Gambit Line-By-Line

[May 20]

[Ready room]

WORF [OC]: Worf to Commander Riker. Minister Satok of Vulcan Security is standing by on a secure channel.

 

[mattman8907]

RIKER: Put it through in here.

 

[May 20]

SATOK [on monitor]: Greetings, Commander. How may I be of service?

 

[sekundant]

RIKER: Minister, I thought I should let you know that the mercenary ship which has been raiding planets in the Taugan sector is probably on its way to Vulcan right now.

 

[Athena28]

SATOK : I do not understand.

 

[May 20]

RIKER: I'm sorry. It's been a difficult couple of days. I know that one of your operatives has been on a mercenary ship investigating the possible re-assembly of a psionic resonator. I didn't want someone to make a mistake and start firing at them when they approach your planet.

 

[Kertrats47]

SATOK: Commander, I believe there is a problem. We have no operative aboard a mercenary ship.

(Dun dun DUNNNNNNN!!!)

 

[May 20]

[Baran's quarters]

PICARD: According to Baran's logs, we are to deliver the two pieces to the T'Karath Sanctuary on Vulcan.

 

[Kertrats47]

TALLERA: I know that place. It was an underground stronghold for one of the factions during the last civil war. It's been abandoned for centuries.

 

[May 20]

PICARD: Galen to Bridge. Alter course for Vulcan.

 

[Hopeful Romantic]

VEKOR [OC]: Understood.

 

[sekundant]

PICARD: Oh, I wonder if you can possibly help me with something. I have been able to translate most of the writing on these two pieces For the most part, they're warnings of death and destruction to anyone who opposes the resonator, but I am not able to determine what appears on the anterior side. For example, this symbol represents the Vulcan god of war and this is the god of death, but if you look really carefully, you can see a third symbol missing. Now that obviously should belong to the final piece. Now what's odd about this is that the gods of death and war would typically always stand alone on an artefact. They would never be combined with a third glyph.

 

[Athena28]

TALLERA: Fascinating. But I am not an archaeological expert.

 

[May 20]

PICARD: I'm really anxious to see the final artefact, because it might provide a valuable insight into Vulcan mythology.

 

[Kertrats47]

TALLERA: When we arrive at Vulcan, I will take these pieces to a secure holding area before going on to the Sanctuary. I prefer to go alone. It will arouse less suspicion on the part of the isolationists.

 

[May 20]

PICARD: Well there should be no problem about our entering orbit. I asked Commander Riker to contact the Vulcan authorities from the Enterprise and let them know that we were approaching.

 

[Kertrats47]

TALLERA: Why did you do that?

 

[sekundant]

PICARD: Well, I didn't want to risk a misunderstanding. Someone might have mistaken this for an actual raid.

 

[Kertrats47]

TALLERA: It was a wise precaution.

 

[May 20]

PICARD: Perhaps I should contact the Enterprise, have them meet us at Vulcan just in case these isolationists try to escape.