Disclaimer
I'm not making a cent from this story.
Kirk, Pike, McCoy, Thelin, Arex, M'Ress, all belong to Star Trek.
The name USS Saratoga is from Neferit's story, but everything about the ship's class/design I made up!
The USS Endeavor is mine.
Acknowledgment
Those of you who have read Neferit's works may have come across her 'This is the End' trilogy, in which Kirk
leaves the Enterprise and accepts command of another ship, the USS Saratoga. This story takes place in that
verse. I've written all my stories with Neferit's kind permission.
Notes
Other stories in this universe are, in chronological order:
Dreams to Nightmares
Prologue
Chastise
A New Start
A New Season
Amythest Skies
Parallels
Unforgiven
Final Flight
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John 3:16
6/27/2265
Earth Spacedock
The shuttle silently flew toward the massive ship docked in the distance.
"She's beautiful," Commander Joyce Filars said quietly.
"That she is," Admiral Pike responded. "She's the newest pride of Starfleet."
Filars was silent for a few moments as the massive ship drew nearer. "I served onboard a Delphis class ship
for fourteen years," she said at length. "And the Number One rule that she taught me was never to judge anything
by its size. Never make the mistake of thinking that bigger means better or that smaller means less."
She sighed. "But that rule also works both ways: never make the mistake of thinking that smaller means better
or that larger means less."
She paused again. "The USS Saratoga was a little beauty that showed the galaxy what she could do. Now this
giant beauty, the USS Endeavor, will show the galaxy what she can do."
"If she's following in the Saratoga's footsteps I'd say that she has some very big shoes to fill," Pike said quietly.
"Yes, Admiral, she does."