Lost Era 2 by David R. George & Iii & David R. George III

Author:David R. George & Iii & David R. George III [George, David R. & Iii & III, David R. George]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Adventure
ISBN: 9780743464048
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2003-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"How long?" Sulu asked, peering down past Linojj's shoulder at the helm readouts. Her clipped words reflected the disquiet she'd felt ever since Enterprise had crossed the Neutral Zone on its way to Algeron. Not long ago, though, Captain Harriman had returned to the ship and informed her that they'd be leaving the Romulan station in two hours. Vokar's crew had evidently examined the hyperwarp specs and testing logs the captain had provided, and they'd been unable to find any discrepancies between those data and Starfleet's claims about the new drive system. Admiral Vokar had therefore scheduled the departure of Tomed, which would first escort Enterprise back to Federation space, and then travel to Romulus, where the hyperwarp data would be studied more thoroughly. "How long before we leave?" she said, clarifying her question.

"Twenty-seven minutes," Linojj answered, consulting the chronometer on her console.

Sulu absently shook her head. "Not soon enough for me," she said quietly, more to herself than to any of the crew. She knew that some of the apprehension she felt right now would ease once Enterprise had exited Romulan territory.

"Not soon enough for me either," Linojj agreed, looking up from the helm and staring forward, toward the front of the bridge. Sulu followed her gaze. On the main viewscreen, the layered circles of the Algeron station rose off to port, an unfamiliar outpost in unfriendly space.

Sulu crossed behind Linojj and walked over to the navigation console. She leaned in past Ensign Tolek and examined the course he'd computed for the journey back to the Federation, a simple reversal of the path along which Tomed had initially led them. "Ensign," Sulu said, raising her hand to the display, "I want you to calculate a series of contingency courses for us. Beginning with the space station, from every point a half-light-year along this route-" She traced the tip of her finger along the blue line that represented their presumed course. "- I want you to prepare alternate courses back to the Federation."

Tolek peered up at Sulu, one of his eyebrows rising on his forehead in obvious curiosity. "Do you anticipate difficulties, Commander?" he asked.

"Anticipate them?" Sulu said. She took a moment before answering, considering the question as she moved back to the command chair and sat down. "No," she said at last, and that was true: she didn't expect Enterprise to find itself in the middle of a firefight while on this side of the Neutral Zone. But she also did not trust the Romulan Imperial Fleet in general, or Admiral Vokar in particular. "While we're still in hostile territory, though," she continued, "there's nothing wrong with taking additional precautions."

"Aye, aye, Commander," Tolek said. As the ensign complied with her order, his controls garnishing the bridge with beeps and chirps, Sulu heard the starboard doors open. She looked over to see Captain Harriman enter the bridge from the turbolift.

"Captain," she said. She started up out of the command chair, but Harriman gestured to her as he approached, his hand patting down toward the deck.

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