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Feb. 5th, 2021
A New Generation – So it Begins
“Deanna Troi Personal Log; Stardate 41285.9. It’s all lies. But I’ll start at the beginning.”
Enterprise arrived at Starbase 395, located at the edge of Federation space, after a month of ‘leisurely’ travel from Deneb IV.
Lieutenant Deanna Troi returned to her quarters to find that there was a private message waiting for her. “No!” she said. For she recognized the ostentatious crest that had appeared at the start of the message. The combination of the symbols of the Betazed Ministry of Federation and Foreign Affairs, the Federation Diplomatic Service and the Fifth House of Betazed. There was only one person who used that symbol. Ambassador Lwaxana Troi, her mother. She breathed deeply and pressed ‘Accept.
“Little One!”
She paused the message. How many times had she told her she didn’t like that diminutive? She hadn’t like it since her powers had activated at puberty. She resumed the playback.
“I heard the Enterprise was stopping over at Starbase 395, so I had to go there. Besides I need to be there for negotiations next week, so I would have been there anyway. I digress. I have become aware of something that we need to discuss urgently. Something that can’t be discussed over subspace.”
She paused the message again. What was the thing that she needed to discuss urgently? Her heart beat faster. She didn’t know, did she? ‘Impossible,’ she thought. But then her mother did have her resources.
“I hope to see you soon. I will come to the Enterprise as soon as the ship docks.” The message ended.
Deanna looked out the window. Enterprise was very close to the Starbase. Docking would occur in minutes. She resolved to meet her mother at the airlock.
Lwaxana waited for the docking sequence to complete. Eventually, the airlock opened and she walked through to the Enterprise, to find her daughter waiting for her. ‘Little One! I didn’t expect to see you waiting for me.’
‘Hello, Mother. Your message sounded rather urgent and I want to know what you know!’
Deanna was rather direct, but then she had reason to. And she sensed a lot of worry coming off of her.
‘Not right here, Little One! There are other Betazoids at the Starbase.’
‘Of course, not right here,’ Deanna interrupted.
‘Then we’ll have to go somewhere aboard Enterprise. Preferably where no one else is.’
Five minutes later, Deanna and her mother entered a lounge on Deck 3
“Deanna Troi Personal Log; Stardate 41285.9. It’s all lies. But I’ll start at the beginning.”
Enterprise arrived at Starbase 395, located at the edge of Federation space, after a month of ‘leisurely’ travel from Deneb IV.
Lieutenant Deanna Troi returned to her quarters to find that there was a private message waiting for her. “No!” she said. For she recognized the ostentatious crest that had appeared at the start of the message. The combination of the symbols of the Betazed Ministry of Federation and Foreign Affairs, the Federation Diplomatic Service and the Fifth House of Betazed. There was only one person who used that symbol. Ambassador Lwaxana Troi, her mother. She breathed deeply and pressed ‘Accept.
“Little One!”
She paused the message. How many times had she told her she didn’t like that diminutive? She hadn’t like it since her powers had activated at puberty. She resumed the playback.
“I heard the Enterprise was stopping over at Starbase 395, so I had to go there. Besides I need to be there for negotiations next week, so I would have been there anyway. I digress. I have become aware of something that we need to discuss urgently. Something that can’t be discussed over subspace.”
She paused the message again. What was the thing that she needed to discuss urgently? Her heart beat faster. She didn’t know, did she? ‘Impossible,’ she thought. But then her mother did have her resources.
“I hope to see you soon. I will come to the Enterprise as soon as the ship docks.” The message ended.
Deanna looked out the window. Enterprise was very close to the Starbase. Docking would occur in minutes. She resolved to meet her mother at the airlock.
Lwaxana waited for the docking sequence to complete. Eventually, the airlock opened and she walked through to the Enterprise, to find her daughter waiting for her. ‘Little One! I didn’t expect to see you waiting for me.’
‘Hello, Mother. Your message sounded rather urgent and I want to know what you know!’
Deanna was rather direct, but then she had reason to. And she sensed a lot of worry coming off of her.
‘Not right here, Little One! There are other Betazoids at the Starbase.’
‘Of course, not right here,’ Deanna interrupted.
‘Then we’ll have to go somewhere aboard Enterprise. Preferably where no one else is.’
Five minutes later, Deanna and her mother entered a lounge on Deck 3
Interlude
“Commanders log, Day 1036. It is over a week since we left Alae-Lakria, as Crewman Alera-Kalrea calls it. She and Crewman Nina have fallen into a routine.”
