#1 (1997)     #2 (1998)     #3 (1999)     #4 (1/00)     #5 (7/00)     #6 (10/00)     #7 (6/01)    
#8 (1/02)     #9(6/02)       #10 (6/02)

"If Only" (p. 6-15) / Mary Rottler & Lynn Syck

Spock & Picard visit McCoy after Kirk is killed; Spock to persuade the doctor to come to Vulcan, where Kirk’s katra will be installed “in a rock” until they are ready to join him.

"Fun!" (p. 16-20) / Teresa L. Conaway

After Rurapente, Uhura tries to persuade McCoy to sign on as Sulu’s CMO

"Cultural Conditioning" (p. 21-53) / Joanne K. Seward

Blonde, vulnerable Vulcan T’Risa comes aboard and inadvertently bonds with Kirk.

* "Shadows Over Deneva" (p. 54-70) / Leigh Hall

McCoy & Spock come to terms with Spock’s blinding in "Operation: Annihilate."

"Music of the Night" (p. 71-93) / Ann Zewen

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.1]

Uhura is trapped in a musical & mental fugue, and rescued by Spock with the help of tone-deaf Kirk.

* "Prisoners" (p. 94-125 ) / Donna S. Frelick

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Hiatus]

McCoy finds and loses Natira again, in a set-up glossed over by the Fleet, and finally resigns.

"The Medal" (p. 5-10) / D. G. Littleford

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Beginnings]

Spock and Sarek at odds over an act of violence that earned Spock a medal of valor.

"First Class" (p. 12-29) / Caroline R. Kummer

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.4]

A cadet exercise goes awry on account of Orions. A young pair are re-playing Kirk & Spock.

* "Out on a Limb" (p. 30-45) / Leigh Hall

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.2]

McCoy, Spock & Sulu encounter a determinedly altruistic alien life form.

"The Face of the Enemy" (p. 46-62) / Caroline R. Kummer

Heading back after stealing the cloaking device, the Commander manages to capture Spock on another Romulan vessel.

* "The Kenederis Incident" (p. 64-88) / Jim Ausfahl

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.3]

The Keneds, their planet quarantined because of prior plague, are suddenly both afflicted with the plague themselves and suffering from violent attacks. Enterprise comes to the rescue. McCoy gets infected when a patient he’s about to autopsy revives, and Spock works with him to find a treatment. Unfortunately, the treatment that works on McCoy leaves the Keneds brain-dead, whether their infections are mild or severe. It turns out that the Keneds are actually a bacterial creature themselves, inhabiting a variety of species on the planet, accounting for their planet’s multiple sentient species who all consider themselves Kened. The plague is from a similar creature that has taken up residence.

"The Test of Forever" (p. 89-105) / Donna S. Frelick

Aftermath of City on the Edge... requiring a return trip.

"For the First Time in My Life" (p. 106-152) / Mary Rottler & Bonnie Berryman

Kirk accompanies Spock to a scientific conference for R&R.

Poetry: Heidi Manzone: Sarek’s Thoughts; The Beckoning Stars

* "The Red Shirt" (p. 6-9) / Ann Zewen

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.1]

Kirk attends a dying security guard

* "The Emancipator of Trill" (p. 10-41) / D. G. Littleford

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.3]

Diplomatic and personal troubles ensue when a Trill ambassador, possibly inside a coerced host, views Kirk as her entertainment.

"James Kirk: Don Juan, Mata Hari or Dobie Gillis?" (p. 42-45) / Donna S. Frelick

Analysis of Kirk’s romances, with the conclusion that he should remain a Don Juan; real love is too dangerous for all concerned.

"Winter Hunt" (p. 46-68 ) / Crystal Perry

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.4]

On a skiing vacation, Kirk is kidnapped, with ensuing escape and ordeal as his captors pursue

"After Platonius" (p. 69-83) / Sharron Powell

McCoy forces the couples tortured in "Plato's Stepchildren" to confront one another.

"Dead To Me" (p. 84-86) / Rob Morris

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: The Adventures Continue v.1]

Scott, in the TNG era, confronts a relation still holding him responsible for Peter Preston’s death.

