Author's Note: Thank you, thank you. I was worried as to how well I did with Jameron. I've decided to advance the time line some more to Generations. This may be difficult to understand if you have not seen the movie. Hope you enjoy.
Star Trek characters and plot not owned by me. Neither is Cameron. The rest is mine.
Chapter 2. Passing the Torch
The Amagosa system was completely destroyed. Destroyed by all fusion instantly stopping within its star creating a level 12 shock wave in all directions. Destroyed by an experimental trilithium torpedo fired at the star. Destroyed by a madman, an Elorian named Sorren who was seeking paradise. Fortunately the Amagosa system was uninhabited. The Veridian system was not. Veridian II was home to a pre-industrial humanoid society. It numbered 230 million people. It was Sorren's last target before he would enter paradise.
The Enterprise streaked towards the Veridian system at maximum warp. Captain Picard had briefed the senior staff including Cameron since she commanded the fighters that if the star was destroyed, the ribbon that Sorren was desperate to enter would pass strait through Veridian III, an uninhabited Class M planet. The ship and crew were to stop him by any means necessary. Cameron knew that Captain Picard would try to negotiate as per Starfleet protocol. Cameron also knew that it would be useless.
Lusa and B'etor had complicated matters in their Bird of Prey. Their price for assisting Sorren was obvious. They wanted the information to build their own trilithium torpedoes. With them they could overthrow the Klingon Empire. The balance of the entire quadrant was now held in the balance. The two Klingon women had kidnapped her friend, Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge because Data was having difficulty with his newly installed emotion chip. She could not imagine what was being done to him. Cameron sat ready in her fighter as well as the rest of the Furies, ready to launch at a moments notice.
The Enterprise dropped out of warp and opened the shuttle bay doors allowing the Furies to launched for the last mission before their fighters were returned and they were reassigned. Their mission was to slip through the system and begin searching the planet's surface for signs of technology near the area that the ribbon would first connect with the planet. If the torpedo was launch sight was on the surface their mission was then to destroy it.
They were successful infiltrating to the planet and began their search pattern. "Napping the earth," they flew low to the ground to avoid detection and to increase their ground speed. They searched for a few moments before Cameron noticed something on her scanner. An energy fluctuation like a shield impact on the surface, five degrees to her starboard. She was the closest. She informed the Furies and accelerated towards the source. It would take her several minutes to reach that location. The fighters speed in atmosphere was slower due to drag. She did not know how much time they had. Soon she received a transmission. The Enterprise was under attack and its shields were useless. It was the same trick she had used on the Orions. She activated her com.
"Fury 2, this is Fury 1. Yeager, take Pella and assist Enterprise." she commanded.
"Roger," Was Yeager's only reply as she and Pella broke off and started to exit the atmosphere.
In Orbit
The Enterprise fired a phaser at the Bird of Prey and hit its shields while turning away. The Bird of Prey fired back, its disruptor blasts passing through the shields of the Enterprise impacting the hull. The ship was in full retreat until the Furies arrived firing their pulse phasers and photon missiles directly into the flank of the Bird of Prey. The Klingon shipped moved to get away from the fighters but the Furies pressed their attack. The Enterprise activated an ionic pulse activating the Klingon's cloaking device. The shields on the Bird of Prey dropped. The Furies fired once more weakening the hull as the Enterprise fired a photon torpedo out of its aft launcher. It impacted the hull close to the Klingon's warp core and the Bird of Prey exploded. The damage had been done.
Coolant began to leak from the Enterprise's warp core. It would breach in five minutes. Commander Riker ordered all personnel to evacuate to the saucer section. As soon as he could he would separate the saucer. Once everyone was on board the saucer Riker gave the order. Magnetic locks disengaged and the saucer lifted away from the rest of the hull and started moving at full impulse trying to put distance between it and the soon to be exploding star-drive section. They were not able to make enough distance as the star-drive section exploded and sent out a shock wave that pushed the saucer to a different trajectory.
The shock wave pushed the saucer towards the planet as Data allowed two words to escape his lips, "Oh shit." What remained of the Enterprise entered the atmosphere. The air burned around the edge of the saucer as it descended. Deanna tried to maintain control on its decent. The Furies escorted it as it fell. They could not help it but they would be damned if they allowed anyone or anything to interfere. It suddenly impacted the ground and skidded two kilometers before it slowed to a stop. Yeager had described the entire scene to Cameron over the com.
