Let The Little Ones Sleep
Chapter One
The Lost Children
"Captain. I have the coordinates ready" Scotty told Kirk over the ship intercom. Kirk, sitting proudly in his chair as he looked at the green, blue, and white swirls on the view screen. The little planet was slightly smaller than earth, had a similar atmosphere.
The Enterprise has been sent on a Mission to investigate the little planet and see if it was suitable for joining the federation. After all of that, they would negotiate the planet's recruitment into the federation.
Kirk pressed one of the many buttons on the arm of his chair. "McCoy, meet Spock and I in the transporter room with the usual away mission equipment. A voice on the other end of the intercom said "Alright, Jim."
Spock and Kirk marched into the TR where McCoy was already waiting with his stuff. The three stepped on the TR platform without a word, and then Kirk said "Energize" and the three were dematerialized.
After full materialization on the planet, the three looked around for a moment. They were next to a nice little pond in the open area of what looked like a forest.
McCoy smiled a bit "Reminds you of home, doesn't it? Well a much more spacious home." "Sure does, Bones." Kirk then looked at Spock.
Spock was being Spock and already using his tri-corder to scan for life forms. "Captain, there's a humanoid life form that seems to be moving quite quickly around us. If I wasn't mistaken, I would hypothesize the creature is closing in on us." "Phasers on stun, gentlemen." Kirk said, as he pulled his own out. The other two men got theirs out and looked ahead a bit.
The sound of innocent laughter was heard. And all the sudden, a band of some sort ringed itself on Spock's ear from out of a tree, then another one ringed itself around his left ear. Spock, a bit surprised, pulled the bands from his ears; they seemed to be rubber bands.
Kirk had looked at Spock for a moment and then heard the laughter again. He signaled the other two to follow him toward where the rubber bands were shot from. Kirk held his phaser low with both hand, but as soon as the three of them, together, were near the tree a net caught them quickly and pulled them up three feet above ground.
The three brave and daring officers were tangled with each other, and the net. Then, around a dozen little beings jumped out of the trees.
Kirk looked at them through the net as the three of them managed to untangle and sort of sit down in the net with their legs hanging out of the holes in the net.
Kirk held onto two different strands of the rope with hands, and looked at the little figures. Spock, and McCoy were doing the same. The little figures approached them, all wearing cloaks with their hoods up.
Most of them had a height range of 3 feet to 4 feet. They seemed to observe the three men they caught. Then they picked up the phasers the dropped when they were swooped up in the net.
Kirk looked at them "I am Captain James Kirk of the USS Enterprise, we're from the federation of planets, we've come with peaceful intentions." All the little beings then huddled in a circle, and seemed to whisper, and then they all nodded to each other.
One of them jumped up, and climbed up the tree skillfully. Kirk, Spock, and Bones watched as the little thing pulled out a knife and started at the rope of the net.
"Thank you. I knew you would under-" They all then hit the ground, still in the net. The little beings began to tug them along by the end of the rope.
Kirk, and the other two were talking as they were being dragged along.
"What do you suppose they'll do with us?" McCoy asked the other two. "I don't really know, but they do remind me of Ewoks from that old bunch of movies 'Star Wars'." McCoy kind of giggled a bit at that. Spock just said, "They do remind one of those."
A while later, the three were dragged into another part of the forest. The looked around, and up in the trees there seemed to be a network of tree houses all around.
One of the little beings yelled something in their own native tongue. Up in the tree houses, probably around a dozen heads popped out of the tree houses, there was a tree house for each head. The looked like human children.
"My god, Jim! The look like children of our own race!" Kirk looked at them, gazing at them as they all slowly stepped out, and looked at the three captured men in wonderment.
They looked like the lost boys from Peter Pan or something. There eight boys and four girls in the group, Spock made a mental note of that. They were wearing animal furs mainly. The wildlife on this planet was very similar to earth's by the way.
The children soon surrounded the net, staring at the men. One little boy, probably no older than eight wearing what looked like the hide of a few rabbits pulled out a knife, and began to cut through the net. The little being said something, and then ran off all together.
A few more children joined in and soon they let the three men out of the net.
Kirk looked around at them. And then a little girl who was wearing what looked like the fur of a lamb asked, "Who are you? Are you our kind?" she had asked that last question a bit hopefully. The three of them kneeled to the children.
