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Post by sanne on Mar 3, 2009 20:50:20 GMT -10
I've never really been into Science Fiction, but I've seen a bit of StarTrek every now and then, so some of the names and faces are familliar.....especially the one top-right...... ;D Sandra
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Post by pinkyster on Mar 4, 2009 3:05:55 GMT -10
Awesome job. Thanks. So our georgeous red head is an Ambassador, very fitting. Thanks for the wall paper. You did an excellent job.
Jen
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Post by margaret1234 on Mar 4, 2009 4:32:37 GMT -10
Thanks Lucy.....great wallpaper introduction. Okay so I was right about it being Horatio but wrong about being Captain. So what role is the Ambassador in this story of yours.....is he above the Captain in heirachy or is he an opponent......like you are going to tell me right now. ;D
Margaret
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Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Mar 4, 2009 7:11:50 GMT -10
now i recognize captain jean luc picard, commander william t riker, Lt commander data, lieutenant worf, Lt commander geordi leforge and counsellor deanna troi. i vaguely remember chief miles o'brien. but thats about it! my dad was a trekky an so he had them on when i used to go see him at the weekends but i never really took any notice of them because i wasn't interested. but i absolutely love the star trekkin' song by The Firm that was released! that was brilliant! i feel a bit ignorant for not knowing too much about star trek considering its a world wide phenominon! maybe i should learn i bit more! LOL luv sam x
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Post by lucymalta on Mar 5, 2009 3:18:39 GMT -10
ok.. So my muse was REALLY nice to me last night.... I haven't seen her for weeks and then suddenly she pops in to help me (nearly) finish off my story....
Good news is.... I can give you a little more....
Lucy
Chapter 1: Discovery
If the Sentinel could have smiled, it would have, from the direction of the echo, it had received a faint, but distinct query. At first it was puzzled, the same message had been repeated over and over again, with so many different inflections and intonations that had been confusing. A word from its race’s past came back to it Language. Sifting through the message again, it was able to note the differences and analyse each one carefully, identifying the differences, that would be important. When its people returned to a physical form, the language would have to fit.
As it continued analysis, it was startled when once again it detected a thought energy, though very faint. It was confused for a moment, why would the ‘others’ use language if they were able to commune by thought energy? It was a puzzle it had no answer to… yet…
Changing the direction of the equipment, The Sentinel sent a message to its people, contact made.
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Ehliena walked onto the bridge, her appearance acknowledged by both the Captain and First Officer with quick nods. From the expressions on their faces and the curiosity on their minds, she knew that the reason for her summons was not necessarily a hostile threat. Both men were listening to a report from Commander Data, the android with whom she had had some contact – and found intriguing.
“The signal is emanating from a planet in the Phi system of the Psi galaxy, on the very edge of explored space. No other contact has ever been recorded in this area, though the Federation had considered exploration of this zone for colonization purposes”
Riker raised a query, “What was the reason for the lack of exploration?”
Data paused for a moment, allowing the request to be processed, “The Federation felt that exploration was not feasible at the time due to the distance of the system from the nearest colony. Also, early scans indicated that although several suitable M-class planets are present within the system, fluctuations in the magnetic energy surrounding the planets may cause problems in the early stages of colonization.”
Captain Jean-Luc Picard became thoughtful, “Is it possible that the message we have been getting is distorted energy?”
“No.”
The Captain turned and gave his counsellor a piercing look, “No?”
Ehliena swallowed and took a deep breath, she hadn’t meant to be quite so sharp with her answer and Riker’s raised eyebrow indicated that she had better come up with an explanation – fast.
Trying to control her own emotions, she explained what she had felt… something coming through with the last message received from the planet. “It was just a whisper of a thought, I could detect nothing more than a sense of… ‘being’. I can’t quite explain it.”
