Story:Star Trek: The Next Generations/Brother's Keeper/Chapter One

Both the Enterprise and Saladin are hanging nose to nose.

On the Bridge of the Enterprise Captain Martin is standing between the conn and Ops consoles looking at the Starship Saladin, as she's waiting for the ship to answer the hails.

Lieutenant Withrome looks at that tactical console and then up at Captain Martin.

Still no response Captain Lieutenant Withrome says as she looks at her console then at the Captain.

She looks over at the ops console.

Norman any life signs onboard that ship? Captain Martin asked as she looks at him.

He looks at her and then at his console.

I'm picking up 430 crew aboard the ship and she's a Federation Starship but she's from the 23rd century ma'am Lieutenant Craig says as he looks at her.

She turns to Commander Shepard.

Riley take an away team aboard stabilize their power grid and see to their injured Captain Martin says as she looks at her first officer.

He looks at her and nods.

Norman, Joanne, Commander Ellis and Doctor Crusher meet us in transporter room 2 Commander Shepard says as he, Craig, and Withrome walk into the turbolift and the doors closed.

Onboard the Saladin the Away Team beams aboard as a security team aims their phasers at the team.

Who are you Captain Martin says as he looks at them.

Commander Shepard looks at him.

We're from a Federation Starship I'm Commander Riley Shepard first officer of the ship this is Lieutenant Withrome my chief of security, Commander Rachel Ellis my chief Engineer, and Doctor Beverly Crusher chief Medical officer we mean you no harm Commander Shepard says as he looks at him.

Captain Martin orders his security forces to lower their Phasers and they do so.

Onboard the Enterprise in her ready room Captain Martin is talking to her brother.

John we've encountered another Federation Starship from the 23rd century a Saladin-Class Destroyer Captain Martin says as she looks at the screen.

A Saladin-Class vessel those were the powerful ships in the Federation of that century what's she doing here? Commodore Martin says on the monitor.

She looks at him on the screen.

I'm not sure Brianna says as she looks at the screen.

I'm sending the Intrepid to your position John says on the monitor.

Brianna looks at the screen.

John that's alright we don't need the Intrepid to help us Brianna says as she looks at the screen.

Brianna you're close to the Cardassian Border and with increased activity along the border it wouldn't help to have two ships there John says on the monitor.

She looks at the screen.

Alright fine but you know how I feel about it Brianna says as she looks at the screen.

I know Starfleet out Commodore Martin says as the transmission ends with the Federation symbol appears.