that she was wrong, very wrong!
Just because of her one thought at that time, the Alliance of Planets was destroyed seven years later, countless lives were wiped out by Chiron's robots, and the planet was reduced to ashes. She became the historical sinner of her timeline!
"Wow!"
"Well done!"
Surprisingly, at this time, Gordon, who was originally staring at himself in another timeline, suddenly spoke.
"have a look!"
"This is what happens when you women bully honest people! They all think that honest people are easy to bully, but now look, bullying honest people will lead to the destruction of the world!"
"Do you know how scary honest people are?"
"I wonder if you will dare to do it again?"
Gordon seemed to have grasped a certain point, and then commented angrily to the vicissitudes of Kelly on the screen. At the same time, he also turned to look at the other Kelly behind him who was standing in front of the first officer's seat.
Li said sarcastically.
"..."
Ed didn't speak, but looked at Kelly next to him with a resentful look.
Because what Gordon said is indeed correct. He, a good and honest man, seems to have been suppressed and bullied by Kelly, and he still has no way to do it?
Just like before, he finally fell in love with another woman and was ready to fall in love with her and completely give up on Kelly who was unwilling to look back. But in the end, that woman was still a Quill and had an ulterior motive, which made him struggle so hard.
When I got up, the glass heart shattered to the ground again.
"Claire!"
"And John and Isaac!"
"Give her what she needs!"
"immediately!"
However, Kelly did not give Gordon and Ed any more opportunities. She just glared at the talkative Gordon in annoyance, and then gave orders in an official tone to the ship's doctor Claire and two other guys who had trouble with each other.
.
"yes!"
"As you command!"
After receiving the authorization, John and Isaac did not dare to neglect and hurriedly sent the structural diagram and certain principles of their time device to each other immediately.
"But……"
"All right!"
"First of all, I can't guarantee that it will be useful?"
Claire seemed to want to say something, but in the end she had to sigh and say with a grimace. Then, she turned and left to go back to the infirmary to prepare medicine.
"Don't go!"
??(??￣?￣)????
"it's useless!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Finally, at this time, after watching the excitement, Annie finally spoke.
"Even if you travel through time, what you end up changing is another timeline. If you want to change your timeline, you can't afford the price you need to pay!"
o(′▽｀)
"so!"
(?~?)
"It is suggested that Aunt Kelly, when you go back and think of ways to inject yourself, you'd better also think of ways to change your current situation, at least not to make it worse?"
(^～^;)ゞ
Anne, who didn't want the guys on the opposite timeline to work in vain and perish in the end, thought about it and had to sigh and suggest.
"..."
When he heard Annie's words, the vicissitudes of Kelly opposite him suddenly stopped talking and just stared at Annie with doubtful eyes.
"John!"
"Isaac, is it like that?"
Regarding the theory of time, Ed's performance has always been not very good, so he looked directly at the two engineers who were the initiators in the bridge.
"That's the theory."
"Based on the data collected so far, no conclusive evidence has been found that can change the timeline of what has happened."
"Based on the lady's description just now, I calculated and came to almost the same result as Anne."
Isaac and John looked at each other and then added neatly, indicating that they also did not have too many illusions about what the vicissitudes of life Kelly would do next.
"That……"
"Kelly, what are you going to do?"
After pondering for a while, Ed had no choice but to look at the vicissitudes of Kelly again and asked.
"or……"
"Shall we fetch you all?"
Although doing so would definitely seriously violate the disciplines and laws of the Planetary Alliance, at this moment, Ed did not want to worry so much. After all, it seemed that this was not the first time that his captain had actively or passively violated disciplines. He had already
got used to.
"No."
"I can't escape!"
“We still want to give it a try!”
"As for the future..."
What will happen in the future? The vicissitudes of life Kelly did not say, but just lowered her head and remained silent.
"All right!"
"We will give you everything we can!"
"If there is anything else you need, just ask?"
Apart from these, Ed doesn't know what else he can do.
That was another plane, another timeline, and the Chironites had successfully destroyed the Planetary Alliance and the Earth, so what else could he do?
"correct!"
"I have a question. Don't you have Anne there?"
"If Annie were here, I think the Orville wouldn't be easily captured by the Chirons and raid the Earth, right?"
Unintentionally, when Ed saw a troubled little girl beside him, he remembered some important information and asked loudly in surprise.
"..."
(￢д￢.)
Unexpectedly, Uncle Ed would actually mention this, so of course Annie gave him a big eye roll.
Anyway, she would not tell the other party: The world in which she, the Head of State Anne, will appear is determined by her own will. She is the only one in the endless planes and worlds of the universe, except for a certain Valoran.
In this world, she deliberately kept a different version of herself on a different timeline. Whether there is her or her avatar in other worlds depends on her mood.
And the other party's timeline obviously does not exist. She is very sure and certain about this!
(…)
(●￣?￣●)
"Annie?"
"this……"
"Feel sorry!"
"There seems to be no Anne in our world. At least, I haven't heard of a little girl like her on the Orville..."
Hearing Ed actually asking about such an insignificant matter, the vicissitudes of life Kelly was startled for a moment. Then she confirmed something with someone behind her and then shook her head, saying she didn't quite understand why Ed would be here.
It’s time to ask this kind of thing.
"Moreover!"
"So what if there is?"
"How can a little girl stop the robot invasion of Chiron?"
"What we are dealing with is Captain Ed and the entire team!"
After a while, Kelly, whose face was filled with vicissitudes of life, looked away from Annie and shook her head with a strange look on her face and sighed.
