Saturday, July 5, 2008
Disclaimer: Star Trek in all its forms belongs to the corporations and others. No profit will be made by this fan fiction by others or me. It may not be bought or sold. This is just for our enjoyment and to tie up loose ends that drove me crazy.
Summary: This takes place after the Enterprise episode called Carbon Creek It may be considered AU as I played with the names of some of the characters. It will indirectly tie into the IDIC Series. What happened to Mestral after first contact? This is his story. This is the Sequel to Return to Carbon Creek.
Authors Notes: Thoughts or Telepathy
Archive: Selek yes if you want it. Anyone else sure just let me know where it is.
Rating: From G to NC-17
Eugenics a New World is Created
Part 11They did what? PG
"T'Pol I can not believe that my family had an alliance with those…with the Khans."
"Charles it was a logical choice on the part of Mestral. Remember early on Khan was not a mad man. In fact the He and Jhan were honorable men. It was his son who sought to control the planet."
"I don't know. It is still hard to take in."
"Charles, Mestral needed allies. Khan was a valuable one. He was also a student seeking to learn. It is therefore logical to assume Mestral was trying to impart Surak's wisdom to Khan."
"Surak and Khan….Not seeing it myself." Trip said as he lay back on the bed. "Read some more to me please."
T'Pol watched him and sighed sometimes he was so childlike and innocent. She decided that he had to understand and accept the situation. Therefore, she picked up an other book and began to read.
"Today I have made a very important decision. I have decided that I will not sacrifice innocents to achieve the goal of human perfection. One life is as valuable as the next. Today Karl and I became more then allies we became friends and brothers."
Trip jerked around and stared at T'Pol in shock. Her fingers covered his lips to silence his protest. "You asked me to tell you the truth so perhaps hearing the words of your ancestor will assure you he was not a monster"
Trip nodded and lay back down.
"Today we both almost lost the most important woman in the world. I realized that I care more for her then the future." T'Pol paused and noted Trip squirm around. This clearly hit close to home for him. He was feeling empathy for his hated elder.
"So today we decided together that nothing and no one will harm her. We both still want a better human race but not at the cost of innocent lives. Especially not one we both love so dearly."
"T'Pol I am confused. Khan had a lot of women."
"I believe he did. However I also believe he truly loved most of them." She said softly. "Perhaps it was not love as we have. I do not think he was capable of that. He was to goal orientated to eager to breed a new race of humans. Yet he cared for them in his own way."
"I don't know, one is enough of a challenge." Trip said.
T'Pol smacked him playfully and the book fell as they both lost interest in history.
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Mestral watched as his associate studied the plants.
"This is an interesting approach. I see that your students have learned much. When may I begin training them?"
Mestral noted the shock on Brother Khan's face clearly; he had not expected this ready acceptance.
"As soon as you like. We want to find a way to improve this grain. We have millions starving around the world if we can make the crop hardier then we can maybe save them." Brother Khan said. "I love to see more work done with rice and wheat as well."
"I have tasted this rice. It is most agreeable. I was rather shocked to learn it must grow in water. Surely, that is a valuable resource. It seems illogical to not have the water used for more then just rice production."
"I to have wondered at this. Wild rice in Michigan is grown in the Great Lakes area. I believe fish also grow there. The humans harvest them for protein."
"Fish are they sentient beings?" Valen asked concerned.
"No, Fish are primitives." Khan said smiling. "They barely have a nervous system much less a brain. Your idea has merit. I wonder if we could make the rice paddies into ponds for fish as well."
"It is worth considering. We must ask Maggie about this. She has family in Michigan. Perhaps they could help us." Mestral said.
"Well it is worth looking into. I mean in China the paddies are all self-contained. It could be done there and maybe elsewhere as well. The thing is we have to find a fish that could survive the climate and be something that the people like to eat."
"Perhaps we could set up a rice paddy here. It would give us a chance to explore the idea in detail." Valen suggested. "We could experiment with various species of rice and fish. Ideally we should seek to create a similar setting that would be used in the places where we wish to implement the procedure."
Mestral considered this with care. "Khan has contacts in India and China. Perhaps he could be of assistance. I know he has been most concerned for those he was forced to leave behind."
"It is worth looking into. I know I have family in the hills. They would help." Brother Khan said. "MY uncles still raise rice. I know they be interested. They help feed the village where I grew up, it is never easy, and there is never enough for all. The government might not like it though."
"We must first see if it can work then seek approval. I can not see Harry denying us a chance to feed the hungry." Mestral said.
Brother Khan was not so certain but he held his concerns back. After all, they had to be sure the idea would work first.