By: Lisa AKA Fire Star

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 23 The Road to Hell.... PG

Khan walked along the dirt road to the railroad. He was meeting a young man who he hoped would come and work with him. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as he was now known was a man who could help him advance his works. He admired the man's deep commitment to peace and change. However he wanted him for far more than his peaceful ways. Khan knew many saw only the pacifist but Khan knew that Gandhi was actually fighting a war. A war where the ultimate weapon was the refusal to do violence. It made the British seem like brutes and monsters. He knew that this took a well organized movement and Khan wanted in on this. He needed a way to appeal to the people and he knew supporting such a man would help him win over the masses. Khan could also admit he wanted to use the brilliant mind to find out what his people needed. Because the fact was he had been away a while and he did not wish to waste resources. A man like this Gandhi would show him what was really needed and he trusted that it would be for the people's benefit.

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"Are you telling me that Khan worked with one of the most peaceful men in Earth's history?"

T'Pol sighed as she watched her mate's shock. She was sadden that this part of history was no longer taught to Earth's school children. Perhaps it should be because the lesson was a valuable one. That even good intentions could go very wrong. "Yes he did. In fact Khan and even Mestral helped fun many of the projects that Gandhi championed."

Trip fell back in shock."Why do we not know this? I mean it is history right?"

T'Pol looked into his eyes and said."Your people feared the Khans's . In war one must have and enemy that is clearly defined. I can only speculate that the ones who wrote your history books did not believe that Khan ever had peaceful intentions. They wished to portray only the warlord."

"The winner writes the history books."Trip said suddenly."That is what happened?"

It was not so much a question as a statement and T'Pol nodded as she continued her story.

"Khan and Gandhi became allies working to rebuild the confidence of the Indian peoples in their own ability to rule and live free. They worked to build a place where young people could come and learn the skills that they needed to improve their lands and learn to become an independent nation. Of course this action did not go over well with authorities."

"I can see why."Trip said but he fell silent and listened.

"In time they build a school and hospital under the protection of the Grayson family. By this time your forefather was spending millions of dollars around the world to help improve life in the poorest of communities. He saw that Khan wanted similar things so he ensured that he had the funds to begin. Khan was a very shrewd man. He invested in land and several small businesses. He gave seed money to many in the entertainment business. I believe that it was called Baliwood. Khan felt that having such a place would allow his people to see positive role models. He wanted to ensure that the entertainments reflected a growing prosperous society and it also became a source of revenue for him. Those funds in turn were invested in creating new industries."

"So Khan helped build India's infrastructure even before the Brits left."

"Indeed he did. We have several recordings of Khan and his brother working to help with the protests by bringing food and other supplies to the people. They stayed in the background but it is clear that they helped a lot." T'Pol explained.

"Wow, I guess he probably got into trouble too."

"Yes he was arrested many times and he paid large fines. However he remained peaceful in his actions until the time Gandhi was assassinated."

Trip nodded and decided maybe he was wrong to condemn Khan. "Tell me more." He wondered how he would have reacted if someone killed Jonathan or Malcolm? Would he lose it too?

T'Pol was pleased that Charles was now considering all aspects of the situation. She knew that the Khan were dangerous in the past and now. However that did not mean that they could not be valuable assets and allies. One just had to be honest and honorable to make them be reasonable and that was the lesson she wanted her mate to learn. Sometimes the situation created the actions as much as the individuals. It was far too easy to fall into darkness unless one knew it was a possibility. The human saying the road to hell is paved with good intentions came to mind. She was certain that Khan had the best intentions but somehow they got twisted and became dark. She had to make certain Charles and the others understood this so they would avoid a similar fate.

"Well I want to hear more. Do you have any proof we could use. I mean if we could prove that Khan was not a monster it might help protect the augments. Not all of them are bad people." Trip said.

"Perhaps there is some recordings. We would need to check with Soval and T'Pau. "

Trip smiled at this. "Well we can call him in the morning. Darlin I am getting a mite sleepy here." Trip held up two fingers and T'Pol touched them.

"Rest is important. Come let us go to bed."

Trip smiled but sleep was not really on his mind.

Humans/Vulcan males are so predictable. T'Pol thought with a inward smile. She was glad she had Trip he made life interesting. She did not even feel bad for her happiness. He shared it with her and that made life worth living. She had so much to share with him and his family history was the least of it. She helped him undress and joined him on the bed. Life was good and never boring with her mate.