Summary[]
Rodent, a homeless man living on the streets of New York, briefly meets Kirk and Spock at Edith Keeler's mission. The next day, he finds a girl lost in the street and takes her to a police officer, who reunites her with her mother. That night, he encounters McCoy newly arrived in the time period and accidentally kills himself with McCoy's phaser. With Edith's death not long after, the only person who notices he has disappeared is the young girl.
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- James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Rodent • Spock
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- Edith Keeler
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- This story was the Grand Prize winner in Strange New Worlds V.
- This story expands on the life and background of the New York City bum accidentally killed by McCoy's phaser in this episode.
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| published order | ||
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| Previous story: First story |
Strange New Worlds V | Next story: The Trouble with Borg Tribbles |
| Previous story: One Giant Leap Gateways : What Lay Beyond |
TOS short stories | Next story: The Trouble with Borg Tribbles Strange New Worlds V |
| Previous story: The Ones Left Behind Strange New Worlds III |
Stories by: Mary Scott-Wiecek |
Next story: Widow's Walk Strange New Worlds VI |
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| Previous adventure: Remembering the Future Sections 2 - 7 Strange New Worlds 9 |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor Strange New Worlds IV |
| Previous adventure: Remembering the Future Sections 2 - 7 Strange New Worlds 9 |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Provenance of Shadows Timeline 2: Chapters 12 & 13, section 1 Convergence |