Disclaimer: usual, do not own anything to do with start trek apart from merchandise and abilities to watch it on TV. etc.

Cinn: I started writing this a long time ago, when I was a lot younger, back when I was still at secondary school. So it's safe to say that it wasn't up to much back then. So I've decided to rewrite the first two chapters and carry on with the fic. This was going to be my effort that didn't get me flamed into oblivion and back, so hopefully I can get that bit right. If anyone really cares what the original chapter was like, I could add it to the end of this one or something, but I doubt anyone really cares.

Introduction:

Exploration.

Another day, and so another meeting and another discussion about their course heading. Today Captain Archer was listening to T'Pol, Malcolm, Travis and Hoshi present the data about the nearest systems to their current position. It had been a while since they had run into any inhabited planets, and so that was what their Captain would want most of all, and so T'Pol had made them leave that till last - again - so that he would listen to all the other options.

"Our last option is a planet about 5 light years away." Hoshi stated, clicking buttons on the screen in the middle of them so that it would come up on the screen on the wall, and allowing her to go over the data at the same time. "Scans show about 2 billion humanoid bio-signals."

Archer turned back to the four faces that had been behind him whilst he scanned over the data that Hoshi had presented with him, and his gaze fell onto T'Pol. "You really could start to put the inhabited ones first." He said with a wry grin.

T'Pol said nothing and her expression was quite blank as well, and they all knew she had no intention of following that particular order, whilst over the last year she had become a lot more loyal to them than to the Vulcan high command, she was by no means completely on their side yet. Malcolm, Travis and Hoshi all looked a bit amused.

"I take it we're setting a course to this one then?" Malcolm asked, before the amused silence ran on more than was efficient.

Archer turned back to the screen with the data on it, and quickly glanced over it again. "I think this looks the most interesting, and our last exploration did turn out to only be archaeological, I think some living people might be nice this time."

There was a murmuring of agreement and then it was decided and so they all returned to their stations knowing what they had to do in preparation for arrival at their chosen destination.

They had only been in space for a year but Archer couldn't help but think about how well organised and efficient his crew had become. They'd proven themselves more times than he'd have liked though. He quickly downloaded the planet data onto a PADD and then headed to his chair and carried on reading. He had learned a long time ago that it was always best to learn as much as he could before diving in head first - not that he always did this, but this time he had time in which he could think of nothing else to do.

Though for this mission he'd be happy if Trip and Malcolm did not end up in the same situation they had when they'd gone on shore leave to Risa a couple of months ago.

Cinn: I don't usually write an AN at the end of a chapter any more, but I'm making an exception for this chapter. I apologise for it's length, but the original chapter wasn't very long. Also I feel I should thank the two people who reviewed the original fic. Dunno if either of them are reading this, but thank you anyway.

KaliedescopeCat - I shall do my best to correct my spelling (I have a spell checker now :) ) and the next chapters will probably be longer than this.

Jen717 - When I first wrote this I didn't specify if I didn't think it important, think I've corrected that now. Also, I'll make sure I get my tech-facts correct before attempting to put it in, well, I'll try.