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Title: Beyond the Last Dance
Author: Meri
Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: The Original Series
Genre: Drama, Family, First Time, Future Fic / Post-Canon, Romance, Slash
Relationship(s): Leonard McCoy/ Christopher Pike, James T. Kirk/Spock
Content Rating: NC-17
Warnings: *No Mandatory Warnings Apply, Canon level-violence, Attempted kidnapping of adults and children, Discussions of child trafficking but no explicit violence against anyone.
Author Note: Note 1: I believe canon is a suggestion, not a rule. This story is an alternate universe. Note 2: Given how close Spock is to Chris Pike in Discovery and Strange New Worlds, I can’t believe that Spock wouldn’t do everything he could before the accident to help or save him, especially knowing what he does about Pike’s sacrifice.
Beta: Thanks to my beta: Regan_V! Also used were Grammarly and Text Aloud.
Word Count: 78,000
Summary: Dr. McCoy and Captain Pike spent one extraordinary night together. The following day, McCoy saved Pike’s life after a baffle plate ruptured during a cadet inspection tour. After that, neither can forget the night they spent together. Eighteen months later, Admiral Pike boards the Enterprise for a diplomatic mission to Xahea to help secure the planet’s entry into the Federation. When Pike and McCoy meet again, their response to each other surprises them both (and everyone else as well).
Artist: Saydria Wolfe
Artist Appreciation: Many, many thanks to my Artist Saydria Wolfe, they did an amazing job on the art for this story.
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