Taking place during I Don't Want It To End, this is the story of how Seven of Nine got Paul Bearrian back to her apartment and what played out there.
Doctor Paul Bearrian, former CMO of the USS Pearl, is set up on a blind date by his socialite of a sister. What turns out to be an evening he's dreading ends up being one of the best things to happen to him in a very long time.
Expanded from a piece in weekly free write #35.
Seven scenes between 100 and 500 words. Some connect, some don't. Just seven random moments in the life of Maren O'Connor, eventual chief engineer of the USS Tesseract.
Written for the Twelve Trials of Triskelion Ficlet Flashdance 2013.
In 2423, the galaxy is at a crossroads. The two dominating powers in the quadrants, the Federation and the Klingon Empire, are teetering on the edge of war for the first time in decades. A young lieutenant is assigned to a ship, an heiress to a family legacy of exemplary service in Starfleet. A spy mission goes as planned. But fate didn’t anticipate love … love that was never meant to be but came into existence anyway.
One man decided to rebel against what fate had granted him.
One man decided to love what he never had a right to.
One man will make a decision that will change the face of the quadrants.
One man.
One love.
A game of fates that no one may win.
What did your father do in the war? 
One of the major battles of the Dominion War was the attack on Earth, by the Breen, on October tenth, 2375. 
Millions of human lives were lost. One of those was Michael Nolan, a Xenobotanist in Beijing. He left a widow, Gina Righetti Nolan, who was expecting their first child.
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Hello everyone. With the discussion forum down and not all of us having our Ad Astra blogs up and going I thought I would try to create a little round robin story where we can all post a little response to my posited ‘How do we cope when technology fails?' prompt.
Our heroes would have to tackle Star Trek life without the magic of their technology - say no transporters, no replicators, no grav-plates, no warp power, etc. Maybe they find themselves in a crutch, maybe it ends up with some hilarious or fish out of water moments, or puts their lives in mortal peril. Have at it. Remember to keep it clean given the K rating and that this is just for fun to help us while over the absence of the forum.
Just post your prompt response as a new chapter and sign your name to the ‘chapter' you write. Well that's the plan. Fingers crossed as to whether this works! Remember, just write it, don't edit it to death - for this one time on the archive! ;)
March 2381 -- For two and a half years, Maren O’Connor has been the primary source of acceptance and encouragement in Icheb’s life at Starfleet Academy. They’re so close people call them “The Collective” – but what happens when they’re forced to be apart?
(My entry for the "Outside the Comfort Zone" Weekly Prompt)
The 25th Of December can mean many things in the Star Trek Multiverse.
It's 2379, and Cadet 3rd-Class John Quigley's Starfleet career is about to end before it begins ... until help arrives from an unexpected source. �Sometimes it's good to have friends -- or friends-of-friends -- in high places.
(Rated T for language.)
Winner:
Friendship Challenge