Title: "Gateway" 6/45
Author: Quills
Contact:the_quill_pen@yahoo.com
Series: ENT
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Startrek and I derive no financial
gain from this story.
Codes: A, T/Tu, Ma, S, R, P angst, drama, romance, humor,
action/adventure
Summary: Captain Archer is relieved of command for a secret mission
into the 24th Century . To find and stop the Suliban renegade Silik.
While he is gone, a Vulcan Starfleet Captain from the future is given
temporary command of the Enterprise NX-01 with his own orders to to
investigate the 'Temporal Cold War'.
Part 6
"Captain Archer?!" repeated Travis to make sure he hads heard Captain Soma correctly.
"That's right Travis." the Vulcan replied "Command has been in contact with Starfleet officers in
prior time periods for some time now. They have transmitted a message to that era's Starfleet requesting Captain Archer travel to our time and spearhead a special assignment."
"What's the assignment?" asked Travis
"I can't tell you that unless you agree to join us." Soma told him "Telling you this much is violating my orders, but I don't see any other way...and you do have the right to at least know why your needed."
Travis looked at Captain Soma. "How are you going to bring Captain Archer to our time period?"
"I can't tell you that either." replied Soma
"What CAN you tell me?" asked Mayweather in frustration
"That whether you join us or not, Captain Archer is coming forward." answered Soma "He's going to be 150 years out of place Travis; he could use a familiar face. Your the only one from his current time period that we can get and you know exactly what the Captain will be going through...having the future suddenly thrust upon you and desperately looking for a familiar face."
Travis smiled at the Vulcan as he nodded in agreement. "Alright, count me in."
"I knew I could count on you Travis." smiled the Vulcan
"So you want to fill me in on why Starfleet is violating it's own temporal incursion laws?" asked Travis
Soma answered Travis' question with a question of his own. "You remember the Suliban?"
Travis perked up "Of course, they gave the old NX-01 and her crew hell more times than I care to remember."
Travis Mayweather looked at Captain Soma with startling realization.
"Do you recall a "crewman" named Daniels?" asked Soma
"Yes" said Travis making the connection. "The Captain said he was from the 31st century and that he was part of an organization battling an unknown group threatening Earth's past. Is that was this is about? The temporal cold war?"
"Yes" replied Captain Soma as he stood up and walked over to the food replicator in his ready room. "Starfleet has been keeping files on the 'temporal cold war' that Captain Archer first reported in his ship's logs in 2151."
Soma stopped at the tiny alcoved wall unit and depressed a button.
"Computer, tea, jasmine" said the Captain "Can I get you something?"
"Uh, coffee" replied Travis "Make it black."
Soma smiled "Computer, coffee, black"
The two cups on saucers materialized in the service slot. Soma picked up both saucers and walked back to his desk, stopping to hand Travis his coffee.
"Thanks." said Travis. He took a sip from the cup and turned his attention
back to Soma.
"For the last 150 years, Starfleet has added a mountain of intelligence files and Captain's logs from over 40 Starships, to the logs Captain Archer first made." explained Soma "They used this information to monitor and ,on occasions, actively confront agents working for the unknown organization that Daniels had eluded to and Starfleet Intelligence has confirmed. "
"Starfleet's been taking their own steps to fight the 'cold war'?" said Travis. It was less a question and more a statement.
"Right, Command Brass has apparently never been comfortable relying on an unknown group of individuals battling another unknown group of individuals over the history of Earth, Starfleet and the Federation." Soma explained further "Starfleet's current intelligence information suggests the Suliban, who have been out of the picture for nearly 40 years, are once again receiving instructions from the future. Starfleet has assigned Enterprise to investigate."
"So what does this have to do with Captain Archer?" asked Travis
"This man." said Soma pressing the button on his desk monitor. He turned the screen towards Travis. "Recognize him?"
Travis looked at the image for a moment. It had been a very long time, but the face on the screen could be only one person. "Silik!" replied Travis.
"Starfleet received these intelligence images last week." said Soma "This video image
was taken at Deep Space 2."
"But that's impossible." said Travis "Silik couldn't be alive after 150 years...could he?"
