Chapter Five
Disclaimer; Please Mr. Paramount, can Kirk, Spock and McCoy come out to
play, I promise they'll be home for bedtime.
Accompanied by Spock, McCoy, Uhura and the new officer Lt. Buckley, Kirk materialized on to a large platform larger then that of the Enterprise. Gazing around, he was taken aback by the sparseness of the ship especially when viewed in comparison to the elaborate designs displayed on the hull of the ship.
"Captain Kirk, you do us such a great honour, you cannot comprehend", Turning in the direction of the voice, Captain Kirk saw his host for the first time. Aesthetically pleasing was the first thought that Spock had as he too turned in the direction of the voice. The Thyrxumz stood for a moment, unsure what to do.
"I'm sorry, Captain, but I am afraid I don't know the proper greeting protocol for members of your species" was the apologetic first words, he/she said after a moment of silence.
"That's okay, we don't even know what to call you or your species", was Kirk's reply. "I am Ciztpukxgcm of the Thyrxumz, we will understand if you can't pronounce our species or individual names. For convenience you may address me as T'Pum. I'm afraid that a translation of our species name is just too complex" then T'Pum made a chiming sound, " come, we will go somewhere more comfortable to talk, yes talk" he ushered them through a doorway into a brightly lit room. This permitted the Enterprise crewmembers a better view of their host and his compatriots. Most of them were the Captain's height, extremely slimly built with apple green or steel grey eyes, platinum silky hair and light golden skin. No obvious physical features were discernable to distinguish gender. Then they began to talk, in a soft voice T'Pum began to tell Captain Kirk and his officers about themselves and their history. " So you see, Captain, we created Sharin or as you call it Gamma Delta IV" finished T'Pum with sadness gleaming from his eyes.
"You must be highly advanced to but why didn't you settle there after going to all that trouble?" was the Captain's query after a lengthy moment of silence. "We tried for a while but after so long in space, we could not settle. When the colonists from your planet arrived we watched for awhile, fearing that you would damage the planet. We need not have worried though" "Why did you never initiate contact with the colonists?" asked Kirk "Somehow, the opportunity never arose and now it appears it never will" T'Pum gazed expectantly at each of Kirk's officers.
Captain Kirk rose first and was followed by his officers, he turned to T'Pum who moved to their side of the table. "Well thank you for having us aboard and for being so frank with us regarding yourselves. The meal was also much appreciated"
"Not at all captain," said T'Pum shaking his/her head. It was our privilege, we should thank you for taking time out to join us" "Perhaps we could return the gesture, would you care to join us for a meal aboard our ship, a slight smile curled Captain's Kirk lip, of course you would have to show our computer how to provide food that would not result in a trip to sickbay" "We would be honoured, Captain Kirk," After a brief pause, during which T'Pum consulted his companions, T'Pum asked Captain Kirk to inform them when it would be convenient for them to transport over. " Of course" answered Kirk, at that, he turned and was assorted out by a short stocky Thyrxumz, named Cazkrjq. When Cazkrqs spoke, it was with a soft musical chiming. As they walked down the corridor to the transporter, Uhura decided to take matters into her own hands regarding gender. Caz admitted that they also had queries regarding the Enterprises crewmembers gender. Both officers revealed themselves to be female before saying goodbye. Uhura smoothly stepped onto the transporter platform, at Kirk's command they dematerialized.
Accompanied by Spock, McCoy, Uhura and the new officer Lt. Buckley, Kirk materialized on to a large platform larger then that of the Enterprise. Gazing around, he was taken aback by the sparseness of the ship especially when viewed in comparison to the elaborate designs displayed on the hull of the ship.
"Captain Kirk, you do us such a great honour, you cannot comprehend", Turning in the direction of the voice, Captain Kirk saw his host for the first time. Aesthetically pleasing was the first thought that Spock had as he too turned in the direction of the voice. The Thyrxumz stood for a moment, unsure what to do.
"I'm sorry, Captain, but I am afraid I don't know the proper greeting protocol for members of your species" was the apologetic first words, he/she said after a moment of silence.
"That's okay, we don't even know what to call you or your species", was Kirk's reply. "I am Ciztpukxgcm of the Thyrxumz, we will understand if you can't pronounce our species or individual names. For convenience you may address me as T'Pum. I'm afraid that a translation of our species name is just too complex" then T'Pum made a chiming sound, " come, we will go somewhere more comfortable to talk, yes talk" he ushered them through a doorway into a brightly lit room. This permitted the Enterprise crewmembers a better view of their host and his compatriots. Most of them were the Captain's height, extremely slimly built with apple green or steel grey eyes, platinum silky hair and light golden skin. No obvious physical features were discernable to distinguish gender. Then they began to talk, in a soft voice T'Pum began to tell Captain Kirk and his officers about themselves and their history. " So you see, Captain, we created Sharin or as you call it Gamma Delta IV" finished T'Pum with sadness gleaming from his eyes.
"You must be highly advanced to but why didn't you settle there after going to all that trouble?" was the Captain's query after a lengthy moment of silence. "We tried for a while but after so long in space, we could not settle. When the colonists from your planet arrived we watched for awhile, fearing that you would damage the planet. We need not have worried though" "Why did you never initiate contact with the colonists?" asked Kirk "Somehow, the opportunity never arose and now it appears it never will" T'Pum gazed expectantly at each of Kirk's officers.
Captain Kirk rose first and was followed by his officers, he turned to T'Pum who moved to their side of the table. "Well thank you for having us aboard and for being so frank with us regarding yourselves. The meal was also much appreciated"
"Not at all captain," said T'Pum shaking his/her head. It was our privilege, we should thank you for taking time out to join us" "Perhaps we could return the gesture, would you care to join us for a meal aboard our ship, a slight smile curled Captain's Kirk lip, of course you would have to show our computer how to provide food that would not result in a trip to sickbay" "We would be honoured, Captain Kirk," After a brief pause, during which T'Pum consulted his companions, T'Pum asked Captain Kirk to inform them when it would be convenient for them to transport over. " Of course" answered Kirk, at that, he turned and was assorted out by a short stocky Thyrxumz, named Cazkrjq. When Cazkrqs spoke, it was with a soft musical chiming. As they walked down the corridor to the transporter, Uhura decided to take matters into her own hands regarding gender. Caz admitted that they also had queries regarding the Enterprises crewmembers gender. Both officers revealed themselves to be female before saying goodbye. Uhura smoothly stepped onto the transporter platform, at Kirk's command they dematerialized.