“Captain’s log,the x was just asulted by an unknown force. They have taken civilian advisor steveren hostege. We were forced to let the hostile get away!”styles said.
” the bording party belong to a group called universial security service. Dont let the name fool you. It is not recognized by any government. Governments do use them from time to time. They are for all intence and perposes bounty hunters!”trajaten said.
“So steveren is a fugitive ?”boyed said. “I don’t want to sound like a Monday morning qurter back but steveren could have been more properly vetted'”Lindsay markum sugested.
“With all due respect lt. We were in dire strats when he showed up. He canobolized his own ship to protect the ship during the ion storm. He was instramentle in protecting us from the romulons. We owe a lot to him “boyed said.
“We are going to need alies. We had to reach out to other world’s !”gina said.
“I get that. We can’t just work with anyone that shows up. We have to treat other races with respect. Homo sapian hagemony won’t work hear. We are the new kid on the block'”Lindsay said.
“Alright ! Trajaten use your resources and see what you can find out! “Captain styles ordered.”you got it. “The noberian answered.
“There is another source as well!”jason sugested. “Yes! Talk to tisora!”styles said.
Lt. Kelly wyane renelds had no time to process the news he got. A few seconds after receving it,all heck broke loose. He had tried to supress the emotion during the battle. He had suceeded for the most part.
He was happy when his shift was over. He could have asked to be releved of duty sighting personal isues. Both the captain and exo were known for being understanding but he decided not to try that. That is not his style.
Now his shift was over,he could unwind . He could process all that was going on. He could make sense of all of it not that he made any sence.
He slowly walked to his qurters. He said hi to crewman who passed by. He made it to his room. He opened the door.
He saw his kids. They huged there dad. He kissed the baby. He huged his wife. “You ok babe?”she asked. “I just got news from command. Doug was injured while on patrol. He is ok but he was hurt prety bad. He was rushed to saturn general. “He said.
“I’m so sory kell. “She said . She huged him. Doug was his older brother. He was two years older.he was a fighter pilot and headed up a scraudrin out of the starahip esex.
“Usually i don’t mind being out in deep space going where no human had gone before. Today its different. I gues i figured time would stop while i was away!”he said.
“It wont be easy! Things will happen while we are gone!”she said. “Is it woth it? Is what we are doing really going to be worth a hill of beens In the long term?”he asked.
“I don’t know? I don’t know that we can know until a few years down the road perhaps longer. They may debate what we did a hundred years from now. The old man believes our destiny is in deep space. I think he could be right. It does involve sacrifices. I can’t be sure it will be worth it. I think it will. I don’t think we will regret this! ” she said.
He thought that she was right. Right now he could not admit it.she understood that. This was a hard time. Things like this tried the soul. It certainly did for him.
On the bounty hunter’s ship,no one talked to him. The hunters did not have a dog in the hunt m.they were doing a job. That was all that mattered to them.
Steveren was wanted by 22 different governments. Out of those,ten government wanted him for capital ofenses. Four of though governments had methods of execution that were slow and painful. Not that that mattered to the andorian. To him death was death.
He felt the ship come out of warp. He figued that the ship was near its destination. His holding cell did not have any Windows so he could not look outside and see where he was.
After a few minutes the door opened. He got up from the cot.he went over to the force field. “Welcome to coridon?”the head commando he had encountered erlier said.
“Coridon?”steverin asked. The leader of the cammando unit confirmed it. It could be worse he suposed.
Coridon was rich in mineral including dilithium cristles. Every one in the galaxy wanted there minerals. This included empires,space fearing race,Intergalatic coperations and criminal organizations.
Andorians used go between to obtain coridon minerals. Coridon was a place of controversy. As an x military officer,steveren had multiple deelings with coridon directly and indirectly.
He knew they were ticked at him. In some respects steverim agreed with that sentlement. He was suprised that with every one that wanted him,it would be coridon that pulled out all the stops and finally caught up with him.
The commander ordered the tech to lower the force field . The tech followed the order.the field was lowered. Steverin was placed in restraints.
Then he was led away from the holding area. He was escorted to the hanger area. There he was turned over to coridon oficials.
“So! Drelet we meat again !”steverin said. “Stil as arogant as ever. This time i am in control!”the coridon minister for justice said. “Control is in an ilision drelet!”the andorian renarked. “Perhaps but those restraints are not!” The juducial oficial quipped.
Steveren was brought to a coridon shartle. The vesel left the bounty hunter’s vesel and headed for the planet.
Steveren was taken to a holding cell. He felt something in the cell. It was a kind of gas. He felt himself fall into a sate of unconsciousness.
He woke up. He had no idea where he was. He began to realize that he was on a ship. The vessel was travaling at warp. He was not in a cell.
