Star Trek: Vengeance
Star Trek: Vengeance , a long-running Play By E-mail group, is currently looking for a slew of new characters and players.
Vengeance takes place in the year 2390 and is set on the Starship Demeckery and it's five-year mission of exploration in the Gamma Quadrant. We're looking for a Chief Engineer, Chief of Security, Conn Officer, Chief Science Officer and many more critical roles to our plot. If you're interested, join today and get in the action!
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Below is an excerpt from our episode titled "All Is Full Of Love"
"How was work?"
He forced himself to smile as he stood in the middle of the kitchen and
looked at her with a grin. She stared back, playfully finishing the dishes
before turning to him and crossing her arms over her apron. "Cristano
Hunter, I know that expression."
"Well we have reason to celebrate." He said, practiced, even he felt his
enthusiasm suddenly die the moment he looked at her weary eyes. "Hey, you
guys, hey!" He screamed. Arianna turned and gave him a roll of her eyes and
Nic didn't even hear him. He walked around the counter and removed the ear
buds from Nic's ears and gestured to the monitor as he drew a line
underneath his neck.
"Tonya, let me call you back. My father has something to say." She
switched the monitor off and sat down at the table beside her twin brother
Nic who looked disinterested as he pulled a magazine across the table.
Cristano put his hand over the magazine.
"Give me a few minutes, okay?" The request got an annoyed expression from
his son and pained his father. He remembered little Nic, the boy who looked
up to his father. This boy thought he was a man and looked forward to moving out and being independent. He also thought his father wasn't worthy of his attention or consideration.
"I have some news. A few days ago I got word that I was being considered
for a promotion. It means more responsibility and a lot of changes for us
all. We'd also have to move."
Keren tensed as Arianna and Nic both seemed to express everything from
excitement to fear of losing touch with their friends and having to adjust
to a new city. "Are we moving to San Francisco? That would be awesome. I can
see myself as a California girl."
"San Francisco? Cris, tell me you didn't accept."
He looked to Keren, surprised that she didn't even bother to congratulate
him. "We're not moving to San Francisco. I was offered a command. I'm
Captain Cristano Hunter of the Starship Demeckery."
"Demeckery? Sounds like a piece of-"
"You stop right there, young man." Cristano warned.
"I don't want to move to a ship. Mom, you aren't going to let him do this
are you?" Arianna asked with disgust and hatred lacing each word.
"Cris, did you accept?"
He looked to her and lied. He hadn't, he was going to do so in the
morning. "Yes," He said, never removing his eyes from her. "I did."
Keren removed her apron and shook her head, stalking out of the room.
"Oh sh*t, mom's pissed!" Nic exclaimed as if he was watching a movie.
Cristano turned red as he stalked after her. "What is wrong with you? Why
aren't you happy for me? After all the work and years I've put into my
career-"
"That's exactly why I'm mad! Your career. You don't bother to think about
your family, your children, me. Oh no, you get an offer from Starfleet and
you take it. Did you even once stop and think about us?"
"The kids will get used to it. This is my chance to really do something
with my life instead of slumming around some junky lab all damn day reading
about people who are out there living their life. I'm tired, Keren. I'm
tired of doing nothing."
"I'm tired too, Cris. I'm tired of you doing things like this. Making
decisions about our lives. Doing what you want to do."
Cristano's chest grew large as he fought the anger in him. "I prayed
about this long and hard and God-"
"Don't you even bring God or your faith into this. That's always your
excuse for doing things. Own up to your own mistakes for once and stop
hiding behind your religion." She pointed her finger at him, jabbing her
finger at him as if she were going to physically strike him at any moment.
"I've stood around here for far too many years trying to make you happy.
I've given you a home, a secure life, all the love that I can possibly exude
and I'm tired, Keren. I'm tired!" He saw the hurt in her expression as she
turned away. He walked in front of her. "You're so selfish, always thinking
about you. I'm taking the promotion and the ship because there's a reason
it's been offered to me. Remember, I was offered the chief engineer post on
that ship a year ago and I turned it down. Now I'm being given a chance to
be that ship's captain. This is for a reason. God's giving me a second
chance and I'm taking it."
"Then you'll have to take it without me because I'm done with this." She
said through gritted teeth.
"Oh now honey, I don't think so." He said with anger as he grabbed her
fist, squeezing it hard as he stared her down. "You took a vow and you said
'til death do us part' and I'm a man of faith. I won't break my vow and I
won't let you do it either."
"You can't force me to do anything I don't want to." Keren replied.
"Oh, and so you're willing to give up on Nic and Arianna?" His question
softened Keren as a sadness came over her. He knew he had her. "If you leave
me you'll be leaving them. You know you can't take care of them on your own. You know without me you'll be living on borrowed time. Want to see how deep your faith runs? Try to leave. I promise you, you'll live to regret that
decision."
She raised her head in defiance and jerked her hand away, tears streaming
down her cheeks, her jaw set and trembling in anger. "Marrying you was the
biggest mistake of my life."
"Loving you was the biggest mistake of mine." He countered, leaning
against the wall. "We'll need to pack tonight. We have to catch the next
transport to Deep Space Nine in the morning. You'd better prepare your
kids."