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Chapter three
On Gamma delta four, the sun had begun to rise. A blood red sky greeted the young as he awoke with a cry. He leapt to his feet in fright, waking the old man as he did so. Moving to the boy's side he began to comfort the boy.
"Hush, Karl, it's okay" he barely spoke the words as the pain inside him caused the words to catch in his throat. He gazed round at the tranquility which surrounded them, it appear like so many mornings before almost fooling him into believing that yesterday was so cruel nightmare, only almost though. Casting a gaze at the boy he noted that he had slipped back into a light sleep. Rising, he covered Karl with his blanket and headed back to the settlement to search through the rubble for anything useful, which may have escaped the destruction, and also for survivors.
After a while, he stopped, out of breath and decided to give up the search for now. With relief, he began to leave the area. A sudden sound caused him to turn back towards the rubble. He heard the sound again. Someone was moaning... Adrenaline rushed though and he found the strength to run in the direction of the sound. On reaching the site he began to pull at rubble, the stones bruising his fingers in their haste. Soon he had created a hole large to allow whoever was in there to get out.
Then he called "who's down there?" "It's me, Mr. Janssen, Elke." came a young voice tinged with panic and fright.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"I've just got some cuts and bruises. Please help me out" answered Elke.
Bending down, Mr. Janssen grabbed the small slender hand reached up to him. With a jolt, she arose from what could have been her tomb, dust laden. She gazed dumbstruck at what remained of the only home she had ever known. Turning away from the scene she asked " Are they all dead?" Her voice close to breaking with the strain.
It struck the man as he nodded at the girl that his responsibilities had increased. "I haven't found anyone else. Karl Eigenbrod was with me when the attack began. He is safe in a cave near here" He eventually answered. Is that me answering he wondered? Breaking the silence again, Mr. Janssen said, " we should return to the cave, Karl will be upset if he wakes and I'm not there".
The lights were dimmed as Captain Kirk made his way back to his quarters with the files Commander Spock had provided on Gamma Delta IV. Kirk had to admit that he found the information on Gamma Delta IV intriguing. Like earth, it was the only M class planet in the system but there the similarities ended. There was no evidence of life ever evolving on the planet and Spock had made especial note of certain anomalous elements. All the livestock had been brought with the colonists. It position also made attack by either Romulan or Klingon vessels unlikely. Deciding that further speculation was useful without more information, Captain Kirk retired for the night.
On the bridge, duties continued as normal as the Enterprise moved ever closer to its destination.
As the Enterprise entered orbit around the planet, the ship went to yellow alert so as to be prepared in the event of an attack and Spock informed the Captain that they had arrived. As he entered the bridge, Spock moved gracefully to his science station, taking over the scanners from Lt. Fox.. Captain Kirk sat down into his command chair and asked Spock for a status report on the planet.
After a brief moment of tension filled silence, Spock's impassive voice was heard as he made his report to the Captain.
" Captain, I have managed to isolate three life forms though as yet I cannot confirm anything regarding the life forms or if there are more"
At Captain Kirk's inquiring look, Spock continued " Those elements I made note of in my report make scanning difficult" " Continue scanning and you have the conn" was the Captain's swift reply as he moved from the command, ordering certain officers to join him on the away team. Captain Kirk then left the bridge and went to the transporter where Dr McCoy met him to transport down to the planet. The doctors concern for the survivors outweighing his dislike for transporters. Stepping onto the transporter platform, Captain Kirk ordered the technician in charge to energize. It was time to find some answer.
Chapter three
On Gamma delta four, the sun had begun to rise. A blood red sky greeted the young as he awoke with a cry. He leapt to his feet in fright, waking the old man as he did so. Moving to the boy's side he began to comfort the boy.
"Hush, Karl, it's okay" he barely spoke the words as the pain inside him caused the words to catch in his throat. He gazed round at the tranquility which surrounded them, it appear like so many mornings before almost fooling him into believing that yesterday was so cruel nightmare, only almost though. Casting a gaze at the boy he noted that he had slipped back into a light sleep. Rising, he covered Karl with his blanket and headed back to the settlement to search through the rubble for anything useful, which may have escaped the destruction, and also for survivors.
After a while, he stopped, out of breath and decided to give up the search for now. With relief, he began to leave the area. A sudden sound caused him to turn back towards the rubble. He heard the sound again. Someone was moaning... Adrenaline rushed though and he found the strength to run in the direction of the sound. On reaching the site he began to pull at rubble, the stones bruising his fingers in their haste. Soon he had created a hole large to allow whoever was in there to get out.
Then he called "who's down there?" "It's me, Mr. Janssen, Elke." came a young voice tinged with panic and fright.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"I've just got some cuts and bruises. Please help me out" answered Elke.
Bending down, Mr. Janssen grabbed the small slender hand reached up to him. With a jolt, she arose from what could have been her tomb, dust laden. She gazed dumbstruck at what remained of the only home she had ever known. Turning away from the scene she asked " Are they all dead?" Her voice close to breaking with the strain.
It struck the man as he nodded at the girl that his responsibilities had increased. "I haven't found anyone else. Karl Eigenbrod was with me when the attack began. He is safe in a cave near here" He eventually answered. Is that me answering he wondered? Breaking the silence again, Mr. Janssen said, " we should return to the cave, Karl will be upset if he wakes and I'm not there".
The lights were dimmed as Captain Kirk made his way back to his quarters with the files Commander Spock had provided on Gamma Delta IV. Kirk had to admit that he found the information on Gamma Delta IV intriguing. Like earth, it was the only M class planet in the system but there the similarities ended. There was no evidence of life ever evolving on the planet and Spock had made especial note of certain anomalous elements. All the livestock had been brought with the colonists. It position also made attack by either Romulan or Klingon vessels unlikely. Deciding that further speculation was useful without more information, Captain Kirk retired for the night.
On the bridge, duties continued as normal as the Enterprise moved ever closer to its destination.
As the Enterprise entered orbit around the planet, the ship went to yellow alert so as to be prepared in the event of an attack and Spock informed the Captain that they had arrived. As he entered the bridge, Spock moved gracefully to his science station, taking over the scanners from Lt. Fox.. Captain Kirk sat down into his command chair and asked Spock for a status report on the planet.
After a brief moment of tension filled silence, Spock's impassive voice was heard as he made his report to the Captain.
" Captain, I have managed to isolate three life forms though as yet I cannot confirm anything regarding the life forms or if there are more"
At Captain Kirk's inquiring look, Spock continued " Those elements I made note of in my report make scanning difficult" " Continue scanning and you have the conn" was the Captain's swift reply as he moved from the command, ordering certain officers to join him on the away team. Captain Kirk then left the bridge and went to the transporter where Dr McCoy met him to transport down to the planet. The doctors concern for the survivors outweighing his dislike for transporters. Stepping onto the transporter platform, Captain Kirk ordered the technician in charge to energize. It was time to find some answer.