SEASON THREE

EPISODE 4: THE HOLO MAN
PART TWO

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!
 

STARSHIP TITANPRIZE - CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM

    "Captain's log, stardate 632845.25. It seems a few members of my crew have been taken hostage by Jack the Ripper on the holodeck. We are attempting to remedy the situation. End log." Captain McMahon closed his log angrily, and headed onto the bridge.

BRIDGE

  "Lieutenant Rock... any luck getting feedback from WrestleFleet about our... problem...?" Captain McMahon asked.

    "Those roody poos at WrestleFleet say they've never had a problem like this before. They claim they need time to work out a plan. The Rock thinks they're full of shi---"

    "THANK you, Mr. Rock. That will be quite enough!" McMahon tapped his comm badge, "Bridge to Holodeck 2... report!"  All he recieved was static.

    "That candy ass hologram has cut our communications to holodeck 2!" Rock replied.

    "Damnit!" McMahon swore.  "FIX it, Mr. Rock!" the Captain demanded.

    "Fix WHAT? The Rock says he can't do a damn thing about it!!"

    Captain McMahon glared at him, "You WILL do a damn thing about it... or you will be demoted to ENSIGN!!"

    The Rock quickly turned back to his communications console, and got to work.

HOLODECK 2

    The holo-characters held their phasers ready, aimed at Unit Y2J.

    Ensigns Jeff, Matt, and Lita looked at each other, and nodded. They seemed to be thinking the same thing.

    Ensign Jeff suddenly took to the air, and Ensigns Lita and Matt ran head first into the holograms.  The holos scattered, and Jack looked somewhat confused.

    "Computer! Program Jeff-90-87-delta!" Ensign Jeff shouted.

    Platforms emerged from the old English buildings that made up the current holodeck. Jeff landed on one, and quickly flipped backwards onto the crowd of armed holo-characters.  Lita and Matt knocked down as many holos as they could.

    This allowed Chyna enough time to grab Unit Y2J, and drag him to a safer place. The young Ensigns quickly followed Chyna as Jack and his followers were busy trying to untangle themselves.

    Chyna and the Ensigns ducked into an old building and quickly barred the door. Chyna rested Jericho against a wall, "You ok, Chris?"

\    "I'll survive..." he said, then looked at his arm, "I could use something to patch this up though," a large strip of synthetic skin has been burned away from the limb, revealing a mess of wires.

    Chyna hit her comm badge, "Chyna to Sickbay..." she called. She recived nothing but static. "Damn..." Chyna looked at herself. She was in her Wrestling gear... as were the others.  "I should have kept the dress on. I could have ripped it apart to patch your arm ..."

    "Here..." Jeff offered his shirt. Chyna took it and quickly wrapped it around Unit Y2J's injury.

    Jericho wiggled his fingers, "At least everything still works..." He then turned to the young Ensigns, "Nice moves out there, by the way. I'll be sure to tell Vinnie-mac."

    The youngsters smiled, "Thank you, sir!" Matt replied.

    Jericho frowned, "Sir? Call me Chris... at least when we're out of our WrestleFleet uniforms."The Ensigns nodded, "Great. Now..." he looked at the group in front of him, "How are we going to give Jack and his friends a beating they'll never eeeeeeever forget?!"

   "I may be able to help..." a voice spoke. Everyone jumped at the deep, gravelly sound. The owner of the voice walked out of the shadows.

    "TAKER?!" Jericho asked, "How the HELL did you get in here?!"

    Dr. Taker raised a blood-red eyebrow, "Hell indeed..." he replied, then looked at the group before him, "Did you think you could defeat a sadistic man like Jack the Ripper on your own?"

    "But he's NOT Jack the Ripper! He's an alien dude from that star we passed a little while ago... sir..." Ensign Jeff explained.

    "Alien dude does not accurately describe what has taken over our holodeck, Ensign!" Dr. Taker replied.  "He is an alien being, true... but he has taken on the thoughts and feelings of the real Jack the Ripper. Everything we have in our databases about Jack, whether true or rumoured, are now within that one being. Unless you are as sadistic as HE is, you will not be able to fight him. To defeat your enemy, you must UNDERSTAND the enemy," he turned to Jericho, "For example, you had something in common with the PTC Controller on planet Beital with both of you being artificial life forms. You understood it, and understood that the only way to defeat a computer was to confuse it."

    "True... but... if that's the case, then who here could defeat Jack?" Lieutenant Jericho began, "None of us are as heartless and sadistic as he---" Unit Y2J stopped, and looked at Dr. Taker, "Never mind. I just answered my own question..."

    Suddenly, a scream was heard from outside. It was a female. The scream was followed by male laughter, and the sound of a knife slicing into something. The scream turned into a tortured gurgle, and finally faded away.... but the laughter continued.

    Ensign Lita buried her face in her hands, "I'm glad that was a hologram..." she whispered, her voice hoarse. Ensign Jeff put his arms around her, and she returned the comforting embrace.

    "Would you two like me to program a holo-suite?" Lieutenant Jericho interrupted dryly.

    The two quickly jumped apart, "W-w-w-w-we're just friends!" Jeff stuttered quickly.

    "Friends, hmmm...?" Lieutenant Jericho replied.

    "Yes, sir... er.. Chris..." Jeff replied.

    Jericho raised an eyebrow as he noticed Jeff aching to hold Lita’s hand,"Whatever. Enough chit chat..." he said, "Let's get down to business..."

BRIDGE

    "Captain!" Ensign Christian spoke up, "Sensors indicate that Dr. Taker is now on the holodeck!"

    "If WE can't get in there, how the hell did HE get in there?!" McMahon asked.

    "I don't know... sir," Christian said, "I really don't know!"

 McMahon shrugged, realizing it was a wasted effort trying to explain Dr. Taker in any way, shape, or form.

