Act Three: "Broken Records"
There was a sparkle blue, with red, and then Captain James Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr. Leonard McCoy appeared on the surface of New Kelva.
Rojan and Kalinda were the first to greet them, of course. "Rojan, a pleasure to see you once again," said Captain Kirk, taking his hand.
"Indeed. Doctor . . ."
"Good to see you again, Rojan."
". . . Mr. Spock . . ."
"Rojan."
". . . And you all remember Kalinda, of course," Rojan, his hands gesturing to the beautiful blond Kelvan.
"Of course. How could I forget?" he asked to no one inparticular with a smug look on his face. "Kalinda – you're looking as beautiful as ever."
"And you have aged quite well."
Rojan uncomfortably stepped slightly between the two of them. "Captain Kirk, there is a situation brewing here on New Kelva that requires your involvement."
"How so?"
Rojan paused, looked around, then started walking with the others following him. "There is a conflict between the Kelvans. I have ordered them all to spend at least one hour in humanoid form to not only expand our life-spans, but to understand the people we are to be living with so when the rest of our people come to this galaxy, we are able to show them how to live."
"Understandable," McCoy observed.
"But I can see the set-backs," Spock replied.
"You would," McCoy shot back.
"This decisions is unsettling with some of my people," Rojan continued. "They feel we are superior to you humanoids and taking their form and making peace agreements goes against everything the Kelvan Empire stands for."
"Does it?" asked Spock.
Rojan paused in his stride. "I . . . I don't know yet."
"Fascinating."
"What I do know, though, is that these people must learn that peace can be a greater tool than war. But there are many who refuse to understand this simple fact."
"Like whom?" asked Kirk.
"Tomar. He is the reason you are here. He has discovered a way to transmit a message to Kelva that would only take two weeks to arrive. But he has also been able shorten traveling time quite a bit."
"By how much?"
"Under a week. Meaning . . ."
"Meaning the Kelvans could be here in less than a month with an invasion flight, ready to kill us all," Kalinda added. "Including ourselves. Our people will think us traitors."
"Are the correct in thinking that?" asked McCoy.
No on answered, so McCoy just shut his mouth. After a moment, Rojan began speaking again.
"The Kelvans must change. We must change. War is a terrible thing right now."
"Indeed. And this is would not be a good time for invasion."
"And why is that, Mr. Spock?" asked Kalinda.
"Starfleet is at its peek. No wars, no disputes. Not to mention the other powers the Kelvans would be forced to contend with – the Klingons, the Romulans, the Tholians. It is highly unlikely that an invasion would be a good idea."
"Perhaps," answered Rojan. "But yet, perhaps not. I have called you because I believe that Tomar has transmitted a signal to Kelva. An invasion signal, I believe. I do not know for certain. Only a few hours ago, I believed I was close to discovering what it was that was sent, but the power had gone out in the building I was in."
"We believe it is Tomar," said Kalinda. "He has grown suspicious of us. He maybe onto us that we are onto to him."
"We need some of you to look at the computers banks in secret. Supply your own power as you do. We can not risk Tomar catching you," Rojan planned.
"And what's to stop him from catching us?" asked Kirk.
"We will be having a dinner during this time. Tomar is going to be there in humanoid form. I have ordered him to."
"Alright, then let's get to work, shall we?"
There was a sparkle blue, with red, and then Captain James Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr. Leonard McCoy appeared on the surface of New Kelva.
Rojan and Kalinda were the first to greet them, of course. "Rojan, a pleasure to see you once again," said Captain Kirk, taking his hand.
"Indeed. Doctor . . ."
"Good to see you again, Rojan."
". . . Mr. Spock . . ."
"Rojan."
". . . And you all remember Kalinda, of course," Rojan, his hands gesturing to the beautiful blond Kelvan.
"Of course. How could I forget?" he asked to no one inparticular with a smug look on his face. "Kalinda – you're looking as beautiful as ever."
"And you have aged quite well."
Rojan uncomfortably stepped slightly between the two of them. "Captain Kirk, there is a situation brewing here on New Kelva that requires your involvement."
"How so?"
Rojan paused, looked around, then started walking with the others following him. "There is a conflict between the Kelvans. I have ordered them all to spend at least one hour in humanoid form to not only expand our life-spans, but to understand the people we are to be living with so when the rest of our people come to this galaxy, we are able to show them how to live."
"Understandable," McCoy observed.
"But I can see the set-backs," Spock replied.
"You would," McCoy shot back.
"This decisions is unsettling with some of my people," Rojan continued. "They feel we are superior to you humanoids and taking their form and making peace agreements goes against everything the Kelvan Empire stands for."
"Does it?" asked Spock.
Rojan paused in his stride. "I . . . I don't know yet."
"Fascinating."
"What I do know, though, is that these people must learn that peace can be a greater tool than war. But there are many who refuse to understand this simple fact."
"Like whom?" asked Kirk.
"Tomar. He is the reason you are here. He has discovered a way to transmit a message to Kelva that would only take two weeks to arrive. But he has also been able shorten traveling time quite a bit."
"By how much?"
"Under a week. Meaning . . ."
"Meaning the Kelvans could be here in less than a month with an invasion flight, ready to kill us all," Kalinda added. "Including ourselves. Our people will think us traitors."
"Are the correct in thinking that?" asked McCoy.
No on answered, so McCoy just shut his mouth. After a moment, Rojan began speaking again.
"The Kelvans must change. We must change. War is a terrible thing right now."
"Indeed. And this is would not be a good time for invasion."
"And why is that, Mr. Spock?" asked Kalinda.
"Starfleet is at its peek. No wars, no disputes. Not to mention the other powers the Kelvans would be forced to contend with – the Klingons, the Romulans, the Tholians. It is highly unlikely that an invasion would be a good idea."
"Perhaps," answered Rojan. "But yet, perhaps not. I have called you because I believe that Tomar has transmitted a signal to Kelva. An invasion signal, I believe. I do not know for certain. Only a few hours ago, I believed I was close to discovering what it was that was sent, but the power had gone out in the building I was in."
"We believe it is Tomar," said Kalinda. "He has grown suspicious of us. He maybe onto us that we are onto to him."
"We need some of you to look at the computers banks in secret. Supply your own power as you do. We can not risk Tomar catching you," Rojan planned.
"And what's to stop him from catching us?" asked Kirk.
"We will be having a dinner during this time. Tomar is going to be there in humanoid form. I have ordered him to."
"Alright, then let's get to work, shall we?"