Episode 129. T'Met vs. T'Met

Story

At the same instant, 600 years in the future, inside Schak'Irra's temporal chamber, Commander Zaneth-Myra Lysana adjusts the controls with precision, trying to bring the rescue team back. Under her fingers, the apparatus activates, and at the center of the metal structure, the temporal bubble begins to disintegrate slowly. I reappear beside T'Met, Emilie, Charlene, Angie, my Ducati, and a cart containing Lingua's components.

As survivors who were at the heart of the Enterprise's destruction, we are in a pitiful state: our uniforms are burned and torn, and we struggle to catch our breath after the ordeal we have just been through. Lysana steps in quickly and gives us first aid, knowing we have very little time before the transport to San Francisco scheduled by Gornok.

After a few seconds of respite, our small group leaves the temporal chamber and hurries through the ship's corridors. But as we move forward, around the corner of a passageway, we come face-to-face with T'Met's younger double, who immediately draws her phaser.

We move away reluctantly, leaving T'Met facing her younger double. The tension between them reaches its peak.

As we move farther away, I cast one last glance back. I see T'Met quickly disarm her double, the two facing each other. They engage in combat, using Vulcan martial techniques with an intensity I had never seen before.

The fight intensifies, but T'Met begins to gain the upper hand, anticipating every move from her younger double. Finally, the younger one is brought to the floor. A long, silent look passes between them, their emotions and determination reflected in their eyes.

Without another word, T'Met turns on her heel and joins us at the exfiltration point, leaving behind her younger double, stunned but deeply marked by the confrontation.

In a halo of light, our team disappears, leaving Schak'Irra and her young Vulcan captain behind.

Meanwhile, in San Francisco, K'hoka Khol'a, Eric, Manu, and Robert are still watching the sidewalk in front of the public transporter dome. Robert checks his watch anxiously, while Manu tries to keep hope alive.

K'hoka has barely finished her sentence when the dome door finally opens, revealing Gornok and Eros, followed by our team. When they see me arrive with Angie alive, everyone rushes over and hugs us with relief and emotion. They all thought they had lost us forever.

At the top of the steps of the large building, I leave my Ducati at the entrance in self-defense mode. Once inside the tribunal's great hall, a security agent blocks our way, claiming the hearing is behind closed doors. T'Met approaches the agent and applies a quick, effective nerve pinch, causing immediate loss of consciousness. The agent collapses to the floor, allowing us to continue without further trouble.

With the way clear, Gornok and Colonel Gomard use their strength to open the large, heavy door of the courtroom.