A/N: Please review! Don't flame me, though. If you don't like it, tough.
If you have some constructive criticism, great! but don't say things just
to be mean.
This story takes place early in the series, before the expanse, attack on Earth, blah blah.
Enjoy!
Wings To Fly
Chapter 1-
"Commander Tucker, for the last time, there are no dinosaurs on that planet." T'pol was trying hard to keep the irritation out of her voice.
"You said there were reptilian bio-signs found on the planet, right?" Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker was trying equally hard not to knock the indifferent, yet haughty expression from the Vulcan's face. "Well, the estimated size of those creatures is almost as big as the warp reactor."
"That is only a guess by the scanners, Commander," T'pol tried to reason. "And if the figures are correct, they are still not dinosaurs, unless they, in fact, are not extinct, and had made a ship to carry them to the stars."
"You are missing the point, Sub-Commander."
"And what is your point?"
"Enough!" Captain Jonathan Archer turned in his chair to lay a glare on the two officers. "We have only just entered the planet's atmosphere, and you are already at each other's throats."
Ashamed, and angry at T'pol, Trip looked out the 'pod window. The planet below was the strangest he had yet to see during Enterprise's voyage. There was only one continent, and it covered the entire sphere. There were no oceans, but the land was lined with rivers. There were two suns in the system, and the way they were positioned made it so there was a relatively warm temperature all across the planet.
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, at the shuttle pod's controls, shook his head and checked the coordinates of their landing site. The two commanders could act like such children! It was amazing that the captain took them anywhere together. Yet, here they were, on an away mission, just the four of them.
Archer again faced forward and gave Malcolm a "why me?" look. Malcolm only smiled sympathetically and concentrated on steering the shuttle pod through the air currents. He had just thought of something to say to the captain when there was a bleep on the scanners.
"What is it?" Archer asked.
"I'm not sure, Sir." Malcolm said. "Something is approaching us head on. Whatever it is, it is larger than the shuttle pod."
Both Trip and T'pol leaned over to look out the forward window. A speck was seen on the horizon, getting larger very quickly.
"Is it an aircraft?" Trip asked.
"The 'pod scanners aren't equipped for precise scans, but it isn't moving like any craft." Malcolm said. "And this planet doesn't hold any humanoid life."
T'pol shouldered past Trip and studied the readings. "That is no craft. That is one of the reptiles that inhabit this planet."
The speck in the distance had become a figure, the beating wings becoming quite distinct. A moment more and the Enterprise team could see the creature clearly.
"Uh, T'pol," Trip said. "You were right, it's not a dinosaur. But would you tell me why there is a dragon heading straight for us?"
T'pol did not respond, as there was nothing she could say. The reptile flying towards them in a head-on collision course looked very much like the fabled creatures of Earth.
Malcolm tried to maneuver out of the way, but the dragon dove to follow. The crew braced for the impact, but it never came. The dragon back-winged at the last moment, pulling itself out of the way, and allowing the 'pod the fly past. Safely behind, the dragon cocked its head to the side and, with a roar that rocked the shuttle pod, released a breath of angry fire, encasing the 'pod in raging heat.
This story takes place early in the series, before the expanse, attack on Earth, blah blah.
Enjoy!
Wings To Fly
Chapter 1-
"Commander Tucker, for the last time, there are no dinosaurs on that planet." T'pol was trying hard to keep the irritation out of her voice.
"You said there were reptilian bio-signs found on the planet, right?" Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker was trying equally hard not to knock the indifferent, yet haughty expression from the Vulcan's face. "Well, the estimated size of those creatures is almost as big as the warp reactor."
"That is only a guess by the scanners, Commander," T'pol tried to reason. "And if the figures are correct, they are still not dinosaurs, unless they, in fact, are not extinct, and had made a ship to carry them to the stars."
"You are missing the point, Sub-Commander."
"And what is your point?"
"Enough!" Captain Jonathan Archer turned in his chair to lay a glare on the two officers. "We have only just entered the planet's atmosphere, and you are already at each other's throats."
Ashamed, and angry at T'pol, Trip looked out the 'pod window. The planet below was the strangest he had yet to see during Enterprise's voyage. There was only one continent, and it covered the entire sphere. There were no oceans, but the land was lined with rivers. There were two suns in the system, and the way they were positioned made it so there was a relatively warm temperature all across the planet.
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, at the shuttle pod's controls, shook his head and checked the coordinates of their landing site. The two commanders could act like such children! It was amazing that the captain took them anywhere together. Yet, here they were, on an away mission, just the four of them.
Archer again faced forward and gave Malcolm a "why me?" look. Malcolm only smiled sympathetically and concentrated on steering the shuttle pod through the air currents. He had just thought of something to say to the captain when there was a bleep on the scanners.
"What is it?" Archer asked.
"I'm not sure, Sir." Malcolm said. "Something is approaching us head on. Whatever it is, it is larger than the shuttle pod."
Both Trip and T'pol leaned over to look out the forward window. A speck was seen on the horizon, getting larger very quickly.
"Is it an aircraft?" Trip asked.
"The 'pod scanners aren't equipped for precise scans, but it isn't moving like any craft." Malcolm said. "And this planet doesn't hold any humanoid life."
T'pol shouldered past Trip and studied the readings. "That is no craft. That is one of the reptiles that inhabit this planet."
The speck in the distance had become a figure, the beating wings becoming quite distinct. A moment more and the Enterprise team could see the creature clearly.
"Uh, T'pol," Trip said. "You were right, it's not a dinosaur. But would you tell me why there is a dragon heading straight for us?"
T'pol did not respond, as there was nothing she could say. The reptile flying towards them in a head-on collision course looked very much like the fabled creatures of Earth.
Malcolm tried to maneuver out of the way, but the dragon dove to follow. The crew braced for the impact, but it never came. The dragon back-winged at the last moment, pulling itself out of the way, and allowing the 'pod the fly past. Safely behind, the dragon cocked its head to the side and, with a roar that rocked the shuttle pod, released a breath of angry fire, encasing the 'pod in raging heat.