** "The Ride of the Valkyries" (p. 87-116) / Nicole Comtet

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.3]

Uhura and Spock, on leave after a night at the opera, take on a young gang of motorcycle riders, including the son of a local dignitary

"Something to Remind You" (p. 7-22) / Deborah A. Bailey

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.1]

Thoughts of music send Uhura into odd panic attack after the Nomad incident; Spock assists in her recovery.

"A Bird in the Hand, A Bird in the Bush" (p. 23-28 ) / Joanne K. Seward

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Third Mission v.1]

Starfleet asks Kirk to teach a seminar on the Prime Directive to the dismay of McCoy & Spock - and finds a fitting metaphor in fledgling cardinals.

"Whales Weep Not" (p. 29-41) / Diane Bellomo

Gillian Taylor attempts to adjust to the 23rd century, and a couple of crushes.

"The Way Back" (p. 42-46) / Rob Morris

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: The Adventures Continue v.1]

Sulu attempts to salvage Chakotay’s career.

"Intruder" (p. 47-77) / Jim Ausfahl

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Third Mission v.1]

post-STV; crew encounters mothership apparently engaged in biological warfare; McCoy eventually concludes that it is restocking life forms for preservation purposes - its “battle” is to seed the universe with life

"Home Sweet Home" (p. 78-96) / Nicole Comtet

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Beginnings]

The Enterprise has recovered an old Vulcan probe; Vulcan demands its return, and Spock has an unsatisfactory return to Vulcan and equally unsatisfactory encounter with Dad. This premise of a racist elite in control on Vulcan, which turns up quite often, doesn’t seem to fit to me... but then, I’ve never been able to reconcile Vulcan logic with Vulcan hoo-ha.

** "Last Picked" (p. 97-110) / Pat Detmer

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.1]

Nice romp for McCoy, getting to be the hero when the trio try to rescue a protestor and Kirk & Spock wind up wrapped in glass silk by a big icky predator, and put into storage as dinner for the kids. Favorite line is Spock's: “Thank you for saving my sorry skinny green Vulcan butt.”

"The Viewing" (p. 111) / Rob Morris

Vignette of old Admiral McCoy welcoming Jim's corpse home, 80 years late for his own funeral.

** "The Wreck of the Aurora Borealis" (P. 6-30) / Pat Detmer

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.2]

Enterprise is assigned to guard a wreck full of gold dust, and ends up facing an angry cat, Orion raiders, and a large, amorphous, hungry space entity with a taste for gold. Creative, fun, and well-executed.

* "Paragraph 17" (p. 31-37) / Anna Perotti

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.2]

In a first contact encounter, things go nicely with Kirk wining and dining the Beta Reticulan head of state until he discovers that though the people are startlingly human-like, their secondary sexual characteristics are reversed on that planet. Cute.

** "The Lesson" (p. 38-56 ) / Pat Detmer

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.2]

Starfleet sends desk-jockey Jude Osborne to figure out what makes Kirk’s command crew tick so well; she finds out with a vengeance, on the bridge in the middle of a battle. Superbly written. Starts in battle, backtracks around in time to show vignettes of an unfortunate incident with a Vulcan roommate, shows the crew in normal mode and then in crisis. Nice touch is everyone’s immediate reaction “Intruder! Who? Ah... Jude”

* "Spider’s Lair" (p. 57-92) / Randall Landers

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Beginnings]

Evil “Q’xl%” (pronounced Kicksulpop) shows up every 30 years to slurp up 5 insignificant lives. It happens to take them from a landing party of the Shenandoah, commanded by Kirk and his second Gary Mitchell, with Sulu present. It is unaffected by laser weapons. Sulu is sent back 30 years later to try again. A nice touch here is that we don’t know if Sulu has managed or not - he does lose his 5 crew, though. Interesting contrasts of Sulu’s command crew and Kirk’s - Sulu’s does not come together like that of Enterprise.

