Vulcan and Human Keepsake
Chapter 24th
After the briefing had concluded. Captain Travis beamed back over to his ship to discuss the information with his staff. Meanwhile Captain Archer asked Commander Tucker and Science Officer T'Pol to come to his quarters.
The both of them were wondering what was going on to have them come to his quarters in the first place. Archer opened his cabin door holding Porthous in his arms before putting his beagle down onto the floor and his bed. "Come in please." He stated with a slight smile with his mind running a mild a minute.
"What's going on Captain besides the usual with the mission?" Trip asked before sitting down on a chair, while T'Pol decided to stand with her arms behind her back.
"There has been a slight change in the plans Trip and T'Pol. Starfleet wants to send a small undercover landing party to the planet and find out just what happened with the Xindi. T'Pol, yourself and Malcolm will be altered slightly by Doctor Phlox before reaching the planet and scanning for any medical complex. Hopefully you're able to figure it out just what happened."
"Is there any particular person we are supposed to make contact with Captain?" Trip asked with concern in his voice and worried about T'Pol with the pregnancy.
"Starfleet was able to come up in the database that someone named Doctor Elin might of been involved with the Xindi. They weren't able to tell me where this information had come from. But I will say that someone on that planet had made contact with Starfleet and Earth." He stated.
"Interesting!" T'Pol announced with shifting positions. "It would suggest that the Zoolanders are differently looking for help without advising their government?"
"It does sound like that T'Pol. However I still don't understand why they traveled to the sector housing the closely guarded secret with the Guardian of Forever?" Archer says with checking over at the corner with his pet Porthous ears perking. "Excuse me for a moment, while I give Porthous cheese. I promised him earlier that I would." He stated with taking the small pieces from the small frig that he had installed a while back.
"One of many questions Captain that needs to be answered. By the way will the government be approached with a sup-space communications?" Commander Tucker was curious with the question with covering all of the basics.
"Captain Travis will be taking care of that on his ship beginning in a few hours with sending the communications. Hoping they will be agreeable to being helped. After finding out about their response, only than will the undercover landing party will be sent out. Right now everyone is on alert and including the both of you. Trip, you will be on duty in Engineering, While T'Pol, I need you on the bridge working with both communications officers."
"Affirmative Captain." T'Pol responded with Commander Tucker moving up from his chair watching Porthous asleep in his bed.
"Listen, I don't like this situation at all, so I suggest that you both stay on your toes during this alert. Understand?" Captain Archer exclaimed with his nerves on edge from the situation having to be dealing with the Xindi and now the Zoolanders.
Walking out into the corridor...Trip says the following..."He's worried T'Pol."
"Captain Archer's nature not to be worried all of the time. It's what makes him a wonderful Captain over the many years. Shall we go to our stations Commander?" She ordered with a slight smirk on her Vulcan features.
Shaking his head..."Sure, why not!" Trip said with the both of moving away from the captain's cabin.
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Planet surface
Communications Center Government installation
Lt. Monty and two of his associates working the main cities communications center twenty five miles south of where the tests were happening with the Xindi. Captain Monty had finished watching the closed circuit viewing. When all of a sudden a long range communications from out in space was trying to make contact with them.
"Jesus!" He said telling the two in the small room to get Colonel Dent of the military. "Go already and hurry, while I answer the communications and find out who it is?" He said to the two young Zoolanders racing out to look for Colonel Dent patrolling the area.
Opening up a channel on the communications board. He was a nervous wreck with his entire body on edge having never spoken to any aliens outside their own solar system. He and many others on the planet knew there was other alien life that someday might be contacting them.
"This is Zoolander One, how can we help you?" He maintained with a calm demeanor with answering the voice.
"This is Captain Travis of Starfleet from the planet Earth of the system Sol our sun. We are here to help you and your population. We need to speak to someone involved with your government or military?" Captain Travis relayed the information on the bridge with everyone listening in to the conversation.
"Please hold on Captain Travis, I have called for Colonel Dent, he's with our government's military. He should be here momentary."
"We will hold Lt. Monty." Placing the call on hold for a brief moment when his communications officer told him that Colonel Dent had arrived.
Taking the nest twenty minutes explaining the story to Colonel Dent. "Captain Travis, I will need to discuss it with my superiors, and including our science director in charge. We will get back to you within the next eight hours before deciding on our next course of action." Colonel Dent was sincere with his words knowing how his planet and the population are dying."
"Our doctors will be able to help Colonel Dent with what is causing your population with getting sick. Let us know their decision with the medical help. There are some of our specialists are on board the Starfleet vessels, so you won't have to wait long for a decision." Captain Travis responded with a strong persona.
"As I said, my superiors will be contacting you on the subject at hand. Transmission over and out." Colonel Dent ended the communications to begin the process of contacting his superiors.
