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From: vt102@ac.dal.ca
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Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative
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Subject: A meets D (Repost, ask and ye shall get)
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Message-ID: <1992Feb26.122121.3813@ac.dal.ca>
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Date: 26 Feb 92 16:21:21 GMT
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Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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It was a cold night. Absolutely cold. Absolutely dark, and
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very very empty. In the distance, if there had been eyes to see
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it, they would have seen a sight that few people at all ever see
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(unless they go to movies a lot).
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Travelling at well over warp one, warp two, or a whole lot
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of other warp factors, came the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D,
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the new version, and we shall follow them through their newest
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adventure on board the new enterprise, in this,
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STAR TREK, THE NEXT GENERATION MEETS THE FIRST GENERATION (AND
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MAYBE SOME IN BETWEEN) THE MOTION PICTURE (EVEN THOUGH IT'S
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REALLY THE SEVENTH STAR TREK FILM).
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"Captain's log, stardate 4321.0. We have been in orbit of
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the Earth of 1991 for two weeks. after we came here to escape the
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Federation's pursuits of the Enterprise after our saving of the
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klingon-human peace treaty. They wanted to decommission this
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vessel, but they will not succeed. I intend to run until I can no
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longer, or until my toupee needs washing."
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With a satisfied look on his face, Captain James Tiberius
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Kirk replaced the automated log recording module into its
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receptacle, and looked at the viewscreen. It was currently
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showing a view of a drive-in movie somewhere outside San
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Francisco. "It's a bitch to park this thing in one of those
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little spaces, and why try to sneak the entire crew into the
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trunk of a car when we can watch it from orbit anyway?" Kirk had
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said to Spock in their token argument over laws. On the bridge
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were Kirk, Spock, Chekov, and ensign Booger, manning the helm in
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Sulu's absence. As usual, Chekov was staring intently at the
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screen while Spock and Kirk made bets as to how long it would
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take for him to blink.
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"Captain, I find it most unusual as to why Mr. Chekov would
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not desire to blink his eyes while regarding the movie.
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Furthermore, It seems totally illogical that he would be so
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interested in the human sexual act anyway. Five credits says he
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won't blink till it's over." said Spock in his dry way.
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"Spock, how can you say that? of course he's staring at the
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movie! This is Debbie does Dallas! It's a classic! how can one
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not stare? By the way, Spock, why are you still calling me
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Captain? Try to be more casual."
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Spock thought this over. Naturally, the captain would side
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with Chekov, they were both human. And as for his being more
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casual in the future, he would try his best given the research
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into this era's slang and popular speech he had done.
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"Mr Scott, this is Kirk. why don't you come up to the
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bridge, we should be trying to get back home soon, and I want to
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make one final bet before we leave. Chekov looks like he's in
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some kind of coma."
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"Well, sirrr, I'll trrry mae best, but Ae dinna know if Ae
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can make it up now. Put me down for twenty though." came out of
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Scotty's voice, down in engineering.
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"Very well, mr. Scott, I'll put you on the board. You should
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make it up sometime though, come on, try it! you may like it!"
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"Er, well, sir, Ae'll trrry, but Ae'm going over some,
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aaahhh, things down here, and Ae'll drop up later. hee hee"
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"Mr Scott, was that a laugh I heard? A female laugh? One
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that sounded in the midst of sexual ecstasy?" Kirk looked into
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the intercom.
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"Ahhhhh, no sirjustanoisemustgonowScottout"
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Kirk smiled to himself in happiness. "It's about time that
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bastard got laid" he thought to himself. "Spock, are your
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calculations ready for the return to our own time period yet?"
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Spock turned from his station to look at Kirk. "better try
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some of that casual speech now" thought Spock to himself.
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"Kirkaromski, asking for the calculations, yeah baron von
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kirk miester, the big Kman, Kirk-a-lurky, one and only
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kirkalonious, Evel Kirkaneviel, yeah."
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"Ah, Mr Spock, what do you think you're doing?"