Alpha sighed. She was certain there was more going on with Nina and Aiala than they had let on. She looked to Nina where she was looking over the data on the first alternate Earth the Baffin had encountered. 'Maybe she has found that British agent interesting,' she thought.
She shook he rhead and looked to the ENH as he sat at the Conn making slight adjustments to the ship's course as it came across variations in subspace. She then sensed the Baffin slow some.
“A slow zone, sir,” the ENH reported. “Do you want to slipstream past it?”
“A moment, Pilot,” she said.
“Aye.”
“Alpha to Engineering. Beta, what's the status of the Quantum Slipstream Drive?”
“One of the remaining Benamite crystals is in the chamber, but I don't know how long it will last.”
“It'll be a hop to get past a slow zone.”
“It is ready now, Alpha. Beta out.”
“Thanks. Alpha out. You heard him, Pilot. Initiate the Slipstream hop.”
“Aye,” the ENH responded.
The Baffin jumped to Slipstream.
“The problem is, the sensors only picked up on the presence of the slow zone. Not how big it is,” the ENH said.
“We'll Slipstream for ten minutes, then drop out again,” Alpha decided.
The ENH nodded and focused on the panel in front of him.
Ten minutes later, Baffin dropped out of slipstream back to warp speed. “ETA to Earth, one month, twenty days,” the ENH reported.
“And are we past the slow zone?” Alpha asked.
The ENH checked his console. “Yes.”
“That's good.”
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“Commanders log, Day 1036. It is over a week since we left Alae-Lakria, as Crewman Alera-Kalrea calls it. She and Crewman Nina have fallen into a routine.”
Alpha sighed. She was certain there was more going on with Nina and Aiala than they had let on. She looked to Nina where she was looking over the data on the first alternate Earth the Baffin had encountered. 'Maybe she has found that British agent interesting,' she thought.
She shook he rhead and looked to the ENH as he sat at the Conn making slight adjustments to the ship's course as it came across variations in subspace. She then sensed the Baffin slow some.
“A slow zone, sir,” the ENH reported. “Do you want to slipstream past it?”
“A moment, Pilot,” she said.
“Aye.”
“Alpha to Engineering. Beta, what's the status of the Quantum Slipstream Drive?”
“One of the remaining Benamite crystals is in the chamber, but I don't know how long it will last.”
“It'll be a hop to get past a slow zone.”
“It is ready now, Alpha. Beta out.”
“Thanks. Alpha out. You heard him, Pilot. Initiate the Slipstream hop.”
“Aye,” the ENH responded.
The Baffin jumped to Slipstream.
“The problem is, the sensors only picked up on the presence of the slow zone. Not how big it is,” the ENH said.
“We'll Slipstream for ten minutes, then drop out again,” Alpha decided.
The ENH nodded and focused on the panel in front of him.
Ten minutes later, Baffin dropped out of slipstream back to warp speed. “ETA to Earth, one month, twenty days,” the ENH reported.
“And are we past the slow zone?” Alpha asked.
The ENH checked his console. “Yes.”
“That's good.”
( Read More )
Part 6: Rescuing Sandi and Additional Problems
As the vehicle crashed to the floor, Trent pressed harder against the brake pedal, locking the wheels. “Retract the wings,” he said to Phineas.
“If you think that would help.”
“Good,” Trent said.As Phineas pulled the lever to retract the wings, Trent rotated the wheel rapidly to the right, causing it to go into a hard turn.
Sandi saw the strange vehicle come skidding to a stop, although not before knocking the ‘Inator’ over. She also saw that the scientist guy had fled. ‘I’m sure he has stuff here to defend against whatever is in that vehicle.’ For all she knew, Doofenshmirtz could have nemeses other than Perry. ‘Who’s also gone.’ She rolled her eyes. Of all the possibilities she could have imagined, she didn’t expect what happened next...
Sam and Chris emerged from the vehicle, followed by Stacy R. and Phineas. “What?” Sandi asked.
“Phineas and Ferb,” Stacy replied.
“You came in that contraption?” Sandi asked.
“Yes.”
“Sta-cy, it is totally unbecoming of a Fashion Club member like, to be seen in such a ramshackle, vehicle.”
“Eep!” Stacy shrieked. She straightened her posture as she gathered up confidence to rebut Sandi’s put down. “It’s also totally unbecoming of a Fashion Club member to be abducted by a robot.”
“We came to rescue you,” Sam added.
“You came into Danville and convinced those stepbrothers to come and rescue me?”
