By: Lisa AKA FireStar

July 04, 2006

Disclaimer: Star Trek in all its forms belongs to the corporations and others. No profit will be made by this fan fiction by others or me. It may not be bought or sold. This is just for our enjoyment and to tie up loose ends that drove me crazy.

Summary: This takes place after the Enterprise episode called Carbon Creek It may be considered AU as I played with the names of some of the characters. It will indirectly tie into the IDIC Series. What happened to Mestral after first contact? This is his story.

Authors Notes: Italics are thoughts or telepathy

Archive: Selek yes if you want it. Anyone else sure just let me know where it is.

Rating: NC-17

Return to Carbon Creek

Part 47 (Revenge) PG

Captain Green returned to his office. He was very angry at Mestral's dismissal of him. How dare he treat him like he had no position or power. He had felt the contempt in the man. He clearly considered Harold Greene to simply be an aggravation. Harold was not about to let the slight pass. No he would destroy this Dr. Grayson if it was the last thing he did. He got on the phone and began a deep background check.

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David sighed glad that he finally had Mestral' papers finished. Anyone who looked into his papers would see that the man had been working with the Chinese to aid the allies against the Japanese in the pacific and mainland China. It was easy enough to forge papers as communications were not erratic at best. A lot of people had died in the war and David had no scruples about using this fact. He had several good friends that would do for references and as they were dead no one could prove otherwise. He knew himself had vouched for several Chinese men and women at his friends request never having met them. So he knew Paul Hertz would not mind doing the same. They had trusted each other that deeply and he was certain his friend would have been willing to help had he still lived. Paul had always been a man of peace and as a missionary he had tried to make a difference in China. He had for his trouble been shot by the occupying Japanese and David still missed his friend. He sighed thinking his background was perfect as a reference. He leaned back and put the new documents in a leather pouch he would deliver them in person.

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Harold called his contact Senator Joseph McCormick he would lend his considerable power and support and Harold would have his revenge. They would bring this Mestral in front of the American committee and destroy him and his family. They would bring this pit of traitors and reds out into the open and be able to eliminate there influence once and for all. He had a feeling Mestral was hiding something and he was going to find out what it was and expose all his secrets.

Part 48 (Paranoia) PG

The Senator leaned back and listened to t he report. It was far worse then he feared. Not only did the lab have former Nazi's in it but now it had a red Chinese. ( he never considered that Mestral may have no political leanings.) The senator was a man who saw enemies all around and he was not going to let them win.

"Captain Greene you have done an excellent job. Return to Washington at once. We will have Herbert help us look into this more deeply. We must tread with care however as this is one of the President's pet projects."

"Yes Sir Senator. I do understand. I will be driving back tonight sir. I must say this whole situation has me concerned. Do you know sir even with the Top Secret clearance you helped me obtain I was not allowed to enter their labs. Yet this Mestral character walked right on in. " Harold smiled as he heard the Senators indignant curses.

"Well we shall see about that. We are not going to be kept in the dark about what they are working on. Are they even really working for our good?" Senator McCormick asked

"I do not know sir. All I was able to learn is that they are building some type of Rocket. It is based on that V-2 and sir those were weapons." Harold said.

"Yes dangerous ones. I do not see how such devices could be used for peaceful purposes. Captain you did well. I will see that your superiors understand this. When you get her we will have dinner and discuss the next move. The Director and I will meet you at Chez Philippi's at 8 pm."

"Yes , sir. Sir I will have my report ready. I just hope that Mr. Hoover has better luck then I have. Dr. Grayson's file is classified. I could not read it at all."

"Do not worry Captain we will deal with this threat." Came the cold response." The senator hung up without saying goodbye. Harold smiled he was rattled and worried that meant he would be easily lead. He grinned as he hung up and prepared the drive back. He would make Major by next year thanks to discovering this "Spy". He had no doubt what so ever that Edgar J. Hoover would find proof of this Dr. Grayson's treason. Yes he would enjoy this hunt and be well rewarded for catering to the paranoia of his civilian leaders. Many saw red communist everywhere and this fear made it oh so easy to manipulate them.

Senator McCormick hung up the phone and dialed his friend and Ally in the FBI. Herbert Hoover was even more paranoid then he was. While they sometimes disagreed on politics they were firm allies when it came to protecting the United States. Both men firmly believed that this country was built for the American people. Specifically those from the original 13 colonies. Neither man trusted immigrants and neither man liked the influx of refugees that had come after the war. Both especially disliked the fact that many of their former enemies now held high paying government jobs. He knew full well the Director would lend his considerable influence and resources to uncovering proof that this Dr. Grayson was not the harmless scientist he appeared to be. It made no sense he would seek to found a religious school. Worse yet it was not even a Christian one. No this man and his cult would not be allowed to corrupt the God fearing innocent American children.

Part 49 (A Hand Up) PG

Mestral worked on the outer design of the new satellite. He changed a few things here and there but was careful not to add to much. He leaned back and tried to recall the ancient texts. Earth was approximately 1000 years behind his people and he did not want to advance them to quickly. While many might question his reason he firmly believed that it was imperative that the Earth's own scientists find the answers to space travel. He was willing to assist and try to ensure safety, but the hands on work had to come from them. The fact was they were not advanced enough to use Vulcan Technology and it was not wise to skip the steps in between. Sometimes the best way to learn was to fail. Only then could you appreciate success and understand the concepts fully. He sighed and changed a ratio in the fuel mix. That had been to rich. It would not be logical to have the rocket explode and injure or kill the crew who prepared it for flight. This he could do in good conscious.

Mestral would admit to himself that the scientist he was working with were in their own rights brilliant. They only lacked the practical knowledge and the understanding of the wider Galaxy. He was slightly taken aback when Dr. Davis asked him if he believed in Little Green Men from Mars?

Mestral had responded asking why Dr. Davis believed that if there was life on Mars it would be little and green?

His friend had laughed and asked if he had seen the latest movie about space invaders.

Puzzled Mestral asked about the movie. It was called the Day the Earth Stood Still.

Mestral recalled Zephram telling him about this movie and he said "The Male who made first contact was humanoid and he was around 2 meters tall. He was not green and did not have antennae. He briefly thought of the blue Andorians and looked away. They might indeed look like a space invader. Of course they were blue and they were barbarians. Mestral looked back. "It would seem Earth would not know how to make a First Contact. One would think that your world governments would endeavor to have protocols in effect to handle such an event."

Dr. Davis looked at him and laughed. "Mestral you have got to be kidding? We can not get along with each other much less aliens. Lords, We would likely do something foolish like shoot first. Any alien who came to Earth would have to be brave beyond words or Very foolish. My money is on said alien would do the smart thing and blow us up. I mean can you imagine humans in the heavens?"

"Then why strive to reach the stars if you believe that your species is dangerous and not ready?" Mestral inquired.

"Because we can and because we need to know and understand. I think we might need to meet other species. It might just make us realize we are not so special and that we are just part of the whole. If we travel to the stars we can finally see how insignificant we truly are and maybe that would make us think. Think and act with some responsibility."

"There is a certain logic to this line of thinking." Mestral said He knew that even with all the time he had spent in space it never ceased to fascinate him or to reevaluate his place in the universe. Dr. Davis was right the stars would alter humanity's perceptions.

TBC...

Review if you would like more.

Also remember this is AU so history may not be what is actually is.
The author is deliberately shaking it up a lot to fit the storyline.
I apologize if this is confusing but I wanted to keep it as real and
plausible as I could so mixing history around was the best I could do.