He left the room and entered a coridor. He saw a tiberon. “Your awake! Excellent !”erdilon said. “Who are you?” He said. “My name is dr. Ardilon erdilon. ” He said. “Am i being turned over to the tiburons? Funny i don’t remember breaking any of your laws or commiting any acts of agreson well unles you count my brief flutation with the daughter of the ambassador to benzar. “Steveren said.
“The whole being arested by bounty hunters and being brought to coridon was a rouse. An efective one!” Erdilon said.
“I’m suprised they went for this!” He said. “I can be quite pursasive when i need to be.
“Why do all this ? Are you trying to preserve the honor of corindra?” Steverin asked. The tiberon laughed.
“You are living on bowed time mr. Steverin. Half the galaxy wants you dead the other wants you in iron. It is only a matter of time before one of them catches up with you!”he said.
“I know all that. ” The andorian said.
“It does not have to be that way. I can make all of it go away. “The tiberon said. “Really ! Your a tiberon. Your planet is hardly an intergalatic mover and shaker!”steveren said.
“In not but i know some people that are. They will make it go away if you help me!”erdilon said.
“What do you want?”steveren asked. “Humanity is peaking too early. They only developed warp drive a hundred years ago and ten years after a multiple detonations of atomic warheads all over the planet. They are brancing out at a rapid pace. Too rapid. We fear that humanity could be an unstable force in the galaxy. They could even try to forge an empire by subjugating lower tech world’s using there mineral to build there resources to become a galatic power. We cannot allow that. ” The tiberon said.
“Whose we?” Steveren asked.”we are those who want to build a better universe. We believe it must be done qietly,incramentily. It is a slow process. “The tiberon said.
“Your from the society ? The secret order trying to take over the galaxy !”the andorian commented.
“I would not word it quite that way but yes. “Erdilon said. “You tried to start a war between Vulcan and earth. “Steveren said.
“That operation did not go as planed. “Erdilon said.
“Your going to try again?”steverin asked. “Yes. This time we want to try a different tactic. We will build on the previous operation. The last time we tried to frame Vulcan for attacks on humans. This time we will provide evidence that the humans are perparing to attack Vulcan. We will say that they did not believe the Vulcan’s story. You will suply the evidence. As a member of the crew of the x 10000, you will be seen as a credible source. You will provide fuel to call within Vulcan society to act on the threat posed by the humans. “Erdilon said.
“Vulcan are non violent
.they lean towards pacifism. I am no fan of Vulcan but they may not take the bait!” Steverin said.
“We do not want earth or orther human worlds destroyed,only ocupied. We feal a hundred years perhaps two of colinization by Vulcan would temper humanity. Then humanity would play a positive role in the universe. “He said.
“Why would i help you. These are my friends. In some ways they are the closest thing i have to a family. Why should i betray them?” He asked.
“If you do this i can convince all the governments to give you a cleen sate. A full pardon. You will be free. No more looking over your soulder. No more fear.they are not worth it. Come on steverin. This is your chance. Maybe your only chance. Don’t pass it up!” The doctor said. “You promise a full pardon ? Every planet?” He asked. “Every planet! You will have my word. “He said. “I agree ! I will help you!” He said.
End of part three
While this series superceeds star trek enterprise,i am not ignoring some of the information in it.
While Vulcan is not qute. The same as Vulcan on the core of star trek,i did not want the ulmost milisterustic Vulcan of v’las and the high command depicted on enterprise.
Coridon was mentioned in jouney to babel. Coridon admision to the federation was a hot button isue. In enterprise coridon government was proped up by Vulcan similar to the shah of iran.
The society part five
The security team serounded the comadore. They had hand lazers on stand by. They escorted him back to the shartle. They got him inside.
While kelly w picked up styles and got him into the shartle. The body of the late commander was then brought abored. The door was sealed.
Kelly w took the pilots chair and the craft lifted off. The vessel headed right for the x. The craft then returned to the hanger bay.
X 1000
Infirmery
“Trajaten to dr. Renelds!”he said. “Go ahead ensign!” She said. “There was an incident on the planet. We have woundered!’the com tech said. “We will be standing by!”she asured him.
She feared the absolute worse. She loved her husband very much. She was woried about him. She chided herself. This was her crew,her family . Whoever was injured,it was no less serious. She felt bad for feeling that way. Whoever it was,it was someone loved one. Her feeling were understandible but she still did not like it. She did not like it at all.
They roled him in. “Oh no”she thought. It was the captain.while not quite as bad as if it were her husband ,this was bad. She had great respect for the captain. Everyone in the crew did. She and her staf got right to work.
Bridge
“What happened?”!bryce asked. “Suicide bomber! Vulcan female ! The captain was injured! I am assuming command of this vessel efective imidiatelly ! ” engstrom said.
This made everyone very nervous. No one would say so.” Get me the Vulcan ambassador to babel! I don’t care if he is trying to acheve kolinar. I want to talk to him!!”engstrom said.
