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Background -Commander Spock first officer, Captain James.T. Kirk, lieutenant Uhura,
and Commander Scott Chief Engineer.
Foreground - Ensign Chekov, Ensign Cunningham and Helmsman Mr Sulu.
My training at Starfleet was over, they were now deploying me
I was over the moon when they called; I was full of glee
I entered the transporter room where I'd dematerialize
And within seconds I was aboard, the Starship Enterprise.
I was an expert on Klingonese; they needed me for interpretation
Their council leaders on Kronos wanted to join the federation
I unpacked all my bags and then put my things in storage
Then a message came through asking me to report to the bridge.
I caught the fast turbo lift that would take me up there
And the first person that I saw was Captain Kirk in his chair
He stood up to welcome me and to introduce me to the crew
Mr Spock from Vulcan, Ensign Checkov and Mr Sulu.
He then told me to sit down by the helmsman Mr Sulu
Who would show me the ropes and tell me what to do
I learnt very fast but there was an awful lot to take in
When I went off duty and lay down, I felt my head spin.
The next day I was introduced to the rest of the crew
Doctor 'Bones' McCoy, Mr Scott and Lieutenant Uhuru
I felt a bit out of place but they all put me at ease
And I was soon up and running and it became a breeze.
We were travelling at warp speed for the most part of our journey
And soon we'd make contact and they were relying on me
All my leisure time was spent studying, Klingon language books
I practised aggressive facial expressions, that brought me strange looks.
I went to the galley to advise them on what food to prepare
Along with blood wine and bregut lung meat that was raw and rare
Then I got a call from the bridge to come up right away
And when I got there, on the monitor were three Klingon birds of prey.
The Captain opened hailing frequencies then I stood up to speak
A senior klingon from the high council introduced himself as Jal' Zeek
In an aggressive manner I gave him, a welcoming greeting
And invited him on board ship for our very first meeting.
He was beamed aboard with advisors and to help lighten the mood
Was escorted to the galley, for blood wine and some food
For Spock and the captain I translated, everything that they had to say
And relayed the Klingons responses, things were certainly going our way.
After an exhausting five days, the meetings came to an end
The klingons no longer the aggressor, more like a trusted friend
The Federation and the Klingon empire had agreed a peace treaty
Captain Kirk was full of praise and said it was all down to me.
We were invited down to the surface for a trade deal to discuss
It went well trade was agreed that would benefit them and us
We beamed up and left Klingon orbit and were soon on our way
And I was looking forward to some shore leave back home in Monterey.
Written stardate 5-2-20-21.
Copyright © Tom Cunningham | Year Posted 2021
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