From:		Matt_vTrek
Date:		25 June 1996 13:02
To:		U.S.S. Lafayette
Subject:		RE: City Hall

<O.C.C.: Lieutenant Straylar, in the city hall. Note: Some of this is recap from Beata's posting.  Also I think we should start this as the new thread since Cheryl and company are heading towards the medical facility which probably should be a separate thread also.>

As Straylar awaits Beata's reply he notices his confusion at seeing him for the first time.

Beata thinks. "Aproaching me from the originating point of the beam was a ... Starfleet Officer I had never seen before. Who was he? Where was he from? ... Huh?"

Straylar turns to greet Beata and Khan.  "Lieutenant Straylar reporting for crowd control, commander."

"Oh yes, Mortimer told me of a new security officer was to join us shortly. Welcome, Mr. Straylar. 

Straylar nods.

Let me brief you on the Away Team's mission. We are  to find out the cause of a metabolic disorder that just appeared on this planet, causing massive deaths, and endagering the survival of the specie. A medical team is working on this issue right now. 

Our job is to investigate whether this problem is caused by an external factor or not. Starfleet Intelligence has reported possible Romulan activity in this sector. We hope we won't have to deal with Romulans, but the danger exists."

"Ok officers, lets go and see the leader of this place."

Walking at a good speed in direction of the local gov't hall, we we're quickly greeted by a bear-like creature, that seemed to be assigned to the visitors of the hall.

"Welcome, officers of the Federation. We we're expecting you. Please follow me inside, our leader expects you."

Lieutenant Straylar follows the bear like creature into the structure.  They pass through several hallways and experience the alien turbo lift.  Finally they come upon the main council hall where the several alien looking animals are currently standing all around a large lion like creature that is sitting higher up on some stairs.  All the animals seems to be engaged in some sort of mental debate with the lion creature when our arrival in the chamber is announced by the bear guide with a loud mental roar.  

All the Sliders in the room look up to see who has entered the chambers and sees Beata, Khan, and Straylar.  Instantly the lion like creature starts to walk across the chamber towards the three officers.  As he is walking to them the lion seems to start morphing into a human like creature until finally he has reached the three officers and has changed fully into an amalgamation of the three officer's races.  The faces of the other animals are in what could best be described as shock at seeing the lion transform into a humanoid.

"Greetings I am Second Minister Treggin.  I have been put in charge of seeing to your needs.  Our leader is very ill and will not be able to see you.  He has little time left and he is spending the final hours with his family."  

Looking at the three shocked officers, the Minister deems it necessary to explain his actions further.

"I have changed into your form so that I may deal with you on more comfortable terms.  I had not made my first transformation since the plague started and had not been trapped within a specific body type.  Though if I change again I will be inflicted with the plague.  Is this form suitable for you?"