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=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #935, STARDATE 51612.19 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. After communicating with an antiquated robot we discovered on the shore, it told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets to colonize. We went to their ship, the Jupiter 2, and found it on a hillside littered with the graves of the Robinson family. We found a giant engine project carved into the hillside, under their ship, that looks to be similar to a quantum slipstream, yet strangely different. We have installed that engine on Manticore. In final tests on the device, old fashioned X-Rays revealed a secret core unit with the words "Don't Panic" on it - and now we're all panicking. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #935, STARDATE 51612.19 =/\= 161219.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #935, STARDATE 51612.19 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. After communicating with an antiquated robot we discovered on the shore, it told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets to colonize. We went to their ship, the Jupiter 2, and found it on a hillside littered with the graves of the Robinson family. We found a giant engine project carved into the hillside, under their ship, that looks to be similar to a quantum slipstream, yet strangely different. We have installed that engine on Manticore. In final tests on the device, old fashioned X-Rays revealed a secret core unit with the words "Don't Panic" on it - and now we're all panicking. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #935, STARDATE 51612.19 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #934, STARDATE 51612.12 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. After communicating with an antiquated robot we discovered on the shore, it told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets to colonize. They had been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to get back to Earth. We went to their ship, the Jupiter 2, and found it on a hillside littered with the graves of the Robinson family. The robot revealed a giant engine construction project carved into the hillside, under their ship, that looks to be similar to a quantum slipstream. We have taken that engine and installed it on Manticore. Are we ready to light this fuse again? =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #934, STARDATE 51612.12 =/\= 161212.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #934, STARDATE 51612.12 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. After communicating with an antiquated robot we discovered on the shore, it told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets to colonize. They had been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to get back to Earth. We went to their ship, the Jupiter 2, and found it on a hillside littered with the graves of the Robinson family. The robot revealed a giant engine construction project carved into the hillside, under their ship, that looks to be similar to a quantum slipstream. We have taken that engine and installed it on Manticore. Are we ready to light this fuse again? =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #934, STARDATE 51612.12 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #933, STARDATE 51612.05 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. After communicating with an antiquated robot we discovered on the shore, it told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets to colonize. They had been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to find a good home or even get back to Earth. We went to their ship, the Jupiter 2. We found it on a hillside littered with the graves of the Robinson family. The robot revealed a giant engine construction project carved into the hillside, under their ship, that looks to be similar to a quantum slipstream. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #933, STARDATE 51612.05 =/\= 161205.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #933, STARDATE 51612.05 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. After communicating with an antiquated robot we discovered on the shore, it told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets to colonize. They had been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to find a good home or even get back to Earth. We went to their ship, the Jupiter 2. We found it on a hillside littered with the graves of the Robinson family. The robot revealed a giant engine construction project carved into the hillside, under their ship, that looks to be similar to a quantum slipstream. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #933, STARDATE 51612.05 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #932, STARDATE 51611.28 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. After it nearly killed Bren due to a "misunderstanding," Sovak was able to convince it we are friends. It has told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets for colonization and took it along to help them. They had been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to find a good home or even get back to Earth. It lead us to their ship, the Jupiter 2. We arrived to find a ship centuries old and a hillside littered with graves of the Robinson family. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #932, STARDATE 51611.28 =/\= 161128.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #932, STARDATE 51611.28 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. After it nearly killed Bren due to a "misunderstanding," Sovak was able to convince it we are friends. It has told us of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets for colonization and took it along to help them. They had been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to find a good home or even get back to Earth. It lead us to their ship, the Jupiter 2. We arrived to find a ship centuries old and a hillside littered with graves of the Robinson family. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #932, STARDATE 51611.28 =/\=

