Posted July 14, 2020, 1:10 a.m. by Chris Perry
As the Manhattan was moving through a local system at impulse speed, a smaller ship suddenly dropped its cloak on the port side.
The ship was much smaller than the Manhattan, a brief scan of its life-signs would show less than 100 souls aboard, but tellingly, they were a mixture of species. Humans, Klingons, Orions, Cardassians, Bajorans, Romulans, Ferengi, Andorians, it was a smorgasbord of different races, some friendly to the Federation, others decidedly not, but the largest group were Bajeen, the same species as the Manhattan’s counsellor, Zef Rollo.
The ship itself would not show up in Federation registries, which immediately raised the possibility that it was an illegal ship, which likely meant it was a smuggler, pirate, raider or all three. However, the ship did not attempt to power its weapons and did not approach the Manhattan. A detailed scan would show that the ship was heavily armed, but no match for a Manhattan-class in a stand-up fight. Those same scans would indicate that the vessel was not built for going toe-to-toe with other Starships, it was sleek and agile, a fast-moving predator.
After only a moment, a hail was received.
=/\= USS Manhattan, this is the Independent Trading Vessel Kestra, lower your shields and prepare to be boarded. =/\=
The Kestra
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