the funeral cerenyritz pon and jiy stern are all heldthe holodeck two and holodeck three whichnotlargethe firsthe skillthe doctors， their corpses are lucky enoughbe repairedit should be. it’s really a pity that boththearetheir twentieth， but they lose their precious lif， they devote theelvesexploring the universe， but， finally， space， the final frontier， willtheir final destination.
initially， all the crews plannedhold funerals for the two peoplethe huge plahe shuttle hangar， but duedifferent custo， their final funerals wouldheldthe sa deck， bue not the saeventually，the sathey will finally et their destiny， the sa destiiny.
ritz pon e fro house，a big faly which have lasted for alst seven hundre all his faly haven’t ethe androda galaxy， twohis sisters and onehis brothers are all taking servicethe uss chinnyun， who are workingjunio ti， they choosehold the funeralthe old pastor latuk，elderly british nisterboard the starship， and then “bury” hii stern’s faly，contrast， havereligious beliefs， but they insista forl arica the sacrificetwo people， xie xuan feels guilty and grateful， accordingly， she prosed the requirenttwo falies without doubt.
wearing a white federation suit， cpt.xuan step into the holodec after the arch opened， what blow against her facea tinge o here， she also seewalkthe earth's wilderness， where she canpletely relaxedthe distance stood a sll， one-story church， surroundedwhite paint and large skylights decorated with staine seeing the giant arc roof and those colorful windows decorated with all kindspaintings， cpt.xuan realised sothing happens years before， during her happ the thoughtsthe pastintoxicating her， the arch which have just closed before suddenly openedanother situation， several n are carrying a large cubeblack coffin whichdedar the surfaceit， there lies a blue flat neatly， whichthe flatthe united federation o the transparent crystal plane， she can see that the young cheekstill ruddy clusteredvarious flowers， just like whatwa quicken her steps，walking toward the sll church not far away.
all those who took partthe funeral，tteris a senior officera science researcher， are wearing a white suit with a blackbow tieordershow the best respectthe defunct(死者). they just stand stillthe coffinclose， the crowd scatteredbe a sll road， but the only one standing stillthe pasto usual，is wearing a plai with several brothers and so sisters，is standing by， until they arrive.
the pastor give those whoare carrying the coffin a tipsho， alltheslow their pace and just walked carefullyto the hol and so other senior officers are standingthe firs follow theand then sit downthe bench， holding the awe and veneration.
“for everything therea season， and a ti for very purpose under heaven.” the pastor look around， and says:” a tibe born， and a tidie; a tiplant， and a tipluckthat whichplanted; a tikill， and a tiheal; a tibreak down， and a tibuild up; a tiweep， and a tilaugh; a tiurn， and a tidance; a ticast away stones， and a tigather stones together; a tierace， and a tirefrain froeracing; a tiseek， and a tilose; a tikeep， and a ticast away; a tirend， and a tisew; a tikeep silence， and a tispeak; a tilove， and a tihate; a ti for war， and a tiprofit haththat workeththat whereinlaboreth? i have seen the travail which god hath giventhe sonsnbe exercise hath de everything beautifulits ti: alsohath set eternitytheir heart， yetthat n cannot find out the work that god hath done frothe beginning eventhe end.( holy bible， the old testant， the bookecclesiastes (ecc)， chapter 3， verse 1-11)”
when the weling cereny wentan end， the pastor raised his hand， switched into a sother tone，proclaithe deaththe lieutenant.
“i believe， for allthose who are here， ritz ponreally a good friend，tter when，tter where， thisthe absolutely truths devoted his whole life， with his personal sacrifice，achieve his value for every on， before this single day， i haveadt， i alst know nothing abou after this crisis， i know that， the characterhieing higher an，has achieved it’s really a regret thatcanlonger perforthe task here with us， butsacrifised his life fo’t this kindactivity filled with couragecalleda sturdy faith?”
