Title: The River Runs Through it 2: Let's Do it Again
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: swearing
Codes: Tu/S, all
Betad by: allie
E-mail: frazzledmess@hotmail.com
Note: Paramount owns it, I just got bored.
Archiving: ask
Chapter One:
Sub-commander T'Pol stared at the PADD in her hand while sipping her tea. The captain ordered away teams to head down to a planet to collect plants that Dr. Phlox thought could make great breakthroughs in medical research.
It had been 10 months since the Enterprise crew left the space claimed by the mysterious race known as The People
Phlox suggested they visit the new planet. He wanted to see the sights and get some fresh air, something that the entire crew could benefit from His recommendation to the captain included having certain officers who tended to feel cooped up on the ship be among the first away teams. The lone Vulcan on board wanted to research the planet before going down to the planet.
It was not that T'Pol felt confined on the ship, but someone had to lead one of the three away teams. The captain picked her to lead Team B, as Trip coined it. Each team consisted of four people. Two hours after Team A arrived on the surface, Team B would head down. Two hours after Team B went down, Team A would return and Team C would go to the planet. Two hours later, B would return and C would follow in another two hours. Once the plants were categorized and any necessary research completed, the ship would leave the system.
T'Pol looked up just as she saw Reed approach and tap his feet to get her attention.
"May I sit here, sub-commander" the Brit asked.
She nodded and proceeded to return to her work, ignoring his human habits of eating.
The ship shook as it entered the system. T'Pol set her PADD down and stood up, then peered out the windows. The space seemed hazy.
Malcolm looked up from his plate and finished chewing the sandwich.
"The captain says he didn't know there were anomalies in this system. That is probably what's causing the ship to shudder like it is," Malcolm told her.
"Is that all that was found in the system?" T'Pol asked, turning to face the lieutenant.
Reed nodded, "That's what Captain Archer was wondering. The crewman at your station confirmed it and then rescanned the planet; it's inhabited.
T'Pol looked out the windows again. "How did we miss that the planet was inhabited?"
Malcolm shrugged.
"Probably because we scanned it with long-rang scanners. They're not always correct."
The Vulcan nodded and sat down, returning to the PADD.
"How far away are we from the planet?"
"My guess is around twenty minutes," Reed replied as he finished up his lunch and left.
***
Captain Archer paced, like usual, on the bridge while waiting for a response from their hail. He kept looking to Hoshi, who replied with a simple shake of her head. Finally she announced.
"Captain, we're being hailed from the planet below," Hoshi excitedly broke the silence. "Audio only."
"Put it through."
Static and then, "Welcome to the planet Farisha. Please enjoy your stay." Static. Nothing.
Archer looked at Hoshi for answers.
She slightly rolled her eyes and pursed her lips. "It was automated, sir."
Archer sighed and leaned back.
"Hail them again. I want to talk to the people not a robot."
"Hailing them again, sir," Hoshi replied. "This could take awhile. I mean, we're right above the planet but it doesn't seem like they have much for communications. I doubt they have visual contact and I don't see any ships of any kind belonging to the inhabitants."
Archer was curious and repeated the linguist's words, "Any ship belonging to the inhabitants?"
"No, sir. There was a ship on the east side of the planet a moment ago. I didn't get a look at it, only heard muffled transmissions."
"T'Pol?" Archer asked.
"I did not get a good look at the vessel but I believe it is not more powerful than Enterprise," the Vulcan replied from the back.
Archer nodded and waited for the aliens on the planet to answer their hails. He did not have to wait as long as Hoshi believed they would. Five minutes later, the view screen flickered and an alien with short black hair appeared. He looked in his thirties and had blue eyes. The alien seemed very human; the same bone structure and the same ears. But he had blue dots around his eyes that formed a point.
"Hello," Archer greeted. "I'm Captain Archer of the Starship Enterprise. We're explorers and were wondering if we could collect a few plants from your planet for research."
"What sort of research?" the alien replied, the UV working perfectly.
"Medical research," Archer replied.
The man nodded. "It will be permitted. Which plant is it?"
"Well, we don't know what it's called. We've never seen it before, but our doctor believes it has medical properties," Archer explained. "We were told by a ship we ran into that you have such a plant as this. They gave us the information on it but told us if we wanted it, we had to get it ourselves. It has thick leaves and pink buds on the leaves."
"I know of this plant you speak of. We call it terashik; you are allowed to take as much as needed. We have much of it."
"We'll only be taking a small amount of this terashik and visiting your planet, if all possible."
"Of course, this is a pleasure planet."
"Reminds me of Risa," Archer said.
The alien nodded and closed the connection.
