Foundations Book 1 (Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers)
Chapter One
Stardate 53675.1
As he sat in the center seat of the U.S.S. da
Vinci's bridge, the young officer knew all eyes
were on him. The bridge personnel had turned
from their flashing consoles and even away from
the main viewer to focus their attentions on the
"big chair." Their hands were stayed from taking
action as they awaited his next words. Silence
hung in the air.
The officer smiled. Above all else, Kieran Duffy
lived for a captive audience.
"So there we were at the bar, the three of us,
and for whatever reason, the Andorian woman's
face turns this almost royal blue color ..."
"It couldn't have been that she was
embarrassed," said Ensign Robin Rusconi, seated
at the da Vinci's conn for her usual gamma-shift
duties. "I can't imagine your open speculations
about an Andorian wedding night would have upset
her sensibilities."
Duffy looked to the conn officer and knit his
brow. "What, you're not curious?" He smiled,
letting his eyes drift up to the viewer and the
comforting stream of streaking star ... read full excerpt from: Star Trek: S.C.E. #17: Foundations Book 1 ebook
