Path: newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!atl-c03.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!newsprint.newsread.com!newsread.com!newsstand.newsread.com!POSTED.newshog.newsread.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated Approved: ascem@earthlink.net Organization: Better Living Thru TrekSmut Sender: ascem@earthlink.net Message-ID: <11.39f20419.2ee29408@aol.com> From: Istannor@Aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list ASCEML@yahoogroups.com; contact ASCEML-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: New: TOS : A Higher Duty: PG: 17/28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 122 Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 05:55:12 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.198.142.218 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: newshog.newsread.com 1102139712 209.198.142.218 (Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:55:12 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:55:12 EST Xref: news.earthlink.net alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated:85914 X-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 21:55:23 PST (newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net) Title: A Higher Duty Author: Istannor Contact: Istannor@aol.com Series: TOS Rating: PG13 for violence Part: 17/28 Codes:TOS Summary: This is set during the second 5 year voyage of the Starship Chapter 17 J'usreyan reached the caverns in about twenty minutes and without incident. The compass had been exact and he walked up to the cave entrance with the boy wrapped under the protection of his arm. Ramie had been quiet from shock the entire trip, and Jus worried for his gentle spirit, especially if Kirk died, as he suspected he might. M'arenn bolted out of the cave towards them and enveloped her son in her arms. She kissed him and tearfully spoke words of support and love to his bowed head. Renna came to Jus and anxiously looked into the trees behind him searching for the last figure in the party. "Where is Kirk? Is he trailing you?" Renna asked with a whisper. "He stayed behind to hold them down. He gave us instructions to move camp up to the northern caves. He said he would find us as soon as he could." Renna looked at him with a shocked glare in her eyes. "You left him. You abandoned him after all he has done for us." "No, Renna, he told us to do this. He did the right thing. He can move far faster and much more silently alone, than he can with the four of us. We should honor his request and do as he says." She looked at him with a hurtful look full of accusation, Jus turned away. He had no choice , but that had not made the choice any easier. "Come, Renna." He walked over to her and gently guided her ahead into the cave entrance. They turned and went back into the cave to gather up their few things and move to the higher caverns. When they had finished, they walked out and turned to climb further up the tiny trail. They had reached the next area of caves seen on the map, when screams of anguish suddenly echoed through the woods, and Renna collapsed to the ground as if struck. "Renna, oh the Spirits, what is wrong?" M'arenn knelt down beside her, grabbed her shoulders, and pulled her sister to her chest. Renna seemed to be in agony. "Oh My Gods, Oh my Gods, I can feel his pain, they are...aeiiii..., make it stop, make it stop." Renna rolled in her arms, writhing in pain with her eyes closed, lost to where she was. "Renna," M'arenn slapped her sister once twice, a third time, "shield Renna , you must shield yourself." In the past, the pain from another being, had overwhelmed her sister. Her only defense had been to erect her telepathic shields and shut out the pain, or she became lost in the others torturous haze for as long as it lasted. This should not have happened with a non-telepathic human. M'arenn had no time to find an explanation for it, it was happening and she had to get her sister to shield, or they would not be able to travel. Finally, awareness returned to Renna's eyes and she took great shuddering gasps of air. "They are torturing him. They will kill him." She looked at M'arenn and Jus, tears streaming down her face. "This is my fault I will not leave him." Jus took a long look at M'arenn. His stance changed as his decision was made. "I am going back for him, M'arenn. You take Renna and the boy up into the hills, as instructed; we will find you later, if we can. If not, the Enterprise will be here. You have his communicator, use it." "Jus, I am going with you." Renna stood. Her face radiated determination. "Renna, how are you going to be of any help with you writhing in his pain on the ground?" M'arenn tried to keep from hurting her sister any further. "I was caught unawares. I am completely shielded now. His pain is his own again. I will go with you Jus, either right beside you, or behind you. You know I can shoot as well as the rest of you, and you will need help. You might as well cut short this discussion." Another faint scream rent the air. " Are you coming, or do I start without you?" Jus shrugged and looked at M'arenn. "Take the boy up into the hills, M'arenn. You and I both know she is right. I will need help." They hugged as if this would be the last time that any of them saw each other Jus turned and led Therenna back down into the gloom. 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