"Strike Up the Band"
Hoshi almost laughed as Enterprise headed toward the Expanse. The whole departure felt oddly anticlimactic, as if someone should march beside them playing drum and fife, trumpeting the songs of war.
Because Enterprise--Earth's first warp five ship, built for peaceful exploration--was off to war.
She was there because of loyalty, others had stayed for revenge. Earth had never known such a devastating attack and floundered in its wake, but Starfleet knew what to do.
In her mind, the band played as Enterprise went to warp.
She couldn't tell if it was a victory march or a funeral dirge.
Hoshi almost laughed as Enterprise headed toward the Expanse. The whole departure felt oddly anticlimactic, as if someone should march beside them playing drum and fife, trumpeting the songs of war.
Because Enterprise--Earth's first warp five ship, built for peaceful exploration--was off to war.
She was there because of loyalty, others had stayed for revenge. Earth had never known such a devastating attack and floundered in its wake, but Starfleet knew what to do.
In her mind, the band played as Enterprise went to warp.
She couldn't tell if it was a victory march or a funeral dirge.