Death Of The Enterprise

A drabble from the point of view of Captain Kirk, during an AU battle where the Enterprise is destroyed.

Quick! Quick! Shields are failing! We're not going to make it through this battle. My crew are going to die on this ship, on this journey, in this battle. They are going to die under my command. And there is nothing I can do; as I watch, our weapons have no impact on the enemy. As I watch the shields fail and the engines stutter. I never thought I would lose a ship. I never thought I would make such a huge mistake. But mistake I made, and here we are at last. This is the death of the Enterprise.