Siren Song (Star Trek: TOS story)

Fanfiction
Title:	Siren Song
Author(s):	Kay Wells
Date(s):	1989
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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Siren Song is a K/S story by Kay Wells.

It was published in the print zine First Time #22.

Summary

"When a Vulcan hybrid infant is brought on board, Spockʼs shields are weakened when he must aid the child."

Reactions and Reviews

This is a typical and vintage Kay Wells short story with interesting details. The Enterprise comes across a damaged shuttle and takes aboard the bodies of three male Vulcans, one injured female human—and one infant, a human-Vulcan hybrid. Spock is forced to establish a light link with the baby boy to sustain his life processes, as the mental contact with his father is now gone.

There’s a lot of interesting information about Vulcan babies and their need for both mental and physical contact here, relayed mostly by Spock to Kirk while the later is recovering in sickbay. Later Kirk hears Spock singing a Vulcan lullaby to the baby when they are in their adjoining cabins. They have a conversation about whether they ever desired progeny, and Spock reveals his infertile status. Also that T’Pau had suggested he enter into a warrior bond. Of course that has to be explained and the seed (we could be lovers) is planted in Kirk’s fertile mind. Spock is apparently thinking about it, too, because when the child is finally turned over to other Vulcans for care and the Enterprise can get back to business, Kirk once again hears Spock singing through their joint cabin walls, only this time he encounters a compulsion to join his friend. Turns out Spock was singing “An ancient warrior’s chant—one used to attract a mate. It is said that only a compatible mind will understand and answer.” They definitely have compatible minds! And the rest is history....

I would have liked to see a little more about Kirk’s opinions on having a family and begetting children, the focus here is squarely on Spock’s reactions to those issues. And the whole thing about Spock singing.... I have five of Leonard Nimoy’s record albums, bought when I was a teenager and totally insane, and I could definitely hear Spock singing. Not sure it would lure me to his door, though! But Kay Wells has a trick of writing stories that capture the reader with imaginative details, and Siren Song definitely falls into that category. I enjoyed it.