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"Kaylee Staite,"replied Doc, "that name I know. While I don't know Order history like you do, any Zoner worth their salt knows some of the big names of the Order." He paused a moment and then finished, "I only hope that I become as knowledgeable as the Doctor himself."
He then gave a light smile, "And I do like the names of your ships. I always found ancient Egypt of old Earth very fascinating."
They would finally get to the remote part of the ship where the secret lab was. It was deep within the ship and had a heavy guard contingent standing before a force field. Behind the force field was a very large set of blast doors.
"Doctor Holliday," said one of the guards as he took notice of Golanski. He noticed the uniform but not the man wearing it. "A guest today?"
"Yes, Sergeant, I have a guest," answered Doc. He chose not to use his name to keep his identity secret. The guard then lowered the force field where Doc went to a panel on the wall. He entered a code and then spoke aloud something in Latin and then used the eye scanner. After a few seconds, the doors opened. As they entered, the doors closed and the force field went back up. They were in a chamber with another set of blast doors. Doc did the same with this set of doors. This time upon entry, they were inside the lab.
The orb in the back was what appeared to be an inactive Nomad power cell setting on a platform of sorts. It was also in a heavily shielded area all by itself. In another area was a makeshift morgue for Nomad remains and some tanks of water for that sample that may arrive still living. One researcher didn't appear to notice them as he worked, studying Nomad remains. The lab had many sub rooms to it and more than enough research equipment and computer consoles to store information. For the moment, there were no live samples.
"This lab," explained Doc, "is built so that should this ship ever come under assault and there is no hope of survival, has a nuclear device set to self destruct on order of only one of two people, myself or the ship commander, James Haddock. It is also built so that it can be ejected into space, a planet or wherever due to a boarding assault should the defenses be penetrated. As with every person on this ship, the lab staff has a chip implanted in them so that I know who and where they are."
He then motioned to the orb. "That I paid dearly for. We know what it can do but don't really have the knowledge of how to use it for power. As we discussed, my research is more of knowledge of the Nomads themselves than their technology. Here, we a scientists and medical people. Our technical staff is very good but I won't let them near this." He then gave Golanski a stern look, "In fact, the only people that know that I have this are the five person staff of this lab and now you."