Story:Star Trek: Enterprise/By the Book/Chapter 1

Episode 1.02: "BY THE BOOK"

(Warp Speed)

Enterprise is at high warp on course for Coridan to figure out what's going on and why they've stopped transmitting their distress call.

(Main Bridge)

We're approaching the system Ma'am, Lieutenant Mitchell says as he looks at his console read out and turns to Captain Martin who is sitting in the Captain's Chair.

Captain Martin looks at him.

Take us out of warp Lieutenant, Captain Martin says as she looks at Lieutenant Mitchell at the conn.

He nods and he inputs commands into the helm and the warp engines power down, as Commander Ronson as the First officer station reports in, Captain sensors are picking up the planet but half of the planet looks like its been turned into a sheet of glass by an unknown beam I need to study these reading further before I can report, Commander Ronson says as he looks at his console then up at Captain Martin.

She looks at him and nods.

Captain Martin turns to Lieutenant Smith as the com station, Lieutenant Smith anything from the surface? Captain Martin asked as she gets up from the Command chair.

She looks at her console and inputs a few commands into the console and shakes her head.

No, ma'am nothing from the surface, Lieutenant Smith says as she looks at her console.

She walks around the Bridge and down to the main viewer leaning back on the helm console.

hmm, Julia inform Starfleet Command of the situation, Captain Martin says as she looks at the viewer still shocked by what she's seeing.

She nods and sends the hail to Command.