Double Helix 03: Red Sector by Diane Carey

Author:Diane Carey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Star Trek
ISBN: 9780671032579
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1999-06-30T10:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

NOW WHAT?

The last living Romulan royal family member, the last chance at uncontaminated blood, was no longer living.

Riker’s profound words tolled through the silence on the bridge.

Spock was particularly aware of Dr. McCoy’s expression and longed to have a few private moments, but that would not come today. Decades ago, Leonard McCoy had lost his ability-or even desire-to hide his feelings. Now his bent shoulders further sagged, his wrinkled eyes crimped, his dry lips pursed, and he seemed to weaken. This news portended a grueling struggle for the physicians, with no possible short cuts. Spock knew McCoy had seen many failures in his long life, and together they had fielded many fears and changes, and yet somehow McCoy had never lost his hope to alter one more arrow of fate before the years finally caught up to him. Failure this time might mean failure in his last attempt to make the galaxy better.

“Captain,” Mr. Worf interrupted, “another ship on longrange, SIC’

Picard looked up at him. “The Tdal returning for some reason?” “No, sir. Starfleet encryption.” “Identify her as soon as you can, Mr. Worf.”

“Sensors are reading the vessel now, sir” the Klingon obliged. “Heavy keel… double hull. . multipurpose configuration… It’s a tender, sir, combat support. The… Saskatoon.”

Picard turned to the forward screen, but nothing was visible yet. “Signal recognition and render salute pennants as we pass.” “Aye, sir”

Instantly shedding despair of Riker’s news, McCoy came to life and found the nimbleness in his ancient fingers to poke Spock in the ann. “A CST! Give you any ideas, Spock, ol’ man?” “I beg your pardon?”

“Double-hulled, industrial, strong enough to defend herself, but doesn’t attract much attention? Get it?”

“Ah “Spock felt his brows flare. Decades ago he may have been embarrassed, but such social pressures were long withered from disuse. “Yes… conveniently unprovoking, yet combat-ready… possibly, Doctor!”

McCoy turned gingerly to Picard. “See if you can get ‘era to stop! Pull ‘em over on a traffic violation or something!”

“I don’t think that’ll be necessary, Doctor” the captain said as he watched the helm console from where he stood. “The CST is on an approach vector. They’re reducing speed.” “Captain” Data reported, “Saskatoon is hailing us.”

“Mr. Data, go ahead and give us ship to ship,” Picard ordered. “Aye, sir. Frequencies open.”

“This is Captain Picard, Saskatoon. Do you have a problem?”

“What a relief that we found you before you moved on! I’ve got to speak to Ambassador Spock.”

Spock wondered if he had heard incorrectly, though he knew that was unlikely. He had been cautious to keep his

whereabouts private. Who was this CST commander that he could pierce top security?

Glancing at Spock, obviously surprised that anyone else knew, Picard sedately required, “Identify yourself, please.”

“This is Lieutenant Commander Eric Stiles. Is Ambassador Spock there? It’s an emergency.”

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