It can be seen that although she stayed on the Orville for half a month, she seemed to have spent most of her time talking about love and fooling around with Ed and learning about Ed and Kelly's past. Her attention was probably
Never put it on Anne at all?
"!
"
o(*?^?*)o
"If you are talking nonsense, if someone is over there, they can definitely stop it!"
Q(`⌒′Q)
Seeing that the other party dared to look down on her, Anne was naturally very dissatisfied and threatened and retorted with small fists.
"..."
The vicissitudes of life opposite Kelly stopped talking again, obviously she still didn't believe her, and she didn't seem to be in the mood to talk or joke with Anne.
"Almost forgot!"
"Annie, didn't you say you would summon a fleet or sell warships?"
"Here!"
"Our timeline may not need it very much, but their timeline does."
"or……"
"Can you please help me?"
Perhaps because he couldn't bear it, or perhaps he was unwilling to let his "old sweetheart" take risks, Ed hesitated for a long time, then suddenly turned to Anne and pled with a shy face.
The world opposite was destroyed, but since there was another one of himself and his companions, he felt that he should help somewhat, at least not to let Chiron's robots continue to cause trouble to the galaxy and wipe out all life.
"Well..."
(*ˉ?ˉ*;)
"..."
(O ^~^ O)
Annie was startled, then looked around. After seeing everyone looking at her expectantly, she thought for a while and then reluctantly nodded:
"All right!"
ε=(′ο｀*)))Alas
"Here!"
(???c)
"I'll give this to you. Just open it and call for support when you need help."
???(＿＿*)??
As she spoke, Anne took out a small thing that looked ordinary like a communicator, then threw it away towards the bridge porthole amidst everyone's exclamations.
"??"
"this!"
"How can it be?"
"??"
"Damn God! Isn't this too fantasy?"
"Annie!"
"Is the technology in your Koprulu sector really that advanced?"
The next second, everyone in the bridge exclaimed again.
Because they saw that the things Annie threw casually did not hit the porthole of the bridge and bounce back. Instead, they traveled directly through time and space and were just right in the arms of Kelly who was in the vicissitudes of life on that other timeline.
inside?
And that kind of thing is of course unbelievable to the people present!
You know, even if they want to transmit the data and the potion, they still need to go through the time machine and consume a lot of energy. Where can they just throw it away like Annie just did?
"captain."
"There is an abnormality in the communication band."
"Insufficient energy, communication needs to be temporarily stopped."
At this time, the communication screen across time and space began to shake for some unknown reason, and Isaac reminded him in time.
"Kelly!"
"We will ask Isaac and John to send you what you need later!"
"Wish ya'll good luck?"
Seeing this, Ed was still very worried but didn't know what to say, so he had to say this last word of concern.
Immediately afterwards, the communication was forcibly closed.
…
At this time, in another timeline, looking at the small communicator-like thing that appeared in her hand, Kelly, whose face was full of vicissitudes of life, was just confused, not knowing what to do.
"What is this stuff?"
"never seen it!"
"Does this really work?"
"real or fake?"
"How did that little girl do it?"
"have no idea……"
Seeing the end of the communication, the other people summoned by Kelly naturally gathered around and looked at Wei in wonder.
"Try it quickly!"
"Is it useful? Just try it and see if it works?"
With that said, Gordon couldn't help it in this timeline. He grabbed the communicator and pressed it resolutely.
Next second!
In front of their cargo ship, which was as broken as a cosmic scavenger, huge energy fluctuations were suddenly detected.
Immediately afterwards...
A huge light gate like a black hole suddenly appeared at a distance of hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
Then……
In the originally pitch-black and silent boundless universe, countless ferocious warships, which were like cosmic fortresses and all had ferocious steel bear head emblems, seemed to jump out of quantum navigation in unison, jumping to their ship one after another.
Surrounding the dilapidated cargo ship.
The number of those warships was so large that it exceeded tens of thousands in the blink of an eye, and the number continued to increase rapidly, until Kelly, Ed, Gordon, John and Clay on this shabby cargo ship
You and the others were stunned and couldn't react for a long time.
All! All!
I don't know how long it took, until a rapid communication sound sounded, and they all reacted, and then Gordon hurriedly ran to the console to connect the unfamiliar communication.
"Your Excellency the Great Head of State!"
"Nova is here..."
A heroic and beautiful blonde female general appeared in the communication interface. At first, the other party stood at attention and saluted seriously.
However, when she saw that only Ed, Gordon, Kelly and other poor people were present and the communicator was in Gordon's hand, her expression finally changed from seriousness to shock, and then to
He had a look of amusement.
"Huh?"
"Strange, it's not the signal sent by our cute little head of state?"
"interesting!"
"I thought she flipped the table again..."
"never mind!"
"Although I don't know how you obtained that communicator, I don't want to have to worry about it!"
"I guess……"
"When you summon a fleet, you must need us to do something, right?"
"Say it!"
"Tell us your enemies!"
"Please believe me, those enemies, the reason why they are not dead yet is just because I haven't taken action against them yet?"
At the same time as the style of the painting changed, the woman who claimed to be Nova smiled and asked teasingly to the stunned Gordon, Ed, Kelly and others, and did not hide her beautiful and happy face at all.
A dangerous and fierce light that wanted to choose and devour others flashed across his face and eyes.
Of course!
She was talking about Ed and Kelly in this timeline. As for Ed, Kelly and others in the timeline where Anne was, they didn't know what was happening here.
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Chapter completed!