A story in the ongoing Star Trek: Beyond series. After a brush with death, Spock seems changed, and his inexplicable behavior challenges both him and his family.

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It's Paul and Seven's first New Year's and, after the disaster that occured in meeting his family (in Loss and Warmth), Paul is desperate to make up for it. What he ends up doing could potentially make things worse ... or better.

(Spoilers for Star Trek Chronicles: Book III.)

It's late October at Plum Creek, and Spock and his teenage son James disagree about school. When family and friends gather, the fallout from a Halloween prank inspires young James to hit the books. 

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Hard feelings between Spock's son and Kirk's ward lead to a high country adventure in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. 

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There are three tests every cadet dreads: The Kobayashi Maru, the "face your fears" psych test, and the survival test.  The first one demoralizes you, the second one scares you, and the third one tries to kill you.  Make it through all three, and interstellar exploration seems tame in comparison.

When Maren O'Connor takes her survival test, she's determined to last until the bitter, icy end. Still high on her Daystrom win, she's confident that with a bit of engineering magic, she can survive just about anything -- even the frozen hellscape of Earth's North Pole.  

Little does she know, she's not just working against the elements -- she's working against a Starfleet Command-sanctioned conspiracy ...

... little does Starfleet Command know, they're not the only ones good at conspiring.

Jim Kirk's adventurous young daughter cannot take all the blame when things start disappearing at his horse ranch.

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T'Naisa's miracle baby arrives, and Christmas brings challenges and surprises to Spock and his family at Plum Creek. 

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This story centers on Spock's daughter, T'Beth, and granddaughter Bethany.

Bad news sends T'Beth and her family to Sydok, where Bethany makes a shocking discovery about her background...and Sy culture. 

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Season 3, Episode 4

After a failed errand of mercy within Cardassian space, Ronnie Kozar is forced to relive both ecstasy and heartbreak with his former lover, Mariana Katel. Through these experiences, he finds an unlikely ally in criminal scientist, Crell Moset.

Up in orbit, Lieutenant Commander Lisa Neeley attempts to salvage the mission, and makes a disturbing discovery about the secret Oralian Way colony.

Aboard the USS Lambda Paz, Captain Limis Vircona learns the finer points of diplomacy in trying to string together a fighting force against Cardassia's ancient enemy.