End of a Hunt and Hard Decisions (Part 2)

"I remember!" she almost screams, looking out at the others.

She speaks rapidly with the others, concentrating mostly upon in turns either Chekov or Uhura D'Honaire. She talks with Chekov because of her long friendship, of course, and naturally it falls to him to answer the questions of just what is going on here....and what has happened to her. As for Uhura D'Honaire, Nyota Uhura wants to know just why she looks like her.... er .....looks like what she had looked like before her transformation. These and other questions (probing ones) are answered, gently and fully. Fully and with not attempts at misdirection.

As one of the fey folks, Nyota wouldn't react too well to lies (or well meant falsehoods) . . . and fairies have this magical (innate) knack for detecting such things. Thus she learns of the recent mutiny by the Enterprise women, the ship wide pregnancies (herself included), the unfortunate incident that Chekov had with an actor, the dangers still facing her, and many other things.

All in all she takes it well enough, all considered. Mary is less sage about her new friend having to leave here soon, but she's a rather bright girl. She understood well enough that if she does not let her pixie friend does not leave to get aid, she'll not have been much of a friend. As much pain as it'll cause her, it would make her feel much worse. Besides, Nyota Uhura is her favorite Star Trek character, so of course she'll do what is best by her! She is young but is able to understand well enough.

That and she well knows that this shall probably be the last time she shall ever see her and Chekov in person again (at least in a recognizable, undisquised form). It has all to do with "The Prime Directive", which in this case means that they'll never be returning again (at least these Star Trek folk we're soo familiar with on TV). Would be too dangerous, you see. If it should come to light that there were really people out there amongst the stars and heavens who's lives were actually chronicled in a work that is supposed to be fiction.... well that would mean that the very Prime Directive would have been violated, eh? All done by being viewed by the wrong people!

And thus, the adventurers soon departed back to the "point of insertion" in Arlington national Cemetary, back into the Oracle's Lair, and soon they all (those who are in shape to be awake) are again facing Zerm.

He listens to what happened, and sighs a small sigh when they get to one particular point.

They ask, hoping against hope, they ask the one question they'd been holding off on. They could not do it because of that one....thing....but surely an Atlantian mage could?

This would well explain why Titania's Seek Spell were confused, Zerm thinks to himself.

1. "I....could but I have to tell you the problems we face," the mage explains slowly, "We have several ways, all with

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