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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."
"Will do,
Lieutenan," replied Brad, who immediately sent a message to the good
doctor.
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?)
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