Summary:
A dangerously depressed Garak goes to desperate measures to find help.
Similar to the previous episode, this is of course also an already officially published story, Andrew J Robinson's direct sequel to the rightly lauded A Stitch in Time (which I had previously adapted as part of season 8). Again, I chose to adapt an existing story because it fit my plans for the season perfectly. In fact, much of the Cardassian storyline over the entire season has been written with the knowledge that I was coming to this point.
When this story was first released, I think it confused some readers. I have tweaked a few small aspects, hopefully made some things clearer. I also dug in and found the way in which this story slots seamlessly in with the larger developing arc of the season, as you'll see in the final act.
Unlike with "Reservoir Ferengi," I do not have official permission to upload this story, mostly because I do not have the ability to ask for that permission. The same caveat applies: I lay no claim to the original storyline, dialogue or scene descriptions, which come almost entirely from Andrew's story and are his intellectual property. If anyone objects to my uploading this, please tell me and I will happily remove it with apologies. No offence is intended. I also heartily recommend that everyone buy the book in which "The Calling" first appears - the excellent DS9 collection Prophecy and Change, available here.
Download the full pdf or ebook.
Chapters: 6
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes,
Deep Space Nine
Characters: Ensemble Cast - DS9,
Garak, Elim
Genre: Drama
Warnings: None
Series: DS9 Season 10 - 'Ascension'
Completed: Yes
Word count: 11145
Read Count: 13643
[Report This] Published: 02 May 2012
Updated: 02 May 2012
Summary:
While Grand Nagus Rom visits DS9, Gaila and Brunt make plans together.
As you may know, this is in fact an already officially published story, written by professional author David A MacIntee. I chose to include it in my season because it fits perfectly timeline-wise (the text explicitly states it takes place over the year following KRAD's Satisfaction Is Not Guaranteed, which I adapted as episodes 11 and 12 of season 9), and because it provides me with another at least semi-comedic story in what is really a pretty heavy set of episodes.
The story as adapted is almost identical to David's original, albeit definitely abridged. I lay no claim to the original storyline, dialogue or scene descriptions, which come almost entirely from David's story and are his intellectual property. I have, however added my own subplots to further my own arcs for the season. All the station-bound parts of this episode are my own work, except for the very last scene which is also from David's original and inspired that station-bound subplot.
As to the legality of uploading another person's story to the boards for free perusal, I asked for and received David's explicit permission to do so, provided that he have last say over the content, which is his right. It was extremely generous of him to do so, and I am very grateful. I have enjoyed all of David's work that I have read, and definitely recommend that anyone who enjoys this go and buy one of his books. The story on which this episode is based, Reservoir Ferengi, originally appears in the Seven Deadly Sins collection, available here.
Download the full pdf or ebook.
Chapters: 6
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes,
Deep Space Nine
Characters: Ensemble Cast - DS9,
Ensemble Cast - Multiple,
Quark
Genre: Action/Adventure, Humor
Warnings: None
Series: DS9 Season 10 - 'Ascension'
Completed: Yes
Word count: 11968
Read Count: 11621
[Report This] Published: 01 May 2012
Updated: 01 May 2012
Summary:
This time, they had no one to blame but themselves. 
Time was again messed up, but no one else was at fault. Still, someone was watching, and taking notes.
And they had their own dilemma to deal with – how do you decide who lives, and who dies? Who’s worthy of saving?
Chapters: 22
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes,
Enterprise
Characters: Cavendish, Levi,
D'Angelo, Otra,
Daniels
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Warnings: Adult Situations
Series: Times of the HG Wells
Completed: Yes
Word count: 37617
Read Count: 49414
[Report This] Published: 06 Apr 2012
Updated: 30 Apr 2012
Summary: 
Hello everyone. With the discussion forum down and not all of us having our Ad Astra blogs up and going I thought I would try to create a little round robin story where we can all post a little response to my posited ‘How do we cope when technology fails?' prompt.
Our heroes would have to tackle Star Trek life without the magic of their technology - say no transporters, no replicators, no grav-plates, no warp power, etc. Maybe they find themselves in a crutch, maybe it ends up with some hilarious or fish out of water moments, or puts their lives in mortal peril. Have at it. Remember to keep it clean given the K rating and that this is just for fun to help us while over the absence of the forum.
Just post your prompt response as a new chapter and sign your name to the ‘chapter' you write. Well that's the plan. Fingers crossed as to whether this works! Remember, just write it, don't edit it to death - for this one time on the archive! ;)
Chapters: 3
Table of Contents
Categories: Enterprise,
Original Series,
Alternate Original Series,
Next Generation,
Deep Space Nine,
Voyager,
Alternate Universes,
Expanded Universes,
Meta, Essays and Everything Else
Characters: None
Genre: Action/Adventure, Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Friendship, General, Humor, IDIC, Other, Romance, Tragedy
Warnings: None
Series: None
Completed: No
Word count: 1568
Read Count: 8397
[Report This] Published: 17 Apr 2012
Updated: 30 Apr 2012
Summary: Weeks after the Dominion War has ended the USS Nightingale is rushed into service to find a missing vessel, the USS Brave. Captain John Wilcox soon finds himself embroiled in an area that is determined to set itself alight in another war. With a limited combat vessel and a crewmember that has questionable loyalties, John finds his mission changes from search and rescue to getting his ship and crew home in one piece.
You can download the complete story readable on most e-readers (kindle included)
here.