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"Jimboooooo, asking me what I'm doing, the space stud, the
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man in charge, the grand fromage homme, Lord duke Jim."
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"Mr Spock maybe you can try a different for of casual speech
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next time. do you have those calculations?"
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"Sorry sir. The calculations are ready. I guessed the hell
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out of them this time."
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"Good work, Spock. We leave orbit in one hour be ready."
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"Captain's log, stardate 8943.2. The Enterprise has been
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ordered to starbase 126352347651293864196 in order to pick up a
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former crewman and friend -Wesley Crusher, and take him on as a
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fully commissioned member of the crew. His results at his
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graduation were revealed to be the best ever, and it is for this
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reason that I have given him his old spot on the bridge, as
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helmsman. While we are at starbase 126352347651293864196, we will
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also be fitted with a new type of experimental warp drive, said
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to be able to produce speeds greater than transwarp drive and
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even greater that the rise of inflation."
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"Captain, I'm picking up our destination on sensors now.
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should we place in a standard orbit around the starbase, sir?"
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"No Data, let's try something a little different, shall we?
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I want you to initiate a saucer separation and place the
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stardrive section in orbit backwards, and the saucer rolling
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along behind it. Understood?"
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"Very well, sir. Saucer now separated, settling into planned
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orbit now."
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"Damn! thought Pickard to himself."Nothing fazes him!"
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Pikard looked at the broadly grinning face of Riker, and
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grudgingly handed him ten credits. "Next time, Will." Said
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Pikard.
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In engineering, Laforge looked lovingly at the diagrams of
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the ship on the wall before him. Then, removing his visor, he
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took a strip of paper, turned around three times, then wildly
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stuck the paper on the wall. On the paper was a picture of a warp
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Nacelle. Putting his visor back on, he looked at dismay at where
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he had put it. it wasn't even touching the ship. "Well, Reg,
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looks like you win again." he said to Reg Barkley. "I'm getting
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tired of this game. There must be some better way of passing time
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than playing pin the engine on the ship."
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"Well," said Barkley "We could go down to La Holodeck for
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some fun and times." said Barkley with an expectant look on his
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face. "Wanna go?"
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"Sure, sounds great. Let's go." said Laforge as they walked
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out.
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hey arrived on holodeck 4, the largest one on the ship. It
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was lucky for them it wasn't booked. "what program do you want to
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run, Reg? sports?" asked Laforge. He felt like a good game of B-
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ball.
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"Ah, sure, Geordi, let's try one of mine." said Barkley
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absent-mindedly." Doesn't matter which one, I guess."
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"Fine," said Laforge. "Computer, Initiate Barkley sports
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program, random selection."
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"Acknowledged, initiating program five." said the computer.
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For a minute, Barkley waited, the looked shocked. "NO!
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COMPUTER! CANCEL PROGRAM FI-" It was too late. Before them stood
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Deanna Troi, wearing a leather bodysuit with holes cut for the
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breasts and crotch. She was holding a whip, and screaming for the
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two of them to take of their clothes before the program stopped
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and then disappeared, leaving Geordi and Barkley to stare at each
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other.
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"Ah, Geordi, let me explain. You see, ..."
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"Don't try to explain Reg. I don't want to know. Tell you
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what. you go back to engineering, I'll catch up in a little
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while. Since I'm here, I may as well get some work done. "
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After Barkley left, Geordi looked around, and moved to go
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himself. before he got to the door, he said "Computer, copy
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program Barkley five and name the duplicate Geordi five-b."
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He was about to do a test run before the red alert sounded.
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On the bridge, Everything was as normal, except there
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was a red alert on and every one was desperately trying to
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perform their duties, report to the captain, and think of an
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excuse to stand beside Worf so that they could look down Troi's
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uniform top like he always does.
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Pikard came out of his ready room and moved for the command
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chair. He was about to ask what had caused the alert when he saw
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it on the screen himself. There was a greenish nebula-like haze
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in front of the ship, also orbiting starbase 2634673547365167.
