The first thing Andrew noticed after opening his eyes, was that he was in the bedroom module and he was not only accompanied by Aelita in the bed.
He looked around the module, and there were a dozen ladies on the bed, all of them fast asleep and all of them naked.
It took a moment for him to remember the events of the previous night and he tried his best not to groan as he moved his sore body, trying to get up from the bed, only to be caught by Iliana, who hugged his waist, while still being asleep.
The human didn't know whether he should laugh or cry at the moment, as the culprit who orchestrated this whole mess, was refusing to let him go.
-What the hell should I do now?
He asked quietly, not expecting an answer, but one arrived from the least expected source.
-Stop overthinking it, simply accept us all as your women and be done with it.
Aelita said, opening her eyes.
-That's not the main issue here.
-Then what is the issue?
She whispered, also hugging him and pulling him back on the pillow.
-The most important question is, will you all accept such an arrangement, then the next one is that I'm still only sixteen and I never had a partner before you, so how am I going to manage having a dozen or more?
-The answer to your first question is obvious since everyone had to be in on it, other than me and you, for Iliana's plan to work.
She answered, understanding why they all kept the plan a secret from her.
The other ladies were afraid she would tell Andrew about it.
-As for the second question.
That is something only you can answer.
Also, looking back on the last night's events, I don't think you will have a lot of trouble, keeping us all happy, which is the most important thing in my opinion.
She smiled while blushing.
-How much longer do you all intend to pretend to be asleep?
Andrew asked suddenly.
Suprusung all the ladies, who immediately opened their eyes and tried to cover their naked bodies.
-It's too late for modesty at this point.
He shook his head, seeing their efforts.
Having no other choice he got out of bed and gave them his T-shirts since their swimsuits were in pieces and their bathrobes were still in the jacuzzi module.
As soon as they were somewhat dressed, most of the ladies quickly left with embarrassed expressions.
The only ones left in the module were Andrew, Aelita, and Iliana.
-Care to explain what exactly you did last night?
Andrew looked at the doctor.
-Like I said, I had enough of you playing the gentleman and the girls, not doing anything despite their feelings for you.
We talked this through a long time ago, so you dont need to worry about us, the question is, will you accept us all?
Ilia said without any guilt about what she did last night.
Andrew took a deep breath before answering.
-I will.
He said.
-Is that all you have to say about this?
Ilia was surprised at his simple answer.
-What do you want me to say?
You all proved, how far you are willing to go to get me, and I'm not made of stone.
But if you think I'll come up with a whole speech about this on the spot, then you need to stop reading the cheap romance stories you bought from the merchants.
He said and smiled with satisfaction seeing Iliana's expression change when she realized she got busted.
This was his little payback for what she did last night, not that he complained as he had a wild orgy with a dozen beautiful women, which was something he could at most dream about before he left Earth and regained control of his life.
Seeing his smile, the doctor finally figured out that he was not angry and was just teasing her.
-Now, since you were the main culprit, you get to gather all the ladies and see if everything is alright with them after the last night.
He said before she could say anything.
Remembering the last night, he knew he went wild and didn't have any control, which meant he was not particularly gentle with them, and the last thing he wanted was to hurt or traumatize any of them, especially since for most of the ladies this was their first time.
Ilia left to do what she was asked of, before Andrew found any other way to get back at her for the aphrodisiac.
-I have to remember to thank her one day.
Andrew said when the door closed behind the doctor.
-So you did enjoy it.
Aelita smiled, happy that he was only talking about it with her, which made her feel special.
-I did, but it's not what I'm talking about.
He shook his head.
-The moment I lost control and went wild, something shifted in me.
Many things I was worried about, simply became irrelevant, and I also was reminded that I can't always play it safe to get what I want.
Andrew tried to explain as best as he could, barely understanding what was going on himself.
However, one thing was certain, once his wild side got out it was not going back into the cage again.
Not that he was unable to cage it, he didn't want to do it.
-I have to go, there are a lot of things to do.
He said, getting dressed and before Aelita knew what was going on, he kissed her and left the bedroom.
Andrew walked fast, but instead of going to the command center, he went straight to the design compartment on the shipyard, which was much more advanced than the one they had on the station.
-Vulcan, I need your help in designing new ships for the fleet.
He said, taking a seat at the console and activating the design program.
-I'm here to help however I can boss.
The AI answered immediately.
-Good, I want to build two new classes of ships, one standard, but operated solely by droids and the other one a complete drone.
The first one is intended to be an escort ship, while the second one should be purely built for combat operations.
Andrew explained what he needed.
-The first one doesn't need to be designed, the easiest solution would be to build a standard Corvette or frigate class ship and crew it with the droids, however, it would still need a commander to give orders it would follow.
As for the second one, I suggest, striping the spaces meant for the crew, which would reduce its size, by at least 20%, or use these spaces for instaling additional weaponry and shields.
Unless you want to design it from scratch.
-For now, use the standard design for both ships, we will start designing new ships when I get the data I need from Earth.
-Understood, the designs are ready for review.
Vulcan said almost immediately.
-Display them.
As the human said the two designs materialized before him as holograms.
The first two were the representations of a standard frigate and corvette class ships.
The other two however were different, and smaller more compact and their specifications were much better compared to their counter parts.
How long would it take to build them?
Andrew asked, curious about the time needed.
The standard ship production time, remains unchanged, however, the drone version can be built in approximately 26 hours.
Additionally, their costs in materials are 25% lower than the standard ship.
Vulcan explained.
-Great, build me a dozen of each, and add ten cargo ships to the list while your at it.
Andrew said, excited about the possibility of testing the new ships in a couple of days.
-It is done.
The drone ships will be ready by tomorrow.
The AI said.
-How many of them can we build with the resources currently at our disposal?
Andrew asked.
-With the current resources, and without affecting the production of other vessels, we can build 43 drone ships, ten of which would be frigate class and 33 corvette class.
-Is there a possibility of building a heavy frigate drone ship?
-There is none, a ship like that would require an AI to operate autonomously.
Vulcan said.
-Alright, build 43 ships by tomorrow, we will need them.
Andrew said.
-Done, the ships will be available within 26 hours, starting from now.
-What about the other ships?
-They will be available within the standard time frame, as for the cargo vessels, it will take a minimum of 48 hours to produce them.
-Great, crew them with droids as well while you're at it.
Andrew said, after thinking about it for a while, in the end, the cargo ships didn't need an organic captain.
-Also, did we receive any data from the scout teams?
He asked.
Hoping to find out, who hated him so much to poison him and watch him die in agony.
-The drop pods landed far away from the main targets, so it will take at least ten more hours before they arrive at the coordinates you provided, and about two days befor e they reach the other coordinates.
Vulcan answered.