BEST DS9 SERIES/SUITE
Title: ALL IS SILENCE - Garak
Author: T'Lin
Series: DS9
Parts: 3 - 1/3
Code: G (G/B implied)
Rating: R
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Summary: Garak has been on Cardassia for about six months. He is depressed and lonely. The desolation of his world, and the insufferable weather are contributing to his dark mood.
Warning: This story contains angst and the suggestion of m/m love ... OK, more than a suggestion ... but there's no sex in this one. If you find this offensive (m/m love, that is), or are under 18, READ NO FURTHER.
Disclaimer: Garak, Bashir and all things STAR TREK are owned by Paramount/Viacom ... I'm
just borrowing them for a bit. No copyright infringement is intended ... I make no profit off of
this story. This story is based on the Poem, ALL IS SILENCE, written by T'Lin - February,
1997. Although not originally written with any connection to TREK, I think it paints the mood
nicely.
T'Lin - February, 2000
The desolation ... why did I think I could make a difference here? For six months we have
struggled to rebuild this world ... yet this city is still in ruins, and the countryside is even worse.
While the surviving *officials* bicker and squabble over who will be in charge of what, nothing
gets done. Oh, they make a lot of noise, but it accomplishes nothing. Guls! Why has it come to
this? I thought it would make me happy to be a part of this world again ... to make a difference
in the lives of my people ... but I am useless to them ... less than useless ... for there are many
who, despite my efforts during the war, still consider me a traitor, and are very vocal in their
disapproval of the lifting of my exile.
We have constant storms ... it is terminally cold ... the sun can no longer penetrate the dust in the
atmosphere ... and our people are dying. We have too few doctors, and even less resources. If
only the *officials* would ask for help ... but no! They are too proud to ask anything of the
Federation, and there is no one else we could possibly turn to. We have 'burned all our bridges',
as the humans would say. Too bad I didn't ask Julian to come with me ... I had my chance, but I
let it slip away ... like so many others. To think he is now with Ezri ... no, I won't think of that, it
causes too much pain ... just one more thing for me to regret about my dear Doctor ... oh, how I
miss him!
I've made my decision ... I can no longer take the pain of this life. Existence here ... now ... is
worse than the exile I endured all those years on Deep Space Nine. I cannot live here, as I am ...
and I have nowhere else to go ... so I will end this life ...
In my final moments, I am hallucinating ... I must be, for I see him there, standing above me in
the shadows. I think he is trying to talk to me, but I cannot hear him ... the drugs are taking their
toll ... my senses are dulled. I know my time is at an end, and I will never see him again ... so be
it ... I can tell this apparition of my love, and all will be forgiven. I smile ... or at least I think I do
... and try to talk but nothing happens. I cannot move.
I sit alone in the shadows, waiting....
listening to the night;
and nothing more.
the wind in the trees...
the rustle of the leaves...
Soon, the storm comes
wind whipping branches...
lightning flashes...
and the rain comes crashing down!
thunder rolls......
I sit..... trembling..... waiting.....
until the storm comes to an end...
then all is silent...
until I hear your heartbeat!
TBC
ALL IS SILENCE - GARAK | ALL IS SILENCE - BASHIR