New Frontier by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-07-26T06:55:11+00:00

Star Trek New Frontier

Boretskee and Gary looked at each other with undisguised joy and relief. "We accept your offer,"

they said.

"Excellent. I shall inform my homeworld." The screen shimmered and she was gone.

"Now, wait a minute," said Shelby. "Are you quite certain about this?"

"Commander, we are not pioneers," Gary replied.

"We are not intrepid adventurers like yourselves.

We're just trying to survive, that's all. Whether we survive on their world or somewhere outside of the Thallonian Empire, what difference does it make?"

"Isn't there an old Earth saying about any port in a storm?" Hufmin reminded them.

"Yes, and there's also one about fools rushing in,"

said Calhoun.

Boretskee bristled a bit. "I can't say I appreciate being considered a 'fool,' Captain."

"I didn't say that—"

Gary cut in. "We are grateful to you for all you've done for us. You saved our lives. For that our next generation of children will be named for you. But, Captain," and Cary gestured as if trying to encom-pass the whole of the galaxy, "this environment you sail through—space—you're comfortable in it.

You've made your peace with it. But myself, Boretskee, the others in our group . . . we're not space-faring types. This vacuum . . . it presses on us.

Intimidates us. We almost died in it. If the Nelkarites offer us safe escort and a life on their world, we'll happily embrace it."

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