A very different take and captures the JTK 2009 very well

I just re-read and was reminded how awesome this story is. It was one of the first I read and inspired me to start writing again, non surprisingly for this fandom. So thanks for that.

This. THIS is what I want to see in XII. All this palaver with 80-page-treatments-that-are-not-scripts-yet could be so easily solved if they would just get you to adapt "War Games". I would pay money/blood/my first-born child to see this on screen.

This is superlative writing. I'm going to shut up now before I embarrass myself with excessive application of squee, but I freaking LOVE your work.

I love you so freaking much I can't express it in words.

Lurve and smooches, you beautiful creature.

Wow!!  This is a great story, a true labour of love.  Such a lovely detailed bit of worldbuilding, which is a great favourite of mine, as is the political stuff, done here with an exquisite balance between cynicism and hope.  An exercise in the honest portrayal of c'thia -- and btw, kudos for the Duane-related bits, I personally follow about 90% of her Trek-world as me own fanon, so this was right up my alley.

It reads like maybe there are other, previous stories I haven't seen, but there's plenty of exposition without being excessive; it was easy to pick up what I'd missed and figure out what was happening.

I hope to perhaps see a future story in this timeline -- I really wonder what will happen next as far as the colony's decisions, and why, if he approved the new rules, did Sarek then help our boys?  Curious, involved, and wondering what happens next -- these signs tell me this was very well done!!

I absolutely ADORE the way you write the Kirk character! I have to say, that in all the many wonderful K/S stories I've read, I think your Jim is one of the best.

I love "You'll Get There..." and this story so much, and I wish you'd write another long, juicy one in this universe, as I'm SURE you have no RL commitments and nothing better to do! ;o)

Thanks for posting!

I really enjoyed this story. I must confess to a couple of things: 1) when I first read the summary I thought it was going to turn out to be Kirk who said that, not Pike; and 2) I believed that Jim really did want to be with Spock Prime and not Spock and I was bummed out about it, preparing myself for an angsty ending. That being said I will reiterate that I enjoyed the story and I am glad you chose to post it. I like how Spock and McCoy went behind Jim's back to save him and then how everything felt like it was going to work out in the end.

Sit back my dear, as I'm about to stroke your ego ao good, you might get weak kneed.

1. Your one liners are the best I have ever read. I laughed so hard I woke my husband up at 2:30 in the morning. I think my favorite is when Kirk tells Spock he's being so illogical that other Vulcans are probably trying to de-species him.

2. The plot was phenomenal. It didn't start like anything I have ever read before. It was one of those stories that you have go back and reread immediately read because: a) you can't believe it's over and b) you want to go back and bask in all the subtleties you might have missed the first time around. Your explanation for the cause of his sickness and the Kobayashi Maru was so good I was like, damn, how do they think of such genius?

3. Like previous reviewers have said, you've ruined me. Nothing will probably be as good as this story. I hope you continue writing because I'm totally in love with your style.

I can’t even begin to say how freaking awesome this story is! I’m in awe. The first couple jumps in time had me confused at first, but once I caught on, I was so intrigued by each event happening that I didn’t know which I wanted to read more of. I think what I liked best was the characterization of both Spock and Kirk. It wasn’t just another Pon Farr story, it was a character study with a slow building progression. You nailed Spock and Kirk’s characters perfectly. In other fictions I’ve read, usually only one of the characters is accurate. Authors throw in a few choice words like “illogical” and “fascinating” and think that Spock will suddenly seem believable no matter what else they have him say or do. I was further impressed with the fact that you kept Spock in character even under the duress of Pon Farr. Even the most stoic and emotionally stifled versions of Spock have fallen apart into mushy, expressive Spock’s that repeatedly whisper “T’hyla.” Your characterization of Kirk is the best I’ve read anywhere. Maybe it was his dialogue, or perhaps that you didn’t try to insert emotions he never had in the movie… it was great.

I am afraid that I am ruined for other fanfictions. This fanfiction will be the standard by which I set all others, and they will undoubtedly fall short. The plot was engaging and the progression of their friendship was exactly what I was hoping to find. And all that progression led to one of the most sexually tense/charged moments... the tension is always half the fun. I’m depressed that I’ve finished reading it. Thank you for sharing!

well that was simply wonderful, I could not wait to reach the ending, and when I got there felt sad it was over. You are a brilliant writer and your portrayal of both Kirk and Spock was perfect. Hope you keep writing more KS, especially first time stories, my favourites ;)