Measured Words

So, after what I recognize is a *lengthy* gap of time, I am returning to this series! I plan to keep writing on it, but I can't promise regular updates. I going to try and alternate chapters with other projects.

Part of the reason I'm returning is renewed interest from having seen the new ST movie. And partly - I have submitted my dissertation recently! So, which I do have a list of academic things I want to accomplish, I can broaden my focus again in terms of fic-writing projects. So, hopefully my good-intentions will hold, and that whatever happens I can provide some measure of entertainment to those who read through meanwhile :)

Thanks to shadow_truths for the beta on this one!

Series Page and Chapter Index on LJ | on DW | on AO3

( Twenty-Five Years 12 - New Status Quo )

Previous Chapters and Series Notes here
Annnnnnnd we're back. Sorry for the extra delay, but school has started up, and I have less time to write even short things. The series wil continue, but I am not going to be able to promise a section a week - hopefull I can manage one every two. We shall see! Thanks this time to my sister, longpig for betaing, as earis is in the midst of moving across the continent/country. If she thinks, however, that this will give her long term reprieve from her duties, she is sadly mistaken ^-^

( Twenty-Five Years 10 - Alliances Tested )

Series notes and other chapters here. Thanks to earis for betaing :)

( Twenty-Five Years 08 - Disruption )

This one came out waaaay longer than previous setions. However the next one, which will be extra awesome, may turn out a little short. It all balances out somehow, I'm sure.

ETA: Series Notes and chapter index here

( Twenty-Five Years 06 - Connections )

I'm a bit rushed, as I'm leaving for the week in about half an hour and still need to pack D: Forgive me for any typos, etc! Also thanks to earis for proofing this for me.... and the last installment too, now that I think of it!

ETA: Series Notes and chapter index here


( Twenty-Five Years 04 - Refugees )

This is a series I started writing to explore what happened to Nero, Ayel, and the Narada crew during the twenty-five years between the destruction of the USS Kelvin and the attack on the Klingon prison planet. Where were the crew? What happened to the ship? How did Nero manage to maintain both their loyalty and his simmering hate for Spock for so long? I thought I would set up this entry to keep track of things, as I post more chapters, expand the list of named crew members beyond two, to explain my sources, and so forth. If there is any other information people would like to see here, just let me know.

( Chapters )

( Sources and Resources )

( Why are you writing this? )

ETA2: I'll add a note here, since it has been awhile since I have added anything, to say that I was re-inspired to return to it after the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness.

( Cast )

Alrighty then - new series! I'll see how long I can keep this up. I'm aiming for one a week, mostly because at the moment, that's probably about what I can manage. However this is liable to change, because unfortunately time is something I don't have in mass quantities.

So, then!

Working Title: Twenty Five Years (I'm open to suggestions - I'm terrible at naming things.)

Characters: Ayel, Nero, T'Lalea (not actually an OC but I did give her a name!), random Narada crew.

Summary: What happened to the crew of the Narada between the attack on the Kelvin and the attack on the Klingons previous to the capture of Spock Prime?

Rating: PG

AN: I am drawing on a number of sources for this - primarily the movie, of course. However, I'm scavenging from a host of other sources as well. I'm considering Countdown, the prequel comic, as cannon, to the extent of chosing some of its explanations over the movie. I'm also working on rumours and clips of things that were cut from the movie, and hoping that none of them turn out to completely contradict what I'm setting up here ;) I'm taking a few things from the novelization, and lifting some cultural background from Diane Duane's Rihannsu novels, with the caveat that cledarly some things have changed since the time of her books, and also that we're not dealing with Rihannu/Romulan nobility here, for the most part. I'm trying to balance things with what we know of ST:TNG/DS9/VOY Romulans.... for better or for worse. So, please forgive my creative license, though if you point out any major discrepancies, I can try and answer to the best of my knowledge why I did what, or fix things if you can demonstrate that I'm really just on crack. Please read, enjoy, and comment! If you might be interested in beta-ing future chapters, please drop me a line :) Thanks!

ETA: Series Notes here

( Twenty-Five Years 01 - Introduction )