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− | {{1701Voyages2264-2270 | before = [[Charlie X]] | after = [[The Brave and the Bold]]: The First Artifact}} |
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+ | type = short story| |
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+ | title = "Elegy for Charlie"| |
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+ | series = ''{{ST|The Original Series}}''| |
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+ | miniseries= [[Bantam TOS]]| |
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+ | author = [[Antonia Vallario]]| |
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+ | illustrator=| |
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+ | anthology = ''[[Star Trek: The New Voyages 2]]''| |
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+ | pages = 247| |
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+ | cover = | |
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+ | date = [[2266]]| |
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+ | stardate = | |
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+ | }} |
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+ | ==Summary== |
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+ | '''Elegy for Charlie''' is a poem written in the first person sense from a crew member of the ''Enterprise'', possibly Yeoman [[Janice Rand]], dedicated to [[Charlie Evans]]. |
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+ | The poem describes being awoken by the sound of a weeping star and "a voice I shouldn't have heard". It reflects regret for having to leave Charlie with the [[Thasian]]s at the end of the Original Series episode [[Charlie X]], beings that are non-corporeal and couldn't even be touched. |
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+ | The poem reflects that sadness and loneliness, ending with |
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+ | "The entire universe stretches beyond, and |
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+ | I have no answers to give |
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+ | save the words that I send to the galaxy's end |
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+ | to comfort a weeping star, |
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+ | (for Charlie, wherever you are)" |
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+ | ==References== |
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+ | ===Characters=== |
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+ | :[[Charlie Evans]] |
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+ | |||
+ | ===Starships and vehicles=== |
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+ | ===Locations=== |
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+ | ===Races and cultures=== |
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+ | :[[Human]] • [[Thasian]] |
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+ | |||
+ | ===States and organizations=== |
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+ | ===Other references=== |
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+ | :[[bridge]] • [[galaxy]] • [[space]] • [[star]] • [[universe]] |
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+ | ==Chronology== |
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+ | ==Appendices== |
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+ | ===Connections=== |
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+ | "'''[[Charlie X]]'''" |
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+ | :This story is set shortly after Charlie's disappearance from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[bridge]] in this episode. |
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+ | {{Timeline| |
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+ | type2= | |
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+ | series2=anthology | |
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+ | name=[[Star Trek: The New Voyages 2]]| |
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+ | image=File:NewVoyages2.jpg| |
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+ | format2=none | |
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+ | before2="[[The Sleeping God]]" | |
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+ | after2="[[Soliloquy]]" | |
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+ | prevpocket="[[Charlie X]]"| |
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+ | nextpocket={{small|''[[The Brave and the Bold, Book One]]''}}<br>''[[The First Artifact]]''| |
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+ | voyages1= TOS| |
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+ | adbefore1= "[[Charlie X]]"| |
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+ | adafter1= {{small|''[[The Brave and the Bold, Book One]]''}}<br>''[[The First Artifact]]''| |
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+ | }} |
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+ | [[Category:TOS short stories]] |
Revision as of 16:48, 14 May 2017
Summary
Elegy for Charlie is a poem written in the first person sense from a crew member of the Enterprise, possibly Yeoman Janice Rand, dedicated to Charlie Evans.
The poem describes being awoken by the sound of a weeping star and "a voice I shouldn't have heard". It reflects regret for having to leave Charlie with the Thasians at the end of the Original Series episode Charlie X, beings that are non-corporeal and couldn't even be touched.
The poem reflects that sadness and loneliness, ending with
"The entire universe stretches beyond, and I have no answers to give save the words that I send to the galaxy's end to comfort a weeping star,
(for Charlie, wherever you are)"
References
Characters
Starships and vehicles
Locations
Races and cultures
States and organizations
Other references
Chronology
Appendices
Connections
- This story is set shortly after Charlie's disappearance from the USS Enterprise's bridge in this episode.
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Previous story: "The Sleeping God" |
Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 |
Next story: "Soliloquy" |
chronological order | ||
Previous Adventure: "Charlie X" |
Next Adventure: The Brave and the Bold, Book One The First Artifact | |
Previous Adventure: "Charlie X" |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: The Brave and the Bold, Book One The First Artifact |