[h2]Deep Space[/h2]

"Well. That was fast." Admiral Val'Kronna noted to nobody in particular as the blip appeared on the sensor screens. The battleship [i]Ikk'it[/i] and her escorts had only just arrived a little less than an hour before, the diplomats were still asleep as the ship was deep in its night cycle. "Bring the ship up to condition 2 and get me a better picture of who or whatever that blip is. There's no way the Ahh are here this early."

The sleeping vessel was soon awoken as crewmen and damage control crews rushed to their positions. The [i]Ikk'it[/i] wasn't fighting. Yet. But an potentially unknown object had just arrived and they weren't taking any chances. 

"Sir, the vessel appears to check out. It matches known Ahh configurations and is approaching the rendezvous point steadily." 

"That is very interesting stuff Coms, open a communications line with the Ahh and somebody wake up the diplomats. Our honored guests have arrived."

The [i]Ikk'it[/i] sent a simple message over most EM frequencies towards the Abh battleship. "Greetings Abh diplomats, I am Admiral Val'Kronna of the Navy Syndicate, I welcome you in the name of the Hegemony. We will admit that you surprised us with your early arrival. We look forward to opening diplomatic dialogues with your people. If you would kindly send us any atmospheric concessions that need to be made we will prepare chambers for your party and ours to discuss matters in, though we both seem to be oxygen breathers."