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"Captain, I see strange data on my terminal." the android Nex said, perplexed. Captain Hobbs went closer to him.
"A
strange level of time frequences... a Time fracture! Red Alert! Shields
on!" the captain ordered. A loud signal indicated the Red Alert.
The ship began rolling, and the captain ordered the total stop. Jono Lamar entered the helm.
"Something's coming out from the fracture, towards us!" Tomak shouted.
"Phasers and photonic torpedoes ready." commander Kell ordered.
"Wait!" miss Bennett yelled, "I have contact! It's a shuttle! Vulcan shuttle, class Shora"
"On screen!" Hobbs ordered.
"Captain, it has to come from... six centuries ago. The last Shora class shuttle has been used at that time." Kell informed.
"Ray
tractorbeam... engage on the shuttle and take it to the Shuttle Hangar
1." the captain ordered, and directed to the turbolift, but Jono Lamar
stopped him.
"Steve! And... if it's a trap?" the doctor asked, seriously.
"Don't think so. The time fracture seems true. Come with me to the hangar, Jono, please." the captain answered.
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The captain and Jono entered Hangar 1. Tomak was waiting the captain to unseal the shuttle and open it.
"Proceed"
The
door lock opened, and all the upper section of the shuttle broke off.
The captain observed amazed the person who was into the cabin: a boy.
The child didn't seem so worried, and came out from his craft, walking towards the captain.
"I'm
prince Skeol, from planet Vulcan." the boy said, rising his eyebrows,
and opening his hand in a Vulcan greeting, "I come in peace, to be an
ally to the people of Earth"
"Space, the Events' Horizon. These are
the voyages of the starship Argo. Its continuing mission, to explore
the infinite minutes, the infinite realities or dimensions our Time is
made of. To seek out new differences and new combinations. To go
there... beyond our Future"
Hobbs glanced at Lamar, then "Live long
and prosper, prince Skeol. We are honoured to have you aboard. Why are
you here, prince?" he asked, unsure.
"In the truth, there has been
an accident on my ship, the Min'Shara. The warp core was exploding, and
I escaped. I would be... happy, if you could help my crew. If they're
still alive." Skeol said, walking to them.
'A very young
ambassador', Hobbs thought. "We'll see what we can do. Doctor Lamar
will bring you to your quarters." Hobbs said, gesturing for them to
exit.
While Lamar walked through the corridors with Skeol, Hobbs went on helm.
"Commander Kell," he said, "How is the situation"
"The time fracture is closing, captain. What are we going to do?" the Vulcan asked.
"We'll warp through time. A voyage in the time fracture would be too much dangerous"
"Yes, Sir. Kell to engineering"
"Tomak here." the Romulan responded.
"Prepare for warp 15." Kell ordered, unexpressive, but with a nervous-like tune in her voice.
"Aye, commander." he said.
As she closed the communication, she asked to Hobbs to talk privately. Hobbs walked to his office.
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"Captain, may I know the matter for this decision?" Kell asked.
"On
the Shora-class shuttle there's prince Skeol. Prince Skeol, don't you
understand?" Hobbs said, walking to and fro in the room.
"Yes, sir.
Prince Skeol, 131 years old, was the captain of the ship who decided to
meet Humans, after that Cochrane developed warp speed. He emerged from
the Vulcan internal contrasts during the Age of Empires." Aira Kell
said.
"Of course. And if Skeol, one of the few supporters of earthlings, remains here... What will it happen to us?"
Aira Kell didn't seem satisfied of this answer.
"And what's the matter Kell?" the captain asked, sitting at his desk.
"From
the year you've proved the possibility of warping 15, captain, we're
violating the Prime Directive and at least 20 federtion rules, and
we're threathening the safety of the ship and of the crew, sir." the
first officer said.
"Sit down, number one." Hobbs ordered, and the
Vulcan sat, "When I took command of the Argo, I knew it wouldn't have
been easy for me and for the crew. I'm a scientist, I'm not an officer
- as doctor Lamar likes to tell me - and I knew that I would have taken
decisions hardly influenced by my will of discovering, to go on, to...
explore. I wanted on my ship someone, in a command position, who can
stop me and make me behave more logically. I knew it would have been
hard work for him, so I chose a Vulcan. You. But when I found in front
of me the possibility to explore not one universe, but infinite ones!
And not one dimension, but infinite dimensions! Since that, I've had
more difficulties choosing a logical way, Kell. And sometimes, I find
difficult listening to you, too, Kell"
"Sir, I..." Kell began, but Hobbs interrupted her, "Kell, if you want, take command of the ship. You can! Dismissed"
Aira Kell stood up and directed to the doors.
"Anyway..." Hobbs began, "Anyway thank you for disapproving me apart from the crew"
The Vulcan went away with a nod.
-
Hobbs
entered the helm, "Nex, prepare a safe route according to the Star
charts of six centuries ago. Alert me when ready.", he said, sitting at
the scientific position.
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Lamar showed to Skeol his room.
"This
is a very interesting Starship, doctor," the Vulcan said, "I didn't
know that humans developed a so advanced type of technology"
The betazoid didn't know what to answer.
"But you aren't human, are you?" Skeol added, turning to Jono, who smiled.
"You seem to know humans very well, prince." Lamar said.
"Yes, in fact, I know betazoids, too, very well." the Vulcan remarked, sitting on the sofa.
"Prince..." Jono began.
"Doctor." Sheol interrupted him, "Please, walk me to the captain"