STAR TREK: Beyond What The Eye Can See
Episode 2 STRANDED

Author's Note: I have received the admiral's response and will proceed with the storyline accordingly. After consulting Evl5011, I have acquired his permission to borrow his "Bureau of Paranormal Phenomena" plot. Now, this story takes a twist. Sango's entrance will be delayed for sometime and the summary of this story will be adjusted as needed. For quicker updates, my story is also available is an AWESOME website, and I'm so glad that Ewa has generously gone out of her way to let me add pictures to my FanFic to allow the reader to acquire a mental image of what's going on. For some stupid reason, fanfiction.net doesn't let me use pics and other visual aids, so despite the inconvenient waiting for the next update, Ewa and her website are AWESOME!

THIS STORY NOW TAKES PLACE DURING THE EVENTS OF:
"THE AGENCY" by Evl5011. There will be no more Inuyasha characters for a while. PLEASE R/R! Enjoy

But enough about that... onto the show!

Chapter 6: The Admiral's Response
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Four days later...

The probe dropped out of warp speed and glided smoothly into a geostationary orbit on the daylight side of the Feudal World and began transmitting Admiral Nolotai's response to the USS Columbia, where Captain Ramon received it in his quarters on deck 1.

"Captain Ramon, I have received your message and I am very thankful that you and your crew are still alive after the surprise attack. I have informed Starfleet Command of your plight and they are preparing a joint rescue mission to retrieve you and establish an official Starfleet/Klingon presence in that sector. Starfleet Intelligence shares your suspicions that the Cardassians have ulterior motives for placing a single warship in your area so I have dispatched a ship to investigate the situation behind the Cardassian border.
In the meantime, your orders are to gather as much information as you can about the strategic import of your new home. You are to file your report when the rescue task force arrives, approximately two weeks from now. At the same time, you must not risk exposure to the population, lest you have a run-in with more Cardassian agents. I recommend that you make your scout teams small, and maintain a security perimeter around your module. Starfleet out."

After it finished its job, the torpedo made a beeline for the Columbia's shuttle bay 1 (which was the only remaining shuttle bay on the entire ship), landing safely, just as its navigational programming had planned. Immediately Ramon's instincts told him something was wrong with the message. "Commander Boslin and Lieutenant Commander Sark, please report to my quarters now," Ramon spoke into his intercom. Within minutes his officers had arrived and were seated across from him, ready to discuss whatever the captain had in mind. "Gentlemen," Ramon began, "I just received Admiral Nolotai's response." His audience responded in unison:

"So soon?" "Already?"

"We shouldn't have heard from HQ for at least another week!" Apparently Ramon's instincts had been correct. This predicament had just gone from 'bad' to 'worse'.

"Apparently," Ramon answered dryly, "Our probe had help. But who could be out here that would help our probe get home, and what are their motives? I want you guys to go to the shuttlebay with a security team and one of Sloane's science teams. I want that probe turned inside-out. Check for tampering, programming alterations, damage, anything that might be out of place. Make a list of possibilities and have it ready to present to me and the rest of the senior staff in two hours.

The doors hissed open and shut as Sark and Boslin made their way out of the room.

Closing Note: I realize that was also a bit short, but the story still goes on! PLEASE R&R!! I accept anonymous reviews!