Title: Kansas 2 - The Yellow Brick Road
Author: Soledad

Author’s notes: For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index pageSome of the dialogue is quoted from the episode “Shadow Dancing”, swapped around between characters with slight modifications. The medical babble about Tuvok’s condition is taken from the episode “Flashback”, with the ( Read more... )

Title: Kansas 2 - The Yellow Brick Road
Author: Soledad

Author’s notes: For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index pageSome of the dialogue is quoted from the episode “Shadow Dancing”, swapped around between characters with slight modifications. The medical babble about Tuvok’s condition is taken from the episode “Flashback”, with the ( Read more... )

THE NEUTRAL ZONE
(canon version)
by Soledad

Author's note: For disclaimer, rating, etc. see the secondary index pageCommander Billings is “played” by Roy Scheider and is considerably older in this story than in the original plot draft: in his mid-sixties. In the 25th century, people are supposedly longer living and longer active ( Read more... )

THE NEUTRAL ZONE
(canon version)
by Soledad

Author's note: For disclaimer, rating, etc. see the secondary index page
This particular story is based on the similarly-titled story idea of Greg Strangis.
Timeframe: late season 1. For continuity’s sake I assumed that the actual “Neutral Zone” episode (the last one of Season 1) took place before the ( Read more... )

BLOOD AND ICE
by Soledad

Author's notes:For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index pageRear Admiral Bennett is a canon character. His only appearance was in the DS9 episode “Doctor Bashir, I presume ( Read more... )

BLOOD AND ICE
by Soledad

Author's note:For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index page.

Rigelian scientist Professor R’Nata is an OFC, based on a colleague of mine.

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CHAPTER SEVEN - LAST-MINUTE RESCUEAnxiety spread quickly among the survivors of the Copernicus, following LaForge’s announcement. Commander ( Read more... )

BLOOD AND ICE
by Soledad

Author's note:For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index pageThe particulars of Saurian customs and physiology are taken from “The Words of the Federation”, an excellent background source by Shane Johnson. It’s not his fault that later series contradicted his ideas which, frankly, were a lot more plausible than ( Read more... )

BLOOD AND ICE
by Soledad

Author's note:For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index page.

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CHAPTER FOUR - DISCOVERYThe room behind the door was the morgue indeed, with desiccated corpses, like that of the late Captain Ahrens, lying on the autopsy tables. It was a mixed group of men and women, about a dozen ( Read more... )

BLOOD AND ICE
by Soledad

For disclaimer, rating, etc., see the secondary index pageIf you think Beverly isn’t behaving in-character, remember “The Naked Now”. When she realizes that Riker has carried an infected Troi to sickbay, her reaction is: “Oh God, you touched her - and you touched me!” Pretty clear where her priorities lay, at least at the ( Read more... )

BLOOD AND ICE
by Soledad

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Arthur’s note: The Terakans are not a canon species. I got them from the famous T-name generator. *g*

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CHAPTER TWO - HUNGERAt the med tech’s report, Ryker furrowed his brow ( Read more... )