At every turn part six

“Commadore engstorm!”shumar said. “We can dispatch with the huging. Unless you want to give me a hug!” Engstrom said. “No that’s fine! “Styles said.
“Thought so. Look ! You really messed this up!”engstorm said. “How so?”the captain asked.”the x cannot take in every stray puppy captain. You have to admit that this was a bad call. “The commadore said.
“Look it apears to be an oversight but that is stil oppen!”styles said. “The fact is he pulled out the legs out from under us. I don’t apreciate it. From now on any civilian advisor will have to be aproved by me. “The commadore said. “Of course sir!” Styles said.
“The Vulcans won’t alow us to talk to steveren. He is a kind of protective custody. “Engstrom said.
“Can we get a nutral party to speak to him. Perhaps the galiderians. “Shumar said.
The door opened,an aid went over to the commadore. The two talked back and forth for a few minutes. The aid then left the office. The door closed.
“A Vulcan freighter carying a crew of ten was attacked by old class of earth fighters. There were no servivors. We suspect it was a vilegilente group.”engstorm said.
“Something is really odd about this. This thing is spiraling out of control!”styles said. “Things happen corner. All it takes is a little match and we have a forest fire. “The commadore said.
“This does not seam like business as usual. “Shumar said.”look this thing did not happen in a vacuum. This all started with your andorian friend. Sence the Vulcans will not alow us to meat with steveren,i intend to force the isue!” Engstrom said.
“I don’t understand!”styles said.”i want you to sneek into Vulcan space and go to the planet Vulcan. Capture steveren and bring him hear!”engstrom said.
“You realize that this could make a bad situation worse.”styles said. “The situation is dire already. We have no facts. I need to talk to steveren. “The commadore said.
“If we are caught or destroyed or if we suceed this could escilate into a full fledged war. A war i am prety sure we would lose. “Styles said.
“We will get alies i am sure. Look i don’t want a war with Vulcan . I want to prevent one. I need answers! This is a direct order!”engstrom said.
“Has the old man signed off on this?”styles said. “I don’t have to have eller sign off on every nunute detail. I am a flag officer.i have the right to order this. Will you follow my orders?”engstrom asked. “Yes i will follow your orders. “Styles said. “Good. We have been able to create a detailed map of Vulcan space. I believe that we can acess Vulcan space hear. It is not heavily patroled. We have a trail that will lead to Vulcan. “The commadore said.
X 10000
Bridge
“Your really going to do this?”shumar asked. “I don’t want to but if i don’t engstrom will just have someone else do it. I would like to have a little chat with steveren. “Styles said.
“You think we can pull it off corner?” Shumar said. “We have to bryce. If we don’t we could end up making things far worse.”he said.
He entered the bridge. “Ok move it in!”styles said. The sr officers came in for an officers huddle. ” Ok we have ordered to sneek into Vulcan space and go to Vulcan. We are to kidnap steveren and bring him to vega. “Styles said.
“Woa woa woa! Let me get me straight! We are sneaking into Vulcan space,then we are kidnapping steveren from the Vulcan security ministery and bring him back to earth space. “Lindsay said.
“That is corect.”styles said. “Ok i might be out of line but this plan is the siliest idea i have ever heard. ” Lindsay said. 
“I understand your view lind and it has some validity. We do need answers and it apears that steveren is the only one who can provide the answers. “Styles said.
“I know this is not ideal. I think it is doable. Kell plot course according to the plan!”styles ordered. The pilot agreed.
“Jayce talk to tisora. Go over our trail with her!”styles said. “Will she help us break into her space ?” Trajaten Asked. “I think she might. “Styles said.
Qurters of tisora
The chime rang. Tisora was barefoot and was engaged in meditation. Tisora was woken up from her lethergy. She got up and unlocked the door. The door opened.
“Hello jayce!” Tisora said. “How are you doing ?”Jason asked.”the treatments are going well. I am doing well. “She said. “I am glad to hear that!”Jason said.
“Your not hear just to check up on me are you? “Tisora asked. “No I’m not ! We are going to try to sneek into Vulcan space in order to try to smugle steveren out so we can question him.” Jason said.
“You want me to look over your flight plan?”she asked. ” Yes!”Jason said. “Let me see it!”she said. She looked over the device with the map. She made some ajustments. “I would make these changes. “She said.
“Thank you.” Jason said. “No problem Jason. Anything i can do,i will!”she told him.
Bridge
“We have cleared vega!”gina reported. “Set course for Vulcan space !”the captain said. “Course already ploted. Engaging now. “Kelly wyane said.
