The Dash

by Riz Cross

Voyager is in possession of technological knowledge that endangers a fragile truce.

1. A Brief History

The Dash

Author: Riz
Summary: Voyager is in possession of technological knowledge that endangers a fragile truce.

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(01: A Brief History)

The slow gatherings of raw material had not been a smooth chapter for Voyager. Tuvok's shuttle had been lost on an M-class planet that turned out to be far from the ordinary one. Alattis prime was the planet's name. It served as a sanctuary for a technologically advanced race called the Irriac. The Irriac protected their planet with a sophisticated energy net, which made the salvage operation nearly impossible. It wasn't until the quick-witted Irriac had aided Voyager through their defenses that they were reunited with Tuvok.

It turned out that the Irriac had been driven away from their space a decade ago. Their enemies were a powerful, imperious race known as the Nibek. Alattis prime had been home to a covert resistance. And even today it still holds an important peacekeeping function as an Irriac settling in the center of, now, Nibek space. Voyager, in retrieving its lost shuttle and crewmember with the help of the Irriac, gathered a lot of valuable information about the energy net.

While a fragile treaty stands between the two opposing races, the Nibek are still willing to eliminate the protected Irriac home planet in the middle of their space. Alattis prime symbolizes a certain hope to the Irriac. The Nibek need Voyager's knowledge of the energy net to get rid of this last threat. Of course captain Janeway has remained absolutely reluctant to cooperate with the Nibek. The treaty disallows the Nibek from crossing Irriac borders in space. So, after the return of Voyager's missing crewmember they decided to hurry full-speed towards the edge of Nibek space, where they will hopefully cross the border into Irriac territory without any further difficulties.