title: Captain's Peril (Star Trek)
author:  William Shatner 
description: <b>William Shatner</b> is the author of nine <i>Star Trek </i> novels, including the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>The Ashes of Eden</i> and <i>The Return</i>. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including <i>Get a Life!</i> and <i>I'm Working on That</i>. In addition to his role as Captain James T. Kirk, he stars as Denny Crane in the hit television series from David E. Kelley, <i>Boston Legal</i> -- a role for which he has won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. More information is available at williamshatner.com.
zlib_text: # Enigma Ship
  
  
  ## Star Trek: S.C.E. — No. 20
  
  
  ### J. Steven York & Christina F. York
  
  
  # Chapter 1
  
  
  “U.S.S. Lincoln to Vulpecula, the Arch-Merchant has dropped out of warp again.
  Let’s circle back on impulse and see what’s broken this time.”
  
  
  Second Mate Wayne “Pappy” Omthon muttered a curse and shut down the
  Vulpecula’s warp drive. The freighter shuddered and the lights on the cramped
  bridge flickered as it shifted to impulse.
  
  
  Pappy turned the command chair to face the sensor console and get a fix on
  Arch-Merchant, wincing at the chair’s squeak. He’d get it oiled as soon as he
  had time.
  
  
  The image on the screen was fuzzy, so Pappy slapped it with the flat of his
  pistachio-green hand, a practiced maneuver that instantly, if temporarily,
  cleared up the image. He’d earned the nickname “Pappy” by being far younger
  than the captain and most of the crew serving under him, a point he was still
  defensive about. But he prided himself on knowing the ship’s quirks as well as
  any old-timer