On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:40:33 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He picked up his things and headed for the meeting room that Lt Thompson had
set up for group.� It seemed that the Council would have its first test.� He
took a seat and called Lt. Thompson to request his presence in the chambers
immediately and waited for the diplomats to arrive.
He was not waiting long before a woman entered, an Andorian woman.� She was
wearing the cloths of a diplomat, a Starfleet diplomat.
� "Good day, Ambassador Golan.� I am Commander Na'Tral of the Starfleet
Diplomatic Corps.� I am here at the request of the Andorian Ambassador to
the Federation.� May I sit in on your council's meeting?"
"You would be welcome to do so," replied Golan.� "It is nice to see Starfleet taking an interest in the Council.� While many of the Federation's member worlds have representatives, we do not have an official Federation representative that I know of."
"I would be that representative, Ambassador. Thank you for your invitation."
"It is not good, T'Kresh.� I am not sure if Aqualish intelligence has received word
yet, but it appears that there is something going on concerning the Venasians.� Many
of their Ambassadors have been abducted.� The representative on Cardassian Prime has appealed for and received political assylum."
T'Kresh did not like what she was hearing.� First off, the Venasians weren't exactly
close to the Cardassians.� "Has there been any word of the reasons for the
abductions?"
"There is nothing definite.� I have just received word from Cardassia Prime that we
have started moving ships toward our borders.� The homeworld seems to think that
this is a Venasian internal matter."
T'Kresh let out a sigh.� "I am looking forward to hearing what the Council has to
say about this."
"As am I," Ael t'Khllrenz said as she entered the room.� "A change in leadership in
the Venasian empire is not unexpected, given their ecosystem turmoil as of late,"
she said.� "Still, the suddeness of this coup seems odd."
"I see dangerous repercussions to it.� I have a feeling this may lead to some sort of civil war," stated Golan simply.
"Let us hope it does not come to that." the Fleeter said. "Starfleet does not wish to become involed in a shooting war between two factions of Venasians, but we fear that it may be unavoidable.", Na'Tral added.
