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<h3 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">USS FEYNMAN: Resolute-->Home</h3> | |||
<h4 style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Arial'; color: royalblue; font-weight: bold;">by | |||
Andrew Catterick 2-18-1996</h4> | |||
SD:80218.1400<br> | |||
MD:1.1400<br> | |||
Scene: RESOLUTE Banquet Room<br> | |||
The banquet had continued for several hours and was, in fact, | |||
beginning to wind down when the interruption from the RESOLUTE's bridge | |||
came over the comm-link. | |||
[Captain we are approaching home sector.] | |||
"Secure from stardrive and follow procedure." Tauk replied. | |||
[I obey.] | |||
Tauk turned to his counterpart. "Well captain, regrettably, it | |||
seems time for this feast to come to an end. There is much my officers | |||
and I must do and I am sure there are things you and you officers must | |||
attend to." | |||
Zane stood, smiling. "I have enjoyed myself here very much but | |||
you are correct. Duty calls." | |||
Tauk summoned his first officer and instructed him to oversee | |||
ship operations while Tauk escorted the FEYNMAN officers to the | |||
transporter room. | |||
________________________________________________________________________<br> | |||
Scene: RESOLUTE transporter room<br> | |||
As the FEYNMAN staff assembled on the pad Tauk turned to the transporter | |||
operator. "It is time for your break. I will handle the transport. | |||
Return in one deca." | |||
The young officer looked at his captain suspiciously. "I obey." | |||
Before the FEYNMAN officers had time to question Tauk's | |||
intentions he had initiated transport. As the officers began to fade | |||
Zane realized he was being held behind. Bounding down from the pad | |||
and wishing he had concealed a weapon as his CSO had suggested he | |||
confronted Tauk. "What is the meaning of this? What have you done with | |||
my officers?" | |||
Tauk raised a hand. "Forgive me captain but there was no other | |||
way. I must speak with you unobserved." He patted the transporter. "Your | |||
officers are safely stored. When I transport you back to your ship they | |||
will materialize with you, not knowing what has transpired." | |||
Zane was confused and said so. | |||
"You maybe in danger captain, I had to warn you." | |||
"Danger from what?" | |||
"From my people." | |||
"Perhaps we better start from the beginning..." | |||
"I agree." Tauk took a deep breath and began... | |||
"This is a galaxy does not have the numbers or diversity of | |||
cultures which your own does. 4000 years ago we determined that there | |||
were no more races to find. The civilization we had built was the only | |||
one that could exist. It was our Golden Age. We were a peaceful race | |||
with no fear of external threats we turned towards the pursuits of culture, | |||
of knowledge. But then the wormhole was found and our worlds changed | |||
forever. We discovered your galaxy and the races it contained. We | |||
hungered for more knowledge. We became explorers. | |||
Up until then we had led a sheltered existence but as the ideas, | |||
and values of your galaxy's races began to filter back to our worlds | |||
things began to change. Some were for our good but just as many became | |||
detrimental to our society. Many argued that the | |||
exploration and contact must stop. This group of isolationists became | |||
very strong eventually rivalling thepower of the central authority. | |||
Inevitably war broke out. It was a terrible war filled with | |||
unspeakable atrocities. It ended our exploration but in so doing so | |||
ended our civilization. We were plunged into a Dark Ages that was to | |||
last for almost 2000 years. | |||
Slowly we began to rebuild, to reclaim what once was. And then | |||
we rediscovered the wormhole. And again the debate raged. It was | |||
reasoned that we had learned from our mistakes that we could not remain | |||
in isolation. We would explore but would do so slowly. We sent out | |||
probes and began to monitor your Federation. It seemed to mirror our own | |||
notions of discovery and peace. Many wanted to contact you, many did | |||
not. Eventually it was agreed that the probe you found would be sent. | |||
A probe that would take centuries to reach you..." | |||
"But we found it too soon." Zane concluded. | |||
"Yes. It was hoped by the time we made contact the isolationist | |||
elements would have lost their support. They have not. They pervade | |||
our society, and I embarassed to say that the navy...my ship...reflects | |||
this. There are many who argue the wormhole should be destroyed. But | |||
now you are here and that complicates things. It is one thing to destroy | |||
the wormhole. It is another to murder. My people are very passionate | |||
and our ancestors were very brutal. After the lessons of the Civil War | |||
we have learned to curb our violent passions but they are there. | |||
And you must be wary of them." | |||
"What of your government? Where do they stand?" Zane asked. | |||
"Our leader favours contact but many of his ministers do not. He | |||
must show that contact does not threaten it helps. You must remember | |||
this in your negotiations. But we have lingered too long I must return | |||
you before some of my officers become suspicious." | |||
______________________________________________________________________<br> | |||
Scene: Transporter Room. USS FEYNMAN<br> | |||
Has soon as the group had fully materialized Zane turned to | |||
Onta. "Commander I want a staff briefing in the Observation Lounge in 20 | |||
minutes." | |||
"Aye sir." | |||
Zane exited the room leaving his surprised officers behind. He | |||
had much to consider. | |||
_______________________________________________________________________<br> | |||
Scene: Observation Lounge<br> | |||
Having filled his officers in on his secret discussion with Tauk | |||
Zane addressed them. "I am quite frankly at a lost and I value your | |||
observations and suggestions on this matter with the Cesephalians and the | |||
unexplained happenings on this ship. We will be arriving at their home | |||
world in 3 hours and I would like a better understanding before we do so." | |||
He turned to face the officer who spoke first." | |||
<<<NRPG>>> | |||
Hmmmm......:) | |||
Andy. | |||
