Abandoned
A Start Trek: The Next Generation erotic tale
Prologue:
Excerpts from logs....
Captain's Log, Stardate 44045.4. The Enterprise has taken up orbit around Eridani Tau 3 at a distance where it will not be observed with the naked eye from the planet's surface. The planet has developed to the equivalent of Earth's medieval period. The prime directive prevents us from interacting directly with the inhabitants. However an observation team has been in place for several months and we have been redirected here to provide them with medical assistance.
Chief Medical Officer Log. Stardate 44045.7. At our briefing two days ago, I was informed that the observation team on Eridani Tau 3 had contacted Starfleet saying that they had been struck with a mysterious illness. Two of the scientists have died and the other four are all seriously ill. Descriptions of their symptoms lead me to believe it is a simple terrigenic virus which has mutated due to the unique neutrinos emanating from Eridani Tau. Treatment is simple with the right materials, which unfortunately the observation team does not have in their limited supplies.
I will beam down to the planet accompanied by Counsellor Deanna Troi and two security officers, though no difficulties are anticipated. We will also be accompanied by Cadet Wesley Crusher, my son. Wesley is visiting from StarFleet Academy. Since the risks on this mission are low, it will give him good experience to accompany an away mission.
All members of the landing party are currently in sickbay for minor physiological alterations to match the inhabitants of the planet, allowing us to pass without notice.
Captain's Log. Stardate 44046.5. I am faced with a dilemma with an unpleasant resolution. I have received a priority message from StarFleet recalling us from our current mission. The Romulans have massed a fleet and have advanced beyond the Neutral Zone. The Enterprise is urgently required to join the defensive line. My orders are to join the fleet immediately.
Unfortunately, we have lost contact with Doctor Crusher's away team. Shortly after they beamed down to the planet, sunspot activity on Eridani Tau caused an ion storm which has temporarily interfered with all Federation technology on the planet. We cannot detect their communicators and so cannot talk to them nor get a fix in order to beam them back to the ship. Chief Engineer Laforge tells me that this situation is unlikely to change in the next 72 hours. The storm is also preventing us from sending down a shuttlecraft with a search crew in the short time period we might have available.