[Comprehensive English and American] Ripples in time and space

Rick shrugged and led them to the captain's cabin.Both Picard and Xin Zang were there, with unusual expressions on their faces.Rick closed the door and stayed in the room.Kelly couldn't wait to ask: "What's wrong?!"

"I know a way to smuggle ten lithium crystals." Xin Zang said with his lips pursed.Kelly laughed: "I have a misunderstanding about Captain Enterprise, huh?"

She smiled and looked at Captain Picard a little while talking, but the joke didn't make the atmosphere in the room much lighter.Xin Zang continued: "I know a mining ship, they can smuggle decalithium crystals from the Heber galaxy, there is a deposit of decalithium crystals, which has not been discovered by anyone, and, because the sun there is unstable, there is no No other mining ship would want to explore."

"How do you know?" Kelly asked.

"I've been keeping in touch with them," Xin Zang said. "You saved them! Do you remember?"

Kelly opened her mouth slightly, and suddenly realized—it was the group of Remans who revolted back then.They actually succeeded in snatching the unfinished mining spaceship back then, and somehow managed to sail it all the way, avoiding the pursuit of the Romulans.

"When Xin Zang was in the Starship Academy, he began to secretly contact them." Picard continued, "He taught them all the knowledge he had learned from the academy, helped them maintain the spaceship, set the course, and even Contact various gray forces. Until now, their private contact has never been broken, but we didn't know about it until now."

Kelly nodded, not knowing what to say for a moment.She understood the strange atmosphere of the recent conversations: on the one hand, everyone was somewhat wary of Xin Zang. He had been hiding the truth from everyone and Remans who fled back then all these years. I have to say it's very worrying.But on the other hand, under such circumstances, he finally chose to confess the matter... which is strangely touching.

"Looks like you've been in touch?" Kirk asked.Picard nodded. "We talked. They're willing to risk mining ten lithium crystals for us—on the condition that they need the Alliance to provide them with shelter."

"What did the Federation say?" Kelly asked.

"We are still making up a reason, how to explain to the Star Alliance that we contacted them." Picard sighed, "It is of course the easiest way to say that they contacted the Enterprise, but with this group of Remans People's current strength is too easy to be regarded as a victim. I think the Romulans will be willing to exchange certain benefits for their lives."

"Yes, the fact that this stolen mining ship has never been captured is considered a disgrace by many Romulans," Spock confirmed, "I have no doubt that the Romulans are willing to offer considerable benefits—including ten lithium Crystals—in exchange for their lives, and if caught, their fate will be dire."

As they talked, Xin Zang's face became more and more gloomy. "So, we have to find a way to stop the generals and politicians of the Star Alliance from thinking about it." Picard sighed, "It's not easy."

Kelly shrugged helplessly: "Whenever you need a confusion spell or a forgetting spell, please come to me anytime."

Captain Picard shook his head. "I can't believe I'm talking to someone about this. Well, if need be."

With this episode, Kelly was a little less interested in the next few days.This question occupies a large part of her thoughts, but with her and Bucky's strength, it is not enough to affect the Star Alliance government.However, a day later, Kirk and Spock took the initiative to come to the door and said that they had a solution.

"What is it?" Kelly asked impatiently.Kirk shook his head: "I need to discuss it with Captain Picard before I can tell you."

Kelly frowned: "Don't be secretive, Jim. You know, Xinzang is almost half of Bucky's and I's child - what is the method, can't we know?"

"If Captain Picard agrees with me, it will be soon." Kirk reassured her.Kelly and Bucky asked a few more questions, but Kirk just refused to open his mouth, and there was nothing they could do in the end.On the other side, Spock had connected to the Enterprise D with a computer, and soon, they were teleported aboard.

Kelly and Kirk hadn't stopped arguing until she appeared in the teleportation room. However, when she walked off the teleportation platform, she had already shut up helplessly—since she was already on the ship, it wasn't too late. It's been a while.Kirk and Spock went straight to Captain Picard, while Kelly and Bucky went to the crew lounge and found Xin Zang, who was playing three-dimensional chess with another crew member.As soon as he saw Kelly and Bucky, he stood up excitedly: "Kelly! Bucky!"

"Hi." The two hugged him respectively.Before Xin Zang completely left Bucky's embrace, he couldn't wait to ask: "Did you find a solution when you came back this time?"

"Oh, so you were so excited just now, not to meet Kelly and me?" Bucky deliberately put on a sad look.Xin Zang shook his head quickly: "Of course not. I'm glad to meet you. But, I guess you'll be fine this time, right?"

"Sorry, Bucky and I can't help you with that," Kelly sighed.Since learning magic, she has rarely felt this powerless feeling, "However, I think at least Captain Picard will not let you down."

Xin Zang seemed relieved and nodded.His public identity is the illegitimate son of Captain Picard—and Captain Picard has no choice but to take the blame. After getting along for many years, he does feel a little like a friend and like a father and son.But obviously, his trust in Captain Picard was not enough for him to completely let go of his worries, and the three chatted casually for a while, Xin Zang was still absent-minded.In the end, it was Bucky who gave up his plan of pretending to be calm, stood up, walked to a nearby terminal, and asked, "Computer, where are Ambassador Kirk and Captain Picard now?"

