<USS Meridian> Into the darkness

From: ElRiovtrIdrys@xxxxxxx
To: ussmeridian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 02:34:51 EST
    The USS Meridian had been struck by an energy wave and now a second one, 
made up of almost pure tachyon particles, was rapidly approaching the ship and 
was going to intercept them in only a short while. A distress call had been 
received from the IKC Ka'Cha and Captain Pierce had ordered the Meridian to 
turn around and attempt to render assistance. They soon found that doing so was 
harder than expected because HoD Larg was a very stubborn and prideful man, 
insisting on maintaining his honor even if it meant certain death.

    Lieutenant Commander Giya Idrys wished the situation were a lot more 
pleasant. Not only was this a sticky situation and he didn't like it when they 
had 
to practically crash people over the head in order to make them see reason, 
but the contrast couldn't have been starker than the time he'd been spending 
with his Imzadi, Lieutenant Syd Morgan. Their time together on the ship's 
holodeck and their subsequent trip to Skyler Prime, a world that seemed to be 
the 
answer to the aching heart of every romantic, the fulfillment of every fantasy, 
was pure bliss, seemingly unending romance of the sort that truly made even 
the most hardened and cynical person believe in happy endings.

    But, now ... were they headed, all of them, towards a violent end? So 
many ships and their crews had met unfortunate fates and there was no guarantee 
that even the Meridian could somehow avoid that. If they didn't manage to get 
out of there quickly, all would end in flames and ashes, their atoms dispersed 
to the vastness of cold space. 'Tis a consummation devoutly not to be desired, 
thought Idrys.

    They had taken to messaging one another frantically as the minutes ticked 
by and had decided that they were going to share quarters with one another. 
At least, Idrys made that offer and Syd had accepted just before the first wave 
had hit them. Ziredac had sent out a couple of probes toward the new, larger 
wave, but each had malfunctioned and the second one had gone off the sensors, 
indicating a great deal of trouble ahead.

    The wave was coming up on them quickly and finally Mortok used all his 
influence so as to convince HoD Larg to have himself and his crew beamed on 
board. But warp was offline and all that was left was impulse power.

    Syd messaged Idrys, "Always remember how I feel no matter what happens 
..." He typed back, "I shall never forget ... and the same goes for me, my 
love." She responded, "See you on the other side, I will be waiting for you on 
Skyler Prime." He smiled and replied, "I'll wait for you there too. ..." And, 
with 
less than a minute before the wave impacted, he sent a last message, "Our 
love's forever, two souls entwined, no matter what, among the stars enshrined."

    And it hit the ship and people were suddenly uprooted from wherever they 
were and flung across the place. Idrys saw the main viewscreen coming up in 
front of him and then everything went black for a few moments. When he awoke 
the 
Bridge was eerily quiet and there were no lights. He heard Mortok's voice but 
there was one voice he needed to hear ... a voice he did not hear ... Syd's. 
He dragged himself over to where she was and began calling her name.

    No response.

    He heard mutterings of people around him. Mortok. Pierce. Ffej. Ziredac.

    But he didn't hear Syd's voice. 

    He felt her head and recoiled inside.
    
    No ... no, Imzadi, please, no ... 

    ... wake up! ...

    TBC

    Lieutenant Commander Giya "Jaws" Idrys
    Executive Officer, USS Meridian NCC-80466
    Captain Kyle Pierce, Commanding Officer
    Celestial Prime Alliance Sim group
    Admiral Gem Rhee, Founder / Commander-in-Chief
<USS Meridian> Into the darkness

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