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A/N: Ok everyone this is AU big time. I decided that I did not like the way Elizabeth Tucker died. After all Trip is not the only one with the Tucker charm. It took me a while to come up with a workable solution to save her and I hope it works. As always the ratings will be from G to NC-17.

A/N: Thoughts and Telepathy in Italics

Challenging Fate- New Allies

Challenging Destiny

Part 76 Breakfast in Bed PG

The morning came and Garnett awoke. She looked over and smiled at what she saw. Yani was sleeping next to Kalan and he held her tightly. It was clear that the pair had slep in each others arms. They will make a formidable pair. I think perhaps this will be a good world for a colony. Perhaps I can convince the Matriarch to support such an endeaver with my new friends as the leaders? I know many on Altair 7 and Avalon would like to explore more and even many from Earth. We could use a third colony world. This one seems to be rich in many resources. It might actually be a chance to create a peaceful place for Klingons , Humans and Vulcans to trade. Well it will be once we evict the Orions. I am just augment enough to like the idea of conquring th is world. Of course we will have to see if there are any natural inhabitants as we would not wish to displace them.

Even as this thought crossed Garnett’s mind there was a noise outside their shelter. She jumped up and noted her friends were also instantly awake. She grabbed a disruptor and pointed it at the door of their shelter.

A head poked in. They were rather shocked to see a small child. A little girl of about 8 standard years. She was dressed in skins and had long dark hair and deep rich tan skin. If Garnett had not known better she would have sworn this child was one of her distant kin. The child had a shell necklace around her neck and she was dressed in a fine linen.

“Hello little one.” She said softly so not to scare the child.

The child looked confused but offered her a piece of fruit. Clearly she had come here to gather breakfast.

They heard a voice call out and the child smiled and tossed Garnett the fruit before running off.

“Alright now this is strange.” Garnett said.

“We should check this out.” Kalan said clearly disturbed. “Our hidding place may have been discovered.”

Garnett looked at him as if to say Yeh think? She looked the fruit over and smiled. “Well at least she brought us breakfast in bed.”

Yani laughed at this as she untangled herself from Kalan. She blushed deeply as she realized she used the Klingon Augment for a pillow. “Ah…Sorry about that. I guess I got cold. You are so hot.” She blushed as she realized what she said and Garnett chuckled at the clear confusion of Kalan’s face.

“Well you two I think we need to see who is out there. It is quite possible that they are friendly.”

Kalan gave her a dark look clearly not believing this at all. “We shall see.” He rose and slipped out clearly intent on protecting the women.

Garnett and Yani smiled at this. “He is hot?” Garneet teased as she caused her new friend to blush deeply.

“Well he is… in more ways then one.”

Garnett laughed as they climbed out of their shelter and were rather shocked to find it surrounded by over a dozen people. Several of whom were rather large males.

“Well I would say we have been discovered.” Yani said with a wary smile.

“We will not harm you.” A woman said as she moved forward. “You do not appear to be working with the Orion?”

Kalan stiffened clearly offended. “Never !”

“Easy Kalan I am certain she meant no insult. I am Garnett and these are my friends Yani and Kalan. We escaped from the Orions yesterday. Please we mean you no harm and do not mean to trespass. We are only seeking a way home.”

“The Orions are Evil. They came here and enslaved our people.”

Possible allies then. Garnett thought she looked at Yani who touched Kalan’s arm and he seemed to relax as she whispered softly to him. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

“Can you help us eascape them?” Garnett asked. Somehow she did not think it was possible as these people seemed very primitive to her.

The female looked at the other and said. “Come we will take you to our villiage. You will be safe there.”

Garnett looked at the others who seemed to be concerned.

“Are you allies or enemies.” Kalan demaded. “I will not go meekly back into shackles.”

The woman smiled at this and said. “I would never enslave you. Freedom is dear to us as it cost us many lives to achieve even this meger exsistance and it is one we must constantly guard. You can not remain out here. If you do the patrols will find you. This is one of the first areas that the Orions will search.”

“We should go then.” Yani said she did not want to be recaptured. “Please Kalan I think we can trust them.”

“We know not even their names.” He said.

“I am called Raven and this little one is my daughter Robin. Our people are called the Anazazzi.”

Garnett was stunned at this, looked incredulously, and said. “Not possible.”

Raven smiled at her and said. “Come we will explain all. Now is not the time.”

Garnett wanted to protest but knew she had a point. “Alright but this had better be good.”

Kalan was confused but he decided that they could use some help. So for the moment he play nice until he determined these people were a threat then he would eliminate them if needed. He would keep his new allies safe.