TOS - Shatner 2 - The Return by Star Trek

Author:Star Trek [Star Trek]
Language: deu
Format: epub
Tags: \Star Trek
Published: 2011-01-02T07:59:01.669000+00:00

Morn blinked at him questioningly, but then joined in, clapping Riker jarringly on the shoulder before sliding off the barstool and wandering off to the waste-extraction facilities. Quark stepped up behind the bar and deftly removed Riker's almost empty glasses. "I never get tired of hearing that one," the Ferengi said. Riker stared at Quark until the Ferengi shrugged. "All right," Quark admitted in low tones, "I wish I could figure out some way to shut him up. He just never stops." Quark leaned closer. "Has he ever told you about his seven- teen brothers?" Riker shuddered at the thought of it. Then he noticed that Quark had set up another synthale and whiskey. "I didn't order those," Riker said. Quark smiled winningly with a mouthful of teeth, each tooth determined to grow in its own unique direction. 'Tll put it on your tab." "No, you won't," Riker said, returning the smile. "I don't have a tab. You're the one who owes me, remember?" Quark put on a face of genuine surprise. "I thought I paid that back to you long ago." Riker didn't say a word. Quark couldn't handle the silence. "You know, my brother, Rom, handles the accounts. I'll have him look into it." "You do that," Riker said. He stood up. "Commandersyou're not going already?" Quark asked. "The night is young!" He dropped his voice again, giving Riker a lascivious wink. "And the Dabo girls are oh, so pretty." "If you're suggesting what I think you're suggesting, I'm sure Odo's looking for a good excuse to have Commander Sisko cancel your permit." Riker returned the wink. The Ferengi sighed. "I've missed you," he said, making sure each undertone of insincerity remained unhidden. 196

"I'm sure you have." Riker straightened his tunic. "Deduct the first round from what you owe me. You can upload the rest to my account with the purser on the Challenger." Quark's eyes widened. "You mean the ship that just came back through the wormhole?" Riker waited for Quark to continue. "But you came here on the Alex Raymond," Quark said. His eyes narrowed again. "Is the Challenger your new posting?" "What possible business is that of yours?" Quark shrugged. "What can I say?" Quark tapped the lobe of one of his ears, each the size of a fully spread hand. "I like to keep my ears open." Riker grinned. "Do you have a choice?" Before Quark could reply, Riker stepped away from the bar and made his way to the Promenade entrance. Quark had been right. The night, according to DS9's duty clock, was young, and Quark's Place was crowded. Riker counted at least twenty crew members from the Challenger, one of the newest Galaxy-class starships to be commissioned by Starfleet. It would be a fine posting. And many of his former crewmates from the Enterprise would undoubtedly find their way to it. Especially after news of its recent exploits in the Gamma Quadrant began to circulate. But Riker's stars did not follow a ship.

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