Title: Prophecy and Miracles
Series: The Next Generation/Deep Space 9
Rating: T (any M-rated chapters will be listed separately)
Summary: Thanks to a newly found prophecy, the Prophets have more than Bajorans as followers. The fractured warring sects threaten to tear a space station apart. Surprises from the past shape the future of the Alpha Quadrant and beyond.
Note: I do not have a beta for this story. I will probably not find a beta for this story so read at your own risk. Have been working on this idea for a while. This story is my personal way of giving life to characters that I thought were left lifeless, some more than others. At first I wanted to release all at once but now it's becoming clear that I never will that way. I'm constantly revising, second guessing. Have not read any DS9 books and one non-canon TNG book. This occurs some time after Nemesis but nothing from Countdown.
Disclaimer: Of course, Star Trek original characters do not belong to me. The characters created by me are only for enhancing their stories.
Chapter 1: Dream
A man and child locked in telekinetic combat. Their eyes are filled with the blue of massive energy flowing through them. Rebirth
Lights flash wildly as one woman shields another. Panic
A man's face is poised to give a passionate kiss. Love
In a marketplace, a group of people scream at a woman walking through. One stands in her way and she feels the spray of spit on her face and shoulder. Sorrow
A woman on a bed in a medical facility does not move. Her skin dissolves, liquefying as she struggles to breathe. Peace
Round with the child inside her, a woman holds the hand of two girls in each. Destiny
People with wrinkled noses argue violently with those of smooth noses. There are beings of assorted shades, shapes and sizes involved. Gleaming jewelry dangle from their ears, they sway with the angry shaking of heads. Prophesy
One image melts into another until all give way to a clear image of a strange man, in strange surrounds, turning resolutely to a strange light. His eyes are focused on the task that will no doubt save several lives and there is no question the sacrifice is worth it. The light, so overwhelming, stretches outward into the darkness of space like a sun. It then retreats into itself until nothing is left, void. The beginning
Several solar systems away, two little girls wail in pain. They cry for something to comfort them as their mother rushes into the room and directly to their bed. "It was only a dream," she coos, but the words do not comfort them as it should have.
The woman's arms, weathered with advanced age, reached to hold two girls. Their cheeks slick from countless tears as one tries to form words through sniffles. She begins, "Our father..."
"... is dead," the other finishes.