Starship Enterprise: Have you seen me?

I never dreamed I might live to see a day so dark. Starship Enterprise is gone. Beings unknown removed it from the back garden at Starfleet Headquarters. I suspect those evil Klingons had a hand in this. Perhaps you have seen it. The hull is black duranium steel. The warp engines extend aft and are made of exotic hardwood. A pneumatic disk forward provides directional stability and anti-gravity services. What’s that you say? You think I described a wheelbarrow? Well, the untrained eye might make that mistake. My grandchildren and I knew better. We shared many adventures aboard our Enterprise and visited every corner of the known universe. With a compliment of three and propelled by the warp engine, moi, we raced the space lanes, vaulted space curbs and maneuvered among the stars and comets of the galactic neighborhood. Now, our ship is gone. Our adventures? Ended.

Starship Enterprise

Have you seen me?

I am ashamed to admit I do not know exactly when the Big “E” vanished. I was preparing HQ for a diplomatic fete when I noticed her missing from space dock. I amassed a small mountain of space leaves and sought the starship to transport them to a remote part of the galaxy. Imagine my disappointment.

Worse, if word of the loss reaches the crew, they will be heartbroken. There is no cure for it except to issue NCC-1701A. (NCC = Naval Construction Contract) I am thinking the new Enterprise might be red. I am off to “Space Depot.” I shall not disappoint my intrepid explorers. Besides, we have a new recruit who, after weaning, might wish to take a turn around the galaxy in our star cruiser. Enterprise shall rise again.

Then there are those annoying space leaves…