“He is responding!” Trajaten said.”on screen !” He said. “You don’t want it in your office?” He said. “Negative! Maine viewer! ” he said.
“This is ambassador vosok! “The Vulcan male said. He looked about 60 wich meens he was probably a hundred and 60 or older.
“As a dully empowered representive of united earth and her colonies, i deliver the following message ! The attack on our colony near vega and the assasination atempt on the life of myself and my team constitutes an act of war! We demand a formal apology and reperations. I want full disclosure of the operation including those who planed and caried it out or prepare for a military response !” Engstrom said.
Everyone was a gasp. No one dared show emotion. No one suported this but he was a superior officer. Like it or not he was in command.
“I can asure you this operation was not aproved or sactioned by the Vulcan government. I have evidence that the ships were decomisioned. They vanished from a suply depot. Thr facility was raided by orion scavingers. We have documentation of all of this. “He said
“How do you explane the suiside bomber?”engstrom asked.”she is a Vulcan x patriot who lived on a planet under the influence of the intergalatic under world. She had ties to orion and other orginized crime. “The ambassador said.
“You have an answer for every thing. You know what i think.the Vulcan don’t like us. We are irational,ilogical, we act on whim,if we continue to expand our two races sphere of influence will colide. I doubt this will make you happy ! I think you don’t wait for to advance technologically. I think you want to attack now! Soften us up. Either conqur us or slow us down!”engstrom said.
” I assure you we are peacefull people ! We were not involved !”the ambassador declared. ” is there your oficial response ?” The commadore asked. “We will fully coperate with any investigation. If Vulcan nationals were involved ,we would be willing to extridite them! “He said. “Not good enough end transmisson!” He ordered.
“Arest miss tivora,suspicion of sedition and treason. “The commadore said. “Woa! No way. There is no evidence she is involved !”shumar said. “She could be a plant! The comadore said. “These are paralous times bryce!” Julie said. “He is making them worse! I am taking command of the x!” Shumar said.
“This is mutiny!”he said. “Yes it is! Jason take this man to his qurters! ” he said .”gladly!” Jason said. “This is wrong bryce! We have a chain of command!” She said. “We have a constitution and a uniform code of justice! As an earth citizen and a eller employe she has rights. “Shunar said.
As the comadore was escorted out,he screamed at the top of his lungs. “You will regret this shumar!” He said. “I am taking command. I will go to batt for all of you at the court marshal !”he said.
“Alright jasson take tivora! Go hand hold the Vulcan ambassador. This orion end i think it is conected!” Shumar said . “You got it!” Jason said.
“What are you doing?”julie asked . “Jewles ! I am convinced that a third party is trying to put a wedge between earth and Vulcan ! Either the orions are behind it or they know who is. “Shumar said.
“Why would anyone want to stop earth Vulcan relations. Our people are crodjial. I think long time alience seams far fetched. They view us as too driven by emotion. We think of them as too stuck up. ” She said.
“In the last few years our two peoples have begun to work together. There is talk of full normilization,embisies,exchange of ambassadors,mayby even joint science missons and border security. Despite our diferencea,both sides have a deep respect for the rule of law. Right now there is distrust. In fithty years i can see our two people coexcisting working together. In a hundred. I see that bond getting stronger. I imagine that makes people nervous. Mayby Orion mayby someone else. “Shumar said.
“This is all speculation. It is all quite a leap. We have a good case against the Vulcan. If you hear a quack you should think horse!”she said.
“Unles a hourse is using duck noise!” He said. “I have no response to that! “She said. “Jules let me check this out. If im wrong you can say i told you so !”he said. “If it were any orther man i would be staging a counter corps against you! 24 Houers!” She said. “Ok!”he said.
Tivora’s quarters
“Alright ! I will do the talking. Your a bit of a cowboy! Not to mention that the ambassador is probably being pushed on all fronts!”she said.
“Me a cowboy? I resemble my remark ! Ok i will be the jr partner! “He said. “We had better get going !”she said.
“Look! The captain and i talked about it before he was attacked. We won’t alow a japinese style internment of earth citizen of Vulcan discent. You have proven your loyalty and themselves. You should not have to. I want you to know beyond a shadow of question that i never doubted you for one seccond!” He told her.
“I am sory that i backed away! ” she asked. “The crew is a family. Your my family tivora. “He said.he started to hug her. “Sory!”he said. She huged him back.
Vulcan embasy
“I stand by my previous satement!”vorshock said. Tivora spoke in vulcan. “Someone is trying to put a wedge between our worlds. “She said.
“The attacker came hear from rigal 9. She spends most of her time on coridon and worlds used by the orions. She met with man named ardilon. He is a tiburion. He does not apear to have ties with the orions. We know little about him. “Voshek said. “You have been a great help! “She said.
” Please lt! (English ) don’t let it end this way!” The Vulcan said. “I won’t ambassador !”he said.
End of part five
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