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Last time on Xan’s vacation:
Xan picked up a distress call and went to aid in a shuttle.However, it was a fake distress call sent out by Pakleds seeking advanced technologies.
“Well, that’s new,”Xan tried to maintain a relaxed tone,”this time at least they faked the identity of the ship.”
Xan knew very clearly that he would not stand a chance to escape with normal ways. Right now, he could do nothing but try to talk with them to find a point to break through.
He opened a channel to the Pakled ship. On the screen appeared an ugly, stupid face. “You’re too small to be the Enterprise.”The Pakled said.
“This is Lieutenant Xan of the U.S.S. Expedition , piloting shuttle 4.” Xan replied calmly.”I suppose you sent out the distress call?”
“Oh, Enterprise’s shuttle! Yes, we sent it.”The Pakled replied.”We’re Pakleds. Our ship is the Krundor .I’m Captain Glorp.”
Glorp turned to look at something outside of the camera range and then turned back.”Your ship is weak and small. But I will still add your ship pieces to mine. We’ll be STRONGER!”After saying this, he reached out to end the transmission.
“Wait, you weak Pakled! “Xan shouted. He was aware that this could provoke Glorp, but he had to stop Glorp from ending the transmission. Glorp’s hand froze in the air,”We’re not weak~We are STRONG!”
“Yes, but not strong enough, “Xan replied,”I can make you stronger.But if you kill me, you’ll never get that strong.I can arm your ship wth Starfleet’s latest and strongest waepon——photonic cannon, which can destroy a Borg cube with just one shot.”
Apparaently Glorp didn’t anticipated that,”We search for things, things that make us stronger.”
“Yes, and I can help to make you stronger.”Xan added.
Glorp thought for a while and terminated the transmission.Then the Krundor initiated a tractor beam and dragged the shuttle towards it.
“Computer, initiate program Sisko-1-9-8,delay for 5 minutes, authorization Xan-4-8-λ-φ.”
“Program initiating in 5 minutes.”Shuttle 4’s computer responded with a voice as cold as ever.Given no chance to ecape, Xan had to destroy the shuttle to prevent the Pakleds from getting their hands on any Starfleet technology.He didnt wish to be the one who made these pigs even stronger.
So much for the shuttle 4, Xan thought.
Xan walked through the corridors of Krundor escored by two Pakleds, one holding a Klingon disruptor, one holding a plasma riffle. He had to be really careful to prevent his tail from being caught in the door. Apparently the “smart” Pakleds didn’t take the needs of other species into consideration when piecing together this ship. They arrived at the bridge. Xan looked around and found technologies from a dozen of species. “I am Captain Glorp. We look for things, things that make us stronger.”
“Yes, you already told me that.”Xan replied, trying hard to evade surrounding crew’s touch. He wanted his fur to keep clean for a little longer. “Why don’t you let me take a look at your engineering room?”
“Why should I?”Glorp looked confused.
“Because only then can I determine how to make you stronger.”Xan nearly let out a sigh. He told himself that his fate was in the hands of these stupid man, which meant he’d better not provoke them.
“We need to be stronger.”Glorp murmured as if in a dream.”Take him to the engineering room.”
In the engineering room, there were even more parts from different species. It was like an exhibition. “Nightmare for an engineer.”Xan mumbled. One Pakled led him to a console that displayed the weapon systems of the ship, with other Pakleds surrounding Xan. At the first look of the console, he was awed. Weapons from at least 30 different species were hastily cobbled together. “I’m Splok,”The Pakled said,”can you make us stronger?”
“Perhaps. But I need to use my tricorder before drawing a conclusion.”Xan said.
“What~ is a tri…corridor?”Splok asked with great confusion.
“It’s one of my equipment, it’s like… a grey box with colorful buttons and lights.”
“We have plenty of them.”Splok said, moving away his bulky body.Xan wanted to take the chance to try operating the console but there were many Pakleds still surrounding them.”You know, looking at me won’t speed up the process.”Xan said to them. The Pakleds still wore a stupid smile, looking at him and chatting quitely.
Splok came back with a toolbox, obviously stolen from a federation ship. He opened it and dumped everything in it onto the floor. There were TR-560 Tricorder VII, TR-590 tricorder X/XI and some others types that he didn’t recognize. Xan picked up one and pretended to scan circuits under the console. He tried to link to the main computer using the tricorder. Suddenly an alarm went off.”AlarmAlarmthe compu-ter is used, not allowed.”
“You do not want to help.”Splok said,raising a phaser.”Make us strong.”
“No, I am helping!”A frightened Xan tried to trick Splok.”I…I am just making sure your computer is compatible with photonic cannon. If I just install the photonic cannon without checking that, your ship will…explode!”He continued to operate his tricorder, looking for transporter system control.
But Splok didn’t take that. When Xan was inputing the destination of point-to-point transport and cursing the outraegous design of Romulan transporter in his mind, a phaser beam hit him. He was immediately thrown into inconsciousness.
Xan woke up on the floor of engineering. Rubbing the spot hit by the phaser with his paw, he started to look around. A Pakled was staring at him with a disruptor in hand, others studying the equipments in the room with great confusion. These pigs never cared about the setting of phaser when firing, he seethed silently. He tried to stand up but failed, sitting back due to great pain. Noticing his movement, the Pakled raised his disruptor and targeted it at him. “It’s alright,”Xan made a gesture, fearing that the Pakled might open fire accidentally,” I’ll just sit here and do nothing. “
Reflecting on the experince before he was phasered, Xan failed to understand how could the Pakleds know about protecting their computer system. It suddenly occurred to him that the tactic of defeating a Pakled ship with software-wide approaches might have been used multiple times, resulting in the Pakleds’ countermeasures. This was a very important piece of information that he should deliver to Starfleet Command. Now we know that the Pakleds are far more than a stupid species that steal technology and use them inapproapriately, they can learn from experience.
When Xan was thinking, Capt.Glorp came in and stood in front of him.”You don’t want to help us. You think we are not smart.”After a pause, he resumed,”We ARE smart. Do not try to trick us. We can tell. You will make us strong.”Xan just looked at him and said nothing.”Or die.”Glorp pulled out his phaser.
“All right, I will make you strong.”Xan had to answer.
“You should do it now.” Said Glorp, leaving the engineering.
Under the threat of disruptor, Xan managed to stood up, one paw pressed to the wound. He spotted a console displaying the current location of Krundor . He couldn’t believe his eyes:
On the screen, this huge ship is warping towards a Borg tactical cube.