On The Surface
Cameron cursed as Yeager informed her of the Enterprise's destruction. She couldn't think about that now. There were repeated shield strikes as she closed in. It was as if someone was signaling her. She smiled as she thought of Picard. As she approached the launch site her sensors picked up the missile, one human life sign, and one Elorian life sign. She closed to weapons range and armed her pulse phasers. She acquired a lock and fired a full burst. Her phasers impacted the shields and her last shot brought them down. Cameron peeled off to give P'dor a clear shot. Just then the missile launched.
Cameron's fighter turned sharply then climbed attempting to pursue. She had less than 11 seconds before the missile struck the star. Her fighter was not fast enough. She witnessed the missile impact, the star darken, and she shock wave approaching. She closed her eyes and whispered, "John" as the shock wave carried her and the Veridian system into oblivion.
In Orbit
The shock wave pushed the saucer towards the planet as Data allowed two words to escape his lips, "Oh shit." What remained of the Enterprise entered the atmosphere. The air burned around the edge of the saucer as it descended Deanna tried to maintain control on its decent. The Furies escorted it as it fell. They could not help it but they would be damned if they allowed anyone or anything to interfere. It suddenly impacted the ground and skidded two kilometers before it slowed to a stop. Yeager had described the entire scene to Cameron over the com.
On The Surface
Cameron cursed as Yeager informed her of the Enterprise's destruction. She couldn't think about that now. There were repeated shield strikes as she closed in. It was as if someone was signaling her. She smiled as she thought of Picard. As she approached the launch site her sensors picked up the missile, two human life signs, and one Elorian life sign. One of the human life signs was starting to weaken. She closed to weapons range and armed her pulse phasers. Cameron noticed that Sorren was standing at the control panel connected to the launch system. She acquired a lock and fired a full burst. Her phasers impacted the shields and her last shot brought them down. Cameron peeled off to give P'dor a clear shot. Just then the missile exploded, consuming the launch pad and Sorren with it. He was terminated she confirmed.
Cameron and P'dor circled the site and observed Picard closing towards the other human life sign. Cameron ordered P'dor to provide air cover as she landed her fighter as close as she could to Picard. Grabbing her med-kit, she exited her fighter and sprinted as fast as she could. With her advanced hearing she heard the other human say something in a tone that she recognized as the last words of a dying man.
"It was........fun." Then silence.
Cameron approached the pinned figure and scanned him for both identity and life signs. What she determined shocked her
Identity Confirmed: 99.8% Match
James T. Kirk, Captain, Starfleet
Status: Terminated
Cameron scanned him three more times to confirm her original analysis. All three had the same result. She gazed at Picard and shook her head. He understood what she meant. Cameron then pulled the metal off of Kirk's body and the two of them set about to his burial. While they worked Cameron reluctantly informed him of the fate of the Enterprise. His face fell and Cameron started feeling disappointed in herself. The captain noticed and reassured her that she did the right thing. They both said nothing else while they finished their task. Cameron managed a soft "Thank you" to the man who killed John's murderer. They climbed into her fighter and joined P'dor in the air and headed towards the Enterprise wreckage.
Upon landing Cameron considered herself fortunate that the Furies were quartered near the main shuttle bay. They still were able to collect their possessions. Many more were not so fortunate but the casualties were light. After collecting her belongings Cameron began helping to salvage what could be. She noticed her mother and Data having a conversation and approached. He began to tear through some containers with a purpose and emerged with an orange cat just as she came close. He had tears falling down his face as he spoke.
"Counselor, I do not understand. I am happy to see spot but I am crying. I believe my emotion chip is malfunctioning."
"I think its working just fine" Deanna and Cameron spoke together smiling. Then seeing each other began to hug and shed tears of joy of their own.
The Enterprise could not be salvaged. The crew and families collected whatever they could and began to beam aboard the three starships that had arrived to assist. The Furies mounted their fighters and took off once they had clearance. Reaching the edge of the Veridian system they went to warp setting a course for Mars Utopia Planecia.
Well there you go. I am truly sorry to destroy the Enterprise-D, but I had to so we could get the Enterprise-E later. I also needed Kirk to die the way he did because he would have preferred it to wasting away on Earth. I hope you enjoyed. Please Review
