Strange World
It was one of these ghastly night shifts once again. Wearily Aurora stood behind the bracket of the security-boss and observed bored the monotonous twinkle of the signals..She once had again the bad luck to catch the night shifts, whith nothing considerable happening through the whole shift.. Now and maybe a swarm of asteroids or a minutely small space anomaly. As usual the bridge was occupied with only the most needed personal.
She still had to survive two infinitely long hours. If something wouldn't occur soon, she was afraid, she would fall asleep.
After another hour nothing had happened. ‚A truly desolate piece of space' found Aurora. Actually, she had hoped that after they had come upon Borg space, a little more would happen.
Suddenly, one of the lamps began to blink at her bracket. A signal sounded. Immediately, the entire bridge-team was wide-awake. Chakotay came to her bracket and asked "Lt. what have we found ?. She let her fingers hectically glide over the bracket. Finally, she had found the answer. "Before us a gleaming object drives or rather hovers. The size amounts to 30cm approximately. "At the size of the space measured was small it minutely. "Can you tell me which material this thing is of ? "asked the chief. Again Aurora processes her bracket and let some scans run. She checked all current and known elements, but no one went with the material from the object. "It's no element we know. "she reported to Chakotay "I would like to check another couple of historic data bases. " The Native American nodded agreeing. However also this search yielded nothing new. Aurora thoughtfully viewed the object. Suddenly, she had an igniting idea. Shet called the corresponding data base and suddenly she received the proportionate information. "We now know what exactly this object is. The prophets have given us a sign. " Confused the commander looked at the bajoran woman. "Could you please become clearer, Leutenant? "Awesome Aurora looked on the main-screen and the gleaming object. "It is a tear of the prophets. ""Tear... "Het looked at her inquiringly. "Maybe I should express it more scientifically. These tears are an important component of the bajoran religion. The first tear was found 10.000 years ago.
All thousand years another one had been found. Through the finding of the first tear, our religion developed into that, which is she is today. We regard these tears as a gift of the prophets. Everyone has another meaning and color. Up to now, nine of these tears were found. This however always happened only in the nearer surroundings of Bajor, what is not remarkable either, because finally the bajoran wormhole is the home of the prophets. I wonder how this tear could reach in the delta-quadrant. Each tear has different abilities. So, there are the one of the prophecy or the one for the time-trip for example." Alertly the commander had listened to Aurora. Bajoran religion had never interested him that much and now het was glad to have an expert with on the bridge. The explanation was plausible, because also he had already heard about these tears. He/it deliberate short which would be now to be done and said then finally "I it proposes that we now examine this tear right after we had beammed it on board. "Before he could give the command however, Aurora said "I think that's not a good idea, Commander. We don't know which this tear has and whether this could not possibly have an effect on the Voyager. These tears have already accomplished some miraculous things. "The man looked at her. Presumably, the bajoran was right. "Any other ideas ? " he asked her. "I ask about permission, to take a loo at it with a shuttle from the proximity. ""Now, I propose that we first discuss the whole matter with the Captain. "The others nodded agreeing.
The Native American called Captain Janeway over his communicator and a quarter hour later, the captain stood on the bridge. Shet had the situation expounded and asked all senior-officers as well as Aurora into her ready room then.
They discussed and finally came to the result that a reconnaissance would be first appropriate through a shuttle. The Captain had already heard about these tears and their uncertain effect several times. This method was the safest for the crew and the ship consequently. Aurora got the authorization to examine the object together with a volunteer pilot.. To her relief, the pilot wouldn't be Tom Paris.
From the shuttle they started to scan the object. However no single attempt brought nearer information over the abilities of this object. They had let all current scanses run and had come to the result that at least no danger seemed to come from the object. "Shall we risk to beam it on board ? "asked the pilot? "This thing there, as they mark it, is a high relic in my religion. You should give him a little more respect. " Aurora barked at him. "I agrees with this suggestion however. We beam it aboard and see what's happening" She sent a push-prayer to the prophets and hoped, that the effect of tear could not possibly become enfaltet with this process. "I grasps the coordinates and begins with the process. " she told the man. As soon as the process had begun, a gigantic hole opened suddenly before the shuttle and bright light streamed out of it. Furthermore, an unbelievable strong suction of this hole, that putting down the small shuttle contrary to nothing went out. "Damn ! "both cried at the same time. Their fingers began to glide over the brackets. "Full of reversion-thrust on the engines! "called the the pilot but it had no effect. The hole sucked them more and more deeply. Whatever the two tried, it hardly showed an effect. More deeply and more deeply the small shuttle got into the eddy and had vanished in it seconds later. The last thing, which Aurora could still call, was " The stabilizers denies ! They don't hold anymore ! Now, it becomes turbulently. " The Shuttle seemed now to rotate suddenly with the eddy and Aurora looked desperately for hold. It became however ever more difficult. Finally, she lost the hold, spined through the Shuttle and bumped with the head into one of the walls. Around her everything went black.
