Intellivore
Chapter One
The screen ahead showed the several tiny sparks
of light that Enterprise and her sisters had
been chasing all this while. "Warp signatures
coming up now, Captain," Data said. "Federation
technology." The android turned toward Picard.
"These would appear to be Lalairu ships."
Picard nodded, sitting back in his chair with a
slight sigh. That took a load off his mind. The
Lalairu traded wherever they went ... and they
went everywhere. Finding them here was less of a
surprise than finding anyone else, though even
for them, in these debatable spaces, the trading
opportunities might seem to be somewhat limited.
No I matter-if there were any opportunities,
the Lalairu would find them.
"The commander of the lead vessel is asking to
speak to you privately, Captain," said Mr Worf.
"Very well," Picard said. "I'll take it in my
ready room."
He sat down behind his desk and touched his
screen. It came alive to show a bridge so dimly
lit it was almost impossible to see. A shape
moved out of the shadows, forward to the screen.
It was very tall, slender, and pale, and had a
humanoid form. Pica ... read full excerpt from Intellivore ebook