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"Data, reunite the saucer section, and raise shields. Riker,
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I want you to- Riker? What the devil is everyone doing at Mr
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Worf's station? Riker, get down here!"
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Everyone looked startled, then cleared their throats in
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unison and shuffled off to their stations, leaving worf to look
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pleased and Troi looking confused at what every man on the bridge
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found so interesting about Worf's console. When Riker sat down
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next to Pikard, he said, "Captain, this mass appeared in orbit a
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few minutes ago. I sounded the red alert when Lt. Worf detected a
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solid mass forming in the centre of it."
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"very well. Mr. Worf, what do sensors show now?"
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"Still indeterminate yet, sir, but it seems to be a
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starfleet vessel of the constitution class, with some battle
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damage, and a bad paint job." Said Worf in his subwoofer voice.
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All eyes but Worf's were fixed on the viewscreen. In the
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middle of the mass, a ship came out. everyone recognized it
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instantly, except for Wesley, but that was only because he didn't
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have his contacts in.
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"it's the enterprise A!" said Riker loudly. the intercom
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buzzed.
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"Captain" said Guinan from the intercom" Is everything all
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right up there?"
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"Guinan, what do you mean?"
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"Well, this doesn't seem right somehow."
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"OF COURSE IT'S NOT RIGHT YOU DIZZY BITCH! A STARSHIP JUST
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CAME OUT OF A TIMEWARP STRAIGHT AT US! DOES THAT SOUND NORMAL TO
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YOU?"
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"Actually Captain, I meant it seems a little hot. Could you
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turn down the ship's thermostat a little?"
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"Oh, sorry. there." said Pikard, twisting the big dial that
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took up the entire left panel on the arm of his chair. The knob
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on his other panel was what switched the main viewscreen between
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an external view and HBO.
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"My God! " said Pikard. "Is that what I think it is? Is
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that the Enterprise A?"
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"Wasn't that ship destroyed years ago?" asked Wesley,
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squinting at the screen in between putting in his contacts.
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"That is correct Wesley. The Enterprise A was destroyed
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exactly 87.346744743 years ago in battle with the Ferengi, after
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the Federation's first contact with that race."
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"Recommend we destroy that ship, and take their women, sir."
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said Worf in his usual manner.
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"Mr Worf, that is one thing we cannot do. By destroying that
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ship, we may be damaging the future. And besides, how can we get
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their women? we can't beam them out , their shields are up." Said
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Pikard.
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"Data, transmit to the Enterprise A: This is Jean-Luc Pikard
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of the Enterpr- I mean the, ahhh, boob! yes, that's it! This is
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The Boob. Do you require assistance?"
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On Board the Enterprise A things were just as bad.
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"Spock, sensor scan. What kind of Ship is that? " Said Kirk.
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"Big one" Thought Spock as he leaned over his sensor hood
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and hoped that McCoy wouldn't take this opportunity to goose him
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like he usually does. "The ship conforms to starfleet
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construction standards, sir, but there have been many
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advancements made. Also, I detect a WHOA!" Spock yelled and stood
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straight, everyone on the bridge looking at him and McCoy,
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standing behind him and trying to hold in his laughter and still
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stand up.
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"Doctor, please. this is serious. Spock?" said Kirk.
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"Yes, sir. As I said, that could be a federation vessel in
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the future. It is probable that we have overshot our mark in the
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time jump and have arrived in the future. That could be the next
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class of starship."
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"Right. Send to the unknown ship. This is the starship
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Enterprise. We are lowering shields and allowing you to beam
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over."
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Riker turned to Pikard. "Captain, I want to get over there."
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"Make it so, number one. " said Pikard.
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Riker Stood up, and surveyed the bridge personnel. "Data,
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Worf, Deanna, let's go."
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Beaming directly to the bridge of the Enterprise A, the away
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team startled the crew quite a bit...
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"AAAAAAAA!" screamed Kirk, as Troi's busom appeared directly
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if front of him. Chekov instantly looked her over, and got his
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stare started up again. They didn't find Worf quite as
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attractive.
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"What the hell is a Klingon doing on my ship?! Get him off!"