"What is your kind?" Kirk asked a bit quizzically. Then a voice from behind stated sharply "Be careful Jenna, never talk to strangers without me talking to them first," Kirk, Spock, and McCoy turned to the voice's Direction.
The voice was one of a human adolescent, probably around 15 or 14 years of age. Clothed in the fur of what looked to be a wolf. The part of the animal that covered the skull was still intact, and was over the head of the teenager. Oh and I forgot to mention that the three men were quite damp from the snow, and shivering a bit, especially Spock.
The teenager looked at their uniforms and then walked to them. "Come with me, it is very cold, and you are each soaking wet." The teenager told them, and looked at the other children "You can some along as well."
Kirk and the other two didn't oppose, it was very cold. The children all seemed to fill with curiosity, and they all followed the teenager.
The teenager led them to a bit of a cabin at the base of a tree. They were in the main room after stepping into the front door of the cabin. It was a spacious room, and was very warm. There was a fireplace on the back wall. The teenager shut the door after everyone was in.
All of the twelve children sat down in a large semi circle from the right edge of the fireplace to the side of what looked to be a couch. There was a rocking chair in the middle of it all. It looked a bit worn from how much it had been rocked in.
The children had sat on a few furs, and a few of them even grabbed fur blankets from a little chest nearby. The teenager was still standing "Please, sit." The teenager had motioned for them to sit on the rather large couch.
The three men nodded, and all sat on the couch at the same time. "May I get you anything? A drink, something to nibble on, something to warm you up a bit?" the teenager asked. McCoy nodded "we need something to keep him warm. He's used to a desert climate and can barely handle the cold that well." He sort of looked at Spock who looked rather frozen. The teenager nodded and then disappeared into another room briefly.
The teenager brought a few fur blankets, a few coats (finely sewn, and made of a heavy bear-like fur), and three goblets of some sort of warm drink. The teenager handed them the blankets, and the goblets and set the blankets aside. They all thanked the strange adolescent, and covered up a bit and drank from the goblets.
The liquid was quite good, it tasted a bit sweet, but it was a taste they had never encountered before.
The teenager sat back in the rocking chair, still in all the wolf skins. The children, and taken off their coats and set them on a corner.
"Starfleet?" the teenager asked. "Who are you?" Kirk looked at the teenager. "We're the lost children."
The Lost Children
"Captain. I have the coordinates ready" Scotty told Kirk over the ship intercom. Kirk, sitting proudly in his chair as he looked at the green, blue, and white swirls on the view screen. The little planet was slightly smaller than earth, had a similar atmosphere.
The Enterprise has been sent on a Mission to investigate the little planet and see if it was suitable for joining the federation. After all of that, they would negotiate the planet's recruitment into the federation.
Kirk pressed one of the many buttons on the arm of his chair. "McCoy, meet Spock and I in the transporter room with the usual away mission equipment. A voice on the other end of the intercom said "Alright, Jim."
Spock and Kirk marched into the TR where McCoy was already waiting with his stuff. The three stepped on the TR platform without a word, and then Kirk said "Energize" and the three were dematerialized.
After full materialization on the planet, the three looked around for a moment. They were next to a nice little pond in the open area of what looked like a forest.
McCoy smiled a bit "Reminds you of home, doesn't it? Well a much more spacious home." "Sure does, Bones." Kirk then looked at Spock.
Spock was being Spock and already using his tri-corder to scan for life forms. "Captain, there's a humanoid life form that seems to be moving quite quickly around us. If I wasn't mistaken, I would hypothesize the creature is closing in on us." "Phasers on stun, gentlemen." Kirk said, as he pulled his own out. The other two men got theirs out and looked ahead a bit.
The sound of innocent laughter was heard. And all the sudden, a band of some sort ringed itself on Spock's ear from out of a tree, then another one ringed itself around his left ear. Spock, a bit surprised, pulled the bands from his ears; they seemed to be rubber bands.
Kirk had looked at Spock for a moment and then heard the laughter again. He signaled the other two to follow him toward where the rubber bands were shot from. Kirk held his phaser low with both hand, but as soon as the three of them, together, were near the tree a net caught them quickly and pulled them up three feet above ground.
The three brave and daring officers were tangled with each other, and the net. Then, around a dozen little beings jumped out of the trees.
Kirk looked at them through the net as the three of them managed to untangle and sort of sit down in the net with their legs hanging out of the holes in the net.
