Part 4
"Now," Adama began. "We should go over to your ship for our inspection, but first…Colonel Tigh, signal Fleet Headquarters to stand down from this alert, by my authorization as Commander and Councilor. Then recall Blue Squadron and order Captain Apollo and Lieutenant Boomer to meet us in Alpha Bay. Then, launch Green Squadron for inner patrol duty. Finally, send out an emergency Full Council meeting request on board the Galactica for as soon as possible."
"Yes, Sir," Tigh replied before departing to the Bridge. "Now, you," Adama began while turning to address the Warriors in the conference room,. "On your oath as warriors, not a word of this will pass your lips until the whole Council has been informed and an official press notification made." The Warriors all chorused "Yes, Commander," at Adama's orders. Adama then stood up. "Gentlemen, please follow me back to the Alpha Bay where we'll meet my escorts while I visit your ship." Adama waved for his warriors to continue their escort duties.
A few minutes later the Colonial and Starfleet officers all arrived at the Alpha Bay location where the Starfleet officers had arrived. There, Captain Apollo was waiting with a couple of deck crewmen who had quickly briefed him on the fantastical arrival of the Starfleet personnel. He gave the Starfleet officers a quick appraising look, noting that one, Spock, was an unknown to him alien, and shook his head. Not quite believing all he had heard.
"Father, Boomer landed in Beta Bay. He's on the tram and should be here in a centon. What's going on?"
After giving Apollo an understanding look Adama began, "Captain, gentlemen, this is my oldest son, Strike Leader, and Blue Squadron leader, Captain Apollo."
"Captain," Kirk greeted for his party while bowing his head slightly. Just then Lieutenant Boomer stepped over from the tram station. "Commander," he simply asked.
Adama beamed a bright smile at both of his warriors. "You two will be my escorts while Captain Kirk gives me a tour of his ship, the Enterprise." Apollo began to become a little nervous, but kept it well hidden. What will teleporting be like, he asked himself.
Kirk then passed the translator to Spock and retrieved his communicator from his hidden equipment belt.
"Our transmitter," Spock simply explained.
"Kirk to Enterprise," he began in a normal voice.
"Uhura, here, Captain."
"Tell the transporter room to standby to beam us back. We will have three guests. We are at our original coordinates." Then he whispered a few quick instructions.
"Yes, Captain," Uhura replied.
Kirk and his party spread themselves out in a loose circle while waving for Adama, Apollo, and Boomer to join them in their ring. Then Kirk spoke a final instruction. "Energize!"
Upon arriving in the transporter room Kirk and the rest of his party quickly stepped down off the pads.
"I have them suspended in transit as requested, Captain," the transporter chief announced. Then four more security team members, one with a boson's pipe, arrived and lined themselves up on one side of the room.
"Over there," Kirk waved to Paulson and Drake. They quickly understood and joined their fellow security force members. At the same time Kirk, Spock, and McCoy formed their own line before the transporter control console.
"Energize," Kirk commanded.
For Adama, Apollo, and Boomer, it was like they blinked their eyes and the found themselves instantly, almost magically, in new surroundings. They all immediately saw the honor guard standing at attention, then Captain Kirk and his officers, likewise standing before what was obviously the control station for the transporter. They instantly stood at attention themselves.
The security team member with the Bosun's pipe then sounded the traditional three note call for visiting officers. The transporter chief then announced, "Commander, Battlestar Galactica Arriving."
"Welcome aboard the Enterprise, Commander," Kirk then greeted. "Please step down from the transporter." As Adama, with a pleased smile, Apollo, and Boomer stepped down, he turned to the security detail. " Paulson and Drake, your are dismissed to normal duties with the rest of your detail. Clark and Johnson will remain as honor escorts for the Commander."
"Aye, aye, Captain," the security detail leader replied.
"Commander," Kirk then began. "If you don't mind, we'll stop at my bridge so I can get a ship's status report before we begin your tour."
"By all means, Captain," Adama replied.
