The Vault

“We’ve identified one of the bodies.”

Elizabeth Shelby looked skeptical.  “Which one?”

Artifacts collected across the galaxy over the past two centuries crowded every alcove.  At the far end stood three cryogenic tubes.  Frozen within were the bodies of three things, once intelligent beings now turned into something else, inhuman and cybernetic — Borg.

“The human one.”  Genetic testing had established that over a century before.

“You’ve located his family?”

“We’ve located him.  An exact genetic match.”

“What?”

“Cadet Sean Hawk, Starfleet Academy.”

Shelby could only wonder how an Academy cadet became a Borg over two hundred years in the past.

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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