"In the captain's cabin." The computer replied.Bucky turned around and patted Xin Zang on the shoulder: "Come on, let's go over there and wait for them to finish talking."

However, they didn't have to wait long.Almost as soon as he walked to the door of Captain Picard's cabin, the door opened, and Captain Picard stood behind the door: "Ah, I just heard from the computer that you are here, come in."

"You guys have finished talking? What's the result?" Xin Zang asked impatiently.

"General Janeway thinks this plan is feasible, but we still need to seek the opinions of you and the Remans spacecraft." Kirk said, "Contact the Remans spacecraft, Xinzang, and let's talk together."

On the computer, General Janeway's call window had not been closed, and she was still waiting on the opposite side with a serious face.Xin Zang nodded nervously, walked to the computer and started to operate.Bucky asked for him, "Can't you reveal something first?"

"You guys are going to know soon anyway." Kirk smiled and said, "But, well, let me reveal something. Xinzang, if you are asked to be the captain of that Remans spaceship, how sure are you? "

Xin Zang suddenly turned his head in surprise, but before he could speak, the computer had already issued the hissing sound of the communication link, and then the screen was split into two, and the face of the leader of Remans appeared on the screen.

The three parties greeted each other, and Kirk said: "Spock and I came up with a plan. The problem now is that due to diplomatic considerations, the Star Federation has no way to provide you with asylum in your current capacity-but the Star Federation I can find a way to change your identities for you.”

"Change your identity?" Xin Zang asked in surprise.

"Yes, change your identity." Captain Picard explained in detail, "The Star Alliance can secretly provide you with a new spaceship, allowing you to continue to sail as space pirates or freelance mercenaries. If the handover is done well Well, the Romulans will not know that you are the crew of this new ship. But of course, in order not to be detected when engaging or communicating with other ships, you need to have at least as many crew members as the out-of-group Yuferi Mance, and the captain—or at least the nominal captain—can't be a Remance."

"If you want to assign us a new command group, we will not accept it," said the leader of Remans.

"It's not an assignment, it's just a suggestion." Xin Zang said suddenly, "You once promised that if I can always help you escape from the Romulans and even fight for the freedom of the Remanth people, you can regard me as the leader. This promise is now you Is it still in compliance?"

His words were originally shocking, but everyone present was not surprised at all—Kelly and Bucky knew the plot a long time ago, and they were somewhat prepared, while Kirk, Picard and Janeway, I am afraid that It was discussed that Xin Zang should be supported to become the captain of that ship.

The leader of Remans had no objection at all, and simply agreed. It seems that Xin Zang has indeed taught them a lot during the years at Starfleet Academy, and helped the group of exiled Remans a lot.With the mediation of Xin Zangju, the personnel to be sent next were also quickly agreed upon. Except for him, there were six people in total, all appointed by the Star Alliance.The Star Alliance secretly provided another mining ship that has been decommissioned but is in good condition, and the negotiation is expected to be completed within half a year.Afterwards, the Remans will drive this mining ship to secretly mine the ten lithium crystals in the Heber galaxy to provide the raw materials for the production of red matter.

Once the most critical matters were finalized, the following discussions were still very fast, and most of them were discussed by Captain Picard, Xin Zang, General Janeway and the leader of Remans.Kelly stood by and didn't speak the whole time, but she kept asking Kirk and Spock with her eyes-do you really believe him?

After all, this is a very risky move.Although Xin Zang has been taught by Captain Picard for many years now, who knows if when he leaves the Enterprise and goes to the Rymans spaceship, will his childhood distorted by dark experiences re-emerge?Would he listen to the complaints of the Remanth people about the Romulans and even the Star Alliance?Even if he is not hostile to the Star Alliance, even if he assassinates the current leader of the Romulan regime just for revenge, it will cause great turmoil in the Romulans. be broken.

This kind of thing has happened in the movies.Kelly has never been willing to take such a risk on such a big matter, but the personal relationship between Xin Zang and her made her hesitate and could not object.She knows that the current cooperation has not yet been finalized, and she can easily disrupt the negotiation by using the confusion spell to change the mind of anyone present. ——but how she wished she could trust Xin Zang.

In the end, Kelly didn't make a move until everything was settled.She chooses to believe in him—she also hopes that in such a future world full of hope, she can really believe in him.

The author has something to say: The end of this chapter may have been a little rushed, sorry.

With Kelly's character, she has experienced a lot, and Xin Zang is the villain in the original plot. I don't know what image she is in the readers' minds, but for me, I think she is easy-going, but not A person who can easily entrust trust.Her trust is based on the trust that she already knows the plot.

But on the other hand, the two episodes of Star Trek itself, TOS and TNG, are very optimistic, hopeful, and full of humanistic care, and they look forward to a better world.I think that a fan who writes a work with this tone should have a more optimistic and gentle development of things-Xin Zang who was raised by Picard will become a better person and a good captain.After all, this article is still a fan, and I really don't want to deviate from the original style.

To be honest, I am not very satisfied with this chapter.Let the character of the character conflict with the tone of the original work, and only some sacrifices can be made.I hope everyone will not feel too OOC.