“Yeah Jem, this one’s down to you,” Harris glares at me accusingly.
Stevens sighs loudly. “Can’t you just un-imagine the Klingon?”
“Or at least get him to drop his gun?” Harris chimes in.
I try to visualize the Klingon vanishing but nothing happens.
“What’s the Professor saying?” Stevens points at the viewing screen. We all peer at her face. She’s looking straight at us and she’s mouthing something.
The Klingon’s mouth begins to move as well. He seems to be shouting. Don’t they always shout?
Then they both disappear in an explosion of starry sparkles like they’ve dematerialized. But to where?
“What did you do Jemma?”
What did I do?
I’m still shaking my head in disbelief when more starry sparkles appear on the screen in front of us. The Professor reappears flanked by Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and a couple of red-shirts. I sense that something bad is about to happen.
The Professor looks confused. She points straight at us, then shakes her head. Mr. Spock consults his tricorder and raises a puzzled eyebrow. They all fan out, although apart from the Professor’s Special Space Machine there is little to see in this plain and featureless landscape. The Professor continues walking towards us, a hand stretched out in front of her.
“Why can’t they see us?” Harris asks.
Stevens prods the buttons on the console randomly. “Open voice communication!” he commands. We hear a popping noise. Stevens looks at each of us.
We shout in unison. “Professor! Professor!”
Something registers on her face; she turns around to look at the members of the Enterprise crew who, phasers at the ready, are still scanning the empty landscape.
Something’s wrong but I can’t work out what.
“Professor!” Harris yells, banging on the screen which flickers and goes dead.
“No need to shout.”
We spin around. The Professor is standing in a doorway at the back of the deck which I hadn’t noticed before. She walks forward and smiles. “Hello, Space Cadets!”
The Klingon appears and stands next to her.
Slowly he raises his disruptor and points it at us.
Who’s side is the Professor actually on? What does the Klingon want?
Tune in next week for the next episode of Space Cadets!
luna's on line 
Ah, the Star Trek characters! I remember watching Star Trek as a kid. Love the line about Spock raising a puzzled eyebrow! I could totally see that in my mind!
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I’m definitely one of the original fans!
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I imagine him to only hit the red shirts. Nice homage to TOS (The Original Series)
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That’s what they’re there for… 😉
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I can almost hear a dramatic “dum-dum-duuum!” at the end of each installment!
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Oops, I didn’t mean to post this in reply to another comment… I blame my phone!
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Oh I see, sorry, had me foxed there for a mo. but yes, cue dramatic music…and just hope my brain can keep up… 😉
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Me too! 😃
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Oh, but you’ll like Ellie’s work, if you’ve not come across her already, Darnell.
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Love her work too.🤗
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Oh no! At least there’s some red shirts handy 😉
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But of course! Only one fate can possibly await them…
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Uh, oh, this doesn’t look good…
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Surely the crew of the USS Enterprise will win the day…but if not..?
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[…] Where did that Klingon come from? Are there more? Can the Cadets save the Professor? Tune in next week for the next episode of Space Cadets! […]
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A nail-biting dilemma —-
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I’m hoping the Cadets’ imaginations are up to the challenge ahead 😉
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