The x went into warp. It headed for a remote area of Vulcan space.
“Now nearing the designated point of entry. “Gina said. “Scan for ships or instilations or any mobile equipment !”shumar ordered.
Gina began the scan. The equipment scaned the area inside Vulcan space. “None detected!”she said.
“Go to secondary alert 2. Shields up. Weapons on stand by!”styles ordered. The claxon sounded. “We are now at secondary alert 2. Shields are at maxumum. Weapons standing by. “Boyed reported.
“Take us in kell!”the pilot said. The x went into Vulcan ship. “We are now inside Vulcan space. “Kelly wayne renelds reported.
“Stay on the path kel. Keep monitoring for any ship or setilite or the like.”styles ordered.
For a while ,the ship had been able to avoid any ship or tracking device. It had been several houers inside Vulcan space without any incident. That would not last foever.
“I got something !”gina anonced. “Report !”first officer shumar ordered. “We have a Vulcan patrol vessel. Tishura class. “Gina said. “Does it detect us?”styles asked. “It does not apear to.”gina answered. “Stay on um!”shumar said. “Count on it sir!”gina said.
  The x mantaned course. “Stil nothing !”gina said. “Is there any way to mask our signuture?”styles asked. “We can minimilize our power usege but that might include reducing the sansors!” Pauriza said. “Why am i not suprised?’styles asked.
  “Ok every one,act natural!”styles said. The bridge crew laughed.
“We have stil not been detected.”gina said. “Are we home free?”dr. Renelds said.”no way we are that lucky!” Shumar said.
“I have an idea.”gina sugested.”ok go for it. “Styles said. “There is a comet that is traving though this system. I believe that we could ride it to Vulcan !”gina said.
“Ok ! Are you really sugesting we hide in a comet?” Lindsay asked. “We can hide from the Vulcans and stil be at a safe distence. “Gina said. “I am not thrilled about it but it is a sound plan. “Perizau said.
“I don’t don’t know anything about the health hazards that could be presented by such a plan .”dr. Renelds said.
“Our shields should hold!”jason said. “It is as good an idea as any. Pilot take us into the comet!”the captain ordered.
“Captain’s log,the x has sucesfully hiden in the comet for several houers. There is no evidence of any adverse efects to ships or crew.”the captain said.
“Captain! I recomend we leave the comet now. We are close to the planet. “Kelly w said. “Do it!”captain styles ordered. The pilot took the out of the comet’s wake. The x left the comet behind. The x headed for the planet.
“So how do we get to the planet undetected ?”dr. Renelds asked.”that is the hard part?”styles said.
“Trajaten do you feel like betraying the crew and crew?”styles asked. “Not really. I am prety content hear. The food is not really to my liking but that’s ok!”the noberian said.
“Jason get tisora. Ok move in it. We need a stratigy seison!’the captain said. The crew came in for a captain’s huddle.”what’s wrong with the food!”styles asked.
Vulcan obital station
“We are detecting an incoming vesel. “A tech said. “Can you identify it?”the commander asked. The tech atempted to identify the ship. “It is the earth vessel designated x 1000.”the tech said.
“Hail the vessel!” The commander ordered. The com officer activated the screen. “Vulcan authority. This is noberian officer trajaten. I have seized control of the vessel. I am standing down. I surender!”trajaten said.
A series of Vulcan vesels serounded the x. The x crew gave no recistence. The Vulcans quickly took charge of the ship.
While the ship had lunched an esape pod before the Vulcans noticed them. The pod made it to the planet.
They walked to a home. They were greated by several Vulcans.”it is agreible to see you again uncle.”tisora said. “And you my neice. You have a lot of timerity coming hear captain. “The uncle said.
“We are being set up. We have no interest at being at war with your people. I personaly want to make stronger ties with your people!”styles said.
“I find it difficult to believe that your people are planing on attacking us. I find some of the evidence troubling,whoever i am trying to keep an open mind!”the man said.
  “We need to talk to steveren. Your government is not cooperitive. “Jason said. “I am aware of that. Do i have your asurence that mr. Steveren will not be harmed?”he asked. “You do. We believe in the rights of the acused. “Styles said. “Alright i will get you into the government complex. The rest is up to you!”the uncle said. “Of course thank you sir!”styles said.
Vulcan government complex.
Shikar
T’lark and his onterage neared the entrence. “Hello versal!”the uncle said. “Hello minister. “The porter said. They entered.
