The First Five Year Mission
The stories of
Cheryl Rice
Diamonds and Rust
by Mandi Schultz and Cheryl Rice
Year of the CatRated PG13. Lt. Chantal Caberfae comes aboard the Enterprise.  And the electricity between Captain Kirk and herself are immediate.
Sea Change. Rated G. A vignette that fringes the D&R series.  Kirk meets a mermaid and must make a hard decision.
No Special Hurry. Rated G. Chantal is gone, disappeared on a mission for the Agency.  Kirk can't seem to accept it ... or the fact that Chantal's superior, Caidan, apparently knows where she is.
Night Creatures. Rated R.  An incident from Kirk's past literally haunts him -- his boyhood enounter with Kodos the Executioner.
Stand Alone Stories
After the Stars Are Gone. Rated PG13. Spock finds that he cannot forget Zarabeth ... but somewhere in the past, Zarabeth finds she cannot forget someone else entirely.
The Ancient Flame. Rated G.  The conference led by the imminent Vulcan scientist was long and boring, but Kirk had begun to notice that Spock was paying attention with unusual intensity.
Beggars Would Ride. Rated G. The rider had been waiting for many years to come to the beautiful city. Now he had arrived and knew his friends were waiting for him there.
Fleurs du Mal. Rated G.  The strange natives of Bartell 4 are having an unusual affect on the men of the crew.  And Uhura finds she's not immune either.
Gold Towards the GoldenRated PG. In a jump back through the Guardian of Forever to Ancient Greece, Kirk miscalculates ... and meets someone he hadn't expected.
Making Plans. Rated G. The crew of the Enterprise has broken the Prime Directive by saving a group of humanoids from being the main course at a festival meal.  Now Starfleet has dealt their punishment while the Federation diplomats must pick up the pieces.
Memento Mori. Rated G. Kirk has received word that Elaan is dead.  Somehow he feels that it's his fault ... but all the other women he's known and loved -- and who have died -- are determined to disabuse him of that notion.
Never Enough DarkRated G.  The Enterprise has rescued over a thousand inhabitants of a dying planet ... and the ship is wall-to-wall people.  Leave it to Spock to find a solution no one else had thought of.
Sunflower. Rated G. Kirk persuades Spock to come home with him on a visit to Iowa. Spock's impression is Kirk's hometown is not altogether favorable.
Poems
Apres un Reve.  A lovely haiku.  You decide who it's about!
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