Rating: PG-13 (T)

Disclaimer: As with just about everyone whop uses this sight Iown nothing.

Summary: When the Andromeda crew lands on the Enterprise they find otu that they aren't the first when they run into some family and old friends.

All of the odd numbered chapters are from the Andromeda point of view while the evn numbered ones are from the TNG point of view.

1) Hello

Beka entered slipstream one jump away from Andromeda. They were headed back after shore leave on Alfina. Rommie and Harper leaned against the bulkhead while Dylan stood behind Beka and Rhade was at his station looking extremely bored. They came out of slipstream and everyone straightened getting ready to leave.

"What the hell," Beka said.

"Where's Andromeda?" Harper asked as he and Rommie joined Dylan.

"Rhade tell me something," Beka said.

"We're in the Cohoes system and Andromeda's nowhere in sensor range," Rhade replied as Harper joined him. "There's another ship off our aft port side in visual range. The configuration is unknown and I can find no sign of a slipcore or weapons," he pushed Harper away from him.

"Scan them again," Beka ordered as she brought the Maru around so that they could see the ship. It stood out like a nietchzean's boneblades. Everything from the disk in front to the two stick like things aft was painted white. In black letters across the top of the disc it read: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701-D. The same thing was painted on the stick things above a red strip. "They're crazy to have it painted like that."

"There are about two thousand life forms aboard, mainly humans but no nietzschean's or other known races. I see no slipcore, and no missiles, but they do appear to have highly advanced lasers," Rhade reported again, "their also hailing us."

Beka reached up turning on a screen as Harper leaned on the railing above the flight deck. What they saw was the strangest command deck they had ever seen.

A boy and a man with gold skin sat at separate stations in the front. The boy wore a long-sleeved gray outfit while the gold man wore a yellow long-sleeved shirt with black shoulders and a high collar, which had to be the local uniform. In the middle of the deck two men and a woman sat in separate chairs. Though the men wore identical red long-sleeved shirts with black shoulders uniforms as the man in the middle was balding while the one on his right had think brown hair and a small beard. The woman on the bald man's right wore a purple v-neck outfit. Behind them on a raised platform with had to be another station stood a man wearing the same black and yellow as the gold man. What made him stand out though was the silver sash that he wore and the fact that he had ridges on his forehead and brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. There were a few other people in both blue and yellow uniforms standing at different stations in the very back.

The bald man stood up and pulled down his shirt before walking forward. "I am Captain Jaun-Luc Picard of the Federation starship Enterprise."

"Would you look at her," Harper whispered.

"Watch it Harper their probably escaped slaves," Dylan said.

"I'm Captain Rebecca Valentine of the Eurka Maru and first officer of the Andromeda Ascendant. Though Dylan is busy right now and we won't be signing anyone else up to join the Commonwealth today."

Picard glanced at the woman in purple, who shrugged, before walking forward to stand beside the gold man. "I am unaware of this commonwealth. What system do you come from?"

"Well their obviously not slaves and there's still no sign of Andromeda," Rhade said.

"I am unaware of the Federation since the Carillon's have control of this system," Beka stated wondering where exactly they were.

Picard glanced around at the others. Everyone except the gold man and the man with ridges wore varying expressions of curiosity. "We are unfamiliar with that race."

"They've never heard of nietszchean's," Harper said in disbelief.

"Their not a race, they're a nietszchean pride," Beka broke in before Harper could say anything else in relation to nietszchean's.

The looks of curiosity intensified. The other man in red and black along with the woman in purple got up to stand slightly behind and to the side of Picard. "There seem to be quite a few inconsistencies in our knowledge of this system. Why don't you beam over and we can discuss this?"

"What's beaming?" Harper asked, "last I checked that wasn't a form of transportation."

"Maybe it's their way of docking," Rommie suggested.

"It doesn't look like they have docking bays," Beka pointed out. "Hey Picard, why don't we dock and discus this?"

"Shuttle Bay Two is clear," Picard answered after doing something to the gold man's station.

"And where's that?"

"I'm getting something," Rhade broke in. "It's on the far side of piece under the disc."

"Show me," Beka looked at the screen beside her. "I've got it, all right Maru out," she reached up cutting the link. "Let's go land in the rabbit hole."

WHEN YOU CRY BE SURE TO DRY YOUR EYES BECAUSE BETTER DAYS ARE SURE TO COME

This is just the first chapter. Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do'nt base your opinion on the first chapter and feel free to review on anything from grammer to my facts to how I cantalk to Lance (Okay at least on the first two please), and remember there will be more.