They went to the confrence room where the andorian was. “I need to see mr. Steveren. ” t’lerk said. “I was not told that you were comming sir!”the gaurd said. ” I need to speak to him at once!”t’lerk said.
“Who are these people with you?”the gaurd asked. “My aides.please stand aside.”he incisted. The porter complied. They entered.
The gaurd started to move out. T’lerk gave a Vulcan nerve pinch.the orther porter tried to come to his aides defense and tisora iniciated a Vulcan neck pinch.”you need to teach that to me some time ?”jason told her. “Perhaps !’tisora answered. “I take it this is not a jail break ?”steveren said. “I could punch you right now !”jason said. “We need to move now!”t’lerk admonished him. 
“This is where we part ways. Live long and prosper. Good to see you tisie !”he said. He went the orther way.
“Tisie?”Jason asked. “It is a nick name. I don’t won’t to talk about it! “She said. “I did not know Vulcan had nick names?”styles said. They tried to leave the complex.
They ran as fast as they could. They neared the egress. Tisora knocked out one of the gaurds with a neck pinch. Jason hit the other gaurd.
They made it to the pod.  “Ok ! Steveren! What the heck is going on hear?”jason asked him. “Look i had no choice. I was ofored pardons from every one who wants me. All i had to do was testify against you. I thought this was a public relations thing. I never thought it could lead to a war!”he said.
“Who? Who told you to do this? Who is behind this? “Styles asked. “Its a tiburon named dr ardulon erdilon!”the andorian said.
“Who are the tiberons?”Jason asked. “They are a warp civilization. They are known for being interlecuals,perfesions,scientist and they are known to have abnormily large ears. “Tisora said. “Your one to talk!”steveren said.
“I assume he was working on behath of someone. Who?”styles asked. “The society !”steveren told them. “I should have known they would be back. They wanted to stop any long term relationship between Vulcan and humans. ” Styles said. It all started to make sence now. The question was where to go from hear?
End of part 6
Notes
Given the size of the x , i doubt there is room for a confrence room. Any staf meatings would either be cobducted in a crew qurters,mess hall or the bridge. There would probably be ocasional hudles.

“At every turn”

  rygal 9
Dr. Aridon erdilon was not pleased to be back on rygal. He knew the grand elder would not be pleased by his work. He had failed to start a war between humans and vulcans. Sence the incident the two races seamed to increase there colaboritive eforts not decrease them. The mission had been an abject failue.
Dr. Eridon was usually an inposing man. When he taught at the tiboron university his students were more afraid of him then a leigion of a thousand Klingon wowiors. Today he felt smaler then a cardesian vole. He timidly entered the home. The chief body gaurd a zackdorn came up to him.
“Dr. Eridon he is eiger to see you in the prognosticator!”the alien said. The doctor followed the zackdorn into the basement.the room was sealed. The alien entered his pascode. The chamber opened.
“Uh aridob good. That will be all krasim!”the elder said. The zackdorn left the chamber.
“You failed me. You knew how important this was. This was the fate of the galaxy and you failed. “The elder said. “I know excellentcy. I offer my syincerest of apologies. I did not live up to your expectations or to my fullest potential. I do regret that! I offer no excuse!”the tiburon said.
“Not only did it stran your standing in our order but also myine. The bored is concerned by events. They are beginning to question my role in all this. For now i have solified my position in the order. I find you quite useful. The prognosticator seams to indicate that you are usefull to the future of the plan. I offer you another chance to prove your worth to me and to the order!”he said.
“I greatly apreciate that excellentcy. I will vindicate myself to you. “He said. “Good! “He said.
He took him over to the device. “The prognosticator was recalibrated after the incident between the humans and Vulcans. While the incident has improved there relations,all is not lost. Humanity and vulcans cannot form a long term alience of any kind. Well at least not now. Not under current arangement. Trying to put a wedge between them by trying to gin up animosity where none excisted was a bad idea. We need a new aproach. The human and vulcan have a core philopht that is dyimatrically oposed to it. They have been able to put them aside bacause both sides have a benign liberterian view of the galaxy. A kind of non interference belief that alows peaceful coexistence. We need to put a wedge between them. Put there ideaology and self interest in conflict. I put that all though the prognosticator and it returned one posibility! One wedge !”the elder said.
“The andorians!”dr. Eridon said. “Correct. The andorians a war like species that control an empire right on Vulcan’s door step. They have fought wars,cold wars,trade wars,you name it,humanity wants to explore beyond there borders. Humanity seaks peace full relations with orher worlds. Humanity will have to deal with the andorians. While humanity could sucesfully dance with both powers,a little nudge could throw it all into chaos. “The elder said.
