[Ready Room – USS Sausalito]
“That’s it, Commander. Observe and report.”
“But it’s just a probe, Sir. It could easily be destroyed or at the very least, taken in for study.” replied Alen.
“You know the Borg, Mister Krolo. So long as we leave them alone and they don’t consider you a threat, they won’t react to you. If you interfere with what ever their mission is, they could call for back up and that’s not something you want to get a California class in to.”
“What if we….” Alen didn’t get to finish his sentence as the Commodore interrupted him.
“I’ll tell you what I’ll concede to you and your crew.” began Commodore Uzoma Ekwueme. “So long as you think you can do it without posing a threat, you can send an away team over and see what you can discover from inside the probe.”
“And if we discover a threat to the androids on the planet?”
“Your discretion, Commander. Ekwueme out.”
Alen stood and made his way out to the Bridge.