Number One drabble
Number One drabble
just a little angsty thing about Number One's role in The Menagerie and Captain Pike's "abduction."
And One
...and I showed my face to him, knelt before his gnarled body, searching for meaning in those silent blue eyes.
...and I thought of them, of their lies and illusions, how they could make you believe anything, do anything.
...and I thought of the phaser, set to overload, no way am I going to let this happen, can your illusions protect you from a close-range phase blast?
...and I thought of my words...it's wrong to create a whole race of humans to live as slaves.
...and they were just words.
...and they meant nothing.
...and I would cast millions into servitude to hear his laugh once more.
...and I would bear the burden on my soul for what I did, and why I did it.
...and I swiped the coordinates.
...and I encrypted the message.
...and I piggybacked the frequency.
And Spock did the rest.
just a little angsty thing about Number One's role in The Menagerie and Captain Pike's "abduction."
And One
...and I showed my face to him, knelt before his gnarled body, searching for meaning in those silent blue eyes.
...and I thought of them, of their lies and illusions, how they could make you believe anything, do anything.
...and I thought of the phaser, set to overload, no way am I going to let this happen, can your illusions protect you from a close-range phase blast?
...and I thought of my words...it's wrong to create a whole race of humans to live as slaves.
...and they were just words.
...and they meant nothing.
...and I would cast millions into servitude to hear his laugh once more.
...and I would bear the burden on my soul for what I did, and why I did it.
...and I swiped the coordinates.
...and I encrypted the message.
...and I piggybacked the frequency.
And Spock did the rest.