Hearts and Minds by lah_mrh (PG-13)

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Sorry I'm starting so late guys! I had a period of no internet :(  so I couldn't post anything. I will do my best to make up for that! Anyway, I'll be your driver for the Star Trek van this month! I will be reccing mainly slash from both the original series as well as the Reboot movie verse. So sit back and enjoy the ride!

Fandom: STAR TREK REBOOT
Pairing: Kirk Prime/Spock Prime, Kirk/Spock
Length: ~ 33,000 words
Author on LJ: lah_mrh 
Author Website: Lah_mrh's lj Profile
Why this must be read:

This fic is an interesting mix of both TOS and the Reboot 'verses-- and definitely one of my favorites. The Enterprise comes across a Nexus and attempts to rescue a ship caught in it...and manages to rescue someone else as well.  As anyone who has been around the fandom lately can attest to, Reboot Spock and Kirk have a very different relation then TOS Kirk and Spock do.   When the Reboot verse is faced with this different relationship...it causes a bit of a change in theirs as well.

“Do you two know each other?” Kirk asks with evident interest.

 Before Spock can answer, Jim holds out his hand with a grin. “Captain James T. Kirk; pleased to meet you.”

 Kirk stares for a moment. “Funny - that was going to be my line.”

 “This is the James Kirk from my reality,” Spock tells him.

 Kirk blinks. “Okay; this is going to be tough to explain to Starfleet….”

 “I was under the impression that the James Kirk of your reality was dead,” the younger Spock cuts in.

 So was I.

 What, you’re the only one who gets to come back from the dead?

 Spock shoots Jim a look and then turns to address his counterpart. “I believed he was. He was trapped in the Nexus many years ago. In our reality, he left to assist in a rescue operation, but an echo was apparently left inside. And when your transporters beamed out the crew of that ship, Jim was brought with them.”

 The younger Spock raises an eyebrow. “Fascinating.”

 Spock feels a wave of amusement through the bond. He’s definitely you.

 Kirk looks between Jim and Spock a few times and then sighs. “Is anyone else from your universe going to stop by? Because no offense to Bones, but one of him is enough.”

Hearts and Minds