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briefly
Chapter two; Tranquility broken
Suddenly out of nowhere, phaser fire destroyed the calm tranquility of early morning. Screams reached the two figures by the sea. The old man realising the danger began to run bringing the young boy to safety in a little known cave and waited. Waiting until he was sure the danger had passed.
An unknown time later, they emerged, unscathed. The boy's eyes were red from crying. Every attempt at leaving the boy resulted in him clinging more tightly and although he knew what awaited them he had no choice but to bring the boy with him.
The sight which greeted him at his home reduced him to tears. Bodies lay everywhere, many unrecognizable. The tears dried up; replaced by a burning anger, which made his eyes, blaze and his face-harden as he surveyed what was left of his life's work. Eventually he found the subspace radio, at least what was left of it. He tried to take comfort from the fact that it had been in use when destroyed. He just hoped that someone had heard the call that someone knew what had happened. He also hoped that some people might have been on survey work, anything, which would have increased their chances of survival. He felt that his hopes were in vain and they were the only ones alive. The attackers had chosen their time well. Turning away at last he went in search of food, praying that he would live long enough to care for the boy till someone came to rescue them.
Once his task had been completed, he left the area as quickly as possible. Overhead, the sun had begun to sink. Its beams were stained with blood as if it too had been wounded in the attack. Through the night, the old man kept watch, reassuring the boy each time he awoke from a nightmare.
"What's the nearest starship in that vicinity?" Commodore Leader, eventually broke the silence which reigned after the transmission form Gamma delta IV.
"Enterprise, ma'am" replied one of the officers in the room.
" Well contact them immediately" was Commodore leader's snapped order.
" Commodore, I have Enterprise on the line" the voice startled many in the room as it broke the silence which had fallen if anything more heavily following the commodore's orders.
" Well, put them on screen then"
"Aye ma'am" the communications officers face was replaced by Captain Kirk who cheerfully asked " so what can we do for you?"
The grim look on the officer's faces informed him better then words that this was no social call and the grin quickly faded.
"Captain" began Commodore Leader, " earlier today we received a transmission from Gamma Delta IV calling for help and saying they were being attacked. We have heard nothing since and we have been unable to contact them. We do not know if there are survivors but in any case, we need you to investigate."
"Of course, is there anything else?" asked Captain Kirk once Commodore Leader finished explaining and he had viewed the transmission.
" While you are there it would also be helpful if you could make your presence felt around the other colonies, reassure them that they are not alone. Hopefully it will also deter another attack." " What about our patrol area?" " The Reliant will take over, we will also be sending the Potemkin your way. Starbase six out".
The transmission from Starbase Six ended. The bridge of the enterprise was lined with grim faces. Shock and distress was also evident on some.
"Opinions? Anyone?" asked the captain of the bridge at large. When no one answered, he continued " Spock, what is the likelihood that the Klingons or Romulans are involved?"
"Not high, Captain, the colonies are well inside federation territory".
As Spock spoke, the captain began to consider what he knew about Gamma Delta IV. It had been established for 50 years, there was one main settlement. There was no indication that it had ever been inhabited or attacked before.
"Sulu, lay in a course for Gamma delta IV" Captain Kirk said as he emerged from his thoughts, " Spock, it would appear that our quiet tour has come to a dramatic end"
"Well, you know what they say" interjected Dr. McCoy.
"And what is that?" asked Captain Kirk, happy to be distracted from the concerns and worries whirling in his brain.
" Be careful what you wish for you may get it" was Dr. McCoy's wry answer.
Chapter two; Tranquility broken
Suddenly out of nowhere, phaser fire destroyed the calm tranquility of early morning. Screams reached the two figures by the sea. The old man realising the danger began to run bringing the young boy to safety in a little known cave and waited. Waiting until he was sure the danger had passed.
An unknown time later, they emerged, unscathed. The boy's eyes were red from crying. Every attempt at leaving the boy resulted in him clinging more tightly and although he knew what awaited them he had no choice but to bring the boy with him.
The sight which greeted him at his home reduced him to tears. Bodies lay everywhere, many unrecognizable. The tears dried up; replaced by a burning anger, which made his eyes, blaze and his face-harden as he surveyed what was left of his life's work. Eventually he found the subspace radio, at least what was left of it. He tried to take comfort from the fact that it had been in use when destroyed. He just hoped that someone had heard the call that someone knew what had happened. He also hoped that some people might have been on survey work, anything, which would have increased their chances of survival. He felt that his hopes were in vain and they were the only ones alive. The attackers had chosen their time well. Turning away at last he went in search of food, praying that he would live long enough to care for the boy till someone came to rescue them.
Once his task had been completed, he left the area as quickly as possible. Overhead, the sun had begun to sink. Its beams were stained with blood as if it too had been wounded in the attack. Through the night, the old man kept watch, reassuring the boy each time he awoke from a nightmare.
"What's the nearest starship in that vicinity?" Commodore Leader, eventually broke the silence which reigned after the transmission form Gamma delta IV.
"Enterprise, ma'am" replied one of the officers in the room.
" Well contact them immediately" was Commodore leader's snapped order.
" Commodore, I have Enterprise on the line" the voice startled many in the room as it broke the silence which had fallen if anything more heavily following the commodore's orders.
" Well, put them on screen then"
"Aye ma'am" the communications officers face was replaced by Captain Kirk who cheerfully asked " so what can we do for you?"
The grim look on the officer's faces informed him better then words that this was no social call and the grin quickly faded.
"Captain" began Commodore Leader, " earlier today we received a transmission from Gamma Delta IV calling for help and saying they were being attacked. We have heard nothing since and we have been unable to contact them. We do not know if there are survivors but in any case, we need you to investigate."
"Of course, is there anything else?" asked Captain Kirk once Commodore Leader finished explaining and he had viewed the transmission.
" While you are there it would also be helpful if you could make your presence felt around the other colonies, reassure them that they are not alone. Hopefully it will also deter another attack." " What about our patrol area?" " The Reliant will take over, we will also be sending the Potemkin your way. Starbase six out".
The transmission from Starbase Six ended. The bridge of the enterprise was lined with grim faces. Shock and distress was also evident on some.
"Opinions? Anyone?" asked the captain of the bridge at large. When no one answered, he continued " Spock, what is the likelihood that the Klingons or Romulans are involved?"
"Not high, Captain, the colonies are well inside federation territory".
As Spock spoke, the captain began to consider what he knew about Gamma Delta IV. It had been established for 50 years, there was one main settlement. There was no indication that it had ever been inhabited or attacked before.
"Sulu, lay in a course for Gamma delta IV" Captain Kirk said as he emerged from his thoughts, " Spock, it would appear that our quiet tour has come to a dramatic end"
"Well, you know what they say" interjected Dr. McCoy.
"And what is that?" asked Captain Kirk, happy to be distracted from the concerns and worries whirling in his brain.
" Be careful what you wish for you may get it" was Dr. McCoy's wry answer.