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1. The Price of Prosperity by RKelly

   Fandoms: Star Trek: The Original Series (TV), Star Trek  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Other
   • Complete Work

   15 Jan 2026

   Tags

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   • James T. Kirk & Leonard "Bones" McCoy & Spock
   • Crew of the Starship Enterprise & James T. Kirk
   • James T. Kirk
   • Leonard "Bones" McCoy
   • Spock (Star Trek)
   • Nyota Uhura
   • Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
   • Episode: s03e19 The Cloud Minders (Star Trek: The Original Series)
   • POV James T. Kirk
   • Action/Adventure
   • James T. Kirk Whump
   • Medical Trauma
   • Prime Directive (Star Trek)
   • Abuse
   • Serious
   • Politics
   • Original Character(s)

   Summary

   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.
   —
   A simple little story and alternative take on Star Trek: The Original Series episode: The Cloud Minders.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   18,350

   Chapters:

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