We have scoured the ruin of the Jupiter 2 and collected fragments of old magnetic tape recordings. The voices are badly degraded, but our computer core has been able to collect and piece together some of the info and provide us transcripts. They follow below: ============================= The date is mid-year of 2001, according to our ship chronometer, which is set to track our relative time movements. This is John Robinson, recording my first log entry for planet four in our search for a suitable colony world. We came out of our freezing tubes as we began our descent into the atmosphere, to discover that our daughter, Penny, our pilot, Major Don West, and our special stowaway, Dr. Zachary Smith did not survive this trip to our fourth planet. Taking the controls at the last minute, I was able to keep us from a totally destructive landing, but it was really just a controlled crash on a hilltop. We buried our dead on the south side of the hill - but why do I think they won't be the last to die here. It's so cold on this world... ... late 2002, Maureen Robinson recording. Yesterday, I buried my husband John, who died from a wasting sickness that began with the loss of Penny last year. Judy has been a great comfort to all of us during our time on planet four, but I also know that she has not stopped mourning her loss of Don. In the past year, we have put the Robot to work on our engines in the hope of getting us off this planet again. It does not look good, considering the damage to the Jupiter 2 and the limited metals available on this world... ... 2012. This is Judy Robinson, recording my first official log for the mission. Last week, my mother succumbed to a long illness that she has been trying to fight off for over a year. Will has become more and more withdrawn, spending all of his time with B-9, working on some crazy scheme to get us out of here. He has been ripping apart sections of the ship, to get parts for a smaller vehicle that can be ready to travel with the new engine being built. That is a careful and slow process that B-9 has been tasked with for more than three years. No one knows if any progress has been made... ... early 2058. I'm not sure why I am recording this, but I stumbled upon some of the older logs that had been saved and decided to bring the records up to date. This is William Robinson, age 70. I am the last human alive on this planet when my sister, Judith, passed away last year. I directed B-9 to pause in his engine design long enough to help me bury her, as mu back has been hurting me a lot, of late. The new, lighter, stronger Jupiter 2 is ready to launch as soon as B-9 has the new engine ready. He tells me it is just a year away from a first test fire, but he has been telling me that, every year, for the past 12 years. Sometimes I hate how much human emotion he has picked up over time... ... 2070, William Robinson, age 82. We still have not tested the engine and my food supply is finally depleted. I have programmed B-9 to split his time on the engine work and on going to the lake to scan the system for any other vessel. I know now that I will never leave this planet, soon to join my family on the south hillside. If B-9 can get the parts he needs from some other source of metals, he will be able to take off and try to get home. he has all of our mission data and recorded logs in his system and he has the energy cells to keep him going for centuries to come. I hope that is enough time... ============================= The Admirals have directed the search parties to try and find the engine that has been in the process of building for five centuries

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #931, STARDATE 51611.14 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. After it reacted violently when Bren tries to open its access plate, Sovak convinced it we are not the enemy and it has told us the story of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets for colonization and took it along to help them. They have been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to find a good new home or even get back to Earth. How do we tell them 500 years have passed. How are they alive now? Has time passed the same for them as it does for us? =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #931, STARDATE 51611.14 =/\= 161114.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #931, STARDATE 51611.14 =/\= The Manticore crash landed in a large lake on an alien world only to discover we have been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. After it reacted violently when Bren tries to open its access plate, Sovak convinced it we are not the enemy and it has told us the story of the Robinson family, who left Earth in the late 1990's to find suitable planets for colonization and took it along to help them. They have been hopping from bad to worse planets, unable to find a good new home or even get back to Earth. How do we tell them 500 years have passed. How are they alive now? Has time passed the same for them as it does for us? =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #931, STARDATE 51611.14 =/\=

Manticore will come visiting as ass as we're done at 11:00 on Monday!

