"Puzzles, Prophecies, and Puppies"

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Do you believe in the prophecy?

 

From the moment Tobias saw the sign, his faith grew. He and his people had believed all of their life, but only then did they feel a sense of validation.

 

Three hundred years previous a monk from a country called Nepal made international headlines with a series of prophecies, that unlike most prophecies, actually came to pass. The monk, Alleyoho Sauyandra, accurately prophesized the coming of the third world war, the subsequent times of plague and famine, as well as the attack on Earth by the Xindi in 2153.

 

Since the Sauyandra passed away in 2177, his prophecies and teachings gained followers numbering in the thousands. Although most in the West rejected his teachings, many in the East were drawn to what he had to say. Eventually, when several additional prophecies proved to be false, the number of followers dwindled to a few hundred.

 

Nevertheless, Saurandra foretold that “Near the Atlantic’s tide, the unity of three would be tried. Guilty says fate, and not a moment too late. Who will remain after the purge?”

 

Originally, this was interpreted to foretell the Xindi attack on Earth, but Sauyandra theologians tell this to mean something greater. The unity of three, theologians believe to be the alliance between the Federation, Klingons, and Romulans. The first line they believe was fulfilled after the bombing of the VDC.

 

After the sign of the VDC, Tobias knew it was time to go. Sauyandra theologians believed that the second and third lines of the prophecies meant that something greater was going to happen to Earth than the Xindi attacks and that staying around after the sign would be suicide.

 

So Tobias gathered his wife, his son of nineteen, and two of his good friends, Shalmor and Brayton and set off for the Southwest corner of Federation space. When the troubles with the shipping lines emerged, however, Tobias feared for the safety of his friends and family. This reason prompted him to find other means of survival. Tobias hired a freighter that would take them to one of Star Fleet’s unmanned outposts. These outposts were rarely maintained and would allow them a place to stay until the problems with the shipping lines were resolved.

 

In order to remain hidden, Tobias acquired a spare power generator in case the power went out, as well as a life-sign masker. They also brought along food stores for up to a year as well as two menacing dogs. Until the arrival of the Agincourt, Tobias had been in contact with no one from outside his friends and family for over six weeks.

 

Now, Tobias and company found themselves staring eye to eye with several Starfleet officers. They killed his dogs, stolen his puppies, but he still had a bargaining chip up his sleeves. He had knocked Williams out when he came down to the second level and now Williams lay unconscious on the floor beside him.

 

“Do you believe the prophecy?” he asked them.