From rob4654@webtv.net Sat Mar 27 02:52:18 1999
Premise: Khan's forces have won, and the Enterprise is theirs. But cryo
is a duel-edged sword, one that not only villains can use.....
O Space Can You Seed
by Rob Morris
Marla McGivers decided to turn the pressure up. Her Captain would
never forgive her, nor would he allow her beloved Khan to be free, after
this. So it was that James T. Kirk had to die.
But as she was to complete her betrayal, a whirling disc came out of
nowhere, shattering the plating on the pressure chamber. The resulting
discharge killed Lieutanant McGivers, though that certainly hadn't been
the intention of Kirk's rescuer. He eased him out, slowly.
"Easy, Captain. Are You All Right?"
Kirk winced to see who his rescuer was, but if Khan were alive, then
it only made sense that the man who brought him low was, too.
"I'm grateful, sir. But how is it that you're here?"
On any other man, the red, white and blue uniform would look
ostentatious. But not on the right man. Never on him.
"When Khan and his group were sent off, the world needed a safeguard
against his return. So I was sequestered in a hidden part of Botany Bay.
I've--had experience surviving cryo."
Kirk smiled. This man was a legend in a time of legends. A hero to
other heroes. His 'experience' in cryo was itself a legend. Kirk tried
to get up, but found he couldn't. The pressure had left him weak.
"I-hate to impose on you---Captain. But I'm in no shape to to take on
Khan. If you would---."
The Living Legend nodded.
"Captain Kirk, its why I was born!"
Believing Kirk to be dead, Khan toasted his victory.
"You who have been my followers--I now lead to a greater destiny. Of
course, with the Enterprise ours, there is a whole universe awaiting,
quite overripe."
To Khan's horror, a distinctive shield began whilrling about the room,
slamming into each and every one of his 'overmen', cleanly knocking them
out cold. It then returned to its owner, who looked him straight in the
eye.
"Your victory is not a foregone conclusion, Khan! Not by a longshot.
So Long As A Single Man Stands Against You, You Haven't Won!
Khan spat out his response.
"Brave words...from one who is about to die!"
As a weakened Kirk released his crew, the Star-Spangled Hero prepared
to do combat with his old foe.
"I've been dead before, Khan. Sometimes I even wanted to forget who I
was. But I can never truly forget that I am the man called Captain
America!"
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