Star Trek: Engage

Csirr sat on the wooden steps as he stared out across the golden fields. Orange and red wisps of light tangled in his dark fur and shone in his eyes, blinding him slightly. The young man did not care enough to move, however, and remained where he was, arms locked around stilted knees and holding the...

Tilting his head, Csirr gave a warm smile. "And you too, mother," Csirr murmured, earning him a fond smile. The holo projection of the elder Caitian woman clasped her paws. "My boy... All grown up.. And on the Atlantis, too- Oh, I am so proud!" Her arms twitched as if suppressing the urge to embrace...

Csirr clenched and unclenched his paw repeatedly around the strap, his overstuffed bag slung haphazardly over his shoulder. The busy sounds of life in the city doing nothing to distract him from what lay ahead. This was it. He stood staring at the chrome shuttle before him, destined to take him and ...