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	[~~http~~://www.star-traks.com/~~traks~~/~~sttraks2.txt~~ Star Traks 2: Sorry, Wrong Number ~~(text)]~~		[https://www.star-traks.com//original/stories/page1/04_OT_STTRAKS2/ Star Traks 2: Sorry, Wrong Number]

	~~[http://www.star-traks.com/traks/sttraks2.html The Star Traks: The Original Series web page~~]

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	When I was writing this, Star Trek: The Next Generation was still on the air. I purposely set Traks a few years ahead of TNG so that I wouldn't clash with anything they were doing. That didn't work out so well as evidenced by this story. In it, Jean-Luc Picard is serving as Fleet Admiral. Now, fortunately for me, the TNG movies have a nice gap between Generations and First Contact, so there's no reason why Picard couldn't have been Fleet Admiral during that time and then decided to give up the promotion and return to the captaincy. ~~I like to think that the Secondprize drove him to it.~~		When I was writing this, Star Trek: The Next Generation was still on the air. I purposely set Traks a few years ahead of TNG so that I wouldn't clash with anything they were doing. That didn't work out so well as evidenced by this story. In it, Jean-Luc Picard is serving as Fleet Admiral. Now, fortunately for me, the TNG movies have a nice gap between Generations and First Contact, so there's no reason why Picard couldn't have been Fleet Admiral during that time and then decided to give up the promotion and return to the captaincy.


	The Suburb, Zero, Fido, and Zero's insistance on giving Rydell a number are all references to "The Prisoner," a 1960's British TV series about a secret agent who retires and finds himself imprisoned in a place called "The Village." Once there, he is dubbed Number Six, and the facility is run by Number Two.




			The Suburb, Zero, Fido, and Zero's insistance on giving Rydell a number are all references to "The Prisoner," a 1960's British TV series about a secret agent who retires and finds himself imprisoned in a place called "The Village." Once there, he is dubbed Number Six, and the facility is run by Number Two.

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	==Summary==		==Summary==

	~~Admiral~~ [[~~Thomas Wagner~~]] ~~sends~~ the [[~~USS Secondprize~~]] to [[~~Ugilious~~]] ~~home of~~ the [[~~Joegonots~~]], ~~one of~~ the ~~most feared species in the galaxy (they're feared mainly because they are incredibly revolting)~~. ~~The Joegonots have kidnapped~~ [[~~Dr. Robert Tulson~~]]~~, a renown scientist and one of Captain~~ [[~~Alexander Rydell~~]]~~'s professors at Starfleet Academy~~. ~~The Joegonots have requested that~~ Rydell ~~specifically come to negotiate with them~~, ~~most likely due to~~ the ~~fact~~ that ~~he insulted their [[Grand Leech]] at a diplomatic dinner a few months earlier~~.		The book begins with [[Dr. Robert Tulson]] explaining the destruction of the [[Transference Ray]] to Fleet Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and the Federation Council. Unbeknownst to the Council, their session is being observed by [[Zero]], who decides that if he wants information on the Transference Ray, he will have to get it from Captain [[Alexander Rydell]]. Meanwhile, on route to its next destination, the [[USS Secondprize]] has begun experiencing time distortions. [[Jaroch]] is able to determine the source as the planet [[Lorikel]]. When Commander [[Travis Dillon]] tries to inform Captain Rydell of this, the crew discovers that Rydell is missing.


	~~No one is happy with the orders~~, but the ~~Secondprize gets underway all the same~~. ~~En route~~, ~~the ship begins to suffer~~ a ~~number of mechanical failures~~. ~~Someone is so unhappy with~~ the ~~orders~~ that ~~they have resorted to sabotage. As the ship approaches Ugilious~~, ~~Captain~~ Rydell ~~is incapacitated by an incident with his replicator, leaving Commander~~ [[~~Travis Dillon~~]] ~~to deal with the Joegonots~~. ~~Things go badly, and~~ Rydell ~~is narrowly able to get to~~ the ~~bridge in time to save the ship. He leads an away team down~~ to Ugilious comprised of himself, Dillon, Lieutenant Commander [[Jaroch]], Lieutenant [[Patricia Hawkins]], Ensign [[Emily Sullivan]], and Ensign [[Charlie Preston]]. The Grand Leech brings out Tulson, who is clearly under some kind of mind control, and insists that ~~they stay for an official dinner the next day. They are given quarters and told~~ to ~~stay put~~.		Rydell awakens in what appears to be his ready room, but there's sunshine coming in through the window. He soon learns that he has been transported to [[The Suburb]], a resort-like prison run by Zero. Despite the fact that no one else is there, Zero insists on calling Rydell [[Number 38.2]]. Zero demands to know everything Rydell knows about the Transference Ray and refuses to accept that what Rydell knows amounts to pretty much nothing.


