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Story [Star Trek 2009] "Fill" - Kirk, Bones, Spock/Uhura vignette

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  1. Mira_Jade

    Mira_Jade The (FavoriteTM) Fanfic Mod With the Cape star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    "Fill?

    Genre
    : Angst, Friendship
    Rating: T
    Time Frame: Post STXI
    Characters: Kirk, McCoy; Sarek, Spock Prime; Uhura, Spock

    Summary: It's colder than usual for June. The marble of the memorial for those fallen was even colder still.

    Notes: I feel almost bad about filling up the front page with so much Star Trek material . . .

    Then again . . . nah! ;) [face_dancing]

    Enjoy! [:D]


    Disclaimer: Nothing's mine. :(






    [i]?Fill?
    by Mira_Jade[/i]


    [b]I.[/b] (Friends)

    It's colder than usual for the month of June.

    The wind has a chill twang to it from where it ruffled through the grass and through the trees. The smell of salt from the ocean was strong, almost tangible from where the water had been burned away during the events of the last week prior.

    And it was silent.

    So, so silent.

    The senior dorms are empty by almost seventy percent. There is not one student who has not lost someone ? a roommate, a friend, a lover. There are heavy eyes the whole campus wide - an odd combination of triumph and grief fighting for supremacy.

    For Jim Kirk, the adrenaline has taken time to fade. And the reality of the situation is stark and heavy around him now.

    Part of him feels pride ? it had been his actions that saved his crew, and it had been his crew's actions that saved the Earth. Part of him feels accomplishment ? for he is the youngest captain in Starfleet history, and he will keep his commission even though it was field granted. Part of him feels peace ? he has grown so much in just a weeks time, and he feels centered, grounded even, where before he had felt quick and out of control.

    And yet, in that moment, all he can feel is grief as he stops, and stares.

    Before him is a marble wall. It was a monument, set in a small courtyard in the academy's gardens, overlooking the great sight of the Golden Gate bridge, and the towering spires of San Fransisco in the distance. Acting as both a tribute to the late planet of Vulcan, and the cadets who died in the defense of her, the marble rose solemnly strong and tall.

    It was cold to the touch.

    . . . And it was not nearly enough.

    Names glittered in blue from where they flickered and hovered in solemn rows. Marching solider straight, they paraded before his eyes in a silent testament to lives lost and battles won.

    He shivered a little as he sat down on a bench a few feet away. His eyes traced over the names, remembering a lab partner here, a girl he shortly dated there, all alongside a teacher or two. It was eerie. Surreal even.

    Mostly, though, it was just painful.

    He sat there for who knew how long, his eyes tracing over the names and replaying the memories that had accompanied each and every one. It was salt in a raw wound, but it was also the bittersweet burn of weaving two torn seams together once more.

    After some time, there was the sound of a tersely annoyed voice calling to him. ?Hey! I've been looking for you everywhere.?

    Kirk raised an eyebrow at the sight of his roommate- no, Chief Medical Officer (man, how that title was going to take some getting used to. Almost as much as the title of 'Captain.') walking down the graveled path towards him, wearing an annoyed expression on his seemingly permanently scowling face.

    ?A note would have been nice if you can't manage the simple task of keeping your communicator on, you know.? Bones waved a stack of PADDs with a pointed expression. ?Do you realize all of the crap I've been forced to sort through to get this bucket of bolts travel ready again? And all of it needs [i]your[/i] okay. Because, [i]of course[/i], they can't just leave the doctoring to the doctors, they have to cover it up and down in red tape, and - . . .?

    His voice tapered off when he realized that his friend was not listening to him. Frowning quizzically, McCoy turned to glance at whatever had captured Jim's attention.

    ?Ah,? was his only reaction.

    . . . he had known of the monument's existence, of course, but he had not
     
  2. WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

    WarmNyota_SweetAyesha Chosen One star 8

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    Jim & Bones-- splendidly in character for both. Bravo!

    The Spock & Sarek scene --off the chain! You really are stellar at the Vulcan psyche and inner depths.

    The Nyota & Spock scene -- sheer unmitigated perfection. Of course.

    [face_love]
    [face_love]
    [face_love]
    [:D]
    !!!!
     
  3. RX_Sith

    RX_Sith Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Wow! Amazing sets here! Each one captures each character as they truly are. Really wonderful and beautiful! =D=
     
  4. Miana Kenobi

    Miana Kenobi Admin Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Those were awesome! I was tearing up reading them. Fantastic job!
     
  5. WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

    WarmNyota_SweetAyesha Chosen One star 8

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    It's official. Mira's the Trek specialist extraordinaire, the queen of Trek mush. [face_Squee!] [face_love] !!
     
  6. NYCitygurl

    NYCitygurl Manager Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Oh, wow. That was amazing, absolutely wonderful!!
     
  7. brodiew

    brodiew Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Oct 11, 2005
    This was a very well written, heartfelt, examination of grief in the wake of the Narrada Incident. Mira, you expertly touch all six characters and their personal experience with the cost of losing a world, saving worlds, losing those close to them, and those who only shared their mission.

    Friends

    I was surprised, but pleasantly (unlike Bones), to see Kirk doubt himself. I imagine that even the most well known, decorated, military leaders second guessed themselves. You showed that Kirk has depth beyond his head strong recklessness and machismo. I am glad that Jim has a friend like bones. I hope to see the friendship grow between these two and Spock in coming films.

    Families

    I was a fan of Ben Cross before I heard that he would play Sarek in the new film. I love the voice he gave Sarek. And, not only that, but the heart he gave as well. His line to Spock near the end of the film, " because I loved her", was Vulcan art. You have done an awesome job showing how a full Vulcan, husband to a human wife none the less, struggles with the grief of her passing. From the chill he can't seem to escape to the incongruity of his Starfleet quarters( missing her personal touches) to the sight of the lilies elder Spock lays at the memorial, you portray a man 'corrupted completely' and, ultimately, its ok. 'Families' was not about Sarek and Spock talking and getting to know each other( though this intrigues me). It's about observing a life they both knew well.

    Lovers

    Nyota strikes me as a very emotional person, but emotional in different ways to different people. HA! As I wrote that I realized how obvious it sounds. She is generally compassionate, sometimes angry or hostile, and but rarely sad or vulnerable, except with Spock. Her comment about losing her innocence too early was brilliant. She knew it would come, but it was supposed to come so soon; so early in her career. Spock is wise to recognize her grief and to validate and in kneeling with her, share in it.

    For Spock, he doesn?t want to lie about his grief, because too Nyota, she would see his deception and half resent it. He is honest with her which only adds to the intimacy between the two of them.

    Fascinating, to use the phrase, and very well done.
     
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