16 Works by RKelly
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During a twenty-four hour layover at Starbase Twelve, James Kirk takes one night away from the Enterprise.
One night. One true memory.
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Kirk accepts terms designed to secure the safety of his officers. What follows not only threatens his endurance but leads him to re-examine choices made, while testing the limits of command, loyalty, and the promises made between enemies.
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With tensions rising along a disputed border, the Enterprise is driven hard across the quadrant on urgent relief missions under sealed Starfleet orders. Kirk bears the strain of command alone as the ship races to save threatened colonies.
When an evacuation goes wrong, the cost of secrecy reaches beyond the captain.
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Missing one of their key supports, the Enterprise crew comes under increasing strain in a sensitive region of space — until someone finally breaks.
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For Leonard McCoy, the ship has always been complicated. For Jim Kirk, command has always required distance. And for Joanna McCoy, belonging aboard the Enterprise on a temporary secondment means seeing both men more clearly than either of them anticipated — and testing a friendship already carrying more weight than anyone admits.
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Two years into his command of the Enterprise, James Kirk returns home to the family farm for Thanksgiving after a seven-year absence. The brief, emotionally charged visit, seen through the prism of family, ignites old wounds and forces Kirk to confront the cost of command.
Note: This story is a sequel to the companion piece: "Shore Leave." Both works can be read separately.
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With the Enterprise in spacedock, Captain James T. Kirk takes advantage of a rare stretch of shore leave and convinces Spock and McCoy to trade starships for sleeping bags, heading into Yosemite National Park for a few days of hiking, camping, and questionable decision-making.
What begins as a much-needed break from duty becomes a reminder that even on leave, risk has a way of finding him—and that some bonds are stronger than gravity, granite, or common sense.
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Inspired by the heartfelt camping scene at the opening of Star Trek V: The Final FrontierNote: This story is a prequel to the companion piece: "Home for the Holidays." Both works can be read separately.
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Captain Kirk is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at a high-level Federation conference.
When an diagnosed medical condition brings him down hard under the glare of a thousand eyes, the Enterprise command team is sent scrambling.
McCoy fights to stabilize him, Spock is shaken, and the Federation is powerless to help.
In the end they learn enemies can become allies, and the greatest threat isn’t always an alien fleet. -
Sacrifice: A Different Choice by RKelly
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series (TV), Star Trek
31 May 2026
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Trapped between two worlds and swept into events beyond his control, Kirk learns that the sacrifice may be too great a price.
Beneath the amber skies of Sector One a chain of events unfolds that will lead to consequences no one could have foreseen.
Author's Note: Sacrifice and Sacrifice: A Different Choice split into two divergent versions, both originating from the same central premise. Each story can be read independently.
This version follows the original resolution l envisaged before the first version expanded in a different direction. The first version remains valid and will be finished separately.
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Missing scenes after Kirk collapses outside his quarters in Star Trek: The Original Series episode: Journey to Babel.
10/09/26 To be continued.
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Trapped between two worlds and swept into events beyond his control, Kirk learns that the sacrifice may be too great a price.
Beneath the amber skies of Sector One, a desperate search begins—one that will lead to consequences no one could have foreseen.
Author's Note: Sacrifice and Sacrifice: A Different Choice split into two divergent versions, both originating from the same central premise. Each story can be read independently.
This is the expanded version, following the storyline that developed once Spock and McCoy became more directly involved. It remains valid and will be finished separately.
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The trio on horseback — what could possibly go wrong?
An easy ride based on Star Trek: The Original Series.
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A routine diplomatic mission goes catastrophically wrong when Captain Kirk is accused of an unprovoked attack and taken into Klingon custody on a neutral world.
Held aboard a Klingon battlecruiser under lawful detention, Kirk is subjected to sustained psychological pressure intended to extract strategic information. Cut off from his crew and stripped of agency, he’s left to endure while events unfold beyond his reach.
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In 1805, Captain James T. Kirk commands HMS Enterprise, a seventy-four-gun ship of the line, hunting a French raider preying on British supply ships along the Portuguese coast. After a fierce engagement, Enterprise limps for home through rising seas, where the struggle to save both ship and captain forces an unlikely alliance — and reveals an unexpected legacy.
A British Royal Navy AU inspired by Star Trek: The Original Series.
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The Price of Prosperity by RKelly
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series (TV), Star Trek
15 Jan 2026
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When the Enterprise visits a prosperous world offering high-grade dilithium, Captain Kirk insists on seeing the source for himself. What he finds beneath the surface is not inefficiency or danger—but a system built on erasure.
Exposure has consequences. Prosperity has a price.
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A simple little story and alternative take on Star Trek: The Original Series episode: The Cloud Minders. -
The Final Frontier by RKelly
Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series (Movies)
12 Jan 2026
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On the night before the launch of the Enterprise B, Admiral James T. Kirk lies awake reflecting on command, legacy, and the long line of captains who came before him.
A quiet character study of a man who's done his time — and doesn’t know how close he is to losing everything.Includes an epilogue offering an alternative to Star Trek: Generations, (as if we all didn't want one).