A mystical artefact

[Zayan]

*Zayan was about to answer Svensson, when she heard a crash.*

"What was that?!  Is someone else in here?  What do you mean it is gone!  It cannot possibly have grown legs and walk away!"

[Enoch]

*Enoch smiles as he leans back.*
"Director Svensson, old friend. How are things at the new asteroid base? Didn't get too accostumed to the chair behind your desk yet?"

[Embries]

"And who may you be, Mr. intruder, to lock us in without warning or even a valid reason? What you are doing here, is against every Starfleet regulation! When we get out of here again, I will not hesitate to file a protest against your actions!"

[Peter Svensson]

"No such thing will be done without my consent!"
*Svensson, suddenly appearing out of nowhere, steps into the store.*
"Computer, initiate Svensson-512-Alpha."
Computer: "Acknowledged. All systems are locked."
"Good."
*Svensson turns back to Enoch, Embries, Emrodel and Vorlok, his eyes throwing a quick glance at the crystal.*
"I have used a security override code. All entrances and exits to this room are locked, a transport inhibition field has surrounded it to avoid beam-outs, all communications except my commbadge are blocked as well, and no devices that can record what is said and done here, can be activated. So, you will now all do as I say."
*Then he wanders over to the crystal stone, and stares at it.*
"So this is what all the fuss is about. Did I not tell you, Mr. Enoch, to keep this artifact in a safe place where nobody could see it? Yet, it is publicly displayed in front of a woman, a child and a Starfleet officer!"

[Enoch]

*Enoch smiles at Vorlok.*
"Good, you're a smart kid."

[Enoch]

"Ehh... umm... Ah, you mean... that..."
*Enoch glances over at Svensson and Embries carefully. He knows that Zayan must be the person who had given the crystal to Sanchez, but he can't just give it to her without Svensson and Embries noticing. Nor would they likely let the crystal stone fall in the hands of anyone else but themselves.*
"Well, if you could come back at a later time, perhaps... Then I can properly return to you your... treasure."

[Emrodel]

*For the first time on her long and lonely search, Emrodel arrives at Avalon Station.  Eager to be off the transport ship, Emrodel walks around the civilian section of the station.  She is about to walk past an odd shop called the Camelot Medieval Store.  Emrodel senses something of great importance is about to occur inside.  Knowing to trust these urges, she enters the store.  Looking around, Emrodel's eye is caught by a man carefully examining a crystal.  The sight of the crystal tugs at a very feint, mist shrouded memory.  After examining the crystal, she wonders why the man is scolding the young child.*

"Why are you being so harsh with the boy?  I am surprised that they even allow such a person to trade or deal with one so young as he is!"

[Enoch]

"Keep to the point, Hermes. Any other elements you can scan?"

[Peter Svensson]

*The images appear one by one on Svensson's screen. He frowns as he looks at them, and slightly nods.*
"Interesting, very interesting indeed. Good work getting your hands on that thing, Enoch. I'm not sure myself what it is, but it looks somewhat familiar. I may have seen a picture of it once, in a secure archived file. I will have to go through the secured and intelligence files,  to see if I can come up with something. In the meantime, keep it safe and out of sight, until I contact you again."

[Enoch]

*Enoch doesn't move away from the crystal stone, and offers an innocent smile.*

[Enoch]

*Moments later, Enoch strides through the Promenade toward his store, where he sees Sanchez waiting for him.*
"Captain Sanchez, what an honour to have you at my store. Let me open the door."
*He quickly unlocks the door and turns on the lights in the store.*
"Come in, come in. Have a look around, you may find something you never knew you wanted! So, how can I help you, captain?"

[Randall Sanchez]

"Several... days or weeks... I was hoping to have an answer sooner than that. I am already running late for my meeting with admiral Montrell... No doubt I will be getting a new assignment and be heading out into space again today still."

[Enoch]

"NO! Don't-"
*He jumped to catch the falling crystal, but it is too late, and the artefact falls on the floor.*
"Nooo!!!! I said look around, not drop things!"
*He gives an angry look at Vorlok, and tends to the crystal.*
"Sanchez will kill me, for damaging the crystal... I'm sure it's broken now... Oh dear gods, how am I going to fix this?"
*He picks up the crystal, and looks at it from all angles, to determine where the damage is. But he can't seem to find it.*
"Where is the damage? The ruptures, the scratches? I can't find any... That's impossible, after dropping this hard, there has to be some damage..."
*He turns it over in all angles again.*
"There's nothing, not even the smallest scratch. This is incredible!"
*Then he notices Vorlok staring at him.*
"But that doesn't mean you should drop it a second time!"

[Enoch]

*Enoch looks up in surprise when he hears a female voice behind him. Quickly, he takes a blanket and throws it over the crystal.*
"This child is not here to trade, ma'am, he just came in to have a look around, and dropped something of importance. That's all. Anything I can help you with?"

[Peter Svensson]

"Oh... Eh, you again. Well, I'm rather... preoccupied right now, but nothing important, really. So if you'll excuse me..."
*He turns to Zayan.*
"General Zayan, there is very little that I do NOT know. So you were saying that you inherited the crystal stone from someone? And why did you give it to captain Sanchez in the first place?"