"The Suliban life cycle is roughly that of a human." replied Soma
Travis looked at the Captain for a moment and then stood up and began to pace. He stopped abruptly turning to face Soma. "Is Starfleet certain this is Silik?"
"Yes, his identity has been confirmed by computer comparative analysis from
Enterprise NX-01 files." answered Soma
"But if Silik is in this century..." Travis started and then paused.
"Then someone brought him here." said Soma completing Travis Mayweathers statement.
"But why?" asked Travis
"That's what Starfleet wants Enterprise to find out." said Soma "No one is more familiar with Silik than Captain Archer. So Starfleet feels it's appropriate to temporarily suspend the temporal non-incursion rule and have Captain Archer travel forward to lead the hunt for Silik. Starfleet in the Captain's time period has been notified via temporal communications and have given the Captain his marching papers. We are to meet him in just over 22 hours. He'll take command of the Enterprise and hunt down Silik before he can complete whatever he's been sent to do."
"Captain Archer is taking command?" said Travis in surprise.
Soma nodded "Right, you and Rachel will be his liaison. He's been supplied with basic 24th century starship technology specs so he should hold his own with the two of you assisting him."
"You talk like your not going to be here." said Travis
"I won't." replied the Vulcan coolly "I've received my own orders. I'm to travel back and assume command of the Enterprise NX-01 during Captain Archer's absence."
"What?!" Travis said clearly surprised and obviously concerned.
"Starfleet has reasons to believe that whatever Silik is supposed to do will involve the past as well as the present." explained Soma "With Captain Archer pursuing Silik in our century they've decided to send a starship captain to temporarily take command of the NX-01 and pursue whatever avenues he can involving the Suliban faction assisting the temporal cold war adversaries of that time period. Since I have had prior experience with the temporal cold war I was selected as the most logical candidate."
Travis Mayweather looked at his long time friend trying to discern the man's thoughts from the emotions on his face. Unfortunately, Soma had done what he always did when faced with a difficult situation, he went into full Vulcan mode. Though he looked very much like a Vulcan...with the exception of his silver streaked sandy brown wavy hair…Captain Soma was a very uncommon Vulcan. As a hybrid Soma had made a study of both his Human & Vulcan heritage but chose to embrace his human heritage as the dominant of the two. However, he had taken advantage of his Vulcan studies, which allowed him to develop remarkable discipline and logic for a 'non Vulcan' or rather a 'non logical' Vulcan. He tended to rely heavily on his Vulcan discipline when dealing with
tense situations.
"Jonathan..." started Travis.
"I know what your going to say Travis." said Soma interrupting "I appreciate your concern, but I AM a Starfleet officer and I'm more than capable of handling the assignment."
"I never questioned your ability Jonathan." said Travis "But your gonna be isolated...alone...out of place. The Enterprise crew is loyal to Captain Archer. Your gonna have a tough time earning their trust...especially...T'Pol."
Soma shook his head "Yes, I imagine she won't view my heritage with much approval."
"Jonathan...I didn't..."
Soma held up his hand. "I know you didn't, but I've read her early bio." he said "At this point in time she was young and clung to her Vulcan heritage with...almost human pride. Her early experience with emotional Vulcan's was...unfortunate. I would be an 'unpleasent' reminder of what would
result when a Vulcan is tainted by humans."
The two men remained quiet for several moments. Both understood the situation all to well.
Travis wished he could say something to put his old friend at ease, but he knew there
wasn't anything. Jonathan would have to deal with the situation and complete the mission
he was assigned.
The silence hung in the air for a moment longer until it was broken by the chirp of the comm panel on the Captain's desk. Soma tapped the panel. "Go"
A female voice responded. "Captain, we're approaching Star base 211."
"Notify the dock yard that we'll be transferring the 'Venture' and her crew to their dry dock facility." said Soma "Captain Mayweather and I will join you on the bridge shortly."
"Travis, I'm sure you'd like to see your crew before we drop them off." said Soma
Travis looked at Soma. He realized that their prior conversation was over whether Travis wanted it to be or not. He smiled weakly "I'll get my gear from the 'Venture' "
The two men stood and exited the ready room.
