Star Trek - TNG by The Guildsmen

Author:The Guildsmen [Guildsmen, The]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-07T13:52:51.519000+00:00

"On screen," Wilson ordered. "Enterprise from Excalibur."

The bridge of the larger ship appeared on the forward viewscreen, and Captain Picard answered her hail. "Picard here, go ahead Captain."

"We've been monitoring your communications with Commander Data," Wilson began. "I would like to pursue the Guild spacecraft. It seems likely that the Gaia is orbiting that asteroid," she concluded, watching Picard closely for a reaction.

Picard pursed his lips, considering Wilson's idea. "Permission granted. Mr. Worf, transmit Data's communications interface program to the Excalibur."

"Aye, Sir," Wilson overheard the Enterprise's Tactical Officer acknowledge.

"Coming through now, Captain," Lieutenant Ursal informed her.

"Very well Helm, plot a pursuit trajectory, one third impulse power. Once we make up some of their lead on us, match course track and speed" she ordered.

"Aye, Captain. Course plotted, and laid in."

Wilson turned back to the viewscreen. "Captain Picard?"

"Yes, Captain," Picard responded.

"I'm a little concerned about the warbird parked off your starboard beam," she admitted. "I trust you will watch our back."

"Rest assured, Captain, the Enterprise will cover you," the senior officer replied, the trace of a smile turning up the corners of his mouth.

Wilson nodded sharply in acknowledgement, glad that she was finally going to get a chance to do something. "Thank you, Picard. Excalibur out!" She tensed her fingers around the arms of her chair, before issuing her next order. "Helm, engage!"

The helm officer complied with her order instantly, and Excalibur got underway.

****

"Lieutenant, open a channel to the Ko'Leur," Picard ordered tersely.

"Channel open," Worf replied.

Picard looked to the Romulan Commander sitting beside Counselor Troi. "Commander, inform the warbird's Captain that he is not to interfere in Excalibur's attempt to make contact with the Gaia."

Srelal smiled sweetly. "The Ko'Leur's Captain has a mind of his own, Picard."

"It is not to be phrased as a request, Srelal," Picard retorted bluntly.

The Romulan's smile lost some of it's sparkle. "On screen!" she spat.

Worf made a great show of looking at Captain Picard for confirmation, illustrating that he wasn't about to start taking orders from a Romulan!

"Make it so, Lieutenant."

****

Data, Geordi, and Saalesh, were still trying to wrest control of the Guild spacecraft from whoever had seized it, without much success. The command architecture was completely inaccessible to them, apparently as a result of the override protocols which had been remotely initiated.

"It's strange that S'dar and I did not detect the remote sub-system when we studied the spacecraft's computer," Saalesh observed, quite calm, despite the fact that all indications were she was about to meet the people the Romulan Empire had been trying to destroy for the past seven months.

Data was viewing the schematics that S'dar and Saalesh had compiled while the Guild ship was still aboard Excalibur. He was puzzled by the fact that they had not detected the system which now appeared to be activated. The engineering scans should have mapped out every electronic system in the Guild ship's design, but obviously, they had not. It was a mystery, and Data had always been intrigued by mysteries.

"The Excalibur has moved to pursue us, Data," Geordi called out from the Navigation Console.

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