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Ellara was woken abruptly the next morning to frantic beeps from her comm. She groaned in irritation before flipping it open and growling out, "What?!"
"Counsellor Lat'toy, could you please come to the bridge." came the voice of Lieutenant Sulu.
Ellara sighed, rolling her eyes at the vague answer. "I'll be there in five minutes." she replied, hopping out of bed and walking to her bathroom.
Looking in the mirror, she was greeted with a terrifying sight. Her hair was sticking up everywhere, and she had huge bags under her eyes. Ellara let out another large sigh before getting to work on fixing her appearance.
Once she was dressed and looked relatively Rendorian again, Ellara rushed out of her room to the elevator up to the bridge. It was a relatively short ride, one in which she slapped herself multiple times to stay awake. When she arrived, she found the Captain, Commander Spock, Lieutenant Uhura, Doctor McCoy and Lieutenant Sulu huddled around a table. The Captain glanced up at her arrival, and his face spread out in a large grin. "Counsellor, please, come on over." he gestured to the table.
Ellara apprehensively walked over, not entirely sure she trusted him just yet. Captain Kirk waved his hand at the map the others were looking at, and she was shocked to find the layout of the Zellphori sector. "What is this?" Ellara asked cautiously, confused as to what was going on.
"We've just received a message from command. They want us to visit Rendoria." Kirk supplied, the stupid grin still on his face.
Ellara raised an eyebrow, gesturing for him to continue. He didn't seem to notice, so she prompted him further. "Why am I here then?"
This time it was Commander Spock who spoke up. "The Captain believes it would be beneficial to have you on the away team, as you are the only one on the ship who knows what it is like on Rendoria Six."
"And I don't know how to speak Rendorian, unfortunately." Uhura chipped in, disappointed at her lack of knowledge in the language.
Ellara made a mental note to ask her if she wanted to be taught after this whole debacle was over. "What's the mission?" she questioned, wanting to know why it was so important.
Rendoria VI wasn't really known for having anything precious, or worth a lot of money. That was one of the two reasons that they didn't do much trade outside of their own planet. They had all they needed. The other was that most of Rendoria hated outsiders, and would rather fight their own kind then speak civilly to anyone else.
"We're just supposed to check up on each of the sectors, see if they need anything from the Federation, and make sure the planet isn't violating any rules. It's still new to the Federation, so things like this are usually expected in the first few years." Kirk answered, shifting from being happy to much more serious.
Nodding once, Ellara thought over what she knew. "Zellphori is probably going to have a few violations. They hated the entire idea, and have been trying to spark a rebellion. They might try to find a new planet soon," she scoffed, remembering how many times they had had to relocate an entire civilization due to Zellphori's stupidity. "The Galleck sector might have a few small ones; they usually try to avoid everyone, and don't really care about anything unless it impacts them harshly. Same with people in the Leurielle sector, my home. The Yantaro sector will be ridiculously proud that the Federation is visiting, and absolutely everything will be up to code. They were really happy when Rendoria joined."
The Captain took in the information, frowning. "And the one we're looking at now…?" he let the unasked question hang.
"That's the Zellphori sector." Ellara answered, glancing around the terrain. Her eyes landed on a small town, so inconspicuous no one else would see it, but she quickly looked away. Not there.
Captain Kirk sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Well, that's where we're going first. Get the worst part over with. Is there like a leader or a president of each sector?" he asked, looking increasingly frustrated.
It struck Ellara how little Starfleet knew about her home planet. She supposed it had to do with their closed nature, and the stubbornness to accept the Federation in the southern sectors. Ellara would have to guide them through it with a ridiculous amount of patience, then. "Each town has a leader, and they all convene at a designated city when they need to meet. You're going to have to send a mission to High Command in the Middle. They take care of all the meet ups and outside visitors."
When Ellara looked up, she saw everyone around the table staring at her with varying degrees of confusion. Rolling her eyes, Ellara zoomed out on the map, and pointed to a giant circle in the Middle. It was located where all the sectors met. There was one on the other side of the planet as well, but that one was where the High Priests and Priestesses were raised before they were old enough to contribute to society. She pointed at High Command, saying, "They're the ones you need to talk to. They'll then send a message to all the leaders of the Zellphori sector, telling them where they need to meet up. The leaders will then beam to the city hall in the aforementioned town, which is where we'll beam down. That's how it works."
The Captain clapped his hands, the grin returned to his face. "Alright. Uhura, if you would?" he gestured to the Lieutenant, who quickly rushed to her station to open a comm link.
"Ellara, I might need you to translate." Kirk said. "And talk." he quickly added on.
Ellara sighed, really not enjoying how her morning was going. She moved to stand beside the Captain as the face of a member of High Command appeared on screen. "I'm Captain James Kirk of the starship Enterprise." he introduced himself, his face appearing professional once again.
"I am Linder of High Command. What is your request?" the man on screen asked, looking bored.
"On behalf of the Federation, we'd like to have a meeting with the leaders of the Zellphori sector." the Captain said.
Linder perked up, clearly interested. "Right away, sir. Just give me a moment to find a town…"
He frowned at something on the computer beside him, before saying, "If you'd please beam down to Neutris, you'll find everyone you need there."
The Captain nodded, and the comm link closed. "See, that wasn't so hard." he exclaimed, before catching the ashen look on Ellara's face.
At hearing the name of the town, Ellara had begun to shake her head. "Not there, anywhere but there." she muttered, looking from the Captain to the black screen.
"Hey hey hey, it's alright. You can do this." he said, rubbing her arm, although he wasn't sure what was wrong.
Ellara swallowed, before nodding and mumbling her quiet acceptance.
The Captain nodded as well before sending everyone off to get ready. They would meet in the transporter room before beaming down to Rendoria.
Ellara practically ran to her room, eager to get out of the curious gazes of the crew. This wasn't going to be pleasant. Once she was in her quarters, she pulled out her Starfleet issued uniform and got changed. As counsellor, it wasn't necessarily required of her to wear a uniform, and she found the civilian clothes made her seem friendlier. Unless the Captain were to tell her to stop, she would continue on doing so.
Making her way to the transporter, Ellara felt a strange sort of excitement. She supposed it had to do with the fact that her colleagues would soon be seeing where she came from, and it was giving her a sense of pride.
With a soft smile, Ellara stepped onto the pad as she heard the Captain say "Energize."
So, chapter seven, finally finished. Not gonna lie, the update once a week thing is much easier to do, and will definitely be more helpful once school starts up again. This chapter is a bit more of a filler, with just the announcement of where Ellara and the bridge crew were headed. Personally, I have no idea if Starfleet checks up on its planets after they join, but it seems like a good idea. And it gives me the excuse to write about Rendoria haha. We're definitely gonna see her dad soon, not in the next chapter, but the one after that. Gotta have some father/daughter bonding time. BTW, the timing of the visit and other... things... mentioned are intentional. There is a reason this is happening right now, and it's very important. Also, I'm still wondering if anyone's gonna figure out why I've dropped hints about it being ten years. Like, idk if it's either extremely painfully obvious or no one knows. Either way, some very big things happening soon. Also, a little bit of Spock/Ellara action coming up, but not too much. We're going to see a very different side of her next chapter. :) So, I hope you enjoyed, still looking for a beta haha, please leave a comment or some constructive criticism, it's always welcome, and I can't wait to post the next chapter!
Also: to pearl. clark. 129 Every time I try to write your name all together, it just automatically goes to .129, idk why, so very sorry about that.
Zephyr169: That's so great to hear, and honestly, I always look forward to writing these.
booklover1798: You'll have to wait and see. The little rascal, haha!
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Updated August 18th, 2016.