“I take it we are going to provide that nudge?”eridon said.”corect! While the humans and andorians have not had any oficial contact,they have had un oficial contact !” The elder said. “Steveren!”eridon said. “Yes. I have looked into him. He has had quite a colerfull life.  He may be just what we need!”the elder said. “I will take care of it excellentcy!”the tiberon said.
“See that you do! Do not fail me this time. I believe in second chances. Not third. This is your only second chance! Keep that in mind. I am a forgiving man but only to a point !”the elder said. The man nodded. 
X 1000
Lt. Jason boyed had just completed his duty watch on the bridge. He was tired and cranky. He just wanted to get to his qurters so he could crash. As he walked to his qurters,he saw someone walking towards him. It was the last person he wanted to see,not that he wanted to see any one right now. Usually he found his andorian friend amusing. Not right now and especially not today.
“Why did the neo trasendentilist cross the road?”steveren asked. “I’m not doing this!”Jason said. “Come on jayce!”the andorian said. “No no! Not doing this!”jason incisted.
“Come on! Endulge me. Just this once!”the andorian pleaded. “That what you said the last time!”jason said. “Why did the neo transidentilist cross the road?” The antina claded alien said. “Alright ! Why did the neo trasencidentilist cross the road?”Jason asked. “Because there was no technology on the orther side!”he said. He started to laugh uncontrollably. “Ok!”Jason said. “Come on that was funny !”he said. “I will take your word for it!”Jason said.
“How long are you going to be in this funk?” He asked. “I’m fine!”Jason said. “I know that’s not true. “He said. “I apreciate what your trying to do. I need to get though this in my own way. “He said. “Alright! If you need me I’m hear!”he said. “I know. I do apreciate it. It does not make sence. Tisora killing out of revenge. I know that logic can be twisted but i don’t believe that of her. Look i need to short this out on my own ok!” Jason commented. “Very well i am hear if you need me!”he told him. “Thank you. I do apreciate it!”Jason said. Then they parted ways.
Bridge
“Kelly i have a message for you.it was on the data stream. “Trajaten told him. “Oh thank you!”he said. He got up temporarily from the pilots station. Ema took over for a few seconds while he read it. He looked it over. His continence fell. “Are you ok?”the alien com officer asked. “Yea I’m fine thank you!” He told the noberien.he then returned to his consil.
While trajaten suspected something was up. He did not feel that it was his job to pry. The alien com officer returned to his duties.
Qurters of the captain.
“So do we want to replace the science officer?”Bryce asked. “No but we may need to. It is an important post in the iner circle. I would like tisora to come back but it may not be fesible!”captain styles said. “I know what you meen!”shumar said. “Well gina is doing a good job but Lindsay is up for a promotion. She acepted this position to get into space !”shumur said.”i know but Lindsay experience in science is limited especially compared to gina!”styles said. “If we go with gina,Lindsay might consider it a snub. If we go with Lindsay ,gina might not take it well! “Shumar said. “We can put it off for a little longer! Styles said.
The ship rocked back and forth. Styles activated the com unit. “Report !” Styles asked. ” unknown vessel ! Heavily armed!”gina said. “We are on our way. Take evasive action!” Styles said.
End of part one.
Notes
The tiburon are aliens with big ears. Dr. Severen was a tiburon.see season three episode,”way to eden”
Zackdorns apeared in the next generation. Sirna kilrahmi was a zackdorn. See peak performance.
  

The society part six

  X 1000
Bridge
“While on rygal,she met with a man naimed dr.ardilon. the man has no ties to the orions. Some ’employees’ of the orions moon light on ocasion. As long as it does not conflict with there aganda they tolerate it. ” Tivora said.
“Do we know anything about this man?” Shumar asked. “He is tiburion. They are known for being scientists,business men,idealist. I know little about dr. Ardilon ! The attacker met with him on rigal 9 before coming to babel!”tivora said.
” Alright ! It seams it is time we visit rigal. Kell take us out of orbit. “The acting captain said. The x left the orbit of the planet.”we have cleared orbit!”kelly w anonced. “Kelly set course for rigal !” The acting c.o ordered. The pilot set the course. The x went to warp and sped to the planet.
