Grand Designs
Star Trek: Corps of Engineers
Ring Around the Sky
by Allyn Gibson
Chapter One
As Tev woke from his nap, he smiled and felt completely refreshed. The past few
weeks had been trying, and to be able to sit, lean back, and relax for hours on
end put him quickly to sleep. He snorted, clearing his nose, and stretched his
facial muscles to loosen them. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. This
had been a very good nap.
He turned to the Kharzh"ullan seated next to him. "How long until we reach the
base station?" he asked.
The Kharzh"ullan checked his wrist chrono and frowned. "I never was good at
math. Should be soon. Half an hour, perhaps."
"Good," said Tev as he leaned back into his seat and closed his eyes. He had
traveled from Kharzh"ulla to the Ring and back many times in his life, and he
had always enjoyed the passenger cars. They were oriented differently than
subway trams he had used in and around San Francisco when he had been at
Starfleet Academy"the subway trams had seating on a single, lon ... read full excerpt from Star Trek: Corps of Engineers: Grand Designs ebook
