- Meeting
Alpha
was bored. Again. “Commander's log. Day 1021. The Baffin
is still fully ship shape. I still think it will last indefinitely. I
have completed my research of the overview of Earth's history. Today
I will start on that of Qo'noS. Klingon Opera, more interesting than
most Earth styles. End log.”
Another
day had started on the Baffin.
She pressed a button on the command console and a status diagram of
the ship came up on the main viewscreen. No problems had emerged over
the last 24 hours. Time to start. She grabbed the PADD she had been
using for her research. “Load list of Chancellors after first
contact with United Earth and re-start Klingon Opera playlist.' The
Klingon Opera resumed.
After
the rush of repairs and investigation into the crew's logs had been
completed, Alpha had settled into a routine. She wasn't sure how to
return the Baffin
to it's home reality, so she had decided to make the best of it by
learning everything that the ship's databases could teach her. She
had periodically interacted with the other holograms but they seemed
to be as stumped as she was. The crew logs hadn't been enlightening
either...
An
hour after she the log entry something happened. The computer paused
the playback of Klingon Opera and reported. “Temporal
distortion in the shuttlebay.”
“On screen,” Alpha ordered.
On
the screen, what appeared to be another shuttlecraft seemed to be
fading into existence with some kind of screeching sound. It
solidified with a 'thump', and a person emerged. “Intruder
Alert!”
“Computer, activate Emergency Security Hologram *”
“State the nature of the Security Emergency,” the large Klingon
based hologram said.
“An unknown ship has appeared in the shuttlebay,” Alpha said.
“Acknowledged, Alpha,” * said as he looked at the screen.
“Computer, raise forcefields at Shutlebay exits.”
“Affirmative.”
Alpha pressed a button on the command console and a holographic
diagram of the ship appeared. She pressed a position in the starboard
corridor to the shuttlebay, and the two holograms then transferred to
that location.
Nina (as Oneenejpenlumbra decided to call herself after she fled from
Gallifrey) exited the TARDIS into the starship's shuttlebay. She
could see indicator lights flashing red. 'Some kind of alert status?'
she asked herself.
After fleeing Gallifrey, she had wandered the universe until she had
found a CVE and had taken the TARDIS through it. That had been a
rough experience, to say the least. Thus she began wandering the
multiverse, taking inspiration from another rogue Time Lord.
Having found a crashed starship on a pre-industrial world she had
decided to investigate. Quite strange that it seemed to be intact and
yet was still where it had crash-landed. Very interesting.
She approached one of the doors, and got a shock. Some kind of
forcefield! “Not very hospitable.” She decided to wait, while
rubbing her arm where it had come into contact with the forcefield.
As soon as she and * had transferred to the location near the
shuttlebay, Alpha grabbed a tricorder from a storage locker, while *
grabbed a phaser. “Stay here,” she said.
“Are you sure?” * asked.
“It's not like I can be harmed,” Alpha retorted.
“That's true,” * conceded.
“Computer, lower the forcefield,” Alpha commanded.
“Affirmative.”
“Best not to reveal my holographic nature straight away.
* nodded.
Nina saw the forcefield deactivate and the door open.
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