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Title: The Price Of Our Success

Author: T'Lin ( LinkyS@aol.com )

Series: ENT, Reed Drabble Series

Rating: PG

Code: R, drabble

Summary: Reed's thoughts as ENTERPRISE makes it's way back to Earth (contains spoilers for "Zero Hour")

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Disclaimer: Paramount/Viacom own the TREK universe, I just play there. No copyright infringement intended, nor any money made. This original work of fanfiction is the property of T'Lin, © 27 May, 2004.

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THE PRICE OF OUR SUCCESS

by T'Lin -- 0405.27

Our long journey nearly over, we are overwhelmed by grief. Our Captain was lost ... the instant the Xindi weapon exploded, we knew it. Telling the others of his fate, when we reunited with ENTERPRISE, was the hardest things I had ever done.

Well, not quite ... the hardest thing I had ever done was let the Captain remain behind to set the charges. I should have insisted ... but then, that was one of the things I'd come to admire about the Captain; his "hands-on" style of command.

Ah, there's Earth now ... so beautiful ... but something's wrong. We are greeted with silence ...


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