HOLODECK 2

    The Titanprize crew sat in the empty holodeck building, going over possible tactics for defeating Jack.

    "None of your ideas will work," Dr. Taker informed them. "There is only one way to defeat an enemy such as Jack.. and that is to pretend he is a real person... and destroy him!"

    "Destroy him HOW?"  Lieutenant Jericho asked.

    Dr. Taker walked to the door, "Come with me..."

    The others got to their feet and followed him. The group walked out the door, and Dr. Taker led them down an alleyway.  He stopped, and called out, "Computer - Taker alpha-x-666"

    Suddenly, the London streets on the holodeck turned into a graveyard. Crooked tombstones replaced buildings, and weeds and dead grass replaced the ashphalt.

    "Where did my city go?! What is the meaning of this?!" an angry voice boomed through the silence of the graveyard.

    The group turned to see Jack - looking quite put out.

    "Welcome to your personal hell, Jack..." Dr. Taker replied.

    "And who, sir, are YOU?" Jack asked.

    "I am the Undertaker!" Dr. Taker answered.

    Unit Y2J's eyes went wide, "He's WHAT??" Jericho turned to the Ensigns,  "Dr. Taker is just saying that figuratively, right?"

    Jeff shook his head, "No. He IS an Undertaker..."

    "I thought he was the Chief Medical Officer!!" Jericho said.

    "He is.  But he was an Undertaker first..." Matt answered.

   Lieutenant Jericho shook his head, "How the HELL does a man who handles DEAD people become freakin' CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER aboard Wrestlefleet's flagship?!"

    Chyna shrugged, "We don't question Captain McMahon's crew choices."

    "Well... I guess your Captain is a fool then..." Jack interrupted. Everyone turned back to him. He smiled coldly, then turned back to Dr. Taker, "Now.. as you were saying? My own personal hell? Please explain..."

    "I do not need to explain..." Dr. Taker began, then looked towards one of the tombstones. It began to shake... and soon, a dead skeletal hand raised out of the dirt.

    Ensign Lita gasped, and grabbed on to Ensign Jeff.

    Lieutenant Jericho looked at them, "You grab each other an awful lot. Are you sure you two are just friends?"

    "YES!" Lita and Jeff replied at the same time, and quickly stepped away from each other.

    Dr. Taker ignored the others, and looked towards another tombstone. Another hand raised out of the dirt.

    Soon, bodies began raising up one after the other.

    Jack looked somewhat distressed, "What's this?!"   The zombies... as that was the best way to describe them... began to walk towards Jack. Jack paled, and shook his head violently. He recognized them.  "NO!" he shouted, "You're dead! You're all dead! I KILLED you! GO AWAY!!"

    The zombies headed towards Jack, and surrounded him.

    Lieutenant Jericho watched like a deer caught in the headlights as the victims took their revenge on the one who sent them to their graves. Even Chyna, normally calm and collective, had to look away as Jack's screams echoed throughout the holodeck.

    "Put him out of his misery!!" Lita cried as she covered her ears and closed her eyes.

    "No." Dr. Taker replied.

    "Why not?!" Lieutenant Jericho asked, "The energy within the holo is SENTIENT! The corpses are just HOLOGRAMS! I think Jack learned his lesson!" Jericho snapped, "Computer! End program!!"

    "Unable to comply..." the computer replied.

    "What?! Why not?!" Jericho asked.

    "Only Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Taker, has authority to end program Taker alpha-x-666..." The computer responded.

    Dr. Taker looked at Unit Y2J, "As I said before.... to defeat one as sadistic as Jack, one must be TWICE as sadistic! Computer..." Dr.  Taker started, "Control panel!"

   The holodeck control panel appeared beside the doctor. He programmed something into it, and the graveyard was soon replaced by the yellow and black grid of the holodeck.

    "What did you do?" Lieutenant Jericho asked. "Where did he go?"

    "He is currently replaying that scene in the holodeck data banks," Dr. Taker replied.

    "That was an alien life form!" Unit Y2J started. "You just trapped a sentient being in the ship's computer!"

    "Yes. What is your point, Lieutenant? It was a hostile life form..." Dr. Taker replied.

    "That may be... but... oh never mind!!" Jericho snapped, and hacked into the holodeck databases.  He quickly ended the program.

    Suddenly, an energy form appeared on the empty holodeck. It stood there glowing with white light... and it seemed to be shaking.

    "Computer... put an energy field around the life form!" Jericho commanded.  An energy field went up around the white light.

    Ensign Lita looked at  the creature, "Uh... hey.. um... you ok?" She asked it.

    "I want to go home now...!" The life form said. It sounded as if it were crying, "I will never come back. I will leave you solid life forms in peace!"

    "Good..." Lieutenant Jericho replied, "And if you break that promise, I'll..." he stopped, "Er... TAKER will punish you!" he looked at the doctor. The doctor nodded.  "Now, I'll beam you back to the coordinates you came from!!"

    Y2J routed the transporter beam to Holodeck 2, and within seconds, the troublesome entity was gone.

BRIDGE

    "Sensors indicate that the only lifeforms on board holodeck 2 are Ensigns Matt, Jeff, Lita, Lieutenant Jericho, Chyna, and Dr. Taker, sir..." Ensign Christian began.

    McMahon tapped his comm badge, "Captain McMahon to Holodeck. Report!"

    "The life form is gone, sir..." Jericho replied.

    "How?" McMahon asked.

    "Long story, sir..." Jericho answered.

    "I look forward to reading your report, Lieutenant. Now get all your asses back on the bridge!"

    "With pleasure, sir!" The young Ensigns answered in sync.  They sounded a little too relieved.

    McMahon would look forward to reading Lieutenant Jericho's report.