Hello again everyone! Finals, ha who wants to study for that? Not me! :) I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
Kirk and Spock walked down one of the enterprises many bright hallways.
"Captain, I am wondering what you are planning on doing with the Silver sisters now that they are here." Spock questioned.
Kirk sighed and replied, "I don't know Spock. I am planning on letting them stay until they are able to leave."
"That could be a very long time from now sir." Spock replied. "Will this not greatly affect our mission?"
Kirk laughed, "It is a five year mission, Spock. We haven't made it halfway through the first one. How could they possibly affect our mission."
He was going to continue but stopped when he saw Riley skid in front of them. She looked around and then dashed down the side hallway again. Kirk and Spock looked at each other. Riley suddenly slid in front of them again and once again looked around. Then she ran back the way she had come once again.
Kirk took a few steps forward and looked down the hallway the Riley had run down. He looked at her and she was looking around. Then she dashed over again, stopping at in front of him, looking around once more.
"Is there something wrong, Miss Silver?" Spock asked finally speaking up.
Riley looked at both of them, rather surprised. She hadn't seen them there in the first place. "Oh hello there!" She commented rather happily. "I suppose there is. There is a temperature difference between here and there." She pointed to the other side of the hall. "It is really starting to bother me."
"A temperature difference?" Kirk asked, still confused.
"It is hotter over here while it is colder over there." Riley replied.
"Hotter over here and colder over there." Kirk repeated. "How?"
Riley sighed. "Truthfully, I have absolutely no idea." She looked around. "Probably a crack in the wall or something." She started to run from side to side again and then she stopped and dropped to the floor. She flipped open her comm and commented "Scotty, there is a crack in the molding on the wall."
"Alright, Lassy." A voice replied. "I'll send someone up."
Riley jumped back up from the floor and smiled at the Captain and First mate. "See you later!" She sang and then skipped off.
"Besides." Kirk laughed, continuing the conversation from before. "I think they are doing more good than bad!"
In the Mess Hall
Chekov, Sulu, McCoy, Scotty, and Stella all were sitting at a rather larger table. "Is it just me or is the food here getting worse by the day?" Riley asked walking and joining them sitting between Stella and Chekov.
"Like you can talk!" Stella laughed teasing her younger sister.
Riley rolled her eyes, "You burn everything you try to make!"
Stella just laughed and shot back, "You blew up our kitchen trying to scramble some eggs!"
Riley sighed. "That wasn't my fault."
"Lassy, you blew up your kitchen making something as normal as eggs?" Scotty asked tilting his head to the side.
Riley just grumbled in response as the others could barely hear her say, "Maybe," something that just caused them to all laugh.
Uhura walked by muttering something and suddenly Stella and Riley looked up suddenly.
"What did you just say, Uhura?" Stella asked standing up quickly.
Uhura looked at them rather surprised. "Oh, sorry if I bothered you! I received a distress signal a little while ago, and the problem is I don't understand the language."
"Could you repeat what you just said?" Stella asked.
"Kashta Mavaina Sokjaka." Uhura repeated.
"It's 'Kashta Mavvainna Sokjjaka'." Riley commented, "You are putting the emphasis on the wrong words." She took a bite of her food and smiled up at her.
Uhura's eyes widened, "How do you know that."
"It's our language." Stella slowly replied. "Can you show us this message?"
Uhura nodded and she lead Stella to the bridge. Riley skipped behind and the others slowly followed after them, rather interested. Once they got there, Kirk and Spock who were discussing something looked up at their entrance.
"Sorry for the intrusion, sir." Uhura quickly commented. "That message I discovered earlier, Stella wished to listen to it." Kirk nodded and the two of them went back to their conversation. She hit a few buttons and a recording of a different language started to play.
Stella and Riley listened carefully and when it was done they both looked up a Uhura.
"You're right, it is a distress signal." Riley commented and Stella nodded in agreement.
"Help us, please someone, help us." Stella translated. "We are trapped in this." She hesitated. "Jaujkin. Jaujkin." She turned to her younger sister. "What is that word in English?"
"Deathtrap." Riley replied.
"Flying death trap, please someone help us. They have attacked us, and we are dying. Please help us." Stella.
"It's strange though." Riley muttered to herself.
"What do you mean?" Sulu asked speaking up as the rest of the group has basically been silent throughout the whole thing.
Riley looked at him and smiled. "That there are any other Kalinian's here. We thought we were the only ones out in space."
"Why?" Chekov asked.
Stella sighed. "The people on our planet are scared of space."
Riley giggled, "Stella was too."
"In the beginning!" Stella quickly replied defending herself and Riley just giggled again.
"Then why did you two come out here?" Kirk asked joining their conversation.
Riley's smile dropped ever so slightly. "Well, we needed to get away from."
"Our old life." Stella quickly interrupted giving her sister a glare.
Riley weakly smiled again and continued, "Besides, I am one of the first of my people to actually I understand this stuff anyway."
"Really?" Chekov asked rather surprised and Riley smiled with a nod.
"Lassy, how did you get your ship then?" Scotty asked.
"I built her!" Riley replied smiling wider, proudly. "All by myself." The Enterprise crew just looked at her surprised and her smile just went wider. "I'm just good at that stuff."
I hope you guys enjoyed this one, I know it is a little dryer than the last ones but I am just trying to fill stuff in until I can get to the fun stuff! So, if you guys want to see something happen, just let me know and I'll try to get it in. Cheers!
