Forwarded by the ASC-VSO Posted: 22 May 2004 21:46:42 GMT In: alt.startrek.creative From: linkys@aol.comspamfree (TLin) When I first wrote this drabble (after "The Council") I made some assumptions concerning elapsed time before the next episode ("Countdown") ... my assumptions were wrong, making part of the original drabble wrong ... archivists, please use this version. Title: Not Lost in Vain Author: T'Lin ( LinkyS@aol.com ) Series: ENT, Reed Drabble Series Rating: PG Code: R, drabble Parts: 1 Summary: Reed's thoughts concerning the number of casualties suffered by the Archiving: ASC*, EntSTComm, and my own web page -- http://www.geocities.com/tlin_s/ -- all others, please ask first. Disclaimer: Paramount/Viacom own the TREK universe, I just play there. No copyright infringement intended, nor any money made ... this original work of fanfiction is the property of T'Lin, © 15 May, 2004 Feedback gladly accepted -- publicly or privately. *** NOT LOST IN VAIN by T'Lin -- 0405.15 Our mission to the sphere was a success, albeit not without another casualty. The numbers are mounting, and I wonder if I can take much more. I know T'Pol's words -- "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"-- were said to comfort me. Intellectually, I see the merit of such a philosophy, but ... emotionally ... well, I find it difficult to derive justification for Hawkins' death, given the circumstances. So many have lost their lives in this cause, and our future is still so uncertain. But we must prevail ... else the lives already lost will be in vain. >:-] T'Lin T'Lin's Fanfic Page - http://www.geocities.com/tlin_s/ Femme Fuh-Q Fest - http://www.geocities.com/femme_fuhq_fest/ Round XIII is here! Round XIV coming your way May 31, 2004! "Tell me we won't be tiptoeing around ... none of that non-interference crap T'Pol's always shoving down our throats." ~~ Trip Tucker, in "The Expanse" -- Forwarded to ASCL by: Stephen Ratliff ASC Stories Only Forwarding In the Pattern Buffer at: http//trekiverse.crosswinds.net/feed/ 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 ???@??? Mon May 24 22:17:02 2004 X-Persona: Status: U Return-Path: Received: from n4.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.88]) by skylark (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 1bsrtj1zd3NZFjw0 for ; Mon, 24 May 2004 19:15:16 -0700 (PDT) X-eGroups-Return: sentto-1977044-13610-1085451316-stephenbratliffasc=earthlink.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com