New Horizons

Posted on 29 Sep 2026 @ 5:18pm by Captain Alexandria Somers

929 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: General Sim Postings
Location: Earth/SFMC Training Grounds
Timeline: A Few Decades before current events

NOTE: This happens after the Secret Mission Post

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Stardate: 237211.23 0600 hrs

- Flight Pan -

The shuttle carrying the assault team arrived back on Earth at the San Francisco flight plan; the story that was put out was that the team had been assembled to take out an extremely hostile Orion slaver cell. That morning the FNS was there filming the shuttle landing. The assault team's families were also there watching as the shuttle landed and went into safe mode before the ramp was lowered.

In the crowd were Alex’s older brother, John Somers, a Lieutenant who was on leave from Starfleet Engineering. To their right was Mary and Wayne Graves and their eldest child, Mary Graves was chatting away to John Somers when they heard the Federation News Service announce the ramp opening, all looked and out came sombre looking marines, then behind the first four came Alex, she had stuck her head out, scanned the crowd and upon seeing Annabelle’s parents and brother hung her head in sorrow.

She popped back in and led out a simple, old-fashioned wooden coffin and walked down the ramp. Another Marine was holding the front of the coffin, with yet another Marine holding the back; on top of the coffin was a Marine combat helmet and a unit badge along with a Commando knife, a throwback, but recently standard issue. She and the other Marines headed towards the Graves family at the FNS following the events; as they closed the gap, both came to a stop and gently lowered the casket, and Alex walked close to the family and pulled something out of her belt pouch.

In the front of the crowd, the Graves family looked up with the rest as it was announced that the ramp was lowering. Mary saw four Marines lead the way; then a familiar face popped her head out, she had met Alex some time ago on leave she and her daughter had, her hopes rose upon seeing the Red head, their eyes locked for a moment and the girl hung her head in sorrow, Mary inhaled afraid of what was to come, her husband gripped her shoulders a little tighter as he too tensed. After briefly popping back into the shuttle Alex walked down the ramp, like all the disembarking marines, she wore the current Starfleet duty uniform, black shoes, trousers, and a black over tunic with grey shoulder pads; her shirt was green and she wore Corporal bars on the collar.

The other marines also displayed their ranks in such a fashion. As she advanced a male marine with a Lance Corporal rank walked down the ramp carrying a plain wooden coffin, that had a marine combat helmet on top, a unit badge and a marine combat knife, then the second marine another Lance Corporal held the rear of the coffin, with a sad look on the face of Alex both Mary and Wayne knew who was in the coffin and both broke down in tears.

Alex closed the space and stopped; this signalled for the Marine carrying the casket to gently rest it on the floor as she approached them. She looked at her brother, who looked sad but remained silent; she took out something from her belt pouch and came to a halt in front of Mary and Wayne.

“Mr and Mrs Graves, it is my sad duty to notify you that your daughter fell in the line of duty. She always carried this with her,” Alex said and placed a necklace in Mary’s hand and closed her fist.

Mary opened her hand and looked at a pure gold four leaf Clover necklace, the woman looked up tears streaming from her eyes “Annie always said it held a special place in her heart and that it always brought her comfort and joy, before we went on mission she asked me to return this to you, should she fall in action, I take my duty very seriously” Somers said and was momentarily surprised when Mary threw her arms around her and hugged her, up until this moment Alex was stoic, returning the embrace she too joined in the tear fest.

After a moment, Mary broke the embrace “Thank you for bringing her back home, Alexandria. Can we take her belongings home?” Mary asked, referring to the stuff on the coffin. Alex looked back at the coffin “I do not see the problem; one of the Lance Corporals gathered the items and brought them forward and handed them to Wayne; both nodded their thanks. “Starfleet Marine High Command will let you know when the funeral is,” Alex said, the tearful parents nodded and after Alex getting a hug from their son the family left to grieve. When they were gone she looked at her older brother “go tell papa I will be home later” she said to her brother who simply nodded and left. “Okay you two let’s get the coffin to headquarters” Somers said and the marines once again picked up the casket and followed Alex to a hover truck where they put the casket in and then climbed into the truck behind it and the vehicle sped off.

Ten days later, the team arrives back on Earth and gets debriefed and given shore leave and new assignments, all except for Alex, who was ordered to attend therapy sessions for as long as the Counsellor deemed that she needed it.

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Corporal Alexandria Somers
SFMC
Earth Sector

Mrs Mary Graves [P: Somers]
Civilian
Mother to Annabelle

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