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Yelled Kirk.
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"Captain, I'm Wil Riker, First officer of the Enterprise. In
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the future, the Klingons are our allies. I think the best course
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of action here is to get you all back to your own proper time
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period so that the timelines won't be distorted any more than
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they have to be. For these reasons, I think it best if nobody
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from your ship beams over to the Enterprise D, and we isolate
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ourselves as well, in order to prevent the kind of thing your
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weapons officer is trying."
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All eyes turned to Chekov, where he was leaning over his
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console, talking to troi and sneaking in a quick feel where
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possible. He was about done his contour mapping of her body when
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Riker landed a hand to the back of his head. "Lay off, Russkie!
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she's my babe! Go find yourself some cheap sweatie down in
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engineering or something!" He bellowed, causing Chekov to bolt
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for the turbolift. just before the doors closed, he gave his
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destination. "deck fifteen, Lighthouse section!"
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"Well, then, I guess that's that. I agree totally with you,
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Riker. I'll not beam any of my crew over to your ship, and you
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will do likewise, except to go back yourselves. But this I have
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to know: who wins the world series, 2344?" Said Kirk.
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"Well, ahem, ahh, I really should be going now." Tapping his
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communicator, he said to beam back the away team."We'll contact
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you when we have our calculations done. by the way, the winners
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are ..." Just then the transporter cut in, and the team vanished.
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"God damn it! Why do the transporters always make things so
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frigging hard for me to find out things?!!" Asked Kirk.
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"Captain, I do not think you should have asked such a thing
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of Riker. He is a Starfleet officer, and it is against
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regulations for us to gamble, or to condone it." Said Spock.
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"What the hell do you think we were doing while Chekov was
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watching that movie then, you stupid pointy-eared dry faced never
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laughing green blooded quim head?" asked McCoy angrily.
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"Doctor, It is illogical for you to think you can insult me
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by calling me green blooded, since that is what I am, and nothing
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can change the fact. It would be as fruitless for me to attempt
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to insult you by reminding you of your IDIOTIC PRACTICE OF
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FEELING UP YOUR FEMALE PATIENTS EVERY TIME THEY GO UNDER
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ANISTETHIC!!!!"
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"Oh yeah? Well I wouldn't feel you up if you were a female
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deltan, you freak!" screamed McCoy.
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"Gentlemen, gentlemen, that's enough of that for now. Spock,
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call Chekov back to the bridge, and assume a standard orbit
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behind the Enterprise D. Doctor, I want you to apologize to
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Spock."
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"Why do I always have to apologize? He always starts it!"
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asked McCoy
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"Come on doctor, do it." said Kirk.
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"Oh, all right. Spock, I'm sorry you're a quim head" McCoy
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said, then ran laughing off the bridge before anyone could catch
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him.
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Back on the Enterprise D the away team had just gotten back
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to the bridge. Riker took his seat, and let out the hugest
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farting noise anyone has ever heard. Getting up, he grabbed the
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woopie cushion and held it in the air.
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"All right, who's the wise guy?" He asked.
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"snicker snicker"
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"Lt. commander Data, is something funny?" said Riker.
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"No sir, I think I may have(snicker) gas. "
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"I see, well, see that you get yourself fixed." said Riker
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as he sat back down in his seat, on a second woopie cushion. At
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this, the entire bridge crew erupted in laughter, even Pikard.
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"No damn respect" Riker said to himself under his breath.
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"Captain, the starbase has completed the installation of our
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new experimental warp drive and we are to proceed to the Beluga
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sector, there to begin testing after we assist the return of the
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Enterprise A to its proper time period." reported Data.
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"Very well, Data. Plot a course to the Beluga sector and
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proceed at warp three. Engage."
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The two starships tore off at warp three, but Kirk wasn't
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too happy about that.
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"Is warp three all those boneheads can manage?" asked Kirk
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to himself. "Engineering, this is the captain, we're going to
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race to the Beluga sector, can your damn bairns take the strain?"
