Expansion Fleet - Avalon Archive

=^=USS Shadow to Unidentified vessel

This is Starfleet Ambassador Strider. Please state your intentions.

(OFF: It is pronunced nook-NEKH. It is spelled nuqneH. I just wanted to get that straight. )

USS Shadow standing by.

"Suggestions accepted, Mr Strider. Do you want to stay in your shuttle or do you want to board the Scorpion? There are still some free shuttlebays, in our Negh'Var. We could go faster with our Ship, you know?"

*Jake's left foot hit a medium steel box on the floor*
///Ow!///
======^ Harris to Engineer deck
What the #### is a bi-phaser box doing in shuttlebays? Send someone to bring it back to the arsenal!
======^Engineering to Harris
Sorry, Commander. We're on our way.
======^Harris
Okay
======^End

*Jake has a look at the shuttlebay and notices immediately the familiar pointed-ears face and the long strange robe of a Vulcan Ambassador covering a StarFleet uniform.
He walks to the Vulcan, salutes him and ...*
"Welcome, Ambassador. You are on the CorpShip Scorpion, Klingon Negh'Var WarShip of the Corporation. Our Captain needs the coordinates of your Station and, then after, we will have a look at the Ship while we will go to the Bridge.
Do you aggree with that?"

=^=Strider to Ops

Parting Avalon with permission of Commodore Thomas Riker. I am on my way to a nearby planet for a Vulcan Ritual. Strider out.

*Man Tuil didn't know what to think about the discovery of this shuttle. Of course, StarFleet was about to investigate the Nebula subject, sooner or later... But it was sooner than expected. But only a shuttle, there?*
"Lynn, open a channel for this shuttle."
"Okay... Done."
"Well, Ambassador, we are surprised to meet you here. Our intentions are to explore the borders of the Nebula before entering it for an Exploration Mission. We are not in this sector to open a conflict with StarFleet.
May I ask where you have come from?"
*Turns to Olgar and Ka'Lar*
"Humm, buddies, please, take the usual caring measures, okay?"

Greetings Captain. I am from a new Federation outpost in this sector. The name is Station Avalon. I am Abassador Strider, and since you have no noticable bad intentions, I would like to invite you to our stations Embassy. Perhaps we could negotiate some sort of alliance.

*Jake Harris is smiling apart him.*
"As you can notice it, Brendan, we are facing a VULCAN Ambassador. That could remind you something familiar, right?"
"Ah-ah-ah! Very funny, Jake..."
*Lynn is looking at Olgar, trying to hide her smile, too.*
"Lynn, Olgar, Ka'Lar, no more word, please."
*Everyone on the Bridge tryes not to laugh. With a deception grin, Man Tuil looks at the Vulcan Ambassador.*
"Well, Mr Strider, I would be glad to follow you at... *whispering to Lynn something... Lynn replying...* at Avalon Station, but I need to consult my crewmembers first. *...activating a voting session on his Console.* Every Officer of the Scorpion, please, vote for joining this StarFleet Base."

As far condition one, I suggest this instead. Myself, Ambassador Dailik (another Vulcan), and Fleet Admiral Vorak (Vulcan) will be present to represent the Federation.

Condition two is logical, proceed.

Condition three, I propose 1 Federation guard and 1 of your crewmen for Security during the negotiations.

Are these acceptable?

*studies Harris for a minute then replies* Very well Commander. The Coordinates are on this PADD. *hands Harris a PADD*

*the shuttle is almost halfway to the planet. Suddenly the sensors pick up an unidentified vessel. The shuttle goes to Red Alert.*

"As far as my scans and my sensors can work, I can only detect the Shuttle, our Ion tracks, so our Ship, and the Borders of the Nebula. There are some other ion tracks, but it seems they are old."
*Notices Man Tuil nodds affirmatively and is satisfied.*

Incorrect and Illogical. I wish to make an alliance with your organization of behalf of the Federation.

*Looks at Olgar.*
"Send one warp 7 M-Probe to KeyHole with a complete report about the encounter."
*Olgar winks and taps codes on his console.*
"Suggestions/Conditions accepted, team. *Man Tuil winks back.*
"Well, Ambassador Strider, what do you think of that?"

