Sprague 3000

Posted on Sat Jun 27th, 2026 @ 5:40am by Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key

192 words; about a 1 minute read

Mission: Do as I say, not as I...
Location: USS Albion, Cargo Bay 1
Timeline: Present

:ON:

#Snip#

Sprague: "Good, we'll um need somebody in cargo bay 1."

Key: ::rolls out::

#Snip#

{Cargo Bay 1}

Key: ::Arrives in the Cargo Bay just as the courier probe lands. He watches with wonder as the courier probe begins to slowly open. A figure robotically steps out from within the probe. Smoke and backlighting make it much more dramatic that it really is::

Key: “What the heck are you, buddy?!”

Figure: “I… am… Sprague 3000.”

Key: “You look like Captain Sprague! Only much more muscular, handsome, thinner… you have more hair!”

Sprague 3000: “I am Sprague 3000. Android. I am here to learn how to be more like Captain Dick Sprague, CO, USS Albion.”

Key: “Learn to be more like him?”

Sprague 3000: “Affirmative. I will then… replace him.”

Key: “Replace?”

Sprague: “Affirmative.”

Key: ::Stares and blinks for a moment before shrugging:: “Follow me, I’ll introduce you.”

::Key and Sprague 3000 enter the nearest turbolift and make their way up to the bridge::


{Meanwhile: Tiki Bar, San Francisco, Earth}

Star: “Drinks are on me! We’re celebrating!”

::Crowd of mostly junior officers and cadets cheer loudly::


:OFF:

Commander Donald ‘Don’ Key
Chief Flight Control Officer
USS Albion

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