<Personal Log> Ferdate 4804.5 I am relieved that Commander Ralph T. Riker was at the rendezvous point. He had been gathering intelligence on the Kalif Ornian Empire's defenses for the last three weeks. It was a dangerous mission at best since he had to make contact with the Fifth Column resistance. Commander Riker reports that he did not meet the leaders of the resistance but he did meet the leader of the Fifth Column cell that he was able to make contact with. It seems as though the resistance has organized itself into "cells." These small subgroups have made it nearly impossible for the Kalif Ornian Secret Police to successfully infilitrate the resistance. Commander Riker has found that the Kalif Ornian FF Zone border is closely guarded. Merchant and civilian ships ships near the border are frequently stopped and searched. In spite of this, the Fifth Column did know of a few weak spots in the Kalif Ornian defense grid where a ship could pass undetected. They also told Riker of a danger which StarFerret Intelligence had no knowledge of. It seems as though the Hsus Oligarchy, our supposed allies, has sent a cloaked ship to Kalif Ornian space. Although the intent of this move is not completely known, all Fifth Column reports so far make it clear that this ship is not sympathetic to the Fer sympathizers or the Fer Federation. This is not welcome news. Tomorrow we cross the FF Zone into Kalif Ornian space with the information Commander Riker has gotten. I hope the information is acurrate. The 1000 lives aboard this ship may depend upon it. Commander Riker also told me of a strange experience he had while working with the Fifth Column. He said that they were beaming up from a planet to a transport ship during an ion storm when there was a sudden surge in ionization. This surge some how bridged a gap between this universe and another. This universe seemed to be the "dark twin" of this one. He said there was an "evil twin" of him in that universe and that they temporaily traded places. It seems our Riker was able to reverse the polarity on the transporter and return himself and his "evil twin" to their rightful universes. I am definately looking forward to reading his report. [Posted in FML issue 1241]