Note: This is the official answer to the riddle: Holospace Horror
Dear friends, welcome to part two of this series. A. was the closest to the real answer, but acelasi, Brandon Tilley and Louie came up with very interesting solutions and observations as well 
. Here’s the continuation.
“Well done, security chief,” says the captain on the intercom. “It was a test. All officers, meet me and number one on the main deck, to celebrate the security chief’s promotion to Chieftain Admiral of Armory and Weaponry!”
They all flock to the main deck, when suddenly the intercom goes live again:
“All crew, battle positions! All crew battle positions! This is not a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill!”
Within moments all are at their posts.
“Take evasive maneuver!” shouts the captain.
“Evading enemies, go!” replies navigator.
“Shields up, 90 percent!”
“Up they go, 90 percent, sir!”
All were tensed, and this was augmented by the fact that they didn’t know what they were up against. The captain had had no time to inform them, too busy giving orders that saved the ship and their lives.
Everyone stood still, as seconds passed. Then minutes passed. Then hours passed, no one daring to interrupt. So they stood until the first fellow crew member fell to the floor, exhausted by hunger, thirst, tension and sleep deprivation.
“Take him to the infirmary,” says the captain. “Navigator, set course for Jojoba system. Let’s feast on some delicious potatoes to celebrate!”
What was there to celebrate?
Note: Official riddle answer: Jojoba Surprise
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Well, the security chief’s promotion to Chieftain Admiral of Armory and Weaponry, of course. Didn’t he say that already?
2 things worth celebrating:
1. Security chief’s promotion
2. Surviving the battle.
They are the ship that the other ship in Potatoes Attack! were looking for. Since they evaded detection they can now go to Jojoba, a planet apparently abundant with potatoes.
I do remember the infamous potatoes of Jojoba. The riddle maker must like potatoes.
Maybe the crew was trying to ferret out a traitor. Perhaps they have been through this kind of grueling drill before, and were accustomed to the stress. The traitor was not, so he passed out.
Nice one, I like pilotg2’s answer.
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I should add to my previous response that the evasive measures where to enable the cloaking.
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