Story:The Gift/Chapter 5

Story:The Gift, part 5

It didn’t take long to track Selar down to the holosuite.

“Riker to Fontaine,” the intercom blurted. “The passenger’s in your quarters.”

“I know,” Vic replied. “We’ve talked a lot. I was thinking she might like to meet our ‘special passenger’.” He turned to Selar. “There’s someone on this station I think you might like to meet.”

“Who would that be?” Selar asked.

“Spock,” Vic answered. “On our side he’s a very famous ambassador. He’s been working on Romulus for the past few years to help bring your people back together again.”

“He sounds very much like our Spock was, though in our universe Earth destroyed Romulus a couple of centuries ago,” Selar told Fontaine. “A number of Romulans escaped, but the Alliance wiped out their descendants a few years ago.”

The door chimed and opened. Dr. Crusher and Captain Riker entered, along with Ambassador Spock. Evidently Riker had understood Fontaine’s “suggestion”. Selar started to speak, but Beverly spoke first.

“I’ve had an interesting conversation with your friend Smiley,” she said. “He’s told me a few things about the Wesley on your side.”

“You’re his mother on this side, too,” Selar acknowledged.

“Yes,” Beverly answered. “I gather my counterpart wasn’t too crazy about her son being friends with a Vulcan. I’m sorry that was the case. There was a Dr. Selar on my staff for a number of years who was quite loyal. She’s outside the holosuite looking over Wesley with Dr. Bashir right now as we speak. Tell me, how was your Wesley able to place his katra into you? I didn’t think humans could do that.”

“I taught him Vulcan mind techniques, Doctor,” Selar answered. “His understanding of the relation between space, energy, and thought enabled him to overcome his human limitations. He was able to mind-meld with both humans and Vulcans. He trusted me with his very essence just before he died.”

“That must have been rough,” Beverly acknowledged. “For what it’s worth I would like to have known that Wesley. But what you’ve done isn’t fair to my son.”

“Listen, I’ve had a chance to observe him outside while we were talking,” Fontaine added. “Do you really think you’ve given him the peace he needs to have?”

“He’ll adjust,” Selar said quickly.

“You don’t know that,” Fontaine answered. Isn’t that why you came back here, because you weren’t sure?”

To everyone’s surprise Ambassador Spock spoke up. “Perhaps you could use a different perspective,” he said. “I believe you may find a mind-meld between the two of us rather informative.”

Selar was taken aback, but approached him cautiously. Spock extended his arms out to her to initiate the meld when she was close enough. She reciprocated the gesture and touched his mind. Then she reeled back.

“The gods, no!” she exclaimed. “It can’t be!”

“What’s going on?” Beverly demanded. Riker was alarmed as well.

“It’s him!” Selar said. “It’s Spock—our Spock!”