Errand of Fury Book Two
Demands of Honor
Chapter One
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE
FEDERATION SPACE
Captain's Log Stardate 3197.2.
The Enterprise is headed for System 7348 at best speed, but it is still three days away. The crew is tense. Though the diplomats are even now making a final push, few doubt that war with the Klingon Empire is imminent. The question on the minds of the crew: will the first shots be fired at the Enterprise when we reach our destination? I know we will be facing a Klingon warship when we arrive. And despite the claims of the Klingon Empire, I am sure that whatever the Klingon vessel's purpose, it is not to make peaceful contact with the primitive genetic Klingons on that world. For now, we have no choice but to wait and see.
"Captain, I'm reading a distress signal," Lieutenant Uhura said.
Captain Kirk was immediately alert. He felt Doctor McCoy tense behind him as he turned to his communications officer and asked, "Who is it?"
Uhura shook her head. "It's very faint . . . I'm boosting power." She waited for a few s ... read full excerpt from: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Errand of Fury Book Two: Demands of Honor ebook