TBC....
Author: Quills
Contact:the_quill_pen@yahoo.com
Series: ENT
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Startrek and I derive no financial
gain from this story.
Codes: A, T/Tu, Ma, S, R, P angst, drama, romance, humor,
action/adventure
Summary: Captain Archer is relieved of command for a secret mission
into the 24th Century . To find and stop the Suliban renegade Silik.
While he is gone, a Vulcan Starfleet Captain from the future is given
temporary command of the Enterprise NX-01 with his own orders to to
investigate the 'Temporal Cold War'.
Part 6
"Captain Archer?!" repeated Travis to make sure he hads heard Captain Soma correctly.
"That's right Travis." the Vulcan replied "Command has been in contact with Starfleet officers in
prior time periods for some time now. They have transmitted a message to that era's Starfleet requesting Captain Archer travel to our time and spearhead a special assignment."
"What's the assignment?" asked Travis
"I can't tell you that unless you agree to join us." Soma told him "Telling you this much is violating my orders, but I don't see any other way...and you do have the right to at least know why your needed."
Travis looked at Captain Soma. "How are you going to bring Captain Archer to our time period?"
"I can't tell you that either." replied Soma
"What CAN you tell me?" asked Mayweather in frustration
"That whether you join us or not, Captain Archer is coming forward." answered Soma "He's going to be 150 years out of place Travis; he could use a familiar face. Your the only one from his current time period that we can get and you know exactly what the Captain will be going through...having the future suddenly thrust upon you and desperately looking for a familiar face."
Travis smiled at the Vulcan as he nodded in agreement. "Alright, count me in."
"I knew I could count on you Travis." smiled the Vulcan
"So you want to fill me in on why Starfleet is violating it's own temporal incursion laws?" asked Travis
Soma answered Travis' question with a question of his own. "You remember the Suliban?"
Travis perked up "Of course, they gave the old NX-01 and her crew hell more times than I care to remember."
Travis Mayweather looked at Captain Soma with startling realization.
"Do you recall a "crewman" named Daniels?" asked Soma
"Yes" said Travis making the connection. "The Captain said he was from the 31st century and that he was part of an organization battling an unknown group threatening Earth's past. Is that was this is about? The temporal cold war?"
"Yes" replied Captain Soma as he stood up and walked over to the food replicator in his ready room. "Starfleet has been keeping files on the 'temporal cold war' that Captain Archer first reported in his ship's logs in 2151."
Soma stopped at the tiny alcoved wall unit and depressed a button.
"Computer, tea, jasmine" said the Captain "Can I get you something?"
"Uh, coffee" replied Travis "Make it black."
Soma smiled "Computer, coffee, black"
The two cups on saucers materialized in the service slot. Soma picked up both saucers and walked back to his desk, stopping to hand Travis his coffee.
"Thanks." said Travis. He took a sip from the cup and turned his attention
back to Soma.
"For the last 150 years, Starfleet has added a mountain of intelligence files and Captain's logs from over 40 Starships, to the logs Captain Archer first made." explained Soma "They used this information to monitor and ,on occasions, actively confront agents working for the unknown organization that Daniels had eluded to and Starfleet Intelligence has confirmed. "
"Starfleet's been taking their own steps to fight the 'cold war'?" said Travis. It was less a question and more a statement.
"Right, Command Brass has apparently never been comfortable relying on an unknown group of individuals battling another unknown group of individuals over the history of Earth, Starfleet and the Federation." Soma explained further "Starfleet's current intelligence information suggests the Suliban, who have been out of the picture for nearly 40 years, are once again receiving instructions from the future. Starfleet has assigned Enterprise to investigate."
"So what does this have to do with Captain Archer?" asked Travis
"This man." said Soma pressing the button on his desk monitor. He turned the screen towards Travis. "Recognize him?"
Travis looked at the image for a moment. It had been a very long time, but the face on the screen could be only one person. "Silik!" replied Travis.
"Starfleet received these intelligence images last week." said Soma "This video image
was taken at Deep Space 2."
"But that's impossible." said Travis "Silik couldn't be alive after 150 years...could he?"
