Deleting Holo Hela

Posted on Sat Sep 7th, 2024 @ 7:26pm by Captain Shran dh'Klar & Lieutenant Inara Senn

Mission: The Andromeda Strain
Location: Holodeck 2

Inara walked down the corridor, towards the holodeck and entered it. Walking to an arch panel, she pushed a button. "Computer, delete Venting Program Senn 1."

"No" the computer replied. Suddenly the Hela hologram appeared. "Trying to get rid of me? Not going to be that easy."

"There's more than one way to skin a fucking cat." Inara noted as she pulled off the wall consoles and began to remove the gel packs for program storage.

Hela offered a sinister laugh. "Tear the ship apart for all the good it will do you" she said mockingly.

Inara snarled. "Go away you annoying, horned devil-bitch. Your welcome is at its end." She tapped her comm badge. "Senn to dh'Klar..."

Shran was in his quarters reading when his comm badge chirped. =^=Go ahead lieutenant. =^=

"I need your help deleting a bothersome holodeck program that won't delete."

=^=Very well. I'll be there momentarily. =^= Shran sat his book down and made his way to the holodeck.

Hela looked at the annoyed Inara, "Don't pout. Throwing a tantrum won't solve anything."

"Will you shut up, you're about as useful now as a screen door on a submarine, and very soon now, the program will be deleted. You see, the captain is on his way down, and his command codes will allow me to purge you from ANY of the Washington's computers. So, who's laughing now you bitch. I do not need you."

"Oh no. Not the captain" Hela mocked. She began to laugh as she tended to do, laughing at the futility of the situation.

Shran entered the holodeck and saw Inara and the laughing Hela. "Well, this is an interesting sight. Alright lieutenant, what is the situation?"

"Well this is a venting program I wanted to delete, because I don't need it anymore to vent. I have other people for that." Inara noted, "But she won't let herself be deleted into oblivion."

"Very well. Computer, delete and purge the holo character Hela, authorization dh'Klar-alpha-2-7-omega" Shran ordered.

The computer chirped. "Unable to comply. No such character exists."

Shran looked at Inara. Hela smiled wryly. "I told you it was futile Inara."

"Be a good annoying god... and let yourself be deleted. You're not needed anymore. You never were needed." Inara noted. "You're a worthless pile of logic for my amusement, not yours."

Hela smiled wryly. "You thought that was what you were doing. But you didn't create me, and you cannot defeat me."

Shran looked annoyed now. "What do you mean she didn't create you?"

"She intended to create a program that was under her control, but my creator decided that this was an opportunity to further toy with Inara" Hela replied.

"Of course, I was angry and mad, and I needed something so I wouldn't take it out on Deanna. So, I made you, with the purpose of allowing me to kick your ass every now and then." Inara mentioned. "But now I don't need it, it's kinda counterproductive."

"No, you thought you were creating me. You were wrong" Hela sneered, a look of haughty derision on her face.

"I have zero desire to deal with this" Shran said emphatically. "How do we get rid of you? You're like an imp or a gremlin."

"You don't" Hela replied with her trademark wry grin. Suddenly a sword thrust through the chest of Hela, an obvious backstab that caught her by surprise. The blade was then pulled out and swung a second time, decapitating her. As her head dropped off to the side and her body slumped downward, it began to pixelate and then crumble and vanish. Standing directly behind where Hela had been, was Morrigan.

Morrigan smiled as she watched the Hela vanish. "If only that had been the real thing" she said gleefully, her Irish brough thick. Looking up at Inara and Shran still smiling, "Now don't go saying I've never done nothing for you."

"But I wanted to do that." Inara noted. "Well thanks anyway, Morrigan. Seeing her get run through was... satisfying."

"Perhaps you'll have the opportunity to do that to the real one in the future. Be at peace for now" Morrigan replied.

"Oh she and I have some unfinished business. She hurt Josie, and she's got a debt." Inara noted. "Thanks Captain, I'll try not to make my unwinding programs violent next time."

Shran shook his head. "Enjoy your off-time lieutenant." He turned and exited.

Morrigan sheathed her sword. "Be well Inara. Danu blessed you, cherish that blessing."

Inara sighed and walked away. "Guess I needed Gods after all."