The inexplicable disappearance of Spock's wife leaves both him and his neighbor Antonia Kirk vulnerable. This story also features Spock's brother, Nayo. Never heard of him? Read my earlier story, "Second Born". 

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Continuing the saga that began with the popular crossover novel between Star Trek: Gibralar and Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead, The Chains of Error, various Farragut crew are spread out in preparation for Task Force Vanguard!

Stardate 54790.64: Immediately following the events of To Triumph and Not to Mourn, Rear Admiral Krystine Leone struggles to get through her grief after the death of her closest friend and confidant, Commander Ariel Elannis, with the help of her former crew and her son, Dominic. But the work of Starfleet doesn't stop for grief. In the post-Dominion War Federation, several member worlds taking on the burden of rebuilding from their massive losses are also fending off the sharp increase of piracy as Starfleet finds it is spread far too thin to keep up its usual pre-war patrols. Among those worlds is Betazed, whose representatives have become vocal and threatening in conference. Starfleet and the Ministry of Defense send Admiral Leone aboard Indefatigable to directly address the defense of Betazed and the surrounding sectors of Federation space. Meanwhile, Dominic deals with the fallout of his actions during his time at Starfleet Academy with the prospect of joining Task Force Vanguard looming over him, removing him from the Alpha Quadrant for the next five years of his career!

A seven-year-old Spock reflects on the most significant holiday of the Vulcan people,”Gad Kaunsh’es,”and reaches a decision about his future.  Written for the February ‘Alien Holiday’ challenge.

Winner: Alien Holidays Challenge 

A Bajoran man is on death row. He was lauded as a hero during the Occupation, but seems to have no place on a free Bajor. While nearly everyone on Deep Space 9 has an opinion on the subject of the death penalty, the station's investigates odd malfunctions that may be caused by artifacts excavated on an archeological dig in the Gamma Quadrant.

Premiering on June 1st, 2011, in weekly free write #29, the prompt was “Last Words” and I felt it appropriate to follow up the story “Hank’s Funeral” from free write #15 with Bethany’s view on things.