Here There Were Dragons

<p>Dracs: the gift that keeps giving. And making life very interesting for the crew of the <em>AFV Defender</em>.</p><p> </p><p>A spatial anomaly near the drac homeworld a forbidden island and signs of a civilization that self-destructed are just the tip of the iceberg. When spoiled brat Ambassador Vitiarre's plot to get his hands on dracs is foiled he sets out to make trouble for the <em>Defender</em> and especially Chief of Talents M'kar. His long-standing feud with her father Ashrock just makes everything worse.</p><p><br></p><p> Then a new Chute opens up near the drac homeworld leading to a planet with dragons in its legends. Despite no dragons present on the planet now Vitiarre breaks regulations to invade and claim his own dragon. His schemes lead to the <em>Defender</em> being sent to mend the trouble he made with the matriarchal society of Castitarus.</p><p> </p><p>The misfit luck of the <em>Defender</em> is hard at work. Male crew are kidnapped. The dracs develop allergies. Female officers are offered diplomatic gifts of men. And the crew race to find a cure for a disease that turns grown men into children -- starting with Security Chief Decker and Ashrock.</p><p> </p><p>A typical mission for the crew of the <em>AFV Defender</em>.</p><p><br></p>