AFTERMATH: The Epilogue of

Team Chipmunk: The Next Generation vs. Star Trek: Omega Force

Chapter 8

STAR TREK: OMEGA FORCE

T'VARA

VULCANA REGAR, PLANET VULCAN

As the shuttlecraft door opened onto the spaceport, T'Vara nodded as she saw her father, Savrel. "Welcome home, my daughter," Savrel said as he gave the customary salute.

"Thank you, Father," T'Vara said as she reciprocated. "How is Mother?" "She is well," Savrel said as he and T'Vara made their way to a ground car. "So, how are your colleagues on the Yagami?"

"We are all well," T'Vara said. "Our recent visit to Romulus was most educational." Savrel cocked an eyebrow as he moved the ground car into traffic. "Why did you go to Romulus?" he asked.

"Our flight controller, Lieutenant Nielsen, saved the Romulan ambassadorial party and the crew of a mining ship after they were kidnapped by a raiding party led by a renegade Klingon," T'Vara said. "As a result, the Empire honored Irina with the Hiren Cluster—the Empire's highest honor for military service."

"It seems that our Romulan cousins are opening up to other ideals exponentially, my daughter," Savrel said. "So, how long do you have on shore leave?" "Two Earth weeks," T'Vara said. "I shall be staying with you and Mother, of course."

"Then, I hope you will honor your ancestors with us this evening at the rise of T'Khut," Savrel said. "I realize this will be the first time in many seasons that you have been able to do so." "Do not be concerned, Father," T'Vara said as the ground car approached her family's ancestral estate. "I have not forgotten the rituals."

T'Ras, T'Vara's mother, looked up from her gardening as she heard the engine of the ground car approach. She then watched as Savrel and T'Vara exited the passenger compartment. "Welcome home, my daughter," T'Ras said.

"Thank you, Mother," T'Vara said. "You are well, I trust?" "I am," T'Ras said. "And you?" "I have been well, but I have missed you," T'Vara said. "It may not be logical to admit such a failing, but it is true."

"It is not a failing to admit when one misses the comforts of home and family," Savrel said. "Even for a Vulcan, it is so. Your illustrious ancestor, Soval, spent most of his adult life on Earth. As a result, he wrote in his journals that he longed for the comforts of home."

That night, as Vulcan's sister planet, T'Khut (translatable as "The Watcher" in the human language) rose in the night sky, T'Vara lit a memorial candle in front of a small statue of Soval, the legendary Vulcan Ambassador to Earth who, along with Captain Jonathan Archer of the ESS Enterprise NX-01, helped usher in the downfall of the Vulcan High Command in the Earth year 2154.

Afterwards, Soval participated in the diplomatic negotiations between Earth, Vulcan, Andor and Tellar that eventually led to the foundation of the United Federation of Planets.

The next morning, T'Vara would journey to the Katric Ark on Mount Seleya to consult the katra of her illustrious ancestor. She needed to seek advice on a most delicate matter.

MOUNT SELEYA

Clad not in her Starfleet uniform but in her meditation robe, T'Vara walked up to the acolyte at the entrance to the Katric Ark. "Peace and long life, Master," T'Vara said, proffering her hand in the salute.

"Live long and prosper, child," the acolyte said. "What is your business here?" "I wish to consult the katra of my ancestor, Soval," T'Vara said.

"Proceed in Surak's way," the acolyte said. T'Vara nodded at the acolyte as he opened the door onto the Katric Ark and its millions of energy chambers, the very repository of Vulcan's history and existence.

A feeling brought T'Vara to the chamber she sought. As she was taught at a young age, T'Vara reached out with both hands towards the chamber. She felt the katra of Soval enter her mind.

She opened her eyes onto a beach near the Vulcan Embassy compound in Sausalito, with a gray-haired man walking towards her. "Peace and long life, T'Vara my descendant," he said, proffering the Vulcan salute.

"Live long and prosper, Soval," T'Vara said, returning the salute. "So, why have you sought my council on this day?" Soval said as his spirit sat down next to T'Vara.

"Ancestor, I seek logical advice on a personal matter," T'Vara said. "I realize that as my next pon farr approaches in two Earth years, I do not have a person to fulfill the urge with."

"I understand your concerns, T'Vara," Soval said. "After all, it is our family's tradition to not bond children as most Vulcans do."

"Then, what is your question?" Soval finished. "Should I choose a non-Vulcan to bond with?" T'Vara said. "After all, all of the Vulcans I have met in Starfleet are already bonded."

"It is logical if the non-Vulcan you seek is one you have a intense connection with and him with you," Soval said. "After all, love is universal...even though we Vulcans normally suppress it, we have it within our beings to show it when it is necessary."

"Thank you, Ancestor," T'Vara said. "Your council has been most educational." "Thank you for your time, Descendant," Soval said.

"Peace and long life," T'Vara said. "Live long and prosper," Soval said.

T'Vara felt the katra of Soval return to its vessel, while control of her body returned to her. T'Vara said farewell to the acolyte, then returned to her familial estate.

In our next chapter, we return to the dimension of Team Chipmunk: The Next Generation, as we are reintroduced to Barack Danforth and watch as he supervises the military refit of the Enterprise-B.

::To Be Continued::