The captain looked to his crew for any thoughts. They all agreed he seemed friendly but T'Pol warned the captain to be cautious.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: swearing
Codes: Tu/S, all
Betad by: allie
E-mail: frazzledmess@hotmail.com
Note: Paramount owns it, I just got bored.
Archiving: ask
Chapter One:
Sub-commander T'Pol stared at the PADD in her hand while sipping her tea. The captain ordered away teams to head down to a planet to collect plants that Dr. Phlox thought could make great breakthroughs in medical research.
It had been 10 months since the Enterprise crew left the space claimed by the mysterious race known as The People
Phlox suggested they visit the new planet. He wanted to see the sights and get some fresh air, something that the entire crew could benefit from His recommendation to the captain included having certain officers who tended to feel cooped up on the ship be among the first away teams. The lone Vulcan on board wanted to research the planet before going down to the planet.
It was not that T'Pol felt confined on the ship, but someone had to lead one of the three away teams. The captain picked her to lead Team B, as Trip coined it. Each team consisted of four people. Two hours after Team A arrived on the surface, Team B would head down. Two hours after Team B went down, Team A would return and Team C would go to the planet. Two hours later, B would return and C would follow in another two hours. Once the plants were categorized and any necessary research completed, the ship would leave the system.
T'Pol looked up just as she saw Reed approach and tap his feet to get her attention.
"May I sit here, sub-commander" the Brit asked.
She nodded and proceeded to return to her work, ignoring his human habits of eating.
The ship shook as it entered the system. T'Pol set her PADD down and stood up, then peered out the windows. The space seemed hazy.
Malcolm looked up from his plate and finished chewing the sandwich.
"The captain says he didn't know there were anomalies in this system. That is probably what's causing the ship to shudder like it is," Malcolm told her.
"Is that all that was found in the system?" T'Pol asked, turning to face the lieutenant.
Reed nodded, "That's what Captain Archer was wondering. The crewman at your station confirmed it and then rescanned the planet; it's inhabited.
T'Pol looked out the windows again. "How did we miss that the planet was inhabited?"
Malcolm shrugged.
"Probably because we scanned it with long-rang scanners. They're not always correct."
The Vulcan nodded and sat down, returning to the PADD.
"How far away are we from the planet?"
"My guess is around twenty minutes," Reed replied as he finished up his lunch and left.
***
Captain Archer paced, like usual, on the bridge while waiting for a response from their hail. He kept looking to Hoshi, who replied with a simple shake of her head. Finally she announced.
"Captain, we're being hailed from the planet below," Hoshi excitedly broke the silence. "Audio only."
"Put it through."
Static and then, "Welcome to the planet Farisha. Please enjoy your stay." Static. Nothing.
Archer looked at Hoshi for answers.
She slightly rolled her eyes and pursed her lips. "It was automated, sir."
Archer sighed and leaned back.
"Hail them again. I want to talk to the people not a robot."
"Hailing them again, sir," Hoshi replied. "This could take awhile. I mean, we're right above the planet but it doesn't seem like they have much for communications. I doubt they have visual contact and I don't see any ships of any kind belonging to the inhabitants."
Archer was curious and repeated the linguist's words, "Any ship belonging to the inhabitants?"
"No, sir. There was a ship on the east side of the planet a moment ago. I didn't get a look at it, only heard muffled transmissions."
"T'Pol?" Archer asked.
"I did not get a good look at the vessel but I believe it is not more powerful than Enterprise," the Vulcan replied from the back.
Archer nodded and waited for the aliens on the planet to answer their hails. He did not have to wait as long as Hoshi believed they would. Five minutes later, the view screen flickered and an alien with short black hair appeared. He looked in his thirties and had blue eyes. The alien seemed very human; the same bone structure and the same ears. But he had blue dots around his eyes that formed a point.
"Hello," Archer greeted. "I'm Captain Archer of the Starship Enterprise. We're explorers and were wondering if we could collect a few plants from your planet for research."
"What sort of research?" the alien replied, the UV working perfectly.
"Medical research," Archer replied.
The man nodded. "It will be permitted. Which plant is it?"
"Well, we don't know what it's called. We've never seen it before, but our doctor believes it has medical properties," Archer explained. "We were told by a ship we ran into that you have such a plant as this. They gave us the information on it but told us if we wanted it, we had to get it ourselves. It has thick leaves and pink buds on the leaves."
"I know of this plant you speak of. We call it terashik; you are allowed to take as much as needed. We have much of it."
"We'll only be taking a small amount of this terashik and visiting your planet, if all possible."
"Of course, this is a pleasure planet."
"Reminds me of Risa," Archer said.
The alien nodded and closed the connection.
The captain looked to his crew for any thoughts. They all agreed he seemed friendly but T'Pol warned the captain to be cautious.