The door opened,the andorian entered. “Is the band over?” Steveren said. “I am provisionaly bringing you back into the inner circle! ” commander shumar said. ” Prosionaly! What is the provision?”steveren said. “So long as you don’t tic me off!”shumar said. “I don’t realy play well with orthers'”he said. ” Rigal 9!”he said. ” Center of trade and comerce. It is a transport hub. ” Steveren said. “We have evidence our bomber met with a tiburion naimed dr. Ardilon. ” Shumar said.
“I know him! He was a physist but he became involved in reserch and development. The tibiron are alies with the andorians. He wanted to create a qudrent authority ,a confederacy, it had no real suport. It is a silly idea. A confederacy of planets that exist for peacefull existence, it would never work. “Steveren said.
” he is an idealest!”shumar said. “His ideal has little suport. He was releved of his post in the tiburon government. He was unable to find anyone who would hire him. He kinda vanished” steveren said. ” This steveren is a clue. We need one. “Shumar said. ” we still have no proof. We barrly have a theory. To play devils advocate, commadore engstorm and people like him could argue that the Vulcan hired an orion lacke to give plusible denibility. “Emma said.
“Thats a strech ! I understans Vulcan are mythodical but they are not that cynical !”perizu said. “We can be. “Tivora said. Every one said. “I am just pointing something out!”tivora said.”hopfully we wil get that proof on rigal!”shumar said.
The commander entered the infirmery. “The captain is stabolized. He is hoever stil unconscious. “Dr. Kelly said. “Can you revive him?” He asked.”so far all atempts to revive him have failed. “She said. “I hope i did the right thing. I could not let the commidore go down that road!”he said.
“That road. You and i both know where that road leads to?” She said. “We do!” He said. “Humanity is at a crosroads. We have an opportunity. What we do now sets the stage for the future. What kind of future will it be? Will we build a future in witch our children and there children will be proud off?’ She asked.
Unknown ship
“Sir! The x has left orbit of the planet babel. It is on course for the planet rigal!” An ithimite aid said. “I see! “Dr. Ardilon said.
“Sir! If the vessel makes it to rigal. They could learn the truth of our plans. “The telerite said. “We will keep a close eye on them. We will not fire until i give the order! Is that clear?”he asked. “Yes sir! ” the aides said.
“We wil let them think they are wining. Lull them into a false sense of security. Then we will finish them off!” The tiberon said.
Rigal 9
“Acting captains journal,we have arived at rigal. We have entered orbit. Myself ,dr. Renelds,lt. Boyd and lt. Tivora are going to pod to the planet. ”
They went to the marketplace. Every thing you could imagine was being sold. They went from table to table. They saw a Vulcan female.
Tivora went over and talked to her in Vulcan. ” You know shalel?”tivora asked. “Yes she is not hear. She is away on business ! ”  she said. “Did she say what her business was?” She asked. ” Are you vasher?” The Vulcan female asked. ” No! Look i will level with you. She is dead. She tried to kill a human ! “Tivora said.
“That is not possible . She is not political ! Humans are insugnificant! ” she said. Tivora saw a tato on her hand.” Your probably right. It is probably a mistake. Good day!”she said.
“What’s going on?” Shumar asked. “I get it now. On earth elete have clubs that only they get into. Secret socities that involve rutuel,myithology and have engendered conspiracy theiories!”she said.
” Yes of course. “Shumar said. “It is not exclusively a human phynomina. Over the years there are those who have wanted to create confederation,common markets. They are usually short lived. Usually they are based on military threat. Once there common goals are accomplished the allience crumbles. There are stories about a group that uses that syimbol. They are called the society . The rurmors are that they work covertly. The group has falled into disrepute. What if they still exist. A human Vulcan alliance will bring stability to the area. They won’t be a part of it. You start a war,a war that will not stay contained to the reigion. The war will spread. They will pick up the pieces. Commander. We will be targited. ” She said. “Lets get back to the ship!” Shumar said.
Rigal.
” Ardilon there has been a change ! The orical has produced new prediction. The crew of the x will peace together the plot. Not all of it but enough. If they suceed the plot will unrevel. The alience will become stronger. The x must be destroyed. Orical predicts that the destruction of the x will garante war. The society will play peace maker. We will. Be on top once again !”the elder said.” I will do as you sugest. The x will be destroyed!” Dr. Ardilon said. “Good!” The elder said.
End of part 6

To the outor rim and beyond part ten.

“Captain’s log ,repairs are going foward. The crew has really steped up to the plate. They are all performing well under these circumstances.  ”
“Mr. Steverin has proven to be quite an aset. I am a little concerned about him. He did come out of no where. He has been a good resource!”
Mess hall.
