A Touch of Light

Star Trek TOS Fanfiction
Title:	A Touch of Light
Author(s):	Linda White
Date(s):	1980
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Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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A Touch of Light is a Star Trek: TOS story by Linda White.

It was published in the print zine Galactic Discourse #3.

Summary

Kirk and Spock come up against the Romulans on again in an effort to intercept a defecting Rigelllian scientist and discover the nature of his new secret weapon.

Reactions and Reviews

Kirk is growing weary of Starfleet and thinking of a new life for himself and Spock. Enterprise is sent to investigate the disappearance of a Terran scientist and suspicions of a new Romulan base. Sure enough, the Romulans do have a base, and fortuitously capture the scientist and force him to rework his invention - a dimensional door - into a field that can operate as a weapon. They also capture Kirk and Spock who came down in a life shuttle to do a little poking around, but Kirk manages to get away by taking the Romulan commander’s lover hostage. Kirk gets Spock back by setting the field in motion and stunning everyone who could turn it off. However, he is almost caught in his own trap when the Romulan technician is revived but still can’t turn the thing off. The Romulan couple as well as their ship are doomed in the field; Kirk and Spock race against the field, have a tender pre-death moment together, and are rescued early by Scott, who noticed something wrong with space. Kirk decides to give the ‘Fleet another 6 months.

"A Touch of Light" by Linda White is a Star Trek novel involving Rigellians, Romulans, cowardly humans and all the characters from the Enterprise. It was very interesting to see all these different characters developed. Each group was different from the others and the twists and turns in the plot are quite exciting.