“we all e frothe dust， and ultitely， dustwhereshould be;starfleet，are chasing the infinity sky， and now，willalways surroundedth the lord's love alwayswith you， the father， the son， and the hol”
when the funeral sic finally play， everyone lower their heads，standsilent tribute forthe lighta candle， the starfleet badge inlaidthe square coffin stoo the cereny was over and the priest nodded， the scehe holodeck suddenly changed， and they were alla gree the ddlethe a square to had recently been dug.
“sorry， young christian.”said heavily:”can't get you backwhere you ca fro butbelieve it's the best place for you.” several starfleet officers ca forward， raised the flagthe coffin for hi foldedflat， and putbackthe lidthe coffin.
“restpeace， an.“the coffin slowly descended， all the participants stoodand sang hysthe young dead.
aassador chu’tah attendeduss chinnyun’s rescue helped clear a path through the asteroi all the hys were over，stood alone and sang the hyshis own nation for the deceasedshow his respect for ritz’ everyone knew that his body would flythe distant stars，one would desecrate the sanctitythe sacre the endthe burial， wreathsblessings hung frothe crosswhich the fleet insignia was carved.
before stepping outthe holodeck arch， cpt.xuan turnedthe setting sun， the cloudsthe horizon shone beautifully，if they were guiding soulsheaven，where they should be.
next， after saying goodbyeall her relativesritz pon's funeral， cpt.xuan walked alone into holodec arch opened， and she found herselfan arican parish surroundedtwo-story housesthe sathe signs， she walked into the jiy sterns' knocked， and a placid - looking won opened the door.
“i've esee . jiy stern.“ she said， bowing slightly.
jiy's falyno graduated frothe starship acadewashington， d.c. his older father and older brother were ersth the nt， the falythree people are sittinga round the coffin (in fact， thisa photon torpedo shell). around the the phonographplaying the scientific researchers st like classica titi， the ther willon the edgethe coffina low voice t， thisa kindhelpless expectation.
“jiy stern's a good boy， isn't he?“ s. stern claspe's hands.“he's always the best.“
“yes，'a“ xie xuan can see， although the other side expressioncal seeunved， butfact， her hearthiding a great pain， which had never been knownher.
“prose ， captain.“ s. stern continued，“you will lead jiistant stars，he wishes.“
“yes，'a“ cpt.xuan nodded.“i will liveto his expectations.“
“thank you， captain.”
by the tiwalked into the starship's sll bar the next day， the wake was over， and dozensjiy stern's friends had laid out all the tables and chairs and gatheredrenisse about the past scientific researcher
“heohe st diligent studentsour class.““i can still reer hownagedget his assignnt done whenhid his textbook， and， even so，was still rewardedthe teacher，“ recalled a classteji“althoughfailedrealize his dreaeing a scientific officera starship， i thinkhas realized values far beyond these， andhas risenthe levela philosophy， which i don't know very well and need our deep understanding，“said.
“exactly.“ xie xuan nodded，full view， she went onto the stage， although two young officers sacrificed their livesfor the all the ship's staffs express full understanding and don't bla the captain， and perhaps， without the they wouldn't evenableexplore this region safely.“jiie stern was a good and conscientious officer，his ther believed，“ she said， raising her head and looking around.“he's a good boy.“ xie xuan bowed her head.“he sacrificed his lifesave us. i will always reer whatdid， forever， forever...“
the burial was attendedfew people， stly officers and faly ers with whothey had sothis ti， two young officers’ bodies had been loaded into two oval black photo the torpedo tubes， they would follow a set course toward the galaxy， toward their native land，a warp speed9.9.
once again， the honor guard covered the surfacesthe two photon torpedoes with a blue unio priest latuk kissed theone last ti， and then the torpedo closed the lid and their faces officers stepped forward and folded the flag， neatly and solely away.
“eyes ahead.“ cpt.xuan stoodattention:“perhaps，will never see so one like that.“
as the two torpedoes were pushed into the torpedo tube， she raised her head and de a standard vulcan greeting gesture.
“live long， and prosper.”
in the thruster's fla， two photon torpedoes cleared the 100-ter tube， onefrontthe other， turning into two red pointslight and disappearing ang the starsthe distance.