	~~Preston goes wandering~~ the ~~corridors later and finds Tulson~~'s ~~lab~~, ~~where he is contructing some kind~~ of ~~ray gun~~. ~~The device~~, ~~called~~ a [[~~Transference Ray~~]], ~~converts humans into Joegonots~~. ~~Once transformed~~, the ~~changed human can infect other humans by touch~~. ~~Preston is zapped~~ and, ~~after claiming he isn~~'~~t feeling well~~, ~~gets permission to beam back to~~ the ~~ship~~, ~~where Counselor Claire Webber~~, ~~who was left in command by Rydell, has been instituting measures to make~~ the ~~crew happier...whether they want to be or not~~.		Jaroch and Lieutenant [[Patricia Hawkins]] investigate the captain's disappearance, but soon after determining that Rydell was beamed away by an immensely-powerful transporter, Jaroch decides that the temporal distortions are the bigger concern. As Dillon orders the Secondprize to Lorikel to look into the source of the time distortions, Hawkins enlists Lieutenant [[Monica Vaughn]] to help her find Rydell. Dillon, Jaroch, Ensign [[Emily Sullivan]], and Commander [[Scott Baird]] beam down to a structure detected on Lorikel and meet [[Dr. Derrick Azar]], a temporal physicist who enlists Dillon, Jaroch, and Sullivan to test out his latest invention, the time tube. After Azar misses a decimal point, what is supposed to be a quick trip to 25 years in the future ends up being a trip 25 billion years into the future. The Secondprize officers go past the end of this universe and into the next one, which is exactly identical except everyone's gender has been switched. Since this same event has been happening in each universe, Baird and Dr. Azar find themselves with a male Sullivan and female Dillon and Jaroch, who have just arrived from the previous universe. Unfortunately, this extreme trip shorts out the time tube, effectively stranding the time travellers.


	~~Preston begins infecting the crew forcing the ship to go into quarantine. At the dinner the next evening~~, ~~the away team is served a meal of Joegonot delicacies, none of which are palatable. Jaroch, unable to take it anymore, loses control to J'Ter, who destroys the dinner and kills~~ [[~~Elgin~~]], ~~the fiance of the Grand Leech~~'s ~~daughter~~, ~~[[Anemia]] in the process~~. ~~The Joegonots imprisons~~ the ~~away team~~. Rydell is ~~handed over~~ to ~~Anemia as a replacement for Elgin, Dillon is presented~~ to the ~~Grand Leech's other daughters, Jaroch is sent to assist Dr. Tulson,~~ and ~~Hawkins and Sullivan~~ are ~~left in a cell~~. Rydell ~~narrowly escapes from Anemia~~ and ~~finds Dillon~~. ~~Jaroch~~, ~~meanwhile, has altered~~ the ~~Transference Ray~~ and ~~escaped as well~~. ~~Joining up with Sullivan~~ and ~~Hawkins, the reassembled away team moves~~ to ~~strike back against~~ the ~~Joegonots. They retrieve~~ the ~~altered Transference Ray~~ and ~~begin using on~~ the ~~Joegonots (~~the ~~ones Jaroch hasn't already killed, at any rate)~~. ~~Upon reaching the Grand Leech~~'s ~~throne room, they are surrounded, but then the Transference Ray takes effect~~. ~~Jaroch changed it~~ to ~~turn Joegonots into humans~~. ~~With the threat gone, the away team returns to the~~ Secondprize, ~~where~~ Rydell ~~orders the Transference Ray to be attached to the ship. They blanket Ugilious with the ray~~, ~~transforming the entire populous~~. The ~~ray is also used~~ to ~~heal~~ the ~~affected crew~~. ~~All~~ is ~~well~~, ~~despite a rather large Prime Directive violation~~, ~~and~~ the Secondprize ~~leaves orbit~~.		Back in The Suburb, Rydell has had run-ins with [[Fido]], The Suburb's automated security system, and no luck escaping. He sees another ship crash nearby after being shot down by Zero for coming too close to the planet. Rydell is able to get to the crash site first and meets [[Karina Durham]] briefly before they are both captured by Fido. Zero has had enough of Rydell and orders Fido to kill him. Rydell is able to escape and free Durham, then the two of them return to her ship and send a distress call to the Secondprize. Hawkins and Vaughn had been able to determined the general direction of the transporter that grabbed Rydell and had increased the sensitivity of the sensors and subspace transceivers aimed in that direction. They receive Rydell's message and determine his location. The female Dillon in command orders the ship to go after Rydell. The Secondprize arrives before Zero can take another crack at killing Rydell, Rydell and Durham are rescued, and Zero is taken into custody.


			The Secondprize returns to Lorikel, the time tube is repaired, and everyone is put back in their rightful place. Zero is shipped off to [[Tantalus V]], and, as the Secondprize continues onward, Rydell considers buying The Suburb with the thought of turning it into a resort.

	==Featuring==		==Featuring==

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After Captain [[Alexander Rydell]] mysteriously vanishes from the [[USS Secondprize]], Commander [[Travis Dillon]] and the rest of the Secondprize crew must find him and deal with temporal distortions that are ripping apart time and space. This one's got psychopaths, gender-swapping, and a homage to a cult 60's TV series other than Star Trek.

