Crossover story between Little House On The Prairie and Star Trek:

1st part of this story, 200 orphans were placed in homes. Part 2 picks up on how the children are now doing. Zalara still loves to read The Little House Books.

"SPACE The Final Frontier...To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before"

The Need For Security

Part 2: I Can Learn From You:

Chapter 1:

Medical Log - Star Date - 03187

Everyone on board the Enterprise has had their yearly physical. "I'm just finishing up with the Captain."

The Captain starts to say, ''It was just over a year ago wasn't it Bones?'

"Yes," says Dr. McCoy, "I wonder how all the children are doing in their adoptive families? That Zalara and her sister Mimi, especially, where a jewel. Jim, do you think we could visit?"

The Captain answers, "The Romulun/Klingon summit meeting isn't for another 2 weeks. All we are doing presently is collecting space data while we wait. We'll do it Bones. You grew very fond of them didn't you?"

Jim responds, "Dr. McCoy, we all did."

Captain Kirk reports back to the bridge and discusses what he and Dr. McCoy said, "Mr Sulu," Kirk commands, "Set a course for planet, Pecan Grove, home of Zalara and Mimi. Warp factor 4."

Mr. Sulu responds, "Aye, aye, Captain with pleasure."

The planet Ergoinne was renamed Pecan Grove because of the pecans that grew there.

Arriving at the planet, Pecan Enterprise docks. Then the Captain explains to the crew, "Obviously we cannot all onboard the ship. Myself, Dr. McCoy and Uhura will go down to the planet and check on the children. We might even be able to bring them back to the ship or send groups down one at a time." Kirk adds, "Three to beam down, Mr. Scott."

Now teleported down to the planet they visit Zalara and Mimi and their new parents Harles and Haroline Outgalls. Uhura give the girls a hug. Mimi then says, ''We have an experience to tell you. It hasn't been easy for us in our new family especially for Zalara. She grew especially fond of our Pa. that died in the lava. Of course, she loved Ma, but there was such a closeness between Zalara and Pa. I've never seen it before but this planet has a monitor that you can view drama, comedy or scary stuff on."

Kirk interjects, "Sounds like ancient television."

"Well, whatever it is" Mimi continues, ''We were viewing a slice of life from Laura Ingalls, when all of a sudden another one of those time bridges come back and we were in Walnut Grove. It was during a period of time they called Christmas. The family was struggling to find ways to express how much they love each other because their means of doing so where meager. We tried to say, 'hello' to them but they couldn't see or hear us, so we just observed them. We discovered love is as big as the effort of expression, not things, but love is what counts. Laura's Ma got a stove she needed that Laura traded her horse for. Pa got "2" shirts as well as a scarf. Laura got a saddle but she was so sorry her Pa worked hard for something she couldn't use because she traded her horse for Ma's stove. Little Carrie she wanted to recognize the One Who's birthday Christmas represents. We learned from all this, that love is available even if nothing or not much else is. Captain, while we were there in Walnut Grove we noticed that Laura had something that Zalara got from her original Pa before they crashed and died on our old home planet, but we cannot read it. Can your ship have something on it that could make the writing legible again?"

"Mr. Scott," The captain communicates back to the ship, "One item to beam aboard the Enterprise. To be cleaned and beamed right back to these coordinates."

"Aye, aye, Captain," Mr Scott replies.

The item is cleaned and beamed right back. Mimi picks it up and weeps, then she says so Zalara can understand and then interprets in English, "Holy Bible - Laura Ingalls. You have HER personal Bible."

Zalara smiles with glee and tears.

To Be Continued...

Note: Story written by my husband.