Book 3, Chp 4: Hear All, Trust Nothing

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3rd POV

Freemam: Captain's log, stardate 58456.2. The Cerritos is providing support to the Vancouver. Captain Nguyen will be reopening postwar trade negotiations with the Karemma, a mercantile species from the Gamma Quadrant, while I will be overseeing a delivery of goodwill gifts from the Alpha Quadrant, which will hopefully sweeten the deal.

Barnes: Captain, we have an incoming communication from Starfleet Command. It's Admiral Buenamigo.

Freeman: On-screen.

Buenamigo: Captain Freeman

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Buenamigo: Captain Freeman.

Freeman: Quite the payload you've got us hauling. Are you trying to inebriate half the Gamma Quadrant?

Buenamigo: Anything to open up communications. Speaking of which, there's been a change of plans.

Freeman: Don't tell me we need to pick up more Andorian kegs.

Buenamigo: No, the Cerritos will be proceeding to the rendezvous, but you will be negotiating with the Karemma.

Freeman: I'm sorry, what? But Captain Nguyen-

Buenamigo: The Vancouver's been rerouted to the Hasparga system to evacuate a colony being threatened by a brown hole.

Freeman: W-Wait. That-That's not even a thing

Buenamigo: Carol, this is our best chance to heal scars from the Dominion War. You have to make it work. Buenamigo out.

Freeman: This is crazy. Anyone else would have months to prepare for this level of diplomacy.

Ensign: Captain Freeman, we're approaching the rendezvous point.

Freeman: (Sigh.) Bring us out of warp.

They got out of the warp and arrive Deep Space 9.

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