Star Trek Vs Star Wars: The Fall

Chapter 2: A Loss

Chapter 2: A loss

"What's the status of the Carolina's evacuation?" asked Darius Trent as he frantically paced around the bridge.

"Evacuation of the Carolina is almost complete sir." answered Th'etonnor. "Captain Trent is the only one left on the ship."

"Sir, the Carolina is now headed away from us at maximum impulse." reported Hawk.

"Oh hell he isn't." muttered Trent as he looked back at Th'etonnor. "Hail the Carolina."

An older man appeared on the screen. He looked quite similar to Darius, despite greying hair and a saggy older face.

"Dad, you can't be doing this!"

"It's our only choice Darius." replied the older Trent. "The Carolina's warp core's going to go in 3 minutes, and the autopilot's unresponsive. At least this way the rest of my crew and you will most likely survive."

"It doesn't have to be this way though." argued Darius. "We could slingshot the Carolina away at warp or transport you off before it exploded."

"The warp slingshot would take too long, and you wouldn't be able to reliably lock onto me with your transporters even if you tried. Trust me, I've considered all the options."

"Please Dad." begged Darius.

"Sir, the Carolina's going to blow in 2 minutes." reported Th'etonnor over the confusion.

"Please son, if you truly love me, then get out of here while you still can." demanded the older Trent. "And tell your Mother I love her."

"Yes Dad." begrudgingly accepted Trent. "Goodbye Dad."

"Oh you'll be seeing me again my boy." replied the older Trent with a grin. "Goodb-" was all that could come through before the message faded to static.

"Get us a safe distance from the Carolina." ordered Trent. "Get the rest of the fleet to do the same."

"Yes sir." replied Hawk, silently empathetic for her Captain before following orders and piloting the Arizona away.

In space, the Carolina hurled itself away from the fleet. On the bridge of the Carolina, Captain Trent held his head down as yet another panel exploded behind him, after which the computer blaring out an alert tone before saying "Warning, damage to Warp Core. Warp Core breach in 1 minute."

He looked out the viewscreen at his son's ship, now turning away and moving away as the rest of the surrounding ships did the same. He thought back briefly of all the good memories he had with his son; playing cricket with him at a young age, being at his graduation from Starfleet Academy, celebrating with him after the end of the Dominion War with real Australian beer. He knew his son would be a big name in this war, something inside him told him that. He also knew that whatever happened, he would be seeing him again soon as he closed his eyes and let the explosions from behind him consume him.

And with a brilliant light, the Carolina exploded, leaving nothing but dust and metal shards in the place of the Centaur class ship. The explosion could be seen and felt from the Arizona and the rest of the fleet, which was less than 500,000 kilometers away from the Carolina when it exploded. The shockwaves shook the ships slightly as debris from the Carolina dispersed across the area.

On the bridge of the Arizona, Captain Trent held his head in shame. He had just lost his father, one of the closest men he had known in his life, and he still felt he could've done something to stop his loss, which he felt was premature.

"I'll be in my ready room." was all Trent said as he got up and recomposed himself. The bridge crew looked on in sympathy as they watched him walk out and into the safety of his ready room.