Star Trek Original Series: It's Complicated

Why is this its own page? Because there are some stories that manage to piss off a lot of people if they are rooting for one ship and make other people really happy with ships they didn't expect to like. Some of these may also be on various other pages, but it's nice to have them all in one place for those who like the messy stuff.

Standalone Stories

The Problem of Being Human (R) Amanda's world and marriage were secure until her son decided to go to Gol and abandon his emotions. Spock's decision will have implications that touch many people's lives. In ways expected, and not so. This goes all kinds of ways but not any of my go-to pairings. It's long. It's messy. I hope you like it. Many thanks to CelticMuseBooks for the beta. Author's notes at the end. Part 1
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Twisted (R)   -   Written for the Christine Chapel Fanfiction Fest. The challenge was to have Chapel switch bodies with someone as the result of a transporter accident. It could have been humorous and fun, so of course my muse took a darker road instead.


Warped (R)   -   Sequel to Twisted. This takes place during the STVI:TUC timeframe.


Uneasy Alliances (R)   -   This is an experiment in nonlinear storytelling, and it is definitely different. It's set sometime after STVI and Generations. It was supposed to be a Spock/Chapel. Try it, you might like it.


The Angst Series

When you're in the mood for some pretty dysfunctional relationships--and also some true love buried inside the pain. When my website tracked such things, several of these stories were consistently in the top twenty of the nearly 300 or so I've written. This series is complete.


First, Do No Harm (R)   -   During the 5YM. For McCoy and Chapel, shore leave is for pretending.


Dregs (PG-13)   -   Post-WoK. Spock is dead. What if you're the one left behind?


Embers (PG-13)   -   Post-STV. They shared their pain, but then fate intervened. Now that everything is back to normal--or nearly so--is there anything left for Kirk and Chapel?


Physician, Heal Thyself (PG-13)   -   Post-STV. So what does McCoy think of Kirk and Chapel's relationship?


Never and Always Touching and Touched (R)   -   Post-STV. Spock has a secret.


Bargains in the Dead of Mind (PG-13)   -   Post-STV. Chapel's take on her relationships with Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.


The Fever Series

People do strange things when they burn for another. This is very, very messy. And I imagine I may add a story eventually so don't consider this one complete.


Fever Dreams (R)   -   Memory is a tricky thing. So's love.


Fevers Break (R)   -   Sequel to Fever Dreams, which has the potential to go many ways at the end. This is an exploration of one of the not-so-nice ways. If you like how Fever Dreams ended, best not read this.


Fever Pitch (R)   -   Sequel to Fevers Break. If you didn't like that story, you won't like this. What happens once everyone is reunited again.


The Life is Messy Series

This covers the waterfront and a lot of years. It is Kirk/Spock/Chapel, McCoy/Chapel, Spock/Chapel, and Sarek/Chapel. That probably sounds like a lot of bed jumping, but it makes sense in the series. It's one of my favorite things I've done. Give it a try. This series is complete.


For What It's Worth (R)   -   I've done several threesome stories, but this is the first time I've really tried to attack one in a realistic way. What would it be like to have to share? What if it didn't start from scratch with the three of you, but you were brought into an established pair? What if you fall in love, but not with both?


Conference Blues (R)   -   He gave her the smile that always used to annoy her. The knowing and arrogant one. She had to admit, tonight she found it kind of sexy. (This is a short sequel to "For What It's Worth" in the Life is Messy series, but it stands on its own if you didn't read that and just want a McCoy/Chapel fix. And just for the record, writing these two together in TOS is against my religion: I blame Trekfan LOL. )


The Road Re-Traveled (R)   -   This is a sequel to "For What It's Worth" and "Conference Blues." It picks the story back up when the post V'ger mission is wrapping up and goes through Star Trek V. This is people making a mess of things every way they can, and forging unexpected connections as they do.


To Belong to Someone (R)   -   This is the final sequel in the series that started with For What It's Worth. When I first wrote that story, I didn't expect it to turn into something with so many installments. But it's been a fun ride as an author, if perhaps an infuriating (depending on your ship) one for the reader. This one will be no different.


I Just Had a Feeling (R)   -   Very, very short Coda to "To Belong to Someone."



The Carter Series

I originally wrote this as an exercise for original fiction writing. Building a crew, a new ship, new relationships and missions. It was popular when it was actively being written, and I still get emails asking me to finish it. Sadly, I won't be doing that. I know it's not finished, not complete in the true sense. But I won't be wriitng in it anymore. It did what it needed to do and I have original series I'm working on with a much better handle on how to do that, thanks to this series..


#1 Facilitate This (PG-13)   -   Team training is bad enough, but when you are paired with someone you would just as soon forget it is even worse!


#2 This is the Ship (PG-13)   -   Spock and Christine thought team training was difficult, that is until they had to staff their new ship, and get it ready for launch.


#3 Unto Space We Commend Thy Spirit (PG-13)   -   The USS Carter is finally ready to be launched but tragedy elsewhere has a profound effect on this event. An effect that carries over to the ship's first mission.

WARNING: This story deals with Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. At times the details my be, well gross. If you are squeamish, don't read this while you are eating.

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#4 Never a Dull Moment (PG-13)   -   On the Carter's second mission, the crew must face their most daunting challenge of all...bureaucracy and a planet that has raised it to a high art.

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#5 The Way by Moonlight (PG-13)   -   A difficult mediation becomes a nightmare when the warring parties won't come to the table.


#6 A Matter of Life and Death (PG-13)   -   The title says it all.


#7 It's Always Something (PG-13)   -   Well, they made it through the last outing. So what's ahead for the Carter crew?


#8 Here Be Dragons (PG-13)   -   Reeling from recent tragedy, Chapel finds it hard to deal with another.


#9 Bridges (PG-13)   -   Disappearing scientists hardly sound like a job for the Carter crew...but they may find they have no choice but to solve the mystery.


#10 Measureless to Man (PG-13)   -   The Carter crew has been assigned to Taillte, to assist in the diplomatic discussions.


#11 Inside Out (PG-13)   -   This is a short installment in the Carter series and hopefully a fun one with ummm something for everyone. To say more would be to spoil it.


#12 Belonging (Also Excelsior #1) (PG-13) by Djinn and Rabblerouser   -   A membership ceremony provides an opportunity for old friends from the Carter and the Excelsior to catch up.


The Rise Trilogy

One of my first attempt to really stretch and write original characters mixed in with the canon ones.


Blood Ties (PG-13)   -   This story, told from the point of view of Spock and Chapel's daughter gives a dark view of the couple. The tale twists and turns as it follows the young woman through the important events of the Star Trek universe. Is it AU? Maybe ... maybe not.

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Blood Debt (PG-13)   -   This is a sequel to Blood Ties, set during the TNG era (after the ep "Unification"). It's sort of a fairy tale, if perhaps a dark one. There's some f/f slash in this. If you're not comfy with that, best move on.


Blood Vengeance (PG-13)   -   This is the last story in the Blood Ties trilogy. It starts a few years after Blood Debt and is set during the Dominion War. There's some f/f slash in this. If you're not comfy with that, best move on.



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