Kirk held onto two different strands of the rope with hands, and looked at the little figures. Spock, and McCoy were doing the same. The little figures approached them, all wearing cloaks with their hoods up.
Most of them had a height range of 3 feet to 4 feet. They seemed to observe the three men they caught. Then they picked up the phasers the dropped when they were swooped up in the net.
Kirk looked at them "I am Captain James Kirk of the USS Enterprise, we're from the federation of planets, we've come with peaceful intentions." All the little beings then huddled in a circle, and seemed to whisper, and then they all nodded to each other.
One of them jumped up, and climbed up the tree skillfully. Kirk, Spock, and Bones watched as the little thing pulled out a knife and started at the rope of the net.
"Thank you. I knew you would under-" They all then hit the ground, still in the net. The little beings began to tug them along by the end of the rope.
Kirk, and the other two were talking as they were being dragged along.
"What do you suppose they'll do with us?" McCoy asked the other two. "I don't really know, but they do remind me of Ewoks from that old bunch of movies 'Star Wars'." McCoy kind of giggled a bit at that. Spock just said, "They do remind one of those."
A while later, the three were dragged into another part of the forest. The looked around, and up in the trees there seemed to be a network of tree houses all around.
One of the little beings yelled something in their own native tongue. Up in the tree houses, probably around a dozen heads popped out of the tree houses, there was a tree house for each head. The looked like human children.
"My god, Jim! The look like children of our own race!" Kirk looked at them, gazing at them as they all slowly stepped out, and looked at the three captured men in wonderment.
They looked like the lost boys from Peter Pan or something. There eight boys and four girls in the group, Spock made a mental note of that. They were wearing animal furs mainly. The wildlife on this planet was very similar to earth's by the way.
The children soon surrounded the net, staring at the men. One little boy, probably no older than eight wearing what looked like the hide of a few rabbits pulled out a knife, and began to cut through the net. The little being said something, and then ran off all together.
A few more children joined in and soon they let the three men out of the net.
Kirk looked around at them. And then a little girl who was wearing what looked like the fur of a lamb asked, "Who are you? Are you our kind?" she had asked that last question a bit hopefully. The three of them kneeled to the children.
"What is your kind?" Kirk asked a bit quizzically. Then a voice from behind stated sharply "Be careful Jenna, never talk to strangers without me talking to them first," Kirk, Spock, and McCoy turned to the voice's Direction.
The voice was one of a human adolescent, probably around 15 or 14 years of age. Clothed in the fur of what looked to be a wolf. The part of the animal that covered the skull was still intact, and was over the head of the teenager. Oh and I forgot to mention that the three men were quite damp from the snow, and shivering a bit, especially Spock.
The teenager looked at their uniforms and then walked to them. "Come with me, it is very cold, and you are each soaking wet." The teenager told them, and looked at the other children "You can some along as well."
Kirk and the other two didn't oppose, it was very cold. The children all seemed to fill with curiosity, and they all followed the teenager.
The teenager led them to a bit of a cabin at the base of a tree. They were in the main room after stepping into the front door of the cabin. It was a spacious room, and was very warm. There was a fireplace on the back wall. The teenager shut the door after everyone was in.
All of the twelve children sat down in a large semi circle from the right edge of the fireplace to the side of what looked to be a couch. There was a rocking chair in the middle of it all. It looked a bit worn from how much it had been rocked in.
The children had sat on a few furs, and a few of them even grabbed fur blankets from a little chest nearby. The teenager was still standing "Please, sit." The teenager had motioned for them to sit on the rather large couch.
The three men nodded, and all sat on the couch at the same time. "May I get you anything? A drink, something to nibble on, something to warm you up a bit?" the teenager asked. McCoy nodded "we need something to keep him warm. He's used to a desert climate and can barely handle the cold that well." He sort of looked at Spock who looked rather frozen. The teenager nodded and then disappeared into another room briefly.
The teenager brought a few fur blankets, a few coats (finely sewn, and made of a heavy bear-like fur), and three goblets of some sort of warm drink. The teenager handed them the blankets, and the goblets and set the blankets aside. They all thanked the strange adolescent, and covered up a bit and drank from the goblets.
The liquid was quite good, it tasted a bit sweet, but it was a taste they had never encountered before.
The teenager sat back in the rocking chair, still in all the wolf skins. The children, and taken off their coats and set them on a corner.
"Starfleet?" the teenager asked. "Who are you?" Kirk looked at the teenager. "We're the lost children."