Tivora tried not to stare at the andorian who was across the room. She found it hard not to.”you really don’t trust him?”boyd asked. “It may be a bit irational. I am trying to look at this rationally and logically. Our people have had a storied history. Unfortunately that is interfeering with my objectivity! You are entering a strange new realm!”tivora said.
“Do you think humanity is ready to venture out into space ?”boyd asked. “No one can be completly ready. I think it may be time for hunanity to venture out! I am fully suportive of humanity exploration of the universe. ” She said.
The andorian went to the two at the table. “I am suprised to see a Vulcan on a human ship!” The andorian said. “I have never been to Vulcan ! I grew up on earth. I am an earth citizen!”she said. “She seam very stioc. I asume you are a folower of surek?” He asked.
“I am!”she said. “I figured you were. You seam the type!” Steverin said. “Who is surek?”boyd asked. “Our grestest philosopher. We were war like saveges. We used our mentle abilities as weapons. War lords used there mental abilities to opress. Surek transformed our society in a very short amount of time! ” she said.
“I am hoping that something similer is happening on earth. We have come a long way in a short amount of time. I hope it will last!” Boyd said.
“I suspect it will. I think humanity is ready for the next chapter ! I have confidence that you will make that choice!”she said. “You are an idealest! I hope that is true. “Steveren said. “I take it you are more cyinical?”she asked. “Our people tend to be more on the cynical side. I gues i have adopted that way of thinking !” He said.
Captain’s qurters
“The romulons seam to be a likley competitor to the humans.i believe that we will be seing a lot of them in the future !” Styles said.
” it does seam that way! ” eller said. “I believe that the romulons are planing to strike again ! They will bring friends. We need to do the same. “Styles said. “Very well. I will arange it. “Eller said. “Very good'”styles said.
End of part

To the outer rim and beyond part 8

Bryce shumar arived at the area near the atomic lunch bay. He took out the granade. The granade was designed to operate in space.
The device floated to the luncher. He set on a time delayed detination. Then he got out of the way.
Th granade exploded. The luncher was hit. It was not destoyed but damage beyond the ablity to operate properly.
X 1000
Bridge
“There atomic luncher is off line!”tivora said.”good work mr. Shumar! Finily some good news!” Styles said.
Bridge
Alien ship
“We cannot use our atomic weapons !”the gunner said. “They are very intuitive ! They adapt quickly to change! They are quite fasinating cretures! ” the commander said.
“The vessel primary drive is off line! They will have to rely on impulse !”the science officer said.
“I have located the space walker !”the gunner anounced. “Target that sodjer! Eliminate him!” The commander said.
A lazer beam headed his way. He tried to avoid it. The blast destroyed his booster pack. He was drifting. He was a siting duck.he knew it.
“Great i get out in space. Go where no one had gone. Die my first week. Either i will be a foornote or a martyr. A pionor but a dead one!”he thought.
The lazer beam was hit him. He would be a goner. He felt something push him away. It was a ship.
By the looks of it,it was some kind of scout craft. He was brought on bored. The hatch opened.
“Nead a lift?” The man asked. He got closer to see who it was. The man was tall. He had blue skin and antinas. “What are you?”shumar asked.
“My race are called the andorians. We are pecefull well for the most part. We get iretated esily but i am prety even kealed normally !” He said.
“You have any idea who these people are who are attacking us are?”shumar asked.
“They are called romulans. They control a good size empire. They are zenophobic. They were content in keeping a tight lid on there own space.recently they caught the expansion buz. They have begun to spread out. I suspect they will keep going.”hw said.
” in order to expend they will have to deal with us. Our space is right in there way. Sounds to me like a war in the making. “Bryce said. 
“That is usually how it goes. The romulans apitite may be biger then there abilities to pull it off!”the andorian said.
Shumar thought to himself that there own abilities might not be up to snuf on there end. He would not say that outloud.
The x 1000 waited for the enemy ships next move.  “Hail that ship!” Styles said. “Sending ! No response !”trajaten said.
“At present we are basically evenly matched! “Tivora said. “We are both prety batered and bloody!” Styles said.
“Vessel is moving away! “Boyd reported. “They are probably going to try to regroup. This is not over! “The captain said.
“We are not going to persue?” The armory officer said. “Negitive ! We are in  no shape to persue. We need to lick our own wounds. They will be back. So will we!”styles said.
“Sir detecting another ship. Scout class. Commander shumar is abored. He said he has made a friend!”trajatan said. ” I see! ” the captain said.
End of part 8