Disclaimer: See previous chapter

A/N here, as so many have requested, is the Letter FROM the Manufacturer!!!


TO: Capt. James T. Kirk

RE: Parachute Malfunction

Captain Kirk,

Thank you for your valued input. We are sorry that you did not find our product satisfactory. We have investigated your complaint thoroughly, and have found that though the combined weight of you and your crew member was within the standard weight limit, the force actuated on the security bolts when the parachute was activated was not taken into account. We do not believe that this malfunction was due to faulty construction or miscalculations on our part.

Furthermore, our scientists feel that the additional gravitational force exerted by the forming singularity of the black hole contributed to the malfunction that you experienced.

But, since this event did occur, we will now include a warning label on the inside of the parachute compartment.

We do realize that this experience was stressful, and would like to send you five (5) complimentary parachutes model # E3601-4E for your trouble. We hope to continue business with you in the future.

Sincerely,

Margaret Tinsel

Customer Service Manager

Garrison Henneley Co.

213 Cochrane Ave.

Suite 410

Miami FL

33131


Thank you all for reading! And yes, I know that there are some 'issues' in this letter, (forming singularity of the black hole, among others) I assure you, they are there for a reason!

And for those who read through the first letter, I was taking creative liberties in him breaking his hand, (if you watch, though, his hands weren't in the best of places when they were beamed up). Also, I did not mean to say that they had kept ALL of their momentum when beamed aboard; otherwise they would have been dead. I merely stated that their momentum did not cease. Again, if you watch the movie, they hit the transporter pad with enough force to shatter the 'bubble' they landed on, (which could most likely be easily replaced for the further transporter use later in the movie) and simply being 'dropped' from a few feet above the pad wouldn't have done that. I won't go into detail explaining the other transporter idiosyncrasies, but feel free to PM me if you want details.

Anyhow, I hope you all like it, and please review!!!

~A7~