Star Trek Log Nine Author:Alan Dean Foster It seemed like such a simple request. — The Pandronians had petitioned to send a representative to observe a Federation crew carrying out a survey mission...precisely the type of mission the Enterprise had just been assigned. — What could go wrong? — So Commander Ari bn Bem joined Captain Kirk and his crew to evaluate aboriginal life forms of undet... more »ermined intelligence and accomplishment on the planed Delta Theta Three.