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Star Wars / Star Trek: Voyager (PG-13)
Title: Star Voyager by Iejasu and Miklinar
Pairing: Gen, with hints of Vader/OC
Length: 42,000 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
miklinar
Author Website: Bast Castle
Why this must be read:
Unlike many other fandoms, it is very difficult to find a good crossover for Star Wars. There are excellent crossovers for Highlander, Buffy, and Stargate aplenty, but not so with Star Wars. Indeed, such fandoms practically invite and create opportunities for crossovers. The very fact that Star Wars occurred "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . ." impedes crossover potential. Of those that exist, I have found but two or three good ones.
The one fandom Star Wars is consistently crossed with is Star Trek, but the stories are rarely any good. Such crossovers have been done to death, mostly with the idea of pitting the two types of technology (and the two fandoms) against each other. This is not one of those stories.
The crossover story I am recommending this month stars Darth Vader, naturally. In this story, Vader survives the second Death Star, but ends up on a different shuttle from his son. The blast of the Death Star exploding creates a wormhole, sending him far into a different galaxy and possibly into the future or even an alternate universe. Who finds the severely injured Vader but the Federation Starship Voyager, which is stranded and alone in the Delta Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy?
On Voyager, Vader finds himself mostly among other humans, but he thinks, acts, and reacts very differently from them. Janeway and crew do not know what to do with him. Vader is stuck with them, and they with him. He must learn to work with people again, not just order them around. What is more, there may be a force on board the ship seeking his destruction.
I find the portrayal of Vader in the story to be very interesting. The authors seem to think that his deathbed return to the light at the end of Return of the Jedi was not all that it purported to be, and so Vader is not as changed as we may think. He gradually changes over the course of the story, and the reader gets a sense that this is just the beginning of his journey.
* * *
Vader felt Janeway's approach even before she entered the detention area. The Dark Lord decided to stay seated -- he would seem less menacing. He remembered the captain from their brief encounter in sickbay. Her presence permeated the ship, as if it were an extension of herself. Obviously not the submissive type -- not even to an admiral.
"Mr. Paris said you wanted to see me."
"Indeed, Captain." He hesitated... apologies were alien to him, but... "My first estimation of the situation was wrong. I apologize for my behavior."
Her answer was a curt nod and a thin smile, making him feel even more awkward.
"I wish to leave this cell, of course. And find a way back to my home." After talking with Paris, Vader had hopes that sympathy would create common ground between himself and the captain.
Her posture changed when he mentioned 'home' -- she lost some of her military stiffness and projected more of a mother's strength. And she was facing him -- either very brave or very foolish. A thin smile slid onto his face... Or he was so far from home she saw nothing to fear in him. His smile faltered.
"You are a very dangerous man, 'Admiral Skywalker.' " Janeway waited for the prisoner to correct her. "I have no intentions of endangering my ship and crew. But perhaps you can earn our trust."
Captain Janeway saw the prisoner stiffen, then relax. "Surprised, Admiral?"
Vader ignored the question. "I am willing to cooperate, Captain," he rumbled. "What do you have in mind?"
"Mr. Paris seems to think you know some engineering. Main engines, or support systems?" The large man's shoulders relaxed more, shedding even more tension. Had he thought she would have him scrubbing bulkheads, in his damaged condition? She added, "Admiral?"
He sighed deeply, "Just call me Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker."
Star Voyager
Pairing: Gen, with hints of Vader/OC
Length: 42,000 words
Author on LJ:
miklinarAuthor Website: Bast Castle
Why this must be read:
Unlike many other fandoms, it is very difficult to find a good crossover for Star Wars. There are excellent crossovers for Highlander, Buffy, and Stargate aplenty, but not so with Star Wars. Indeed, such fandoms practically invite and create opportunities for crossovers. The very fact that Star Wars occurred "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . ." impedes crossover potential. Of those that exist, I have found but two or three good ones.
The one fandom Star Wars is consistently crossed with is Star Trek, but the stories are rarely any good. Such crossovers have been done to death, mostly with the idea of pitting the two types of technology (and the two fandoms) against each other. This is not one of those stories.
The crossover story I am recommending this month stars Darth Vader, naturally. In this story, Vader survives the second Death Star, but ends up on a different shuttle from his son. The blast of the Death Star exploding creates a wormhole, sending him far into a different galaxy and possibly into the future or even an alternate universe. Who finds the severely injured Vader but the Federation Starship Voyager, which is stranded and alone in the Delta Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy?
On Voyager, Vader finds himself mostly among other humans, but he thinks, acts, and reacts very differently from them. Janeway and crew do not know what to do with him. Vader is stuck with them, and they with him. He must learn to work with people again, not just order them around. What is more, there may be a force on board the ship seeking his destruction.
I find the portrayal of Vader in the story to be very interesting. The authors seem to think that his deathbed return to the light at the end of Return of the Jedi was not all that it purported to be, and so Vader is not as changed as we may think. He gradually changes over the course of the story, and the reader gets a sense that this is just the beginning of his journey.
* * *
Vader felt Janeway's approach even before she entered the detention area. The Dark Lord decided to stay seated -- he would seem less menacing. He remembered the captain from their brief encounter in sickbay. Her presence permeated the ship, as if it were an extension of herself. Obviously not the submissive type -- not even to an admiral.
"Mr. Paris said you wanted to see me."
"Indeed, Captain." He hesitated... apologies were alien to him, but... "My first estimation of the situation was wrong. I apologize for my behavior."
Her answer was a curt nod and a thin smile, making him feel even more awkward.
"I wish to leave this cell, of course. And find a way back to my home." After talking with Paris, Vader had hopes that sympathy would create common ground between himself and the captain.
Her posture changed when he mentioned 'home' -- she lost some of her military stiffness and projected more of a mother's strength. And she was facing him -- either very brave or very foolish. A thin smile slid onto his face... Or he was so far from home she saw nothing to fear in him. His smile faltered.
"You are a very dangerous man, 'Admiral Skywalker.' " Janeway waited for the prisoner to correct her. "I have no intentions of endangering my ship and crew. But perhaps you can earn our trust."
Captain Janeway saw the prisoner stiffen, then relax. "Surprised, Admiral?"
Vader ignored the question. "I am willing to cooperate, Captain," he rumbled. "What do you have in mind?"
"Mr. Paris seems to think you know some engineering. Main engines, or support systems?" The large man's shoulders relaxed more, shedding even more tension. Had he thought she would have him scrubbing bulkheads, in his damaged condition? She added, "Admiral?"
He sighed deeply, "Just call me Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker."
Star Voyager
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