A Time to Heal (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Chapter One
Tezwa
Dusk settled upon the city of Alkam-Zar. Rays of
deep-crimson sunlight flared through the seam of
the horizon, casting a fiery glow across the
sullen, steel gray clouds. Wind like a mournful
cry twisted between the towering husks of
buildings both ancient and modern - all sinking
now into decay and history.
Starfleet Ensign Fiona McEwan stood on the edge
of a rubble-strewn plaza near the center of the
battered metropolis. Alkam-Zar, like many other
Tezwan cities, was still smoldering more than
two weeks after it had been racked by a shock
wave from a Klingon torpedo, which had destroyed
a military starport several dozen kilometers
away from the urban center.
These people probably thought the base's
presence made them safer, McEwan mused. It just
made them a target.
Behind the petite, red-haired young officer, a
Federation relief team coordinated the
distribution of food, clean water, and medicine
to local Tezwans, who had lost most of their
basic utilities because of the Klingon barrage.
The relief group was com ... read full excerpt from: Star Trek: The Next Generation #8: A Time to Heal ebook