* "Comeuppance" (p. 92-109) / Pat Detmer

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.2]

Humor columnist Rose Osborne, who has been having fun with the E-crew for some time, comes aboard. She loses her sense of humor after she accidentally encounters what’s left of Yeoman Leslie Thompson after the Kelvans crystallized and crunched her, and becomes obsessed with understanding the girl and why she was on that mission. Charming. A bit trite having her finally understand by throwing herself in harm’s way for Kirk, but all in all excellent.

"Duties and Responsibilities" (p. 110-112) / Randall Landers

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Chekov's Enterprise]

Chekov family vignette - his uncle berating him for not coming back for his father’s funeral.

* "After Paradise" (p.4-15) / Caroline R. Kummer

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.3]

Kirk discovers that Spock has been working himself to death during the asteroid chase from “Paradise Syndrome” and teaches him a lesson about trusting his crew.

* "A Form of Release" (p. 16-29) / Rob Morris

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Third Mission v.1]

Peter Kirk, on Tantalus Rehab colony after the events of The Dianasian Gift, is interrogated by an unseen counselor with regard to his possible parole, and is reluctant to defend himself, but slowly reveals aspects of his relationship with his uncle Jim Kirk - who, of course, turns out to be the interrogator.

** "The Ambassador’s Taxi" (p. 30-53 ) / Jim Ausfahl

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.3]

Points for new lifeforms. The dreaded ambassador turns out to be Hoorash, a tree-like silicate life form requiring high temperatures. Spock & McCoy visit him in his “pup tent” in the shuttle bay, inside little egg carts. Duties finished, Hoorash is anxious to get home to Suzr before his deathly-ill and dearest lifemate dies. So, the E cuts across Klingon space. Hoorash has to rescue them by stealing dilithium crystals from the Klingon ship, but is injured in the process. McCoy manages to save him by transfusing a solder alloy Scotty rigs up. When they reach Suzr, he does the same for Hrashass, buying her years of life.

* "Banshee!" (p. 54-61) / Mary R. Schuttler

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.2]

Nicely written but silly premise - a banshee haunting sickbay, almost killing Kirk until his link to Spock calls him in to the rescue - leaving Kirk knowing that he will die when he is alone.

** "A Serpent in Eden" (p. 62-116) / Jim Ausfahl

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Second Mission v.2]

Though I couldn’t follow the set-up for this little Chekov whodunit, it was delightfully written with a plausible new civilization. Chekov goes undercover as Socath, a Seeker in a rigid (pre-contact) caste society, trying to figure out what has become of a vanished starbase. He is only allowed to speak in questions, which is one of the finest points of the story. He is immediately nabbed to be on a jury in a murder incident and turns detective. Evidence points to Romulan involvement - all such evidence is hushed up by Jonax, their jury’s Holder of Hidden Knowledge. I didn’t quite follow the resolution - the Holder evidently decides the time has come to reveal his Hidden Knowledge - the existence of other planets and peoples - because some kind of danger of paradox is now past.

"The Unexplained" (p. 117-125) / Mary R. Schuttler

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: First Mission v.3]

A Halloween story; Kirk recounts a nasty episode from his childhood in which he, Sam, Gary Mitchell, and the unfortunate Petey play with a Ouija board in a haunted house and Petey ends up bludgeoned by an psychopath’s spirit.

* "Light Speed in an 85 mph Zone" (p. 126-128) / D. G. Littleford

[Reprinted in: Orion Archives 2001: Beginnings]

Nice little vignette - young Kirk is celebrating his admission to SF Academy by getting another traffic ticket, forcing the long-suffering cop to admit he’ll miss him.

* "Conversion" (p.4-9) / Pat Detmer

Events of "The Naked Time" from the pov of Pat's gruff Italian redshirt Sotello, in which he is nearly skewered by Sulu, and comes to terms with his nerd roommate. Delightful writing.

"Captain's Bars" (p.10-16) / Rick Endres

Kirk informs Sulu that his long-overdue promotion has come through - though not his ship of choice.