"Okay, team, so much for our current Mission. We are taking an other way. Jake, will you welcome the Ambassador, in bay... Olgar? *Olgar just wanted to joke*. Will you please inform about wich bay? You will make humour later."
"Aw-aw-aw! Yes, Captain. Bay 14 is ready. Aw-aw-aw!"
"Olgar!"
"Rummfffaaw, yes Captain!"
*Man Tuil sighs and turns back to the screen*
"I'm sorry about the situation, Ambassador, but our klingons comrades, over all Olgar, have a particular sense of humour. ShuttleBay 14 is waiting for you and your shuttle."
*Jake Harris leaves the bridge.*

Acknowledged Captain. *the USS Shadow veers towards the docking bay. a moment later the shuttle has landed. Strider steps out of the shuttle calmly and looks around the shuttle bay.*

*Harris takes his padd, too, and tries to find a connexion port compatible...*
///Okay, infra-red port! Goood/// *the 2 padds shares datas and Harris's one is collecting the coordinates.*
=========^Harris to Bridge
Here are the coordinates of Avalon Base.
=========^Bridge to Harris
Man Tuil : Thanks
Lynn, at full speed on this coordinates, please.
Lynn : All right, Captain. Course set up. Warp 9,92 engaged.
Olgar : StarFleet! Here we are!
Man Tuil : Olgar!
Olgar : Yes, Sir?
=======^End
*Harris is smiling apart him. Then shows the corridor to the Ambassador.*
"If you want to follow me, please?"

*The Negh'Var CorpShip Scorpion stops near the border of the Nebula and slowly decreases his speed to take his normal one. On the Bridge, there is some animation.*
Lynn : Hummm, that will be hard not to loose our way inside this border. My scanners are rather erratic.
Olgar : Not only that but it seems as the forces here are already surrounding our Ship.
Man Tuil : Ka'Lar, raise our Shields at maximum, please.
Ka'Lar : At your order, Captain.
Harris : Hummmm, if I was telling you that I can detect some other planets at the border of the Nebula on the Science Console, you would believe me?
Lynn : We go visit one, Brendan?
Man Tuil : Erm, we are supposed to be in an Exploration Mission to the Nebula, right?
Lynn : Okay, let's drop the subject, Brendan.
Olgar : HEH! Heh! My sensors are detecting a small shuttle, right at 20 degrees, left and down.
*Surprise fot the Bridge!*
Man Tuil : A shuttle? Wich type, Olgar?
Olgar : Ahem! You won't believe me, but it's a StarFleet Shuttle.
Man Tuil : HEH?

"Nook-Nekh, StarFleet... *Man Tuil smiles when he hears the female klingon warrior having some humour.* Nothing around our ship, so I think no threat yet. But the Shields are at maximum and our disruptors are ready.
That takes a long time we have not had a fight, right?"
*Everyone on the Bridge burst into laughters!*

(Off : I know. But it's the 'sound' translation in Corporation Basic Language.... )
*Man Tui opens his eyes widely.*
///Did I headr well? He wants to make an Alliance with us?///
*Man Tuil notices also the interrogation marks in every Scorpion member's eyes. He shrugs and turns back to the screen.*
"Hum, Ambassador, can you repeat the question, please? You want to make an Alliance with our Ship?"

*Lynn is checking the datas. The vote has finished.*
"Captain *tries not to laugh*, the voting session is over. At 95% of the votings, the suggestion of Ambassador Strider is accepted. But, there are 3 conditions :
1 Only Ambassador Strider and the Admiral of Station Avalon are allowed on the Scorpion.
2 We must send a message-probe to KeyHole to warn Mr Winterspoon.
3 We must have guarantees for your security.
Helm, over."

Thank you for the suggestion Captain. I accept.

=======^ From the Bridge
Jake, when you have met the Ambassador, ask him the coordinates of the Avalon Base and, if you want, give him a tour in our Ship. We will meet him on the Bridge. Okay?
=======^end

*nods* Lead on Commander.