“Yeah,” Chris replied.
“Yes,” Sam answered.
“Right, we’re going back to Lawndale in this?” Sandi asked. ‘Totally ramshackle and unbecoming, but it will have to do.’
“No, just back to our place, then you can catch a lift with Jane’s brother,” Phineas said.
“You mean, Jane Lane?”
“Yes,” Phineas replied.
“And Daria too?” Sandi asked. ‘Of course it would be Quinn’s weird sister!’ she thought.
“Yes...”
“Like, a necessary evil, I guess. Let’s go.”
When Phineas, Stacy R., Sam and Chris exited the vehicle, Daria turned to Candace. “Do you know where your Mom is?”
“Um, no,” Candace admitted.
“We need to know where she is if we are going to get this vehicle to her.”
Linda Flynn-Fletcher was at her husband’s antiques store when her phone rang. ‘It must be Candace,’ she thought, wondering what she would be vaguely wondering what the boys were up to this time. “Hello, Candace.”
“Hi, Mom; where are you?”
“I’m at the antiques store, honey. I’ll be home later.”
“The antiques store?” Candace laughed, annoyingly. “Heehehehehehehee. Phineas and Ferb have built this flying bus, made out of wood and stone, and I’m going to bring it there!”
“Oh, Candace!”
“It’s true!”
“I’ll see you later. Bye.”
( Candace Hung up. )
As the vehicle crashed to the floor, Trent pressed harder against the brake pedal, locking the wheels. “Retract the wings,” he said to Phineas.
“If you think that would help.”
“Good,” Trent said.As Phineas pulled the lever to retract the wings, Trent rotated the wheel rapidly to the right, causing it to go into a hard turn.
Sandi saw the strange vehicle come skidding to a stop, although not before knocking the ‘Inator’ over. She also saw that the scientist guy had fled. ‘I’m sure he has stuff here to defend against whatever is in that vehicle.’ For all she knew, Doofenshmirtz could have nemeses other than Perry. ‘Who’s also gone.’ She rolled her eyes. Of all the possibilities she could have imagined, she didn’t expect what happened next...
Sam and Chris emerged from the vehicle, followed by Stacy R. and Phineas. “What?” Sandi asked.
“Phineas and Ferb,” Stacy replied.
“You came in that contraption?” Sandi asked.
“Yes.”
“Sta-cy, it is totally unbecoming of a Fashion Club member like, to be seen in such a ramshackle, vehicle.”
“Eep!” Stacy shrieked. She straightened her posture as she gathered up confidence to rebut Sandi’s put down. “It’s also totally unbecoming of a Fashion Club member to be abducted by a robot.”
“We came to rescue you,” Sam added.
“You came into Danville and convinced those stepbrothers to come and rescue me?”
“Yeah,” Chris replied.
“Yes,” Sam answered.
“Right, we’re going back to Lawndale in this?” Sandi asked. ‘Totally ramshackle and unbecoming, but it will have to do.’
“No, just back to our place, then you can catch a lift with Jane’s brother,” Phineas said.
“You mean, Jane Lane?”
“Yes,” Phineas replied.
“And Daria too?” Sandi asked. ‘Of course it would be Quinn’s weird sister!’ she thought.
“Yes...”
“Like, a necessary evil, I guess. Let’s go.”
When Phineas, Stacy R., Sam and Chris exited the vehicle, Daria turned to Candace. “Do you know where your Mom is?”
“Um, no,” Candace admitted.
“We need to know where she is if we are going to get this vehicle to her.”
Linda Flynn-Fletcher was at her husband’s antiques store when her phone rang. ‘It must be Candace,’ she thought, wondering what she would be vaguely wondering what the boys were up to this time. “Hello, Candace.”
“Hi, Mom; where are you?”
“I’m at the antiques store, honey. I’ll be home later.”
“The antiques store?” Candace laughed, annoyingly. “Heehehehehehehee. Phineas and Ferb have built this flying bus, made out of wood and stone, and I’m going to bring it there!”
“Oh, Candace!”
“It’s true!”
“I’ll see you later. Bye.”
( Candace Hung up. )
Fan Fiction Update - Annoyance
Feb. 5th, 2021 04:39 pmAnnoyance
At the end of an adventure, the Fifth Doctor reassures Tegan Jovanka in more ways than one
Fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13811465/1/Annoyance
Archive of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29213055
At the end of an adventure, the Fifth Doctor reassures Tegan Jovanka in more ways than one
Fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13811465/1/Annoyance
Archive of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29213055