STAR TREK : FULL SPEED AHEAD
"Add another five to ten years to the trip, unless we happen to recreate what they did to our ship, or we get lucky and find a wormhole or some other space-time anomaly that'll help us out." "Noted. Doctor, crew status?" Sovera replied, "Minor injuries, such as lacerations and bruises, were brought to my staff's attention." "Nothing more serious than that?" "No." "Lucky." The doctor agreed with a slight incline of her head. "Most fortunate, considering the violent nature of the shockwave's effect." She continued, "I have examined our guests at your request and have found that both underwent extreme dermal alterations to appear human. Mister Saleb is actually carrying an exoskeleton which is covered by a synthetic dermal layer to not show his... scales, so to speak. Mister Belkis, on the other hand, could be considered human, although his DNA has some drift between his species and homo sapiens." "They're different races?" "That is correct." "Did they tell you what race they are?" 81