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Chapter Four
Born Of Fire
Ambassador Picard stood looking out over the large auditorium where in just a few minutes the counsel for the Federation would be meeting and part of the discussion would be whether or not to allow Omega 4 into the Federation. Many opposed their acceptance on the grounds that the Omegans were carriers of a virus left over from their third world war wherein biological weapons were used. Many in Star Fleet Intelligence as well as Section 31 oppose the acceptance of Omega 4 into the Federation; and Section 31 has suggested that Star Fleet go to war with Omega 4 in order to beat them back to their planet, take away their ability to leave their planet so they can't inflict their disease on anyone. In Jean-Luc's eyes this would be disastrous for the Federation, and he was not the only one who held this view.
While he stood there Captains Riker and Data walked toward him, both with concerned looks on their faces. "What are we going to do about this?" Riker asked. "I'm not sure, but I think that Ambassador Spock is back and has agreed to speak for the Omegans. He seems to know how to get people to listen, so I suggest that we follow his lead" Picard replied. Both Captains agreed and the three of them walked down the stairwell to the auditorium.
Over the next few minutes people began to come in and take their respective seats while the counsel came in and sat down in their seats. Mr. Spock came in the Vulcan to Earth ambassador's seat which was next to Picard. Mr. Spock looked at Picard and nodded and said "Mr. Ambassador," and Picard nodded (smiling) and said "Mr. Ambassador." Then both solemnly looked to the front.
The time went by slowly as the counsel dealt with the mundane business of the Federation and Star Fleet until finally the last item on the docket was the induction of Omega 4 into the Federation.
The Counsel Chairman spoke: "We have an application by the planet Omega 4 which the inhabitants call 'Earth' to join the Federation. I have read the application, they are technologically enough to be added. They do have one draw-back and that is a virus that was left over from their third world war, that when they come into contact with other races those races have to stay with them for 72 hours in order to allow the virus to go dormant and then it won't be a problem. Is this correct?"
One of the council members said "It is correct Mr. Chairman, and this is why many of us don't believe that they have any right to join the Federation. As a matter of fact many of us, myself included, believe that their ships should be taken from them and them not allowed to leave their planet so they can't spread this virus."
It was at that time that Spock arose and said "Members of the Counsel, may I speak?" The Chairman indicated for him to speak and he continued: "I was present in 2262 when the Enterprise and Exeter discovered this planet. I bore witnessed to the things that these people will do to survive. Within thirty years after we left these people were building space ships out of rubble. When the Romulans destroyed their ship yards in 2290, they turned around and built a battleship for space and a star carrier. Each of these ships was twice the size of any ship that Star Fleet currently has. They carried on a war with the Romulans until the Romulans sued for peace.
The Hancock, one of their latest star carriers, is five thousand, five hundred and fifty feet in length and Seventeen hundred feet in width. The ship is six hundred feet in depth. It is heavily plated with titanium armor plating. It has deflector screens and full shields. It carries over one hundred fighter craft; their most recent is called the 'Edi Ucav Talon' which has artificial intelligence to help the pilot in hitting the target. The ship has two turrets of sixteen inch guns that shoot one thousand pound shells with a cobalt tip. One turret is on top, and one is on the bottom. On each turret is three sixteen inch guns, three eight inch guns (which shoots five hundred pound shells), and three five inch guns which will shoot either explosive shells or regular, whichever is needed.
If you intend to take these people on, you need to know what you are in for. This one carrier could take on about a half a dozen of Star Fleet's finest warships and then, because it has jump drive technology, it could jump out of the battle safely, and then jump back when our ships least expect it.
Now while the Hancock is in the Delta Quadrant right now, they have two more of these carriers—The Enterprise SCVAN 42; and The Cloud Williams SCVAN 43. You do not want to go to war with these people. They are battle hardened, and war is all they know. They were born in fire.
Right now they are talking about building exploration ships—science ships. They want to call the first one The Newton after Sir Isaac Newton and the other The Galileo after Galileo Galilei. They are willing to work with Federation scientists to clear up their atmosphere and get rid of the virus in their bodies, but if you try to take their ships from them beware because you will find yourselves engaged in the worst war the Federation has ever engaged in. Remember these people came through a nuclear and biological world war, and I doubt the Federation has anything that could top that." Then Spock sat down.
A voice from the floor stated "Vulcans are always suggesting caution, if they had their way we wouldn't be in space today." Another said "Amen to that."
Then Spock stood up and turned and said "If humans would approach things with a little more caution they wouldn't set off as many wars as they do." Picard smiled and said "Amen."
Another person said "Maybe these people don't deserve to be in space." There were several amens.
Picard rose up and said "Who are we to tell the Omegans that they cannot go into space. They are there, and have neither asked for nor received help from us. We cannot hope to win in any war with them. We are not ready for the kind of war they would give us. They are still using nuclear weapons, is that what you want?" and a hush fell on the crowd.
The chairman then stood up and asked: "They still have nuclear weapons?"
Picard said "They have them, and only intend to use them as a last resort. The captain of their Saratoga used nuclear weapons on a borg cube as a last resort, and when that didn't work she rammed the cube after tying all eight nuclear reactors together along with her seven remaining nuclear missiles and this destroyed the Borg cube."
The chairman said "This is something we will have to look at in a later session, but I don't feel we have enough information to make an informed decision. Meanwhile, I have heard a lot of talk about going to war with these people so let me make myself clear. Do not agitate them, we cannot afford to go to war with them under any circumstance." With that being said he dismissed the counsel and everyone left.