... And Straight on 'til Morning

"And Straight On ‘til Morning" is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine short story by Judith Reeves-Stevens and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. It was published in The Lives of Dax anthology and, along with "Second Star to the Right...", acts as a framing story for the anthology. It was first published in 1999, with a reprint in 2003.

Ezri Dax opens up to Vic Fontaine of how she was joined with Dax.

Summary[]

After Ezri Dax shares her memories of past lives with Vic Fontaine, he helps her to realize she's gained more than she's lost in the joining.

References[]

Characters[]

Dax • Ezri Dax • Vic Fontaine
Referenced only: Julian Bashir • Curzon Dax • Emony Dax • Joran Dax • Jadzia Dax • Lela Dax • Tobin Dax • Brinner Finok • Odo

Starships[]

USS Destiny

Locations[]

Deep Space 9 • Quark's
Referenced only: Death Valley • Earth • Las Vegas • Las Vegas Strip • Orion • Taurus • Ursa Major

Races and cultures[]

Human • Trill
Referenced only: Changeling

States and organizations[]

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Other references[]

hologram

Appendices[]

Related media[]

The Lives of Dax (all stories)

Background[]

"... And Straight on 'til Morning" is the conclusion of "Second star to the right...", completing the framing story of the anthology.

Connections[]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine collected short stories, novellas and short novels
The Lives of Dax	"Second Star to the Right..." • "First Steps" • "Dead Man's Hand" • "Old Souls" • "Sins of the Mother" • "Infinity" • "Allegro Ouroboros in D Minor" • "The Music Between the Notes" • "Reflections" • "... and straight on 'til morning"
Prophecy and Change	"Revisited" • "Ha'mara" • "The Orb of Opportunity" • "Broken Oaths" • "... Loved I Not Honor More" • "Three Sides to Every Story" • "The Devil You Know" • "Foundlings" • "Chiaroscuro" • "Face Value" • "The Calling"
Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Volume One ("Cardassia: The Lotus Flower" • "Andor: Paradigm") • Volume Two ("Trill: Unjoined" • "Bajor: Fragments and Omens") • Volume Three ("Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed" • "The Dominion: Olympus Descending")
Strange New Worlds	I ("Life's Lessons" • "Where I Fell Before My Enemy") • II ("Research" • "Change of Heart") • III ("Ninety-three Hours" • "Dorian's Diary" • "The Bottom Line" • "The Best Defense..." • "An Errant Breeze") • IV ("Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor" • "Isolation Ward 4") • V ("Fear, Itself") • VI ("Fabrications" • "Urgent Matter" • "Best Tools Available") • VII ("Infinite Bureaucracy" • "Barclay Program Nine") • 8 ("Trek" • "Gumbo" • "Promises Made" • "Always a Price") • 9 ("Shadowed Allies" • "Living on the Edge of Existence" • "The Last Tree on Ferenginar: A Ferengi Fable From the Future" • "The Tribbles' Pagh") • 10 ("So a Horse Walks into a Bar..." • "Signal to Noise") • 2016 ("The Façade of Fate" • "The Manhunt Pool" • "The Dreamer and the Dream")
Star Trek: Explorer	"A Night In" • "By Special Request" • "The Mission" • "Things Can Only Get Better" • "Frontier Medicine" • "The Victim" • "You Can't Buy Fate" • "Lost and Founder" • "A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die" • "Academy Acquisition" • "The Snake and the Worm" • "The Needs of the Many"
Misc. short stories	"The Badlands, Part IV" • "The Second Artifact" • "Mirror Eyes" • "Requital" • "The Officers' Club" • "A Terrible Beauty"
Misc. novellas & short novels	"Horn and Ivory" • "Saturn's Children" • "Seeds of Dissent" • "A Gutted World"

Timeline[]

published order
Previous story: Reflections	The Lives of Dax	Next story: last story
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Second star to the right...	Pocket	Next Adventure: Equinox Prologue