Chapter 3: Crossing
"Captain's Log, July 21, 2382AD, Stardate 46892.3: We are about to enter the Stargate, apparently it can accommodate our size due to Amanda's abilities only becoming unusable on the other side, outside the event horizon. This and all logs to date are to be shipped to Starfleet Command in a databurst just as we cross over. Captain Janet Lars, commanding officer, USS Arcturus."
The Arcturus seemed so small as it got closer to the Stargate; this was in fact true, Amanda/Q was shrinking it the closer it got.
The chill that hit everyone aboard the ship as it entered the wormhole was new; something no one had ever felt before and for Cmdr. Gerani, a real shock. Hi'Ak are used to warm climates and are also very sensitive to touch and tactile sensations, so react highly to them. Her Starfleet uniform helped, but it did still chill her more than other crew, it also aroused her like never before. Shaking it off, the ship rematerialized on the other side, in another universe, through a massive Stargate (as they would later find out, a Supergate, 5km in diameter) in the Andromeda Galaxy. Systems came on line and when the star charts updated themselves, and everyone was found to be okay and the ship functional, everyone was amazed to be in the Andromeda Galaxy. For what it was initially worth, it could have been back in their own universe for the fact that they were tens of millions of lightyears from Earth in a completely other galaxy, in another universe as well.
"Cmdr. How is the ship and what do we do now?" Capt. Lars asked her friend.
"Amanda, any help here?" Cmdr. Gerani asked as well.
"Well, I am glad we're all alive and in one piece first. As to what to do now, explore?" Amanda replied.
"From what sensors report and what the Q know of this universe, most things should function as you'd expect them to back in our universe. But, thinkg like my Q powers are gone. I though can sense things that we don't have in our universe." She continued.
"Okay, I am going to suggest was find a habitable planet to call "home" for the moment, as we take stock of resources locally that we can use. Also, we know the Stargate is here should we need it (if we can figure out how to use it)." Capt. Lars suggested.
"By the way, what is the date now here, so I can keep my logs accurate, in this universe?" the Captain asked aloud.
Punching in some commands, Science Officer Lt. Steh replied "it looks like the year around 2020AD, I can't give a stardate though, as there's no reference points in this universe that make sense, Mme."
"What, we've travelled over 350 years into the past?" the Lt. continued.