Star Trek - TNG - First_Contact

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First Contact

by Timothy Zahn

With a last sizzle of jittering repulsorlifts, the space

yacht Uwana Buyer settled down into the landing

field that had been hacked out of the Varonat jungle.

"What a fine, civilized-looking place this is," Quelev Tap-

per commented, peering out the cockpit canopy. "You

sure we didn't overshoot and land in someone's weed

dump?"

Talon Karrde looked out at the pale yellow trees encir-

cling the field and the thirty or so dilapidated buildings

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nestled in beneath them. "No, this is it," he assured his

lieutenant. "The Great Jungle of Varonat. Home of a

handful of third-rate trading depots and a few thousand

colonists who haven't the brains to pick up and go else-

where."

"And an ugly Krish named Gamgalon," Tapper said. "I

don't know, Karrde. I still think we should have brought

in the Wild Karrde and Starry Ice and had some decent

firepower behind us. We're kind of like sitting mynocks

here."

"We're here to observe, not make trouble," Karrde re-

minded him, popping his restraints and standing up.

"Gamgalon wouldn't be bothering with these private

Morodin-hunting safaris if there wasn't some big profit

involved. I just want to know what he's up to, and whether

we can carve a piece of it off for ourselves."

"All the more reason to have backup along," Tapper

grumbled, checking the draw of his blaster as he followed

Karrde to the hatchway aft. "But you're the boss."

"How very true. You ready?"

Tapper took a deep breath, exhaled it noisily. "Let's do

it."

Karrde punched the control and the hatchway slid up

into the hull. Sniffing at the exotic aromas, he and Tap-

per walked down the ramp and headed across the field

toward a building with a faded Port Facilities sign hanging

on it.

They were no more than halfway there when two men

lounging beside another of the buildings peeled them-

selves away from their wall and moved casually to inter-

cept the newcomers. "Howdy," one of them said as they

got within earshot. "Welcome to Tropis-on-Varonat. Here

for the sights?"

"That's very amusing," Karrde complimented him.

"No, we're here for the hyperdrive mechanic we very

much hope you have."

"Ah," the other said, glancing back at the Uwana Buyer.

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"Yeah, I'm not surprised. The flashier the hull, the more

crumbish the innards."

"Save the colorful language for the tourists," Tapper

growled. "You have a hyperdrive mechanic here or don't

you?"

The other eyed him a moment, then turned back to

Karrde. "Your friend's a little short on manners," he said.

"He makes up for it in ability," Karrde said, pulling a

handful of high-denomination coins from his pocket and

sorting ostentatiously through them. "And in the under-

standing of schedules. We have some highly important

business waiting for us on Svivren."

"Sure, l understand," the other said. "No offense,

ah -- ?"

"Syndic Pandis Hart of the Sif-Uwana Council," Karrde

identified himself. "This is my pilot, Captain Seoul." He

chose one of the coins, held it up. "And we're rather in a

hurry."

"Hey, no problem," the man grinned, jerking a thumb

toward the port facilities building as he deftly took the

coin from Karrde's hand. "Buzzy, go tell 'em they've got a

customer. Rush job."

His companion nodded silently and loped off toward

the building. "Name's Fleck, Syndic," the man contin-

ued. "Offhand, I'd say you're going to be stuck here for a

few days. Got any plans?"

Karrde glanced pointedly around. "Would there be any

plans worth having?"

"Matter of fact, there would," Fleck said. "Fellow here

runs a pretty neat safari out into the jungle -- got a trip

heading out first thing tomorrow morning, in fact. Ever

hear of Morodins?"

"I don't think so," Karrde said. "Big game?"

"The biggest," Fleck assured him. "Giant lizard-slug

things, ten to twenty meters long. Make great wall or hall-

way trophies." His lip twitched sardonically. "They're not

too fast or mean, either. Good way for a beginner to

start."

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