Forwarded by the ASC-VSO Posted: Tue, 04 May 2004 21:26:35 GMT In: alt.startrek.creative From: Cait N. Title: The Triumph of Time Author: Cait N. Series: TNG Codes: P, C; drabble Rating: G/PG Part: 2/2 Feedback: caitn@mindspring.com Summary: "There are worse things waiting for men than death." - Disclaimer: Paramount owns the characters, not me. Author's Note: Written for the trek100 "waiting" livejournal challenge. -------------------------------------------- Jean-Luc walked her home that night, a favor to Jack who was late for his duty watch. She hesitated on her doorstep. "Beverly..." "We can't." "I know, you're Jack's girl. I know it in my head, but in here," he pointed to his heart, "you'll always be mine." He caressed her cheek. "I'll wait for you, Beverly. Forever." With a small cry, she turned and fled into the safety of her dorm.... Twenty-one years later he stood in the transporter room of the Enterprise, watching Beverly head for Starfleet Medical and a life that didn't include him. "Forever," he whispered. -- Stephen Ratliff ASC Awards Tech Support http://www.trekiverse.us/ASCAwards/commenting/ No Tribbles were harmed in the running of these Awards ASCL is a stories-only list, no discussion. Comments and feedback should be directed to alt.startrek.creative or directly to the author. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCL/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ASCL-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From ???@??? Tue May 04 23:36:00 2004 X-Persona: Status: U Return-Path: Received: from n29.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.85]) by condor (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 1bld8e5nF3NZFjK0 for ; Tue, 4 May 2004 20:31:38 -0700 (PDT) X-eGroups-Return: sentto-1977044-13538-1083727898-stephenbratliffasc=earthlink.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com