"First things, though," Kirk replied while stepping over to the transporter room's equipment locker where he took out three earpieces. "These are tied into the ship's internal communication system and the universal translator. You will be able to hear everything, but if you need to speak then please use the portable translator we've been using." Spock then handed the device over to Adama who held it carefully while placing the earpiece into his left ear. Apollo and Boomer did likewise.
"Please follow me to the turbolift, gentlemen," Kirk said while leading the Colonials, Spock, McCoy and their new security detail out of the transporter room, down the corridor, and into a turbolift. The familiar term had the Colonials hopeful that they wouldn't feel completely lost on the Enterprise. They all noted the lighter colors and atmosphere in the Federation starship. The colorful uniform tunics added to the brightness and cheerfulness they saw around them. They all looked askance at the, to them, scantily clad female crew-members they passed by. They noted that the women looked completely at ease with their dress. They then reasoned that the differences between styles as probable differences in cultural outlook. All three had seen their share of women's clothing styles.
"Jim, if you don't mind," McCoy began. "I'd like to make my rounds through Sick Bay. I'll meet up with you later."
"That's fine, Bones," Kirk replied. McCoy then stood to one side to wait for the next turbolift. When all that were going were in the turbolift, Kirk grasped and twisted the contol handle and said, "Bridge!"
As the turbolift began making a whirling sound, the Colonials saw a display that showed they were moving horizontally then vertically, but they felt no movement at all.
"You have very fine gravity control," Adama commented , Apollo and Boomer nodded their agreements.
"Thank you, Commander," Kirk replied. "And you have atmospheric retention force fields."
The turbolift then ended its travel, and with their normal whoosh, the doors opened. Kirk quickly stepped out first, heading toward his center seat. Spock took his place at the Sensor- Library Computer station.
"Captain, on the Bridge," Uhura announced. "Welcome back." Sulu surrendered the center seat and retook his place at the helm. The Colonials noted the small, almost spartan, appearance of the Enterprise's bridge compared to their own.
"Status report," Kirk ordered.
"All systems are operational, except the Warp Drive. We're maintaining standard orbit and keeping station with the Galactica," Sulu replied.
"Sickbay reports all injured crew members have been released to normal or light duty," Uhura announced.
Just then the intercom whistled. "Engineering to Bridge," called a familiar Scottish brough. Kirk pushed his intercom button. "Go ahead, Scotty."
"Warp Power and Warp Drive are back on-line. We're a little jury-rigged, but we're capable of all warp speeds, except Warp Eight or Emergency Speeds. Full repairs will require a few more hours." Everyone, but Spock, on the Bridge brightened at the news. Spock did internally note the speed of Scotty's repairs and competency as a credit to the ability of the human and his crew members.
"Good Job, Scotty. I have a party from the Galactica onboard for a inspection tour. "Is everything ship-shape down there?"
"Aye, Captain."
"We'll be by in a little bit, Bridge out," Kirk then shut off his microphone.
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Captain Omega, the Galactica's main Bridge officer sat at his station monitoring the Enterprise on his instruments as they orbited Caprica together. A light on his console immediately caught his attention. It was the energy reading for the Enterprise, the apparent power output displayed climbed rapidly then ran off the instrument's scale.
"Colonel," Omega began.
"Yes, Captain," Tigh replied from behind him.
"Energy readings from the Enterprise have increased are off the scale!"
"Signal them," Tigh ordered. Omega quickly made the call. "Galactica, calling the Enterprise."
"Enterprise, here," Uhura replied.
"We've noticed a massive energy spike from you on our instruments," Tigh announced.
"Please know that our main power and propulsion systems are now operational," Uhura replied.
"Very, well, Enterprise," Tigh said while indicating that Omega was to end the call. What a little power house, he thought wistfully of their guests.
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"Now, let's begin your inspection tour," Kirk announced while getting up from the center seat. "First, this the Enterprise's Bridge." He then pointed our the various stations: communications, library computer, engineering, helm, and navigation stations. "Now, let's show you the rest of the ship. Mr. Spock, you have the Con."
"Yes, Captain," Spock replied as he changed seats. Kirk then led his guests and honor guards back to the turbolift. He led them to the ship's science labs then to the engine room. There they found Scotty leading some of his technicians though some of the remaining repairs.
