No...not that simple he thought...lets have it that it looked like the previous contact was a simple fluke, we were going to make peace with the Centaurans....and something went wrong....seriously wrong...
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The Bridge of the Yorktown was quiet...a simple mapping mission seldom triggers any excitement...then...suddenly a glittering mist flowed down from somewhere filling all about and when it faded...all seemed the same...but....different...the world the Yorktown was orbiting was changed...and it was no longer alone...The Enterprise-A was nearby... and in nearby the smooth swept back lines of a centauran Cruiser....
The Captain was no longer in his chair...he and his main officers had beamed over to the Centauran vessel to begin the first talks...
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On the Enterprise Kirk and his crew gathered by the communications post...they felt very unsure about how it was going...Ian Camms captain of the Yorktown had seemed the perfect person to handle this first communication meeting...but suddenly they began to worry...something in his manner and voice...