Organia: The Tragedy of Kenneth Wescott Chapter 1: Preface, a startrek: other fanfic

Over 200 years after the signing of the Organian Peace Treaty, the real tragedy of the Federation president at that time has been revealed…

PART I: DECEPTION

The focus shifts to a very tall and large government building that houses the Federation's government on Earth. Its structure is akin to that of a very tall pyramid (as opposed to a "flat" one). Inside is a combined museum and virtual library - closed for the night except to an old man and his security entourage nearby. Within a restricted-access room, he and his niece are in the middle of a conversation…

JULIUS JOSEPHUS
"It's 'human nature' - as was once said - to desire more power, in anything. The people in Starfleet Security and the agents of Section 31 are, in truth, more similar than most people know. The only real difference lies in how much they can wiggle around in order to achieve their goals."

SUBCOMMANDER MAJOR
"Section 31? Its people care only about power for its own sake!"

JULIUS JOSEPHUS
"Well, I think that now is the right time to explain why you and I are here in this restricted-access chamber of the library-museum, where a lot of state secrets are hidden until ready for de-classification. Do you remember the Organian Peace Treaty?"

SUBCOMMANDER MAJOR
"That was elementary-school material!"

JULIUS JOSEPHUS
"You remember Kenneth Wescott, the one who preceded Lorne McLaren as Federation president? See... Wescott, who presided during the rather brief Klingon-Federation war, was himself an agent of Section 31."

SUBCOMMANDER MAJOR
"What!"

JULIUS JOSEPHUS
"Calm down, my dear. Anyway, unknown to his secret comrades, he was quite idealistic - his official stances while in office were for real, and when he met in secret, he paid lip service to pragmatism, successfully deceiving his comrades into thinking that his public idealism was a facade."

PART II: FAILED IDEALISM

"During the peace negotiations, he didn't do much to try to salvage them, knowing full well that they would break down; he withdrew from his idealism."

PART III: PRIME DIRECTIVE

"When they were on the verge of collapse, he went back to said idealism and stood by the Prime Directive, even as Starfleet Security flouted it when it sent Kirk. Shifting back again somewhat, he then attempted to 'persuade' key Starfleet Security officials to uphold the Prime Directive, but to no avail."

PART IV: ULTIMATUM

AYELBORNE
As I stand here, I also stand upon the home planet of the Klingon Empire and the home planet of your Federation, Captain. I'm putting a stop to this insane war!

It is being done.

Unless both sides agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities, all your armed forces, wherever they may be, will be immediately immobilized!

PART V: TRAGEDY

"When the treaty was signed, his tragic fall was all but assured. His relative inaction during the peace talks, combined with a dedicated Starfleet effort to bring him down over his utmost dedication to the Prime Directive, led to his downfall. Just a few decades ago, his legacy was marred further - although not in public - by the discovery of his affiliation with Section 31, which has been kept secret here since."

SUBCOMMANDER MAJOR
"So, Starfleet Security and Section 31 are similar indeed..."

Credits:

DeCandido, K.R.A. STAR TREK: Articles of the Federation. Pocket Books, 2005.
"Errand of Mercy." STAR TREK. Prod. Gene L. Coon. Perf. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Desilu Productions, 23 Mar. 1967.