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"Well, sir Ae can git warp 9 and change out of 'er, but I
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cannae do better than that for ye."
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"Roger, Scotty. We'll do what we can." said Kirk with a
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smile on his face. "prepare for top acceleration, ensign Booger."
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"You got it, guy" said booger, as he put his hand on the
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warp shift lever, and got ready on the clutch."
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"Spock, scan the Enterprise D. What can their engines do in
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comparison to ours?" queried kirk.
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"Perhaps the Captian would be more receptive to a new form
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of casual speech at this time." thought spock. "Well, homey," he
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said, as he put on a pair of dark glasses, "She's a bitchin' ride
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capie, but but don't forget that this sled can haul ass too
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boyeeeeee!" As he finished his statement, he crossed his arms
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with his index fingers out, as he had seen users of this dialect
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do. It failed to achieve its intended affect, though, and left
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the entire bridge crew to stare at him.
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"What the hell did you say, Spock?" asked McCoy.
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"I said we have a good chance at beating them, Doctor, did
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you not understand me?"
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"Understand you? I don't even know what language you were
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using!" the doctor was becoming upset.
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"Well, doctor, I managed to understand it, and it's a
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version of YOUR language. So there."
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"Oh yeah?!" McCoy said, "Come here and say that, pus-face!"
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Spock was on his way to get him when he thought of a better
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idea and just ripped his chair out of its mount and lobbed it at
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him, across the bridge. McCoy dodged it, and started throwing
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various things back, that were lying around his side of the
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bridge. Spock was going for his phaser when Kirk stepped between
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the two.
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"All right, all right you two! Doctor, I'm afraid I'll have
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to ask you to leave the bridge." Kirk said, trying to sound as
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kind as he could.
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"awww! You always punish me, never the Vulcan! Why do I have
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to leave?" McCoy said.
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"Spock stays because he works here, now go!" Kirk said, now
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getting angry himself.
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McCoy pouted, then shruged off the bridge.
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"Engine room, begin buildup for jump." said Kirk into his
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chair.
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"Aye'Aye sir." said Scott and turned off the intercomm. He
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got up, and moved over to a large lever set into the floor in the
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center of engineering. "All right, yae dirty dictator, you want
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speed, here it is!" scott said and pulled the lever from "NORMAL
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USE" past "FAST" and "REAL FAST" right into "SUCK THEIR DOORS
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OFF!"
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On the Enterprise D, Data's sensors piked up the surge.
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"Captain, I am picking up an energy buildup on the Enterprise A.
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It is consistent with the buildup needed for a sudden jump in
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warp speed." he said, worried. "I think they want to race" he
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said.
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"So they want to race do they?" said Riker. What do you
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think sir?"
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"Well, we can't let that bunch of old men go back in time
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without showing them who's boss, can we?" Engineering, this is
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Pikard. Prepare to engage maximum warp."
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For a while, the two ships stayed at warp three alongside
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each other, revving their warp engines, and the crews of each
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ship gathered in the windows facing the other vessel, and giving
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them the finger, and other assorted rude gestures. Then the
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Enterprise A took a long run, and shot out a good two lengths in
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front of the Enterprise D. Pikard took this as the final straw,
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and ordered warp 9. The Enterprise D's engines flashed a blue
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light, then the ship stretched out like it was made of rubber,
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then snapped away at warp 9. On the viewscreen of the Enterprise
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A, the crew watched, amazed.
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"Great warp effect." said chekov.
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"OK, that tears it!" said kirk, and got on the intercom.
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"All hands, prepare for warp 9.5! Scotty, let's get those
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bastards!"
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The Enterprise A whimpered, then took off down a tunnel of
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pretty rainbows.
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"Captain, the Enterprise A has accelerated to warp 9.5, and
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is gaining on us! At her present speed, she will overtake us in-
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oops, there she goes." on the viewscreen, the Enterprise A shot
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by, with the words 'Eat Our Warp Field' hastily painted along her
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back. Pikard took one look at this, and turned to Data.
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"Data! can we catch them?"
