But why? Why in the world would anyonecare about our mission to Vega? Vega had had no contact with otherFederation planets for more than a century.
Except… except… for a moment…Consider the impossible…
I very politely requested that EricNorton, John Devins, and Fr. Diego take time out of their busyschedules and come to my office. In twenty minutes the three satbefore my desk. I explained the situation with Stephanie, then toldEric and John that I was dispatching them to make sure our armsdealwould be completed without additional problems.
“But there’s one more thing that’sworrying me, and perhaps you three can shed some light on it,” Isaid.
“We’ll certainly help if we can,”Norton said.
“Nobody is supposed to know about ourrescue mission to Vega, and, even if they did, the question I a
