Imzadi 02: Triangle by Peter David

Author:Peter David
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Star Trek
ISBN: 9782265071193
Publisher: Fleuve Noir
Published: 2001-09-13T03:00:49+00:00

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iliam Riker hadn’t realized that he was going to look in the mirror first thing that morning and that, in doing so, it was going to change his life. But that was what happened.

The investigation into the crash of the Enterprise 1701-D had gone about as well as it could have gone. Admiral Jellico was his usual charming self, leading the inquisition and asking most of the truly intense and combative questions. But Picard, doing most of the talking, managed to handle them with aplomb. After a day or so of deliberation, both Picard and Riker were cleared of any negligence and wrongdoing in the ship’s demise.

After that had come the truly positive news. There was going to be a new Enterprise, designated the Enterprise-^.. There had been some discussion about the possibility of simply starting over with a new registry number, but the ship had too much of a history about it. Indeed, it had been Picard who had argued most strenuously against redesignating her. “We owe it to the commanders of the earlier vessels … including, most notably, James T. Kirk,” he had said, and he had spoken so forcefully about it that it was almost as if he were defending a personal

friend. Consequently, the ship was indeed going to be designated “E.”

Unfortunately, it was going to be a year before she was ready to go.

Picard was already guaranteed the captaincy, that much was a given. But then Picard had faced his toughest fight: keeping his command crew intact. There was any number of vessels and assignments available that were long-term, and the Enterprise officers were considered a highly valuable commodity. Keeping all of the assignments of Picard’s key officers frozen so that they would be available for the new Enterprise when she was ready was considered by several key officials in Starfleet-including, most notably, Jellico once again-a tremendous waste of resources.

That had not daunted Picard, who had pulled every string he could and called in at least half a dozen favors accrued over the years. As a result, the assignments handed out to Picard’s command crew were all short-term, most of them well within range of Earth or even planetside.

The only sticking point had been Riker.

There was a push to promote him. Enough was enough, it was felt. He had more than adequately proven his value in a command capacity, and it was time to assume a captaincy of his own. But as he had before, Riker had resisted the concept, citing the same reasons as he always had: There was no ship like the Enterprise. Anything else was going to be a step down. He was comfortable serving with Picard. More than that, in fact. “As long as there is an Enterprise, and Jean-Luc Picard is in the captain’s seat,” Riker had told Picard, “I would consider it an honor to serve as second-in-command.” On that basis, Picard had pushed for-and gotten-Riker instated as his Number One. There was no reason for him to disbelieve Riker’s sentiments.

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