==Summary==

Admiral [[Thomas Wagner]] sends the [[USS Secondprize]] to [[Ugilious]] home of the [[Joegonots]], one of the most feared species in the galaxy (they're feared mainly because they are incredibly revolting). The Joegonots have kidnapped [[Dr. Robert Tulson]], a renown scientist and one of Captain [[Alexander Rydell]]'s professors at Starfleet Academy. The Joegonots have requested that Rydell specifically come to negotiate with them, most likely due to the fact that he insulted their [[Grand Leech]] at a diplomatic dinner a few months earlier.

No one is happy with the orders, but the Secondprize gets underway all the same. En route, the ship begins to suffer a number of mechanical failures. Someone is so unhappy with the orders that they have resorted to sabotage. As the ship approaches Ugilious, Captain Rydell is incapacitated by an incident with his replicator, leaving Commander [[Travis Dillon]] to deal with the Joegonots. Things go badly, and Rydell is narrowly able to get to the bridge in time to save the ship. He leads an away team down to Ugilious comprised of himself, Dillon, Lieutenant Commander [[Jaroch]], Lieutenant [[Patricia Hawkins]], Ensign [[Emily Sullivan]], and Ensign [[Charlie Preston]]. The Grand Leech brings out Tulson, who is clearly under some kind of mind control, and insists that they stay for an official dinner the next day. They are given quarters and told to stay put.

Preston goes wandering the corridors later and finds Tulson's lab, where he is contructing some kind of ray gun. The device, called a [[Transference Ray]], converts humans into Joegonots. Once transformed, the changed human can infect other humans by touch. Preston is zapped and, after claiming he isn't feeling well, gets permission to beam back to the ship, where Counselor Claire Webber, who was left in command by Rydell, has been instituting measures to make the crew happier...whether they want to be or not.

Preston begins infecting the crew forcing the ship to go into quarantine. At the dinner the next evening, the away team is served a meal of Joegonot delicacies, none of which are palatable. Jaroch, unable to take it anymore, loses control to J'Ter, who destroys the dinner and kills [[Elgin]], the fiance of the Grand Leech's daughter, [[Anemia]] in the process. The Joegonots imprisons the away team. Rydell is handed over to Anemia as a replacement for Elgin, Dillon is presented to the Grand Leech's other daughters, Jaroch is sent to assist Dr. Tulson, and Hawkins and Sullivan are left in a cell. Rydell narrowly escapes from Anemia and finds Dillon. Jaroch, meanwhile, has altered the Transference Ray and escaped as well. Joining up with Sullivan and Hawkins, the reassembled away team moves to strike back against the Joegonots. They retrieve the altered Transference Ray and begin using on the Joegonots (the ones Jaroch hasn't already killed, at any rate). Upon reaching the Grand Leech's throne room, they are surrounded, but then the Transference Ray takes effect. Jaroch changed it to turn Joegonots into humans. With the threat gone, the away team returns to the Secondprize, where Rydell orders the Transference Ray to be attached to the ship. They blanket Ugilious with the ray, transforming the entire populous. The ray is also used to heal the affected crew. All is well, despite a rather large Prime Directive violation, and the Secondprize leaves orbit.

==Featuring==
*Captain [[Alexander Rydell]]
*Commander [[Travis Dillon]]
*Lieutenant Commander [[Jaroch]]
*Commander [[Scott Baird]]
*Lieutenant [[Patricia Hawkins]]
*Ensign [[Emily Sullivan]]
*Dr. [[Rebecca Singer]]
*Lieutenant [[Lisa Beck]]
*Ensign [[Kristen Larkin]]
*Counselor [[Claire Webber]]
*Lieutenant [[Monica Vaughn]]
*[[Trinian]]

==Also Featuring==
*[[Dr. Robert Tulson]]
*[[Dr. Derrick Azar]]
*[[Zero]]
*[[Karina Durham]]

==Author's Comments==
The universe hopping part of this story was inspired by the film version of "A Brief History of Time." I saw the movie at the Naro theater in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] as an assignment for a physics class I was taking at [[Old Dominion University]]. I believe I started writing the book in late November of 1992.

When I was writing this, Star Trek: The Next Generation was still on the air. I purposely set Traks a few years ahead of TNG so that I wouldn't clash with anything they were doing. That didn't work out so well as evidenced by this story. In it, Jean-Luc Picard is serving as Fleet Admiral. Now, fortunately for me, the TNG movies have a nice gap between Generations and First Contact, so there's no reason why Picard couldn't have been Fleet Admiral during that time and then decided to give up the promotion and return to the captaincy. I like to think that the Secondprize drove him to it.

The Suburb, Zero, Fido, and Zero's insistance on giving Rydell a number are all references to "The Prisoner," a 1960's British TV series about a secret agent who retires and finds himself imprisoned in a place called "The Village." Once there, he is dubbed Number Six, and the facility is run by Number Two.

==Links==
[http://www.star-traks.com/traks/sttraks2.txt Star Traks 2: Sorry, Wrong Number (text)]

[http://www.star-traks.com/traks/sttraks2.html The Star Traks: The Original Series web page]