Path: newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newshosting.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!news-feed01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net!nntp.frontiernet.net!nntp.giganews.com.MISMATCH!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.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: From: "Polly" MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list ASCEML@yahoogroups.com; contact ASCEML-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: NEW TOS Canonically Incorrect Challenge 'Tergiversate' Sa, m [G] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 36 Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 22:55:02 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.198.142.218 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: newshog.newsread.com 1094511302 209.198.142.218 (Mon, 06 Sep 2004 18:55:02 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 18:55:02 EDT Xref: news.earthlink.net alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated:83890 X-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 15:55:10 PDT (newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net) Title: Tergiversate Author: Polly Bywater Contact: pollyabywater@yahoo.com Series: TOS Codes: Sa, m Rating: G Disclaimer: I disclaim nothing therefore I am. Notes/Summary: A drabble written for Stephen's 'Canonically Incorrect' challenge. What if McCoy's 'tri-ox' ruse hadn't worked in Amok Time? "Is there nothing I can say to change this?" Sarek sighed. A very human sound, the President of the Federation thought, staring at the viewscreen as he counted the lines on the Vulcan's face. Lines carved by grief, loss, regret, sorrow; all the emotions that Sarek's people denied feeling. Events on Vulcan had cost most dearly. "It is done," the former Vulcan Ambassador said, and the President nodded. "Very well." The transmission ended abruptly, and the President scrubbed at his face. How had it come to this? Kirk dead, Spock dying, McCoy in custody, and Vulcan seceding from the Federation... ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ASCEM messages are copied to a mailing list. Most recent messages can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCEML. NewMessage: