On January eighteenth of 2155, a power vacuum is filled in the Mirror Universe.
How could it be wrong for her to be alive again? 
Someone was going around in time, putting things right that once went wrong.
And while it seemed like it could be a good idea, it wasn’t.
For every time one thing was changed, a thousand others were. And inevitably, things were worse than before. And the do-gooder’s definition of right and wrong wasn’t the best of standards. 
This kind of meddling threatened space and time, yet the meddlers – who thought these were good deeds – weren’t stopping.
It was up to Rick to put back the original history, whatever it was.
Temporal Agent Richard Daniels's 
careless decision by omission rips through the timeline and unforeseen consequences change the history of the Mirror Universe.
In 2161, Travis Mayweather decides what he really wants out of life, and what he will do in order to get it. 
How do you begin, or begin anew?
What’s going to happen next?
What if you could predict it, or at least have a good handle on forever?
What would you do with that information?
And for the people you’ve promised yourself to, forever, what does that really mean? Do you ignore the truth, or do you listen to all of it, even the ugliest parts?
On the other side of a proverbial pond, everyone travels a particular road.
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He really didn’t want to go back there.
It was the last thing he wanted to do.
But it was his family that was at stake, so he put everything aside, and went anyway.
Could he put back what had gone haywire?
Meet Lili O'Day, sous-chef on the NX-01. In 2157, she's got little to look forward to, save hearing from Chef what's for dinner that night.
Until she begins having interesting dreams ....
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This story has two musical themes.
Lili's theme is Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSddgYKtPBE
Her mystery man's theme is Robbie Williams's "Feel": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XHuyJyyZXU
This is the tale of how darkness fell over the Mirror Universe, as remembered by one who is of the Prophets, in the presence of a very different Dukat who is of neither his universe nor the Mirror.
(Story begins with an excerpt from The Lightless Ends of the World, co-authored by myself and Gul Re'jal--section written by NG, though there is one mention of Gul Jarol, who is Re'jal's character. Originally submitted as a writing prompt response on the forum.)
(2267) The captain is dead. Leonard McCoy can't wish long life to the new one.
Sometimes at their best, sometimes at their worst, sometimes dealing justice, sometimes being dealt it, and sometimes just a very small slice of life. In 100 words, we see the denizens of the Star Trek multiverse living their lives.