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #930, STARDATE 51611.07 =/\= The Manticore has crash landed in a large lake on an alien world and discovered that the ship had been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are, but it reacts violently when Bren tries to open an access plate and it nearly kills him with its crab-like pincers. Thanks to T'Prise and the access into the robot's software via WiFi, Sovak convinces the robot that we are not the enemy and it has just arrived on the Bridge to "answer some questions." =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #930, STARDATE 51611.07 =/\= 161107.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #930, STARDATE 51611.07 =/\= The Manticore has crash landed in a large lake on an alien world and discovered that the ship had been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are, but it reacts violently when Bren tries to open an access plate and it nearly kills him with its crab-like pincers. Thanks to T'Prise and the access into the robot's software via WiFi, Sovak convinces the robot that we are not the enemy and it has just arrived on the Bridge to "answer some questions." =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #930, STARDATE 51611.07 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #929, STARDATE 51610.31 =/\= The Manticore has crash landed in a large lake on an alien world and discovered that the ship had been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. Unfortunately, it reacts violently when Bren tries to open an access plate and it nearly kills him with its crab-like pincers. While the doctors fight to save his life, T'Prise finds a backdoor into the robot's software via WiFi (who knew the password was LINKSYS?) and is trying to communicate with it without the loss of skin or blood. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #929, STARDATE 51610.31 =/\= 161031.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #929, STARDATE 51610.31 =/\= The Manticore has crash landed in a large lake on an alien world and discovered that the ship had been outfitted with a pontoon flotation system. We beamed an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. Unfortunately, it reacts violently when Bren tries to open an access plate and it nearly kills him with its crab-like pincers. While the doctors fight to save his life, T'Prise finds a backdoor into the robot's software via WiFi (who knew the password was LINKSYS?) and is trying to communicate with it without the loss of skin or blood. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #929, STARDATE 51610.31 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #928, STARDATE 51610.24 =/\= The Manticore has just crash landed on an alien world and discovered that the ship had actually been outfitted with an emergency pontoon flotation system. We beam an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. Good strategy for us, bad news for Bren Faliver! =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #928, STARDATE 51610.24 =/\= 161024.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #928, STARDATE 51610.24 =/\= The Manticore has just crash landed on an alien world and discovered that the ship had actually been outfitted with an emergency pontoon flotation system. We beam an antiquated robot onboard from the surface in hopes of understanding where we are. Good strategy for us, bad news for Bren Faliver! =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #928, STARDATE 51610.24 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #927, STARDATE 51610.17 =/\= The Manticore has just crash landed on an alien world. We aimed for a large body of water, hoping for a "softer" landing. What we didn't know is that the ship, never equipped for low atmo operation, had actually been outfitted with an emergency pontoon system, including liquid-based propulsion, in the form of immersion screws (propellers!) We have become the Universe's largest cruise ship and we are heading to the nearest shore. What we will find there is as much of a mystery as what other secret systems have been installed on our starship. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #927, STARDATE 51610.17 =/\= 161017.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #927, STARDATE 51610.17 =/\= The Manticore has just crash landed on an alien world. We aimed for a large body of water, hoping for a "softer" landing. What we didn't know is that the ship, never equipped for low atmo operation, had actually been outfitted with an emergency pontoon system, including liquid-based propulsion, in the form of immersion screws (propellers!) We have become the Universe's largest cruise ship and we are heading to the nearest shore. What we will find there is as much of a mystery as what other secret systems have been installed on our starship. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #927, STARDATE 51610.17 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #926, STARDATE 51610.10 =/\= The Manticore has just broken out of our second new reality or alternate universe. After engaging the "hyperdrive," we sucked the droids, star destroyers and rebels into the engines as we found ourselves in the now-familiar spatial vortex. We could not slow down the drive and could not destroy it without destroying too much of our ship. Our only choice was to "throw it in reverse," and hope for the best. That didn't happen. The hyperdrive did disengage, but it did so because the control system imploded in Main Engineering. The force of this mechanical destruction vaporized everyone working in the Engineering compartment at the time. To make matters worse, the ship came out of hyperspace already in the low atmosphere of a planet. With no controlled propulsion, all we can do is "glide" and try to aim for a very large lake that is within our hoped-for glide path. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #926, STARDATE 51610.10 =/\= 161010.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #926, STARDATE 51610.10 =/\= The Manticore has just broken out of our second new reality or alternate universe. After engaging the "hyperdrive," we sucked the droids, star destroyers and rebels into the engines as we found ourselves in the now-familiar spatial vortex. We could not slow down the drive and could not destroy it without destroying too much of our ship. Our only choice was to "throw it in reverse," and hope for the best. That didn't happen. The hyperdrive did disengage, but it did so because the control system imploded in Main Engineering. The force of this mechanical destruction vaporized everyone working in the Engineering compartment at the time. To make matters worse, the ship came out of hyperspace already in the low atmosphere of a planet. With no controlled propulsion, all we can do is "glide" and try to aim for a very large lake that is within our hoped-for glide path. =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #926, STARDATE 51610.10 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #925, STARDATE 51610.03 =/\= The Manticore is in our second new reality or alternate universe. We arrived to see the destruction of a galactic empire's spherical space station by a rebellion. The rebels offered to fix our engines, if we help them relocate their secret base. We agreed and the rebel engineers installed a "hyperdrive" on Manticore, while we helped haul their materiel and personnel. We helped move them to their new base on the ice planet of Hoth, but shortly after arriving, we not only found that the hyperdrive does not work, the Empire found this new base right away. We aided the Rebels in their escape, but now we are alone withe the Imperial Fleet and all we have to protect us is our cloak - and it just failed! =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #925, STARDATE 51610.03 =/\= 161003.txt

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #925, STARDATE 51610.03 =/\= The Manticore is in our second new reality or alternate universe. We arrived to see the destruction of a galactic empire's spherical space station by a rebellion. The rebels offered to fix our engines, if we help them relocate their secret base. We agreed and the rebel engineers installed a "hyperdrive" on Manticore, while we helped haul their materiel and personnel. We helped move them to their new base on the ice planet of Hoth, but shortly after arriving, we not only found that the hyperdrive does not work, the Empire found this new base right away. We aided the Rebels in their escape, but now we are alone withe the Imperial Fleet and all we have to protect us is our cloak - and it just failed! =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #925, STARDATE 51610.03 =/\=

=/\= USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #924, STARDATE 51609.26 =/\= The Manticore is in our second new reality or alternate universe. We arrived to see the destruction of a galactic empire's spherical space station by a rebellion. The rebels offered to fix our engines, if we help them relocate their secret base, now that the empire knows where they were. We agreed and the rebel engineers have installed a "hyperdrive" on Manticore, while our cargo holds were filled with their materiel and personnel. With the aid of tow cables, we helped move them to their new base on the ice planet of Hoth. Shortly after arriving, we tested the hyperdrive and found that it does not work. To make matters worse, we just helped the rebels flee this new base when the Empire found right away (that was fast!) So, the rebels are gone, but we're still facing the Empire, with no means of a fast escape! =/\= END USS MANTICORE BRIEFING #924, STARDATE 51609.26 =/\= 160926.txt