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"We are now at warp 9.65, sir. we will catch them in ten
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seconds. " said Data, but then he looked at his console. "
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Captain! the Enterprise A has now accelerated to warp 9.9!" She's
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getting away!"
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Pikard jumped from his seat, and strode to the centre of the
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bridge, between the ops and navigation consoles. "Damn them Data!
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go to warp 9.999!"
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" Aye, sir, warp 9.999 engaged." data checked his readings,
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then looked at Pikard. "Captain, the Enterprise A has matched our
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speed and is still out in front."
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" By how far?" asked Pikard.
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"Approximately 230.328646856 kilometres, sir."
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"Time to the Beluga sector?"
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"Our E.T.A. is now one hour, thirty eight minutes, sir."
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"Pikard to engineering. Mr Laforge, I want you to engage the
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new experimental warp drive. We can't let ourselves get beaten by
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a starship almost eighty years old!"
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"Yes, sir. I'll power up the new drive, and have it engaged
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in about a minute." said Laforge over the intercom.
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Down in Engineering, Laforge strode around, looking over
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everyone's shoulders. "Ok, people, I want the new drive running
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now! let's go!"
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Laforge sat at his console and began diverting power from
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the ship's schools and civilian section life support to the new
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warp drive. Designed by professor Mitchell, Graduate of the
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Bill&Ted Institute of awesome engineering, the new warp engines
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could propel the ship to into 'Gnarlywarp', said to be even
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faster than the Boguswarp drive, which failed in the experimental
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stages. Laforge powered them up, checked the circuits, and
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engaged the drive.
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On the screen of the Enterprise A, the Enterprise D emitted
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an even bigger flash from her engines, red this time, then
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stretched away from the Enterprise A again, corkscrewing this
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time. Seeing this, Kirk knew he was beaten. He slumped into his
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seat, and ordered to proceed to the Beluga sector. When they got
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there, the Enterprise D was sitting in the centre of the sector,
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revving their engines and locking up the front space brakes so
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that the ship peeled around in circles. When the Enterprise A
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approached, it stopped spinning, and came to a rest so that the
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two ships faced each other.
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"Captain Pikard, this is Kirk. You won this time, but you
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cheated by using those special engines. Next time, I'll have the
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Excelsior. "
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Pikard stood, looking at Kirk on the screen. "We'll see,
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Kirk." he said, turning to worf and running his hand by his neck.
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Worf cut the connection, and Pikard went back to his seat.
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"Data, transmit the coordinates of the black star to the
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enterprise A, and tell them that they may proceed with the
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timewarp any time."
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"Aye sir, the Enterprise A has received the transmission and
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is proceeding to the specified coordinates."
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"Transporter room, this is Kirk. do we have that little
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suprise ready?"
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"Aye, sir. Ready to go."
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"Energize." said Kirk, kowing he would have the last word
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for now.
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As the Enterprise A shot around the star and back to its own
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time, Pikard turned to Riker and sighed in relief. "Well, thank
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God that's over." he said to Riker. "Pikard to engineering, how
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did the new engines perform?"
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"Well enough to send that old crate packing, sir. It was a
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good test. Recommend that we return to starbase
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126352347651293864196 and report."
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Pikard was about to agree, but then the bridge was filled
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with the faint humming of a transporter beam, which grew steadily
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louder. Seconds later, the bridge was filled to the ceiling with
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tribbles, Clogging LaForge's visor, making annoying squishing
|
||
noises under Data's feet, and chasing Worf into a corner with a
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trrified look on his face.
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"Data! forget the starbase! beam these things off my
|
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bridge!" Pikard ordered.
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After the tribbles had disappeared, Pikard sat in his chair,
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annoyed. "Data, I want you to start making calculations for a
|
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time jump. We're going after those bastards!"
|
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Minutes later, they were ready. Data plotted the course, and
|
||
Wesley came back from the bathroom. He was spending more and more
|
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of his time there these days.
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"Data" Pikard said, "let's get those pricks once and for
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all! Gnarlywarp factor 5. Engage."
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LA END for now.
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