"The Suliban life cycle is roughly that of a human." replied Soma
Travis looked at the Captain for a moment and then stood up and began to pace. He stopped abruptly turning to face Soma. "Is Starfleet certain this is Silik?"
"Yes, his identity has been confirmed by computer comparative analysis from
Enterprise NX-01 files." answered Soma
"But if Silik is in this century..." Travis started and then paused.
"Then someone brought him here." said Soma completing Travis Mayweathers statement.
"But why?" asked Travis
"That's what Starfleet wants Enterprise to find out." said Soma "No one is more familiar with Silik than Captain Archer. So Starfleet feels it's appropriate to temporarily suspend the temporal non-incursion rule and have Captain Archer travel forward to lead the hunt for Silik. Starfleet in the Captain's time period has been notified via temporal communications and have given the Captain his marching papers. We are to meet him in just over 22 hours. He'll take command of the Enterprise and hunt down Silik before he can complete whatever he's been sent to do."
"Captain Archer is taking command?" said Travis in surprise.
Soma nodded "Right, you and Rachel will be his liaison. He's been supplied with basic 24th century starship technology specs so he should hold his own with the two of you assisting him."
"You talk like your not going to be here." said Travis
"I won't." replied the Vulcan coolly "I've received my own orders. I'm to travel back and assume command of the Enterprise NX-01 during Captain Archer's absence."
"What?!" Travis said clearly surprised and obviously concerned.
"Starfleet has reasons to believe that whatever Silik is supposed to do will involve the past as well as the present." explained Soma "With Captain Archer pursuing Silik in our century they've decided to send a starship captain to temporarily take command of the NX-01 and pursue whatever avenues he can involving the Suliban faction assisting the temporal cold war adversaries of that time period. Since I have had prior experience with the temporal cold war I was selected as the most logical candidate."
Travis Mayweather looked at his long time friend trying to discern the man's thoughts from the emotions on his face. Unfortunately, Soma had done what he always did when faced with a difficult situation, he went into full Vulcan mode. Though he looked very much like a Vulcan...with the exception of his silver streaked sandy brown wavy hair…Captain Soma was a very uncommon Vulcan. As a hybrid Soma had made a study of both his Human & Vulcan heritage but chose to embrace his human heritage as the dominant of the two. However, he had taken advantage of his Vulcan studies, which allowed him to develop remarkable discipline and logic for a 'non Vulcan' or rather a 'non logical' Vulcan. He tended to rely heavily on his Vulcan discipline when dealing with
tense situations.
"Jonathan..." started Travis.
"I know what your going to say Travis." said Soma interrupting "I appreciate your concern, but I AM a Starfleet officer and I'm more than capable of handling the assignment."
"I never questioned your ability Jonathan." said Travis "But your gonna be isolated...alone...out of place. The Enterprise crew is loyal to Captain Archer. Your gonna have a tough time earning their trust...especially...T'Pol."
Soma shook his head "Yes, I imagine she won't view my heritage with much approval."
"Jonathan...I didn't..."
Soma held up his hand. "I know you didn't, but I've read her early bio." he said "At this point in time she was young and clung to her Vulcan heritage with...almost human pride. Her early experience with emotional Vulcan's was...unfortunate. I would be an 'unpleasent' reminder of what would
result when a Vulcan is tainted by humans."
The two men remained quiet for several moments. Both understood the situation all to well.
Travis wished he could say something to put his old friend at ease, but he knew there
wasn't anything. Jonathan would have to deal with the situation and complete the mission
he was assigned.
The silence hung in the air for a moment longer until it was broken by the chirp of the comm panel on the Captain's desk. Soma tapped the panel. "Go"
A female voice responded. "Captain, we're approaching Star base 211."
"Notify the dock yard that we'll be transferring the 'Venture' and her crew to their dry dock facility." said Soma "Captain Mayweather and I will join you on the bridge shortly."
"Travis, I'm sure you'd like to see your crew before we drop them off." said Soma
Travis looked at Soma. He realized that their prior conversation was over whether Travis wanted it to be or not. He smiled weakly "I'll get my gear from the 'Venture' "
The two men stood and exited the ready room.
TBC....