* "Dear Mom" (p.17-20) / Pat Detmer

Leslie Thompson's excited letter home, prior to the Kelvans turning her into a dodecahedron. Another of Pat's great, poignant shorts on the lives of crewfolk we saw briefly if at all.

"The Pearl" (p.21-57) / Jim Ausfahl

Scott is inexplicably found dead shortly after McCoy has given him a clean bill of health. McCoy and Spock join forces to determine that the death has been faked, and then to rescue both Scott and his kidnapper, a species inhabiting its planet's oceanic vents.

"My Gift" (p.58-60) / Pat Detmer

In his final seconds, heading for the engine room, Spock contemplates the reactions of those he will save because he is the only one who can.

"The Haunting" (p.61-70) / Mary R. Schuttler

During an engineering fire, Kirk has the area flooded with fire suppressant, only to find that ensign Karen Jenkins was left behind to smother, and that Cody denies having given the all-clear signal that Kirk is sure he heard. Kirk suffurs sundry visitations by Jenkins' ghost, but it is only toying with him - which it reveals by frightening Cody into confessing to panic.

* "Only So Much"(p.71-81) / Pat Detmer

Kirk goes ballistic when a crewman commits inexplicable suicide. McCoy takes the brunt, trying to force Kirk to accept that he can't control everything, can't keep everyone safe. The lesson is almost driven home when McCoy himself is drowning, trapped under a tree... but Kirk manages to pull off another miracle rescue and is back to himself, secure in his omnipotence. As always, excellent characterization, dialogue and relationship insights.

"Contempt of Council" (p.82-114) / "Selek"

Events of the Genesis Trilogy, as experienced by Sarek: Spock's death and the resultant strain on his parents' marriage; his attempt to retrieve the katra from Kirk; the discovery that Spock's body lives, and request for fal-tor-pan; his advocacy for the crew at their court-martial.

"Blood Oath" (p.115-116) / Rick Endres

Kor, Koloth, Kang and Curzon Dax take the oath against the Albino that will be fulfilled in Deep Space 9.

"Command Potential" (p.5-19) / Donna Frelick

Action tale. Commanding his first landing party on what should have been a routine shopping trip for thorium, Lieutenant Kirk instead finds himself rescuing a mining crew from Tellarite marauders.

"Too Great a Risk" (p.20-24) / Randall Landers & Rob Morris

Chekov, taking command of Enterprise-B, argues with Saavik over her elimination of Peter Kirk from the recommended crew roster, pointing out that by her criteria, both she and Chekov himself would be barred.

* "Reminiscing" (p.25-48) / Selek

As the aging Amanda recovers from a dangerous insect bite, Sarek reminisces over their courtship - a nicely written set of incidents in which Sarek winds up nearly drowning during a "walk on the beach" and then nearly dying from the resulting cold. Excellent characterization.

"Planet of the Killer Chickens" (p.49-54) / Jim Ausfahl

Security Chief Skorr (the avian) has to show Captain Chekov how to establish proper pecking order during Federation membership negotiations -- literally. Jim's usual good fun.

* "Chains of Command" (p.55-72) / Randall Landers

Action. Helmsman Demora Sulu questions Captain Chekov's direct order during battle. At the resulting court-martial, she accepts reduction to petty officer and removal from bridge rotation to shuttle pilot. Chekov has to tell Hikaru Sulu about it.

"Freefall" (p.73-82) / Randall Landers & Rob Morris

Just after picking Peter Kirk up for his new assignment to Enterprise, Demora Sulu suffers a seizure from a brain fluke and dies.

* "The Odd Couple" (p.83-91) / Rob Morris

Chekov assigns Peter to room with galactic reporter Willis, who was Demora's lover and is not taking her death well. Peter hates reporters, and in these delightfully written vignettes, Willis does nothing to endear himself. The two finally duke it out over Willis' jealousy of Peter's relationship with Demora.

"Sometimes a Cigar" (p.92-96) / Rob Morris

One unintended Freudian phrase leads to another in this little romp, centered around Saavik's review of Peter Kirk's work.

