2260 New Vulcan Month 1
When I got up the day after Spock left I was wondering how I should start this new chapter of life. Maybe I could learn what happened after I left or should I catch up on the medical break throughs. The former interested me as I wondered if my cure worked and when we had first contact. I started to research from 2012 to 2074.
My cure had under gone many critics and then on January 1st 2022 I had cured cancer. Only it wasn't my name on the credit list it was my assistants. I swear I saw red for a moment after reading it through several times I confirmed that it wasn't indeed my mind playing tricks. My assistant had been given the credit for several years of hard work on my part. All she ever did to help was bringing me coffee and lunch.
After I had finished my catching up on history I was definitely going to pay her descendants a visit. I went through all of the things such as WWIII and first contact. I'd wish that I had been there, my anthropology would have been helpful (not to boast or anything). It seemed that during first contact humans were confounded by the fact there was definitely alien life.
All in all the years I'd missed were life-changing. It seemed that even though we had WWIII we decided that we were sick of all the fighting and that uniting for something in common we could live in peaceful conditions.
Month 2
My research was now on the year 2075 to 2137. During these years we made many scientific achievements including breaking the barrier of Warp 2 and 3. It was interesting learning the mechanics behind the Warp theory and remembering that it does work.
My family had long since passed since then and I found out that I was the last descendant of my family. It seemed that my mother had passed when I couldn't be found and my father soon followed. My family's name had perished the day I died and I became the 'women from the past'.
My loneliness came back to me full force I also felt guilty my parents had died because I ran away and then disappeared. This temporal anomaly of the universe had ruined not just my life but several others as well.
Month 3
I had completed 2012 to 2137 but still had heaps to go. I was now studying 2138 to 2200. During this time there was a war between Earth and what they called Romulans. They must be some type of alien, apparently it was a big deal and lucky or us Earth won. Then there was the founding of the Federation of Planets another big deal it was founded by Earth, Vulcan, Tellar and Andoria.
It was good to read about Earth co-operating with different races instead of killing them. After movies such as 'Signs', 'War of the Worlds' and with games such as Halo 1,2,3. Back in 2012 I had often wondered whether we would react badly should we meet aliens and I'm happily surprised that we reacted quite well.
I never saw much of Amanda or her husband I thought that they were giving me space to be at peace with my situation. However the other day I decided I didn't want to be cooped up in the house any longer and went down to the garden. It was as a sun was setting and the place lit up, like it had a life of its own. I smiled and realised that this was what I was missing things that reminded me from home.
Month 4
I didn't do much research this time it was only from 2201 to 2260. Apparently it had been a few boring years until the destruction of Vulcan and the genocide committed to these peaceful people. It was implied that a Romulan had come from the future and wreaked havoc on a timeline that ran different to his.
I was also becoming more confident in the amount of time I spent in the garden under the Vulcan sun. It was hot but the temperature didn't bother me. The heat brought a sense of calm in my body as if I could feel the sun's ray's filling my body with light as if I was receiving forgiveness.
It started as a thought maybe I should be more social. I knew what time they had dinner and where they ate. So one night I went down in jeans and a top and sat at the dinner table with them. I was extremely quiet and didn't look up from my plate yet they continued as if I wasn't there.
I felt a bit more confident and over the next few days I kept sitting with them. It was on the fifth time that I was sitting with them that I looked up from my plate. I looked at Amanda's husband for perhaps a fraction of a second too long and then I was back to staring at my plate.
I also started up a hobby. I began to learn the Vulcan language, using the books in the library and with some tapes I found lying around. It was hard all of the punctuation and pronunciation.
Month 5
I was looking through my pile of things I'd brought with me to the future when I found them; my IPod and my file of notes on the cure. It took several days but I finally got my IPod to work and began studying the Vulcan language and others with it playing in the background. It gave me a sense of comfort knowing that all I had wasn't lost.
I also began to study the biology of the alien races and their mannerisms so that I wouldn't completely freak out when I met them. There were so many different colours, shapes, sizes and it was incredibly interesting. I hadn't had this much to research in ages, and I was completely enjoying myself.
I still hadn't told Amanda and her husband my name yet as I hadn't reached the point where I was entirely comfortable around them. I knew though that the time would come sooner than I thought.
Month 6
Finally I had done it I could speak Vulcan and read it. I smiled as my hard work paid off, soon I would practice. I kept sitting in with their meals and whenever they spoke Vulcan I could understand them. I had also accepted that yes aliens were everywhere and I had to put up with them. I could look at Sarek as his name was and the hired help with seeming like an idiot.
I had come down to dinner and Amanda and Sarek started to ask each other about their day. I thought time to seize the day (carpe diem) by asking Amanda what she taught. They both stopped their conversation and looked at me. After months of silence my voice cracked slightly but the question came out clearly.
Eventually Amanda answered and for the next couple of days they included me in their conversations. I kept practicing my Vulcan and I found out that Amanda was an exceptional person; she was also really nice and comforting. She never asked questions about me, I was the one who got to ask her questions about her life.
Whenever she was home and Sarek wasn't I would ask her about how she met him and had a child. What it was like being a mother and being surrounded by aliens that didn't show their emotions. She gave me very insightful responses and soon I found that she had this glow about her that made me think she was like my own mother.
I was sitting down with them eating orange soup that tasted quite nice when I had the urge to use my new language. I nervously wrung my hands under the table, took a deep breath and then asked Sarek, "Could you please clarify the following quote, Spunau bolayalar t'Wehku bolayalar t'Zamu il t'Veh."
Amanda smiled and then Sarek answered, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or one. A quote from Surak is words of logic, your needs must be put after the needs of the many as you are less important and in helping others you are helping yourself."
I thanked him for his answer and then left the table. I was grinning like a Cheshire cat my Vulcan must have been alright for Sarek to not have fixed my pronunciation.
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When the women left the table Sarek looked at me and through our bond I could feel his confusion at my elation. She has come out of her shell, its lots of progress. Sarek nodded and then we left for bed.
Hopefully my translation isn't wrong.
Spunau bolayalar t'Wehku bolayalar t'Zamu il t'Veh= the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or one.
I'm basing Vulcan months as two of ours, so imagine that one month there is 60 days here. Any suggestions are welcome. What would you like to add in here? Is there anything you want to happen?
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