“Hmmm.” The Captain leant back in his chair thinking about his counsellor’s words. Ehliena had replaced Deanna while his usual counsellor took her turn giving some guest lectures at Starfleet Academy. Ehliena had only been on the Enterprise for a couple of weeks, but her presence was already being felt. Deanna had admitted privately to him that her younger cousin was considered ‘very talented’ among her own people, even though Ehliena was not full Betazed – and her empathic ability was far stronger than Deanna’s own.
Deanna had gone on to explain that her cousin suffered from a great deal of insecurity in using her talent – feeling it an invasion of another’s privacy if she tried to ‘read’ their mind. Such thinking was unique on Betazed, where most general communication was conducted telepathically. Deanna thought that getting Ehliena away from Betazed would give her cousin the much needed professional confidence boost that she needed.
“Counsellor, could you possibly reach out and try to make contact with this… ‘being’ you sensed?”
Ehliena considered the Captain’s request and gave a short nod, “I can try, it’s a little far for me to send, but if I just…” she relaxed back in her chair and closed her eyes. The bridge became quiet as each member watched their new counsellor attempt a long distance reading.
Suddenly Ehliena sat up, her eyes open wide, stunned speechless for a moment. Riker looked at her thoughtfully before speaking quietly, “Ehliena, what happened? Are you ok?”
A shy smile crossed her face at his concern, “I’m fine… It’s like nothing I’ve ever encountered before.”
The Captain pressed her gently for more information and Ehliena continued, “I sensed a lot of power, no, not power, energy… Yes, that’s it, energy – at first I thought I had directed my thoughts to the wrong place, but then I sensed curiosity – and relief.”
She turned quickly towards her superior officer a look of consternation on her face, “I was just withdrawing my thought when…”
Riker interrupted, “When what…? Did you sense something dangerous?”
Ehliena chuckled and shook her head, “No. not at all… I sensed relief more than anything else, then it said… Hello…”
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Post by margaret1234 on Mar 5, 2009 6:25:11 GMT -10
Great start.......had to read twice to get my head around this. So there is something nice out there that Ehliena has sensed and made contact with......."Hello".......is this H or not? I really need to know what the purpose of the Ambassador is going to be in this story. Is he one of them or not?
Margaret
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Post by pinkyster on Mar 5, 2009 6:46:11 GMT -10
Oh my love this chapter. So this energy is friendly, glad to know. So now they have made contact, can't wait to see what happens now.
Jen
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Post by lucymalta on Mar 5, 2009 7:17:47 GMT -10
*sigh*..... @ Margaret You should know me by now.... No early answers... Hmmmm..... Why is it that at the beginning of every story I post I have to remind you all of the P word.......? Lucy
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Post by margaret1234 on Mar 5, 2009 7:38:45 GMT -10
Sorry Lucy.....well you should know by now that means I am hooked......
I will try hard to be patient..........Margaret
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Post by sanne on Mar 5, 2009 9:11:58 GMT -10
Interesting start so far. Wonder if this "Energy" Ehliena sensed was H's........I guess so, but we'll have to wait to find out. Lucy, you know I'm usually hooked to the fanfics right from the 1st letter, but I'm usually not so much into SF-stories, so forgive me for not jumping up and down right away...... Sandra
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Post by lucymalta on Mar 5, 2009 9:17:32 GMT -10
Don't worry Sanne.... The setting might be in the SF future, but it's much more down to earth than that... I just wanted to take H and put him somewhere else......
Lucy
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Post by sanne on Mar 5, 2009 9:20:20 GMT -10
I'm not saying I'm backing out, not in a lifetime....I'm just a bit cautious reading SF-stories...that's all.....I'm really curious how this will develop Sandra
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Post by pinkyster on Mar 5, 2009 10:42:13 GMT -10
Don't worry Sanne.... The setting might be in the SF future, but it's much more down to earth than that... I just wanted to take H and put him somewhere else...... Lucy You can put him in my bed, that would definitely be different LOL. Jen
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Post by sanne on Mar 5, 2009 10:47:58 GMT -10
Line up behind all the others....... Sandra
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Post by lucymalta on Mar 5, 2009 11:07:40 GMT -10
Agreed....
Lucy
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