United Federation Of Planets, Listening Post 3910.
Subject: Klingon Imperial Homeworld.
Subsection: Intercepted Subspace Transmissions.
The following is a transcript of yesterday's subspace broadcast of the Klingon Empire's Interstellar Information Service, heard in all of the Alpha And Beta quadrants, and still being heard in the many unexplored regions of our universe.
"Citizens and warriors of The Empire, I am Gowron, son of M'Rel, Leader Of The High Council. It continues to be my great honor to lead our mighty Empire to glorious destiny. But, even a warrior must be cautious. Even a warrior must depend on others to fight by his side. Many Klingons speak of honor. I, too, wish to speak today about honor, and of what it means for the preservation of our great empire. A true warrior rarely fights in the spotlight. Often, his victories are known only to a few comrades. Yet, he who is steadfast even in the darkness, brings glory to the entire empire, and to Klingons everywhere. It is important for every warrior to know he does not fight alone. The Empire is with you. The spirit of Kahless is with you. Be a worthy warrior. I have a tale I wish to relate to all warriors still fighting battles everywhere. It is of an aging Klingon warrior's wisdom for his sons. Here, an old man stands to bare his soul, to know that a great house shall not end with him. That the house must endure, even as the empire should endure. A warrior's work is soon to come to an end, but the great work is far from complete." Now the old warrior speaks: "Warrior Sons! We are from an ancient house, steeped in history, paved with glory. For that, my young warriors, you should indeed be proud. However, you should also strive to be worthy, for you are the future, and the honor of a thousand generations rests with you. Be worthy, my sons. Always remember that honor and glory should not end with you. I am an old warrior, and I have seen much. I have been victorious many times, though I did not win every battle. But even in defeat, I did not dare cast this house in dishonor. I looked defeat in the face and I was not afraid. For I am a Klingon warrior, the blood of Kahless running through my veins, and my honor has always been more important to me than my fear. So should it be with you, my sons. The honor of this great and ancient house will be in your hands and upon your shoulders. Remember your forefathers, honor them, be worthy of them, for a true warrior knows where he came from and of what he is made of. You do remember your grandfather, do you? Ah, but probably not like I do, for as a young Klingon I have witnessed many of his greatest battles. A very few times I did see him strain under the weight of the struggle, yet never upon ever did I see him defeated. The battles were difficult, sometimes seemingly impossible, but he always fought through to victory. Be it the dangers on the planets he surveyed for the empire, or the treacherous politics, the cowardly tactics of the dishonorable who tried to take them down. He was never defeated. Be worthy of his legacy, my sons. I, myself, am not the young warrior I used to be. I have gained both wisdom and scars. Some battles you have witnessed. Others, you may never know of. Some battles a warrior must face alone. We all remember that dreadful day of treachery, the very day we were betrayed by someone we thought had honor, someone we thought we could trust. How that cowardly knife was stabbed into the back of this great and ancient house. What a wound that was! This was an unexpected battle, the most harsh, the worst evil and treachery I had ever dealt with up to that time. I had been greatly injured, but I was not dead. I thought of my little warriors, how they needed their father, how they needed to see how a warrior must be steadfast, must stand and fight. But I did not even then have to fight alone. I had the steadfast support of your grandfather and grandmother, of your warrior Aunts whose prowess in battle dare not be underestimated. With the man who defeated the Mighty Swamp Targ on Degobah 9 fighting by my side, what reason did I have to be afraid? Yet I knew I had to prove myself worthy of my own honor. But, dear sons, my warrior sons, It is not the past I wish to discuss, but the future, of our house and of our empire. Look around you. All that you see did not simply appear out of nowhere. This fight, this struggle, this work has been centuries long, and it must continue even when I have gone on to Stovocor and to our forefathers. I can not go on to the final place of honor until I know I have left the future of our great house in good hands. Yet the past and its struggles may prove to be a worthy reference. Our forefathers fought battle to battle, victorious, rarely beaten, but never defeated, sometimes broken, but forever unbowed. The fire in their eyes was never extinguished. So must it be with us. When you fight, when you struggle, remember that fire, remember that steadfast determination. A warrior's blood runs through those veins of yours. It is within your heart. All you need do is remember it is there. This is The House Of Burt'aan! Remember who you are." Gowron: "Does not this warrior speak with the spirit of Kahless? Of our Empire? I, too wish to speak of the future. Of what it is to be Klingon. And what of friends? Look around, my warriors, in good times and in bad, in victory and in struggles. Who surrounds you? Who stands by your side? Those only present in victory? They are not your friends, and they are more useless than a disgusting Tribble. Keeping them around is as foolish and unwise as fishing for dead snapper on the Planet Hor. Useless creatures! Rawaaaaarrrr! A true warrior should not set himself up for sabotage. You must surround yourself with true allies, true warriors, true Klingons! And as the old Klingon warrior said to his sons, the future depends on you. May your battles be glorious. And may we all die with honor. Q'plah!
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