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Star Trek Reboot Drabble Challenge!

May 13, 2009 12:28

( First, in unrelated news, a quick note about Fringe )

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#34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 13 2009, 16:38:59 UTC

At the age of five, Gaila was sold by her father to a traveler they met at a guard post. She had expected to be sold - it was the lot of an Orion woman - but five was young even for them. Sometimes she thinks she can remember what her mother's face looked like as her father tore her away; usually she knows she can't.

Her new "owner" proved to be an investigative journalist doing an expose on the Orion slave trade and the Federation citizens who abused it. Instead of scrubbing floors, she was put before holocams, a cherubic green child who didn't deserve the terrible fate of slavery. The journalist made sure Gaila never wanted for money, clothes or food, but he did not try to find her mother again.

One day, he offered to send her to a fine university on his homeworld. That night, Gaila downloaded the application for Starfleet Academy. Her slavery might have ended years ago, but she wanted to find out what it meant to truly be free.

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence mymatedave May 13 2009, 17:00:20 UTC

Really like this. A nice explanation as to why she's at Starfleet Academy.

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 13 2009, 17:04:22 UTC

Thanks muchly! I am writing a few to get things started. :)

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence saavikam77 May 13 2009, 17:17:37 UTC

Aww! This makes so much sense. I love her yearning to be truly free via Starfleet. :)

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 13 2009, 17:49:51 UTC

Thanks muchly!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence thistlerose May 13 2009, 19:52:59 UTC

Cool! I like this history for her.

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 13 2009, 20:26:07 UTC

Thanks muchly!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence idlerat May 13 2009, 23:31:59 UTC

I love this, especially the abrupt beginning of the 2nd paragraph.

But - do you have to pay to go to SA? Bah, utopia!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 14 2009, 03:04:49 UTC

Starfleet Academy is free! But not the Andorian Academy of the Whatever.

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence st_aurafina May 14 2009, 11:48:15 UTC

This is a great pocket history for Gaila, and I love, love the way she's seeking independence.

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 14 2009, 14:14:18 UTC

Thanks muchly!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence illariy May 14 2009, 21:50:13 UTC

Oh, I wouldn't have expected the prompt to turn out like this but it makes soooo much sense with all we've seen from her. *pumps fist* Independence!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 15 2009, 14:52:55 UTC

Thanks muchly!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence notexotic May 15 2009, 00:53:44 UTC

Excellent drabble. You've really fleshed out a minor character and made me want to know more about her!

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence yahtzee63 May 15 2009, 14:53:25 UTC

Thanks so much! I hope we see Gaila again.

Re: #34 -- Gaila, independence nicolasechs May 15 2009, 05:19:11 UTC

Oh, I loved this so much. After watching the movie for the second time, I really wanted more Gaila (especially after not seeing her with the other cadets at the end), and this hit the spot wonderfully. Thank you!

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