[English] Star Trek: Chancellor Project

Kilka słów wyjasnienia. Autor jest obecnie na fali zainteresowania Star Trekiem, więc tematyka dzieła wzięła się sama z siebie.A, że równocześnie jest studentem I roku filologii angielskiej, postanowił bezwstydnie, arogancko i po snobowsku popisać się swoją zdolnością Very Happy

. Jednak, żeby praca Autora nie poszła na marne i została przez Sz. P. Czytelników doceniona, postanowił podrzucić wam kilka przydatnych linków:
Dla nieznających za dobrze angielskiego: [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Dla nie-trekkowców: [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] (po angielsku, ale jest też polska wersja, aczkolwiek uboższa).

Disclaimer: Wszelka zbieżność postaci w opowieści, ich imion, charakterów oraz relacji z innymi, perfidnie i bezwstydnie zamierzona Razz

Star Trek: Chancellor Project
Based on the “Star Trek” universe created by Gene Rodenberry.

Chapter I: Commission

The USS Chancellor was a special ship even before it was officially commissioned to service. Creating the ship was a combined effort of Starfleet, the Klingon Empire, and the former enemy of both, the Romulan Star Empire. The event, that brought the three together, was the recently ended Dominion War, which thinned the armies and economies of the entire Alfa Quadrant. With the Dominion threat eliminated, the Bajoran Wormhole was wide open, and the Gamma Quadrant ready for further exploration, earlier interrupted by the violent conflict.
Being a totally new class of starship, the Chancellor carried top-notch technology from all three of the project participants. Starfleet created the new hull design, equipped it with ablative armor and provided the experimental Warp 9 engine, the Klingons created a new class of Mark 7 disruptors, and the Romulans gave the Chancellor their improved cloak, which outran the Defiant’s device. But even that was not the strangest and most peculiar thing about it. The special thing was the crew. Obviously, it was combined of all Federation peoples, Klingons and Romulans, but their age was special. All of them were cadets 2nd class or above of their respective military academies, commissioned to Starfleet. Bearing in mind the disastrous mission of the USS Valiant and Red Squad, the cadets were given standard war training instead of regular Academy courses. This was intended to tighten the bonds between the crew, as the pressure on them was projected to be far greater than on regular officers. After only three years of training, they were to be given ranks and assignments based on performance, course and the effect of the Kobayashi Maru test.

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It was a sunny morning in San Francisco, Earth. People were strolling down the Old Town Street. Cadet 2nd class Martin Jadren came up to a cafeteria, ordered a black coffee and sat in the café’s garden. “This cadet's uniform drives me crazy”, he thought. “I hope regular officers'are more perspirative”. He took a sip from his cup. The coffe was hot, just as he liked it. When he was swallowing it, someone punched him in his back.
- K’plah! – A low, vibrating voice behind him. A very recognizable voice.
- Oh, hi Voight - he responded without even a glance behind him.
Voight, son of Kryst, was a rather short, yet well built Klingon, one of Martin’s most favored friends. The only problem was, he outranked Martin, as he was a cadet 1st class. “That’s gonna change”, Martin thought.
- Why the long face, old man? After all, you’re going to be the Chancellor’s XO, aren’t you?
- Yeah, but you know what’s the fun part? We don’t even know our captain…
- Now that you mention it…
- But at least all of us made it to the bridge. You, me, P’blo…
- Heh, it’s going to be hard to resist hitting that Vulcan wise-ass…
- You’ve got a point there. But I’m really glad, that Martha made it as the ship’s counselor.
- Don’t forget Mik. I doubt that we’ll get out the Sol system with him at the helm.
- Nah, he passed the Otarian Belt simulation…
- Simulation, stress that…
- Hi, boys! – That voice was even more recognizable. It belonged to the crew’s new counselor. – You don’t want to be late, do you?
- Hell, look at the time! – Martin drank a mouthful of his coffee, got off his chair, and soon all three were running towards the shuttle pod, from where they were to get to Starfleet Academy.

END OF CHAPTER 1...