At Sarek's behest, I am seated on the stage behind my father.

With T'Pau and so many leaders dead along with our planet, my father fell naturally into place as the voice of Vulcan, as the leader of the survivors. Sarek: his very presence so powerful. Sarek's resonant voice echoes through the half-empty stadium as the votes are tabulated.

Sarek beckons me forward with a glance over his shoulder. I rise, stepping forward to hand father my final tabulation of the survivor's votes.

"It is done." Sarek proclaims. "We have chosen. We shall found a new world, a new Vulcan."