34: I Can Feel It

The last remnants of the slavers' forces transported themselves here just before the volcano below was flooded and destroyed. They have sabotaged the central (/datastore?) and (/datanexus?) in an attempt to prevent us from leaving this (/time?). No information is lost -- our (/group-neural-network?) is strong -- but the mechanisms by which we control this vessel have been sabotaged.

This is the central computer area; the entrance is surrounded by force fields. You must find a way to shut these off in order to gain direct access to the core. Once there, shut the entire computer system off. Once it is completely deactivated, restart the system. This act will wipe away the damage done by the Pfhor, and we will be able to leave your world.

We have provided a biobus enhancement for you to install in your mecha. This unit will reduce your visual signature; you are familiar with the effects of these devices, of course. Having this should make it easier for you to combat the remaining slaver forces.

Throw the four outer switches in this room. This will shut down the core, and the Pfhor's instructions will be wiped from this (/family?) of memory.

Once the core is completely shut down, throw the inner switches to reactivate the core. This will enable us to regain control over all systems of this ship.

peernetwork subsystem failure manual override launch ima sysparam ima sysparam runtime 000 shutting off astrogation sysparams slave... resetting astrogation sysparams... done

ima sysparam runtime 003 restarting astrogation sysparams slave... error astrogation sysparams do not match known ship orbital vectors ima sysparam override sysparam mismatch mistmatched sysparams forced... (this action is cause for review-by-protocol)

We received this message just before we lost contact as the K'alima passed into the outer shell of your sun. The mecha said that even if you return to the future, there are thousands of copies of his image, stored throughout Pfhor networks and others. He wishes you luck, as your thousand brothers will be hunting you.

imd sysparam, himem runtime 000 shutting off engine safety interlocks... wiping drive maintenance memory... wiping drive services memory... preparing drive for overthrust... imd prog error imd access denied, intrusion terminated at runtime 006