Chapter eight
Disclaimer: Guess what I still haven't managed to kidnap them......
It was unharmonious chiming which awoke Séizig from her rest period. As her mood changed from peacefully sleepy to angry, so did her colouring. She, like the rest of her species was composed of energy, which changed colour in accordance to mood. Now Séizig was the colour of a very hot flame, pale blue. This indicated anger gone beyond the anger shown by the colour red. Floating, almost to the chamber in which everyone was gathered, she paused a moment to distinguish what was going on. Then she entered.
"Súimúil, my son, you will explain to me, at once, what is all this discord about?" was the first question she asked as she entered, her voice deceptively calm, her small stature when considered next to the others gathered in the chamber of no consequence. Súimúil moved forward, his colouring an echo of hers.
"Costiar has initiated contact with strangers thereby alerting them to our presence, with the others there", he seemed to glare at the person responsible as she waited, prepared to be punished. Her colouring was a resigned dull black colour.
"Leader, I do not ask for forgiveness as I believe it was the right thing to do", she began, not in defense but in explanation.
"Indeed", murmured Séizig, "well better now then when more colonies have been attacked, two is two to many".
"You've heard?" was Costiar's surprised question.
Sadly Séizig replied "I felt." Come I wish to speak to these people". Gone was the blue colouring replaced by the colour of neutral emotions, white. Costiar brightened, her colour changed to a relaxed green colour. Súimuil gazed, astonished at her apparent lack of understanding of the situation.
"What give you that impression, my son, the others will not attack in the presence of the strangers, it would not look good for them" was her calm answer.
Meanwhile, back on the Enterprise, "Lt. You are quite sure that the transmission originated on Gamma Delta I?" was Captain Kirk's puzzled question as there attempts to return the hail went unanswered." How is the translation going?"
"Yes sir, quite sure, Captain, as for the translation, there is not enough information to build on". Replied Lt. Palmer.
"Looks like we've got another mystery, Jim" was the Potemkins Captain's first remark when he was informed of the new development.
"Captain, the transmission has just been repeated in standard" reported Lt. Palmer, "Shall I answer, Captain?"
"Yes, on screen," Captain Kirk then moved distractedly to the command chair and got his first look at the inhabitants of Gamma delta I.
" I am Séizig of the Yotking. You are Captain Kirk of the Enterprise, I presume?" she spoke in a softly musical voice.
"Yes" answered the captain of the Enterprise, "I am".
"Do you think it would be possible for us to come aboard your ship?" she asked, " I realise that you have to leave due to an attack on one of your colonies but we would like to offer our assistance to help the colony recover." A sudden discordant chiming began as Súimuil angrily objected his colouring that same pale blue colour indicating his anger. For a second, Seizig glowed a warm peach colour then once more she seemed colourless. She spoke to Kirk once more, "you must forgive my son, he allows his feelings to overrule everything"
" What do you know about the attacks on Gamma Delta IV and our other colony? asked Captain Kirk suspiciously after a short silence.
Seizig answered her voice tinged with sadness. "We know many have died. Do we have your permission three of us on your conditions?"
"Very well but you realise that you will be accompanied at all time by security officers?" answered the captain.
"That is acceptable" was Seizigs response.
Disclaimer: Guess what I still haven't managed to kidnap them......
It was unharmonious chiming which awoke Séizig from her rest period. As her mood changed from peacefully sleepy to angry, so did her colouring. She, like the rest of her species was composed of energy, which changed colour in accordance to mood. Now Séizig was the colour of a very hot flame, pale blue. This indicated anger gone beyond the anger shown by the colour red. Floating, almost to the chamber in which everyone was gathered, she paused a moment to distinguish what was going on. Then she entered.
"Súimúil, my son, you will explain to me, at once, what is all this discord about?" was the first question she asked as she entered, her voice deceptively calm, her small stature when considered next to the others gathered in the chamber of no consequence. Súimúil moved forward, his colouring an echo of hers.
"Costiar has initiated contact with strangers thereby alerting them to our presence, with the others there", he seemed to glare at the person responsible as she waited, prepared to be punished. Her colouring was a resigned dull black colour.
"Leader, I do not ask for forgiveness as I believe it was the right thing to do", she began, not in defense but in explanation.
"Indeed", murmured Séizig, "well better now then when more colonies have been attacked, two is two to many".
"You've heard?" was Costiar's surprised question.
Sadly Séizig replied "I felt." Come I wish to speak to these people". Gone was the blue colouring replaced by the colour of neutral emotions, white. Costiar brightened, her colour changed to a relaxed green colour. Súimuil gazed, astonished at her apparent lack of understanding of the situation.
"What give you that impression, my son, the others will not attack in the presence of the strangers, it would not look good for them" was her calm answer.
Meanwhile, back on the Enterprise, "Lt. You are quite sure that the transmission originated on Gamma Delta I?" was Captain Kirk's puzzled question as there attempts to return the hail went unanswered." How is the translation going?"
"Yes sir, quite sure, Captain, as for the translation, there is not enough information to build on". Replied Lt. Palmer.
"Looks like we've got another mystery, Jim" was the Potemkins Captain's first remark when he was informed of the new development.
"Captain, the transmission has just been repeated in standard" reported Lt. Palmer, "Shall I answer, Captain?"
"Yes, on screen," Captain Kirk then moved distractedly to the command chair and got his first look at the inhabitants of Gamma delta I.
" I am Séizig of the Yotking. You are Captain Kirk of the Enterprise, I presume?" she spoke in a softly musical voice.
"Yes" answered the captain of the Enterprise, "I am".
"Do you think it would be possible for us to come aboard your ship?" she asked, " I realise that you have to leave due to an attack on one of your colonies but we would like to offer our assistance to help the colony recover." A sudden discordant chiming began as Súimuil angrily objected his colouring that same pale blue colour indicating his anger. For a second, Seizig glowed a warm peach colour then once more she seemed colourless. She spoke to Kirk once more, "you must forgive my son, he allows his feelings to overrule everything"
" What do you know about the attacks on Gamma Delta IV and our other colony? asked Captain Kirk suspiciously after a short silence.
Seizig answered her voice tinged with sadness. "We know many have died. Do we have your permission three of us on your conditions?"
"Very well but you realise that you will be accompanied at all time by security officers?" answered the captain.
"That is acceptable" was Seizigs response.