Collision Course

Fanfiction
Title:	Collision Course
Author(s):	Addison Reed
Date(s):	1987
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Collision Course is a K/S story written by Addison Reed.

It was published in the print zine As I Do Thee #8.

Summary

"There has been a misunderstanding between Kirk and Spock and neither one is ready to confront the other. Meanwhile, an adventure develops involving a non-member planet that has suddenly asked for UFP assistance. The ENTERPRISE responds only to find a trap waiting."

Reactions and Reviews

1987

A K/S action story. Kirk and Spock have a misunderstanding between them which threatens to destroy their newly evolved relationship. While Kirk suffers over this, and Spock retreats behind his barriers, the Enterprise is asked to aid the inhabitants of the Planet Hestriades in the capture of a group of rebels from the planet. The rebels are called the Skee and they have gone against the Hestriades' directive which states that no inhabitant of that planet is allowed to leave its atmosphere, The plot was interesting with the elements of Kirk and Spock's relationship well worked into it and the characterizations were believable.

1990

An action plot like this one definitely livens up a K/S story, but I did have a problem with both Kirk and Spock being on the observation deck during a crisis. After I read the story, I thought about it. Kirk and Spock did act contrary to regulations, but the consequences of their off the bridge interlude is that they were able to function smoothly as a command team and save the galaxy again. So it worked. The breach of regulations would have been justifiable — at least in the minds of Kirk and Spock. Though I shudder to think of what some bureaucratic reviewing the logs might do.