A Runabout lifted off from station Io and headed back toward Spacedock.
With the mission completed, it was time for the team from the station to
return and make their report. Along with them, they were bringing Gabe
Ares, who had been brought aboard to help with the investigation into the
mysterious woman in the cryochamber.
"LtCdr Holt to Spacedock."
The familiar voice of Brad Arsineau responded. "This is Spacedock
Operations. Go ahead Commander."
"I am currently on approach to the station. I am requesting docking
permission and information."
"Understood" replied the voice. A few seconds later a set of docking
instructions appeared on her console. "I am sending over your docking
assignment, Commander. Is there anything you are going to need when you
land?"
"We have some cargo to off load. Other than that we are in the clear.
Please contact Dr. D'amondra and let her know that the package is for her.
We have someone aboard who is going to help her with it."
(response?)
Aravis closed the line and set the thrusters to allow them to land at the
designated area. Once they were down, she turned to the rest of the
passenger. "It would seem we are home."
(response?)
As the ship floated through the Sol System, Gabe sat at one of the work
stations at the back of the ship. He was going over the scans that he and
Dr. Ingolsdottir had taken earlier. "Computer, are there any entries in the
Federation xenobiology database that match the readings taken on the
subject?"
"Working," replied the rich voice of the computer. "The subject appears to
be a member of the Letrosian race."
Gabe was not familiar with that species, which sort of surprised him. He
considered himself fairly knowledgable about the major sentient species of
the Alpha Quadrant. "Please bring up a summary
of information about the Letrosians."
"The Letrosians are a species that were identified by the USS James Cook
about 130 years ago. In early Earth history, they visited Terra through a
number of cairns that were interstellar transits of some sort. They played
a major role in many of Celtic mythology in the roll of fairies. The
females of the species have wings that are clearly visible, while the wings
of the male seem to have atrophied through evolution. By the time that the
Cook arrived in their home system, the culture seemed to have turned in on
itself with a matriarchal society being its primary form of government."
Gabe's eyebrow lifted slightly as the mystery seemed to be goign deeper
rather than being solved. "What is the current relationship between the
Letrosians and the Federation?"
"Shortly after meeting with the Cook, the Letrosian government opted to
continue to remain blockaded off from the rest of the galaxy. They did send
a representative to speak with the Federation, but it did not lead to
membership or an alliance with the Letrosians."
"Did the Letrosians close of contact with those outside their system due to
military or political concerns?"
"The reason for Letrosian isolation has never been officially defined.
Many have proposed that the isolation was self-imposed by the government.
The leader of the Letrosians was resistant to outside influence at the time
of contact with the Cook. It was believed that the Empress simply just
ended up such conflict to avoid exposure to political and social corruption
by outsiders."
(Gabe?)
}}}=) Lisa
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