Entr'Acte (Star Trek: TOS story)

K/S Fanfiction
Title:	Entr'Acte
Author(s):	Susan K. Dundas
Date(s):	1991
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Genre:	slash
Fandom:	Star Trek: The Original Series
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Entr'Acte is a Kirk/Spock Star Trek: TOS story by Susan K. Dundas.

It was published in the print zine Way of the Warrior #4.

Summary

"A M/U story, Spock must talk Kirk into joining the rebellion and going to Vulcan with him before the Admiral is arrested and sent back to prison on suspicion of treason."

Reactions and Reviews

I couldn't believe it when I reached the last page of this story so soon -- it ended far too quickly. This was a tease rather than a story, and I was very, disappointed, because it had so effectively grabbed my interest. I usually don't get much out of reading acts of fellatio because they're so boring. But the one in this story takes the prize for eroticism, as it successfully drags the act out for a full two pages.

The zine starts off with this short but enjoyable look at Kirk and Spock in the Mirror universe after the incident with V’ger which is not something I have seen many stories dealing with before. It is a well written established relationship piece with good characterisation of both Kirk and Spock. In this alternative reality, Kirk has spent a couple of years in an horrific prison at the instigation of Admiral Nogura, just because he suspects Kirk is involved with the revolution – in an attempt to lure the other Revolutionary leaders into betraying themselves by trying to rescue Kirk – when he in fact knew nothing about at the time. As a result he is bitter and resentful, especially since he now has a ground post as an Admiral (as in the “real” universe) and hates not being out in space where he feels he belongs. His marriage to Lori has just ended and he and Spock are already lovers, although Kirk of course, has no ideal that Spock is one of the revolutionary leaders. The initial encounter, when Kirk arrives home after spending some time with Spock and finds Lori hiding in his apartment, is well described – especially the animosity between them. Kirk’s astonishment when he discovers Spock’s secret involvement with the Revolution is very well depicted as is Spock’s determination to make Kirk abandon the Empire and join him. It is quite unusual to find a Mirror story which realistically depicts Kirk and Spock’s relationship especially in the later part of their lives, against this very different background, and I think this particular author achieves this very well with a nice twist at the end as well.