* "Phantoms" (p.97-98) / Rob Morris

Bittersweet vignette of Spock observing the new crew and seeing the old -- and seeking his own Kirk on Deck 15.

"Ashes" (p.99-100) / Randall Landers

Vignette. New rec-room manager Guinan caters to Hikaru Sulu's grief for his daughter.

"Helmsman" (p.3-11) / Rick Endres

After Gary Mitchell's death, Kirk boots Sulu into the Helm position.

"Certifiable" (p. 12-18) / Rob Morris

On Chekov's Enterprise, Security Chief Ch'terr attempts to improve redshirt safety with a refresher course on hand-to-hand combat... which devolves into a potato-chip party.

"Let Them Die" (p. 19-21) / Sean Corbett

Vignette. Kirk, on the way to Enterprise, is troubled by his own outburst to Spock of "Let them die."

"The Kid Down the Way" (p. 22-25) / Rob Morris

Sulu receives a condolence letter from Peter Kirk on Demora's death and determines to get to know him.

"Da Woid" (p. 26-42) / Pat Detmer

It's not McCoy's communicator that makes for new trouble on Iotia, it's an e-book containing a self-help book and the Bible. Kirk barely manages to rescue Spock by playing God and changing the illustration of Satan (to Harry Mudd).

"The Old Once Over" (p. 43-48) / Rob Morris

Captain Chekov has trouble accepting his ship's psychologist's personnel recommendations.

"The Unforgiving Minute" (p. 49-64) / Rob Morris

Post STVI, Peter Kirk has saved McCoy's wife Theresa by taking on four Klingons, and is comatose. Told first-person by McCoy as he discovers that Peter has also saved her before the attack, by taking her on sexually when her medication ran out. [I must have missed a dumb plot point here somewhere in the Theresa storyline... apparently she goes into a pon-farr-like rut periodically without medication. Ah, yes, Theresa the sex object and nothing but a sex object. Bleah.]

* "There Would Be Others" (p. 65-80) / Pat Detmer

Post-"Empath." McCoy and Spock have had a falling-out and Kirk has sent them -- just the two of them -- on a planetary survey to work it out. Spock is hit by a spear-trap and falls into a lake; McCoy gets him out but loses all their equipment and is left trying to care for a very ill Vulcan with no modern miracles. A small hunter alien who actually aspires to be a storyteller manages to overcome fear and poor communication to bring the pick-up shuttle to the pair. Pat's typical excellent dialog and aliens.

"Honesty" (p. 81-83) / Randall Landers

Chekov and Saavik accuse one another of improvising their reactions and statistics. Cute.

"Growing Up Together" (p. 84-87) / Rob Morris

Several short clips out of the lives of Chekov and Peter Kirk, all beginning with Chekov's query, "Are you all right?" and Peter's response, "No." Nicely done.

* "The Tale the Cap Told" (p. 88-100) / Pat Detmer

An unnerving take on the irresistable "put McCoy in the Civil War" theme. Kirk and Spock accompany McCoy to a Velsian antiques dealer to authenticate a Confederate cap that's been in his family for generations. McCoy makes the mistake of asking how the verification is done -- they look into the dealer's heart and McCoy and Spock find themselves in the war surgery. They are seeking McCoy's ancestor (who turns out to be a woman -- I'm skeptical, were there *any* female doctors in the Civil War?) when Spock is brought in, spilling green blood all over his Confederate uniform from a stomach wound, and they can't find their way back.

"Angel Face" (p. 101-115) / Rick Endres

Rick's typical sex-laden story - this one of Chekov reminiscing over his experience during "Naked Time" - which he spent with lusty Angela Moretti of Security.

"Angel" (p. 116-141) / Randall Landers & Rob Morris

A lonely immortal entity draws Saavik to it, taking on the image of David Marcus as an angel, and endangering the Enterprise in the process.

"Freedom from Fear" (p. 142-150) / Rob Morris

Uhura reviews incidents from a variety of episodes that continue to haunt her, in consultation with the ship's psychiatrist.

"I Never Said Goodbye" (p. 151-157) / Rick Endres

Spock performs the ceremony of returning Sarek's ashes to the garden to mingle with Amanda's, and feels their spirits in the form of silver-birds.

