Six hours later, Idran system When a Dominion heavy dreadnaught tells you to drop your shields and prepare to be boarded, running isn’t an option. Especially when they were waiting for you. Jake found himself escorted off of the shuttle to the bridge of the Dominion vessel by a trio of hulking Jem’Hadar who only spoke to…
Winning Hearts and Minds, Inc. Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour Roll up (And that's an invitation), roll up for the mystery tour Roll up (To make a reservation), roll up for the mystery tour The magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away Waiting to take you away John Lennon,…
Three days later, Brightcove Beach Dr Mary Moriarty sat lazily in the sun on the lounge chair, a cool fruity drink with an umbrella in it by her side. It had been a worthwhile trip-the possible cure for the tampering of the Siegfried’s DNA had been forwarded on to Jesu La Roca and Betazed. The two they had thus far…
Evans family house, Next Morning There were plenty of spare rooms, and Dr Moriarty slept comfortably. She woke early and clad in a dressing gown quietly, her head slightly aching. She’d only borrowed a glass or two of Doctor Thompsons scotch-but in her drained state that hit her harder than she’d thought. “Good morning.”…
Operating Room three It was bad. The girl had dove a bit too deep after something, and despite all the safety precautions that a modern Federation resort world like Risa had in place, sometimes the freak accidents still happened. In this case it was something simple. Someone did something stupid. Rental power boats were…
Doctors usually have multiple offices. One they see patients in, and one for themselves for paperwork and the like. Rhonda’s was in a sub building of the hospital complex. Not big, but bigger than the ready room on her last ship. There were photos on the wall, mainly family, both 2d and tri d, along with children's…
Surfside Children’s hospital “Dr Evans, you’ve got a visitor.” It was slow thankfully-even on a vacation world-where people tended to disconnect their common sense as soon as they hit the beach and had the first fruity drink with a tiny umbrella in it, with all the safeguards on a Federation world not as many got hurt as…
(Sorry bout the delay. RL has gotten in the way lately) Next Day, Coquitlam Denali For political theater, it wasn’t bad. More of a memorial ceremony than anything, they weren’t even expected to say anything. Both M’karret and the Federation ambassador did however, as did Ahn, surprising even herself. She may have not known…
Arrival Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young In a world of magnets and miracles Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary The ringing of the division bell had begun Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway Do they still meet there by the Cut There was a ragged band that followed in our…
Captain's Quarters, USS Nighthawk, even later that evening. “Drink some more water, otherwise you’ll feel that real booze in the morning.” Sometimes being married to a physician had it’s downsides.”yes dear,” M’karret replied with a bit of sarcasm, getting a laugh and a pillow tossed in his general direction. He downed a…
Later that evening, VIP Lounge, after somewhat too much food and drink… “I’ll be honest-we didn’t know much about the Klingons in my time.” Marissa said thoughtfully. “They usually shot first and spoke later. I’ve engaged two D-7’s along the border, backing up Enterprise, but that was pretty much a draw when they retreated…
USS Nighthawk Cold Butte System. Approaching Asteroid D57 A good night's sleep always helped, Captain M’karret thought as he watched the stern of the Avenger class SDF Vancouver on the viewscreen ahead of them. He felt better than he did the day before, he’d be glad when Rhonda finally had their daughter. She was on the…
Epilogue: Wading through the darkness “She’s still not awake?” Randall asked. “I’m sorry Mister Evans. There was some trauma to her brain from the cargo-hook she used as an improvised noose.” the Doctor explained, “We’re not sure if she will ever wake up-even assuming the brain injury can be healed-sometimes patients just…
Part 3, Peace of mind Put a gun to my head The storm's too deep outlook dead Handing down that anger Nothing good ever lasts Moody violence Now a fool in my eyes What's the answer, I'll search till I die Try a little harder I hear myself say Make it last before it's taken away Wading through the darkness My head held in my…
Somewhere in the city… The shadows were long and confusing, and Marissa was surrounded by the walking dead. It was down-town Xiao Loc, but the streets were full of animated corpses, the Fek flickering in the periphery of her vision, stalking her. The weapon was wrong-she didn’t remember where she got it, but it was like…
Act 2 Part 1 Down the Rabbit hole USS Nighthawk, Hiromi Fifteen asteroid belt, near Cold Butte Captain M’karret wasn’t nervous. A bit concerned perhaps, but he knew who they were meeting for the trip to Denali. Somewhat. His cousin’s ‘sister's’… well that was a can of worms. Technically the same person, just from different…
20:30 hours, Deanna Troi Rehabilitation centre, Betazed… The staff were screened regularly and Betazoid staff, had training to deal with dangerous psychotic breaks-most of that training being focused on prediction countermeasure. Automatic locks on doors and lifts, emergency lockdown procedures designed to handle Vulcans…
IKS Maxim 14, in orbit over Qo’noS “..say again?” If lady Nova Riorr-Schrodinger hadn't known Randy Evans personally she'd have trouble believing what he was saying. While there were worse times for news like this, having it come in while explaining to the high council the sudden appearance of a Paradox class timeship in…
The beast in me Is caged by frail and fragile bars Restless by day And by night rants and rages at the stars God help the beast in me The beast in me Has had to learn to live with pain And how to shelter from the rain And in the twinkling of an eye Might have to be restrained God help the beast in me Sometimes it tries to…
When we were young the future was so bright The old neighborhood was so alive And every kid on the whole damn street Was gonna make it big and not be beat Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn The kids are grown up but their lives are worn How can one little street Swallow so many lives Chances thrown Nothing's free…
Part 6 Transporter room, USS Tiburon “”Sorry to keep you waiting Rhonda said as she hurried into the transporter room. “Admiral LaRoca needed to talk to me about some things.” Captain McKnight just laughed “Getting in the way of plans, well that’s what Admiral’s do” she said as she nodded to the transporter tech “your…
Part 5 USS Tiburon, Admiral LaRoca’s ready room Some things one didn’t want to think about. A near miss with a cosmic entity, the betrayal of a trusted, even loved friend, and other possibly galaxy shattering revelations. It wasn’t the only reason why Rhonda Evans had put in her packet to get out of Starfleet into the…
I got reminded by She who must be obeyed that watching Discovery is a moot point. We don't have a way anymore to watch broadcast TV. And I refuse to pay for yet another streaming service. So unless they relent and release it on Netflix here in flyover country USA, I guess I'll see it never. :D
Part 4 Made a note of it Did you write it on your hand Put a name on it To help you understand Well do you see The futures holidays are for me Just let me know Where we go after the fall Like the sound of it Gonna hang it on your wall Turn and run with it For the sake of one and all Where you go, nobody knows Well do you…
Viewing area, Starbase one. 1930 hours By engineering standards, the Federation main starbase was opulent. The main chamber was easily over twenty meters, one whole wall transparent aluminum, giving a good view to the ships that were cleared to dock inside the Starbase. Most ships ended up parking outside, and transporting…
Part 3 USS Nighthawk, orbiting Vulcan It wasn’t out of their way, and they were supposed to be escorting the ship from an alternate starfleet back to Earth. So when the Kongo headed to Vulcan, so did the ‘hawk. Captain M’karret was in his ready room, taking care of the piles of reports that bred like tribbles on his desk…
Part 2 I close my eyes only for a moment, and the moment's gone All my dreams pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind…
Starbase 22, 3 days later They were still a few minutes out and there was already a crowd forming. Due to the semi fragile nature of the craft the Dauntless was towing, they were bringing it inside the starbase. Admiral Caral was almost giddy in anticipation-which did nothing to improve Admiral Fitsimmons mood. There. From…