Episode 2: Klingon Attack
Written by: Rgleader0509
Note: This is the second chapter to the remake of Star Trek: The Next Generation- Klingon Attack. I advise you to read and review my stories. I AM WILLING TO READ SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT MY JUMBLED EVENTS. Please review and I hope you enjoy the second part of Klingon Attack.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is 17 days after their previous mission and episode of Lower Decks Episode 15, Season 7.
Prologue: The Enterprise has finally arrived at Benzar. Unfortunately, their reconnaissance mission is in a stall after they lost track of the Federation ship USS Intrepid. Picard must think of continuing the mission or just aborting the whole entire mission.
"Captain's Log. Stardate 47583.4: We have finally arrives at the Benzar planet. Somehow the USS Intrepid is not orbiting around Benzar. This is going to be a hard decision for me if we should continue the mission or just abort. If I can only find the Intrepid, this wouldn't happen and I would be in Starbase 1 awaiting repairs on Enterprise-D. I just hope that my crew can find them in time."
On the bridge…
After his latest log, Picard came back to the bridge. As the door opened, Picard stormed to the bridge in a hurry. He looked really desperate to find the USS Intrepid.
"Everybody, to the meeting room," said Picard. "Number One, send the replacement officers to the bridge."
Everybody stopped what he or she was concentrating on and stood up. They slowly walked to the meeting room and finally conversed amongst each other. Picard broke through the verbal wall as he interrupted the conversation with a scream and a bang on the table.
"Slams fist on the table. GUYS," screamed Picard as he got everybody's attention. "Now that I have your attention, how can we find Captain Laredo's crew!"
Commander Riker said, "I'm not quite sure, sir, but we have some evidence of the remnants of Intrepid."
Picard answered, "Well what is it?"
"Well, sir, we sent a search party down to Benzar but found no sign of the crew of the Intrepid. But, what we found was a burnt hull plate of the Intrepid. From what I saw it might have fell after hit from a phaser. The science team is still finding out where the blast came from."
Picard follows on with the evidence, "Well that might lead to the reason why the Intrepid left Benzar. But, what I need to know is how we can find this ship! We have evidence why they left, but we need to find "where" they are."
Most of the crewmembers were stumped by the question. But, it was Lt. Geordi LaForge who saved the day for the bridge officers.
"I think I can do something in this mission, sir." Told Geordi.
Picard asked, "Really?"
"Yes, sir. It has come to my attention that the USS Intrepid is a new breed of Intrepid-class ships. Well I can track the ship down since they use dilithium crystals. If they dispense the remains of the crystals in a microscopic form, I might be able to track them down." Said Geordi.
"What if the remains from the crystals are too small for you to see? Or what if the crystals lead us into a big circle without an ending?" said Dr. Beverly Crusher.
"I guess that might be a problem." Said Lt. LaForge.
"What I might suggest is to go with what we have." Said Counselor Troi.
"I agree, Geordi and Data, find where the crystals are. The rest will just wait for further orders." Said Picard.
Then, for a minute a sudden pause lurked in the meeting room. No one talked or even move a single muscle in their body. The code of silence was soon broken as Picard spoke.
"Dismissed." Said Picard.
All of the crewmembers flew out like a swarm of bees as they got out of the meeting room. Picard stayed in the meeting room, thinking to himself, "Was this a good idea to continue the mission? Am I willing enough to risk my life, my crewmembers, and destroying the Enterprise?"
Picard snapped out of his thoughts and went out of the meeting room. Before he heard the hiss of the door, he fixed his wrinkled, red uniform and cleared his mucus-congested throat. The door opened as he walked through the bridge.
Picard sat on his seat and pressed his communications button in his tan chair.
"Engineering, this is Picard. Geordi, how is the search for the crystal trail?" called Picard.
"Data and I found clear traces of crystal particles leading out of the planet, sir. To find where they are, we might need to need to run on warp 3, sir." Said Geordi.
Data goes into the conversation and said, "Sir, I will send you our information to the screen. Do you mind us doing that, sir?"
Picard obviously agreed to that offer. In Picard's head he was thinking, "We're getting there. We're getting there. I just hope we can get there. Here we come Intrepid."
Picard is getting closer and closer to the USS Intrepid. What will happen to Picard's ship as he follows the trail to the Intrepid? Find out in the third part of:
Klingon Attack