* "Trapped" (p. 3-19) / Pat Detmer

Spock and McCoy are trapped in a collapsed building after an earthquake. McCoy discovers that Spock has been hiding a mortal injury so that the rescuers will not attempt a dangerous beam-out that might kill McCoy as well. After a successful beam-out and reattachment of Spock's arm, they argue it out in Sickbay, Spock convincing McCoy that there was in fact no difference in his action on Mellak and McCoy's on Minara. Pat's usual marvelous, gripping telling and spot-on characterization.

"Another Such Victory" (p. 20-21) / Rob Morris

Vignette of Commodore Wesley's response and resignation following the M-5 experiments (Ultimate Computer).

"No Refuge" (p. 22-25) / Pat Detmer

Uhura suffers through the grief - and Amazing Grace - of Spock's funeral ceremony.

"Parallel Lives" (p. 26-32) / Rob Morris

Peter Kirk / Saavik romance. Peter reveals to Saavik (his new love) his past love for and adultery with the dead Teresa (McCoy), along with his use of her friend Calita to gain distance from Teresa.

*"The Float" (p. 33-37) / Pat Detmer

The "Tholian Web" from Kirk's pov as he floats in his own dimension.

"The Trainer" (p.38-67) / Jim Ausfahl

Post-STV. Kirk & Co. agree to help test a virtual-reality training program only to find that the creator's teenage son has turned it into video game in which they have each been transformed into a superhero - Spock is a gargoyle stone man, Uhura a giant warrior, McCoy the Grim Reaper, Chekov a flying harpy, and Kirk a giant pet. (Sulu & Scott are away). A nice gambol with Jim's usual talent for new worlds & creatures.

"Good Luck Charm" (p.68-69) / Paul Starkey

Kirk and Spock browbeat McCoy into housing a stuffed lizard in Sickbay as a good-luck charm for a visiting ambassador who refuses to undergo surgery without it.

"The Logical Choice" (p.70-73) / Elise

Skon sends Sarek a list of prospective brides.

"Sarek's Fletter" (p.74-88) / Selek

With Amanda's flitter out of order, Kirk and Spock take Sarek's prized flitter out for a an errand, which Kirk turns into a joyride - which leads to a family anecdote about Sarek having broken a few rules when testing the machine as a young man.

"Robbie" (p. 89-105) / Rob Morris

Events around the death of Demora and arrival of Peter Kirk, from pov of Roberta Vasquez, Science Officer on the new Enterprise under Captain Chekov, and her assistand Natalie Buchanan.

"A Family Holiday Surprise" (p.106-144) / Selek, Saidicam & T'Lea

Spock, Sarek & Amanda spend Christmas with Amanda's parents. Actually a pretty cute story, though a bit disturbing that the authors seem to want to turn the Vulcans into humans in order to relate to them - and that they assume that Christian holidays are universal on Terra in the 23rd century.

"With Thee" (p. 145-147) / Rob Morris

Peter Kirk and Spock agonize over a condolence message to McCoy after the deaths of Teresa and his sons.

* "Encounter at Deneb" (p. 147-151) / Lord Garth

Romp. Encounter at Farpoint with our guys in the dock; they flummox Q handily.

"It Isn't Logical" (p.152-160) / Elise

Sarek informs Amanda that he has chosen a bride - but neglects to mention that it is her.

"Letter To an Absent Son" (p.161-162) / Joanne K. Seward

Vignette' Amanda's letter to Spock fretting over Sarek before the Babel conference.

"Contact" (p.163-184) / Jim Ausfahl

A Jesuit priest creates conflict aboard the Enterprise, but redeems himself in dealing with hungry insectoid aliens eyeing Kirk and McCoy as dinner.

"Crowded Theater" (p. 185-187) / Rob Morris

Kirk is disturbed by his Security men's ready acquiescence to Janet Lester's outrageous demands while in his body; Chekov's responses to his inquiries encourage him to move Chekov to Security to remedy matters.