[ WP ] There is unrest in the galaxy but the advanced alien races that populate it lack the capacity to kill . One alien race decides to recruit the humans of earth as their military .

`` Well, first off, there's a lot of them. A little over 7 billion, to be precise.'' 
 
 `` Gods! On how many planets?'' 
 
 `` One planet.'' 
 
 ``... You're joking?'' 
 
 `` I'm not. And it's a class 3 at that, barely bigger than a moon. Short gestation period, and a fertile female is capable of breeding for at least 1/3 her lifespan, possibly longer. I had one of my interns run the numbers, and if they ever became warp capable, the estimate is that they would colonize at a rate of 10.9 planets per generation.'' 
 
 `` Those are Sakkra numbers, your intern made a calculation error.'' 
 
 `` I double checked it myself. And look, that's just for starters.'' 
 
 `` What else?'' 
 
 `` They've got really good spatial recognition and hand/eye coordination as well. Natural gunners and pilots, and pretty decent on the ground as well. I mean, they're no Alkari, but they're in the discussion. And while they're not nearly as hearty as, say, a Bulrathi, again, they can hold their own. One we harvested escaped it's restraints in the testing facility, and it survived a phasor blast of magnitude 4.'' 
 
 `` All right, you have my interest. But the downsides? They're not galactically aware, correct?'' 
 
 `` Correct. Our culture researchers tell us that there is a lot of belief from members of their species in'aliens', but so far they have no hard evidence. They have n't discovered hyperspace communications, nor stable fusion. If they were to become a member of the Council, there would be a definite learning curve. But...'' 
 
 `` But if they were introduced as an Apprentice Race, they would n't be eligible for Council representation, and would need a Sponsor...'' 
 
 `` Now you've got me.'' 
 
 `` What you're suggesting has been tried before, you know. That's how we ended up with the Darloks; the Council is n't going to stand for this.'' 
 
 `` I realize that. But, if there was an accident of some kind, something that could n't be helped? Say we had a cruiser that was forced to crash land on their planet, or maybe a robo-miner malfunctions and wanders into their system. They do have some space optical capabilities; might take them a while to find it, but if we left it there long enough...'' 
 
 `` It's risky. Plus, what's to stop any other race from petitioning to be their Sponsor?'' 
 
 `` Nothing, but if we're first contact, surely we would have an advantage, right? We fly their leaders here to Mentar, throw them into a holo suite, and we're the Lords of the Universe to them. Tell them all about the scheming and backstabbing the other races are famous for, give them a bunch of shiny toys, and Hey By The Way, maybe you could help us out with this little Mrrshan problem we're having?'' 
 
 ``... I'll bring it up with the High Researcher. It'll be a tough sell, but between you and me, though? Go ahead and get that robo-miner ready.'' 
 
 `` Really? It's that bad?'' 
 
 `` It's not good. The word I heard was that we may have to abandon Signa II to the Klackon. The failed Orion Initiative has really left our fleet in a tight spot.'' 
 
 `` All right, I'll see to it.''
