One Small Step for a Man, One Giant Explosion for Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

The dealer floor of the latest Star Trek Creation Convention is closed, the day's security work is done, and in a darkened Ramada Inn conference room, the Klingons prepare for their ritual, Tera'daq Tlhinganghom'mey. The hulking beings, all members or allies of the Karizan Empire, file past a table in silence, depositing their energy weapons in a pile. Incense chokes the room as twelve aliens, both male and female, take their seats around an altar. Candlelight reflects off the latex...