Star Trek K't'igan

[FanboyimusPrime]

Dedicated to friends current and former- you have taught me so much. Might not have been what you intended but I still learned something.

Captains Log Stardate 20.0721

The Enterprise has been commanded by Admiral Nogura to go to Dolium Five or Zalda as it is called by the local race. I am to wave the flag so to speak and help Captain Dmasree Thter with finalizing the joining of the Zaldans to the Federation.

Not sure why the Enterprise is needed at this when the fine crew of the Gabriel Bell should be able to handle it. However when the Old Man wants you somewhere, you go there.

Captain Christopher Pike exited the turbolift and stepped onto the bridge. Ensign Sonak, the graveyard shift commander, got out of the command chair. The rest of the Alpha shift was there and at their stations.

“Captain on the Bridge” Ensign T’Charka stated.

“At ease” Pike said as he sat in his chair.

“All is quiet” Yeoman Picard stated then smiled “So you know we’ll run into something messed up Chris. Enterprise luck and all.”

Pike had to fight the urge to smile as well. Jacques was always talking about the odd things that Archer and April had encountered as captains of an Enterprise. To be fair they did run into some interesting and bizarre things. Archer was rumored to have driven several Vulcan scientists crazy with his adventures.

“Any odd spacial anomalies or rifts on the map Ensign Jarvack?” Pike asked.

The Xindi Arboreal shook his head. He had to stop from smiling since this happened everyday since Pike had taken command of the Enterprise a month or two ago. Jacques was sure they were going to find something Enterprise worthy weird.

“None that were on the map before we left Captain” Jarvack said.

“You see anything Lt. Davers?” Pike asked.

“Nothing odd in front of us sir” Julia Davers stated.

“Looks clear so far” Pike said in a neutral tone.

“Something will come up” Picard said in a stage whisper “It always does.”

Pike had to fight rolling his eyes at that. Yet his friend’s antics always kept moral up. Though Pike sometimes wondered if Jacques was less yeoman and more court jester for the ship.

“I don’t see anything weird” Laton commented from the science station with the huge by human standards smile all Saurians seemed to have.

“Captain we have a distress call from the Icarus in the Delaroin Sector” Anthony Gilmar said. The lunar schooner turned his chair and looked at the captain “And we are the closest ship.”

“Yellow Alert and raise shields” Pike ordered “Helm set course for the Delaroin Sector.”

Pike then pushed the intercom button on his chair and said “I need a medical team in Transporter room 2 and ready to give assistance.”

“We’re on it.” Nurse Susan Tryana calmly stated.

Then Pike called security.

“I need a security team ready in Transporter Room 1” Pike ordered.

“We’re on it sir” Lt. Andrew Halloway said.

It took minutes for the Enterprise to reach the Delaroin sector, but it felt like it took hours to get there. The atmosphere of the bridge was tense and everyone wondered what horrors they’d discover had happened to the Icarus.

The instant they were in system Laton began scanning the system for the Nelson class ship. The scans showed….nothing?

“Captain it’s a” Laton said.

Then suddenly the ship shook violently. From under the south magnetic pole of the fourth world in the system, a ship flew at full impulse speed at the Enterprise. It launched a spread of photon torpedoes.

“Captain an upgraded Raptor class ship just took a shot at us” Laton said.

“How did they manage to hide from the sensors?” Pike asked.

“They were hidden by the magnetic pole of one of the planets” Laton explained.

"Lt. Davers I leave the Raptor to you" Pike said.

“Aye sir” Davers said with a slight smile. There was a reason she had the nick name “Deadshot”.

A laser spread hit the Raptor dead on. The shields of the aging Klingon scout barely held out against the phased energy barrage.

The Raptor came around unleashed their photon torpedoes on the Enterprise. It caused the ship to shake like it was in an earthquake and the shield strength dropped by 15 percent but no significant damage.

Another barrage of laser fire from the Enterprise hit the Klingon ship and clipped their wings off.

On the bridge of the BaghneQ Captain Kolald cursed his fate. The Enterprise could exchange hits like this for far longer then his ship could.

“Damn the House of Du” he said before a photon torpedo went through the bridge before exploding. The ship seconds later blew up as well.

On the bridge of the Enterprise Jacques Picard smirked.

“What did I tell you? Luck of the Enterprise to attract the weird stuff.” Picard said.

“I’d pay real money if he’d shut up” Laton muttered.

-

Pike tugged at the collar of his green dress shirt. It always seemed a little too tight no matter what he did to it. It annoyed him to no end.

Pike looked at the sea of people at the reception. Most were Zaldans or Federation personal. Yet in one corner they had claimed as their own was a group he didn’t want to see or deal with.

A group of Klingons.

From their corner they radiated menace. There were only six of them, but even one Klingon could start a riot in a place like a reception. And that corner was most definitely their ground. They had claimed it and drove off anyone that came near it.

The security for the event kept a close eye on them. The Klingons were able to keep their knives as they were a part of the uniforms. Supposedly they were ‘honor’ knives, but Pike doubted the Klingons even knew the meaning of the word.

Then one of the Klingons walked out for their corner over to Pike.

“Ah Captain Pike it is an honor to meet you” the Klingon said in a honey-like pleasant tone. It raised Pike’s mental red alert instantly. He had never known a Klingon to be anything but sounding harsh and menacing. Frankly he’d rather have this one sound like that.

“Yes I’m sure it is” Pike said flatly “And you are?”

“I am Toral, son of Duras” Toral stated proudly “And it is an interesting honor to meet the Captain of the Enterprise.”

There were several tense moments before Jacques Picard walked by with a cup of something Pike couldn’t identify.

“Hey Chris we got try some of this Klingon drink. Beats tea any day of the week” Jacques said.

Several of the Klingons laughed at that.

“Maybe later Jacques” Pike said.

“Suit yourself Chris” Jacques replied as he walked off.

“Finally a human that enjoys raktajino instead of terran kafei.” Toral said looking amused.

“I enjoy a Vulcan Mocha myself” Pike admitted.

"I'm surprised the Vulcans have kafei or ale." Toral noted.

"Brandy not ale." Pike said.

"Of course" Toral said.

"Now if you'll excuse me I have a speech to give" Pike said and walked off.

Toral's expression turned dark for a moment as he watched Captain Pike among the crowd.

Soon vengence would be his!

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