Thirty Days of Star Trek Prodigy

by jackwabbit

As advertised. Thirty Days of Star Trek Prodigy. Started late, will finish when I finish. But it'll get done. Each chapter is its own drabble/short story - notes at top of each chapter for that story.

16. Singular

Singular

Rated: G
Category: Drabble. Dal. Angst.
Time Frame: Post Season One/Open.
Spoilers: General Series Knowledge Only.
Summary: There's nothing worse than being alone – especially if you're surrounded by others.
Note: Written for the Thirty Days of Prodigy prompt of "Dal." And the random word prompt "central."

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He'd always wanted to know.

It was a central part of his being.

That, and trying to escape Tars Lamora.

And now, he'd somehow accomplished both.

He was on Earth, which was beautiful.

And he knew what he was.

Finally.

So he should've been happy.

Trouble was, knowing didn't actually help anything.

Because he wasn't like the others.

He wasn't Tellarite, like Jankom.

Or Brikar, like Rok.

Or Vau N'Akat, like Gwyn.

He wasn't even a Mellanoid Slime Worm, like Murf, though he sometimes wished he was.

And he certainly wasn't human.

He was just Dal.

And that wasn't great.