"Captain," Scotty called when he saw the tour party arrive.
"Commander, this is my Chief Engineer, Commander Montgomery Scott."
"Commander," Adama greeted while Apollo and Boomer took in the remarkably quiet engine room of the Enterprise.
"Please let me show you around, Commander, gentlemen," Scotty said. He then showed them the Impulse Drive and Auxiliary Power reactor controls, then the Warp Reactor and Drive controls. Finally, he showed them his system monitoring station.
"What is Warp Drive?" Adama finally asked at the end of the look around the Enterprise's engine room.
"Our main propulsion, is a matter-antimatter reactor whose plasma products are channeled up to the Warp Drive Nacelles where they warp the Space-time continuium propelling the Enterprise to high multiples of the speed of light," Scotty answered. "Our Impulse drive is similar to your's on the Galactica."
"Anti-Matter!" Boomer exclaimed. "That's quite the source of power. Our reactors use Tylium in a fusion type reaction."
"Yes, much like our Impulse and Auxilliary power reactors," Scotty repeated.
"What's your highest rated speed?" Adama asked. Scotty took a quick, inquiring look at Captain Kirk who held up seven fingers.
"Three hundred and forty three times the speed of light," Scotty said.
"Frak," both Apollo and Boomer said under their breath. Adama, just mightily impressed, just caught his breath.
"That brings up another question," Kirk interjected. "We noticed at the Galactica's approach that you were traveling at what we call Warp One, the speed of light, presumably just with your impulse drive. How do you prosecute your war with the Cylons when limited to Warp One?"
"We do have another drive system, the Maron Drive. It instantly transitions us from the outskirts of one solar system to another."
"So," Scotty began. "You use your impulse drive to reach a low gravity potential space, then activate your Maron jump drive, and then, instantly you are in the next solar system?"
"Essentially," Boomer and Adama replied together. Scotty's brow furrowed as he began to put an idea together in his mind.
"Now, if you will follow me we'll continue out tour," Kirk said. He then led them to the sick bay, Where Dr. McCoy showed them the Ward, Operating Room, and Medical Lab. Then Kirk led the Colonials to the arboretum and to the flight deck where he pointed out that the Enterprise did carry a pair of shuttles, but only used them in limited circumstances. The tour ended in the in the briefing room. There they all sat down, while Kirk pressed an intercom button. "Kirk to Bridge."
"Spock, here."
"I've just brought the Commander and his escorts to the Briefing Room, I would like you to meet us here."
"Yes, Captain," Spock replied. While Spock was on his way down from the Bridge, Kirk picked up a handful of data cards and sorted through them.
"Would you all like some refreshments?" He asked his guests. When he saw a nod from Adama and heard Apollo's "Sure," he first placed a pale blue data card into the synthesizer slot. A moment later after a small chime the synthesizer's door opened and he retrieved a pitcher of water and and a stack of paper cups from the machine and placed them on the Briefing Room's table.
"Of course!" Boomer exclaimed. "Tranporter technology!"
"Similar, but simpler," Kirk replied while placing a green card into the synthesizer's data slot. A few seconds later he placed a small fruit tray, complete with serving tongs and paper saucers, on the table. Spock arrived then and sat at the room's computer station.
"Commander," Kirk began. "How long do you think it will be before your Council is assembled on the Galactica?"
"At least another four centars (the translator said hours)."
"Spock, would it be to our benefit to make a quick tour of the Cyrannus system for close sensor scans of the Twelve Colonies? Then we can show the Commander a bit how a Starship operates."
"Indubitably, Captain," Spock replied. "The scans would reveal the extent of the Colonial's terraforming efforts and how they are maintained."
"Captain,"Adama interrupted. "I would hate to delay the Council meeting, but with your reported Warp drive capabilities, it doesn't sound like the tour would take too long. Still, I would like a flight plan for this tour transmitted to the Galactica and Fleet headquarters on Caprica before we begin."
"Spock," Kirk said simply.
"I'll mark up a flight plan and transmit it right away." At that Spock began to compose the plan on the Briefing Room's computer."