14.) Home
Home had so many meanings, but the crew could agree that the Enterprise was home. For some, it was a temporary home, a home away from home, but for others it was so much more.
For Spock, the Enterprise had become his home after the destruction of his planet. It also gave him a new understanding of the human saying that 'a house was not a home.' For a certain engineer, the Enterprise became his dream come true. Scotty could not think of calling any other ship or planet home.
Literally the last place he would think to call home after his divorce, Bones still managed to find a home amongst the stars aboard the Enterprise. And for her captain, she became the home he had long since given up on finding.
Written: 7-6-2011
Word Count: 133