Challenge #9: There and Back Again

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Challenge #9: There and Back Again

Thanks so much to murf1307 for her suitably edgy Mirror!Verse snippet on the last challenge...and now we can clear our throats, straighten our clothing, and look movie-ward once again...specifically, to what happened after the awesome-happy-relieved moment when the Narada was sucked into the black hole, saving Earth and allowing Spock and Kirk to exchange a Glance and Nod of Great Significance.

Your Challenge: Describe what happened after the moment of victory--immediately after, or the aftermath as it played out throughout the Federation.

For both meta and creative options, consider the following questions (and by all means pimp any fics or journal posts you've done that are relevant!):

• How did the Enterprise get home, and how long did it take? How damaged was the ship?
• What was the emotional state of the crew, having witnessed the destruction of part of the fleet and of Vulcan, as well as many of their shipmates?
• How did Sarek and the other High Council members react, and how soon did they start planning for New Vulcan?
• How was the situation communicated to Starfleet, and what was its reaction to how everything played out?
• What kind of reception did the crew get back on Earth? Were they hailed as heroes or treated coolly until everyone could be debriefed?
• How did the Federation react to the destruction of Vulcan? How were the 10,000 Vulcan residents who were off-planet found and provided for?
• How did the rest of the semester go at Starfleet Academy? How did Starfleet plan to recover from the loss of so many ships and officers?

So many questions! Feel free to stick to the first few hours and days, or anything up to the relaunch of the Big E depicted at the end of the movie.