The Procrustean Petard

   

SummaryEdit

The genders of the Enterprise crew are reversed.

ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Adams • Ann Aronsen • Laura Breen • Christine Chapel • Brad Collins • Kang • James T. Kirk • Komack • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Tregarth • Nyota Uhura

Referenced only 

The Companion • Devil • God • Mara • Pete • Procrustes • Sarek

Starships and vehiclesEdit

bicycle • USS Enterprise • Kang's battlecruiser • shuttlecraft

LocationsEdit

Hell • Mecca • Starbase 11

Races and culturesEdit

Horta • Human (Greek • Oriental) • Klingon • Organian • Procrustean • Rigellian • Romulan • Vulcan

States and organizationsEdit

Klingon Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets

Other referencesEdit

angel • bishop • brandy • cake • chess • cloaking device • communicator • credit chit • dim-light glasses • disruptor • DNA • dove • eagle • fly • hawk • petard • phaser • Procrustean Bed • queen • RNA • robot • rook • Saurian brandy • silver • Siren • snarth • tiger • tunic • YY chromosome effect

ChronologyEdit

AppendicesEdit

InformationEdit

• This short story reveals that the sexes are far from equal in Starfleet, and discussion of the topic is discouraged. Females rarely achieve the rank of Captain and, upon reaching this rank, are posted to a 'safe' desk job.
• Prior to this story, Mara left Kang and became a "peace-monger".
• The device on this planet reversed the sexes of crews, but selected the strongest of them to undergo the "YY chromosome effect". XYY syndrome appears to be the condition referenced in this story, but has none of the hyper-aggressive side-effects Spock and Kang experienced.
• When they meet in a bar, Kang and Kirk (female) decide to accept their condition and "go back to his place". They later lament that Spock's arrival interrupts this action.
• The all male Klingon crew becomes quiet and shy once turned female.
• The conversion to female has a noticeable effect on James T. Kirk's ability to pilot a shuttle and his emotional fortitude.

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