It was one of these ghastly night shifts once again. Wearily Aurora stood behind the bracket of the security-boss and observed bored the monotonous twinkle of the signals..She once had again the bad luck to catch the night shifts, whith nothing considerable happening through the whole shift.. Now and maybe a swarm of asteroids or a minutely small space anomaly. As usual the bridge was occupied with only the most needed personal.
She still had to survive two infinitely long hours. If something wouldn't occur soon, she was afraid, she would fall asleep.
After another hour nothing had happened. ‚A truly desolate piece of space' found Aurora. Actually, she had hoped that after they had come upon Borg space, a little more would happen.
Suddenly, one of the lamps began to blink at her bracket. A signal sounded. Immediately, the entire bridge-team was wide-awake. Chakotay came to her bracket and asked "Lt. what have we found ?. She let her fingers hectically glide over the bracket. Finally, she had found the answer. "Before us a gleaming object drives or rather hovers. The size amounts to 30cm approximately. "At the size of the space measured was small it minutely. "Can you tell me which material this thing is of ? "asked the chief. Again Aurora processes her bracket and let some scans run. She checked all current and known elements, but no one went with the material from the object. "It's no element we know. "she reported to Chakotay "I would like to check another couple of historic data bases. " The Native American nodded agreeing. However also this search yielded nothing new. Aurora thoughtfully viewed the object. Suddenly, she had an igniting idea. Shet called the corresponding data base and suddenly she received the proportionate information. "We now know what exactly this object is. The prophets have given us a sign. " Confused the commander looked at the bajoran woman. "Could you please become clearer, Leutenant? "Awesome Aurora looked on the main-screen and the gleaming object. "It is a tear of the prophets. ""Tear... "Het looked at her inquiringly. "Maybe I should express it more scientifically. These tears are an important component of the bajoran religion. The first tear was found 10.000 years ago.
All thousand years another one had been found. Through the finding of the first tear, our religion developed into that, which is she is today. We regard these tears as a gift of the prophets. Everyone has another meaning and color. Up to now, nine of these tears were found. This however always happened only in the nearer surroundings of Bajor, what is not remarkable either, because finally the bajoran wormhole is the home of the prophets. I wonder how this tear could reach in the delta-quadrant. Each tear has different abilities. So, there are the one of the prophecy or the one for the time-trip for example." Alertly the commander had listened to Aurora. Bajoran religion had never interested him that much and now het was glad to have an expert with on the bridge. The explanation was plausible, because also he had already heard about these tears. He/it deliberate short which would be now to be done and said then finally "I it proposes that we now examine this tear right after we had beammed it on board. "Before he could give the command however, Aurora said "I think that's not a good idea, Commander. We don't know which this tear has and whether this could not possibly have an effect on the Voyager. These tears have already accomplished some miraculous things. "The man looked at her. Presumably, the bajoran was right. "Any other ideas ? " he asked her. "I ask about permission, to take a loo at it with a shuttle from the proximity. ""Now, I propose that we first discuss the whole matter with the Captain. "The others nodded agreeing.
The Native American called Captain Janeway over his communicator and a quarter hour later, the captain stood on the bridge. Shet had the situation expounded and asked all senior-officers as well as Aurora into her ready room then.
They discussed and finally came to the result that a reconnaissance would be first appropriate through a shuttle. The Captain had already heard about these tears and their uncertain effect several times. This method was the safest for the crew and the ship consequently. Aurora got the authorization to examine the object together with a volunteer pilot.. To her relief, the pilot wouldn't be Tom Paris.
From the shuttle they started to scan the object. However no single attempt brought nearer information over the abilities of this object. They had let all current scanses run and had come to the result that at least no danger seemed to come from the object. "Shall we risk to beam it on board ? "asked the pilot? "This thing there, as they mark it, is a high relic in my religion. You should give him a little more respect. " Aurora barked at him. "I agrees with this suggestion however. We beam it aboard and see what's happening" She sent a push-prayer to the prophets and hoped, that the effect of tear could not possibly become enfaltet with this process. "I grasps the coordinates and begins with the process. " she told the man. As soon as the process had begun, a gigantic hole opened suddenly before the shuttle and bright light streamed out of it. Furthermore, an unbelievable strong suction of this hole, that putting down the small shuttle contrary to nothing went out. "Damn ! "both cried at the same time. Their fingers began to glide over the brackets. "Full of reversion-thrust on the engines! "called the the pilot but it had no effect. The hole sucked them more and more deeply. Whatever the two tried, it hardly showed an effect. More deeply and more deeply the small shuttle got into the eddy and had vanished in it seconds later. The last thing, which Aurora could still call, was " The stabilizers denies ! They don't hold anymore ! Now, it becomes turbulently. " The Shuttle seemed now to rotate suddenly with the eddy and Aurora looked desperately for hold. It became however ever more difficult. Finally, she lost the hold, spined through the Shuttle and bumped with the head into one of the walls. Around her everything went black.