Chapters: 24
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes
Characters: None
Genre: Drama, General
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Violence
Series: Star Trek: Nightingale
Completed: Yes
Word count: 54927
Read Count: 53708
[Report This] Published: 24 Mar 2011
Updated: 27 Apr 2012
Summary: Season 2, Episode 11:
Earth is attacked. The Breen Confederacy, now in collusion with the Dominion, have a powerful weapon that could turn the war back in the Dominion's favor. The USS Lambda Paz is dispatched to Minos to harness a powerful weapon left behind by a long-dead civilization. But other forces seek to use this ancient weapon to advance their own goals.
Chapters: 8
Table of Contents
Categories: Next Generation,
Deep Space Nine,
Expanded Universes,
Crossovers
Characters: Ensemble Cast - USS Lambda Paz,
Kozar, Ronnie,
La Forge, Geordi,
Markalis, Aurellan,
Morrison, Mandel,
Sullivan, Rebecca,
Vircona, Limis
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Friendship, Mystery, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Violence
Series: Star Trek: Lambda Paz
Completed: Yes
Word count: 22014
Read Count: 19514
[Report This] Published: 30 Mar 2012
Updated: 12 Apr 2012
Summary: Gilmore had once been the chief engineer on the Equinox, compelled to do illegal acts to get home quickly. Then she committed mutiny and surrendered herself to the Voyager and was reduced in rank and given no freedoms. Now home, she faces a board of enquiry. Where her biggest fear is jail time.
Chapters: 1
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes,
Voyager
Characters: None
Genre: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Completed: Yes
Word count: 895
Read Count: 1505
[Report This] Published: 04 Apr 2012
Updated: 04 Apr 2012
Summary: Graduation day brings Jason St. Peter to Starfleet Academy to witness a memorable day in the life of his daughter, Jessica St. Peter. As he witnesses the ceremony with fatherly pride, his thoughts turn to the previous two decades of his life, watching his little girl grow up.
Winner:
Sunshine ChallengePicture is Willow Tree figurine "Father & Daughter."
Chapters: 1
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes
Characters: None
Genre: Family
Warnings: None
Series: Rafale - Star Trek Online
Completed: Yes
Word count: 5449
Read Count: 1841
[Report This] Published: 30 Mar 2012
Updated: 30 Mar 2012
Summary: Two crewmembers from the Starship Horizon visit a pet store to find some new pets for the ship's classroom.
Chapters: 1
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes
Characters: None
Genre: Family, Friendship, Humor
Warnings: None
Series: None
Completed: Yes
Word count: 1960
Read Count: 1581
[Report This] Published: 27 Mar 2012
Updated: 27 Mar 2012
Summary: Someone was going around in time, putting things right that once went wrong.
And while it seemed like it could be a good idea, it wasn’t.
For every time one thing was changed, a thousand others were. And inevitably, things were worse than before. And the do-gooder’s definition of right and wrong wasn’t the best of standards. 
This kind of meddling threatened space and time, yet the meddlers – who thought these were good deeds – weren’t stopping.
It was up to Rick to put back the original history, whatever it was.
Chapters: 22
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes,
Enterprise,
Mirror Universe
Characters: Cavendish, Levi,
D'Angelo, Otra,
Daniels,
Sato, Hoshi
Genre: None
Warnings: Adult Situations
Series: Times of the HG Wells
Completed: Yes
Word count: 31988
Read Count: 53982
[Report This] Published: 04 Mar 2012
Updated: 25 Mar 2012
Summary: Gibraltar is pulled from her duties in occupied Cardassian territory to escort a diplomatic mission to the Gamma Quadrant. When tragedy strikes, Captain Sandhurst finds he and his crew isolated on the far side of the galaxy and faced with the very real possibility of re-igniting hostilities with the Dominion.
However, unknown to Gibraltar, the starship Intrepid is also currently assigned to the Gamma Quadrant on a secretive mission of the utmost delicacy. Captain Aubrey and his crew must endeavor to discover the true nature of the threat that faces both ships, as well as avert a tragedy that could result in the deaths of billions.
This story is a crossover with Galen4's Star Trek: Intrepid.
Chapters: 32
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes
Characters: Ensemble Cast - USS Gibraltar
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Violence
Series: Star Trek: Gibraltar
Completed: Yes
Word count: 101972
Read Count: 98745
[Report This] Published: 01 Jun 2009
Updated: 18 Feb 2012
Summary: A crossover novel between Star Trek: Gibraltar and Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead!
Stardate 54310.98: A very attractive Commander arrives at Starbase 375 near the Cardassian border to assume custody of a very dangerous prisoner... all by herself. They depart together in the runabout Sacramento; sixteen hours into their trip, they come under attack by the Maquis.
Stardate 54311.8: The starship USS Gibraltar, while en route to a Federation convoy to the Rudyard Colonies, is diverted by the distress signal of the runabout Sacramento. Upon arrival, they find the runabout destroyed and an encrypted beacon points the way toward an escape pod. Now, Captain Sandhurst and his new executive officer, T'Ser, must deal with the formidable presence of Commander Ariel Elannis, and her prisoner, former Starfleet Captain Sabrina Diaz.
Chapters: 13
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes
Characters: Elannis, Ariel,
Ensemble Cast - USS Gibraltar,
Kincaid, Jesse,
Leone, Krystine
Genre: Action/Adventure
Warnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Graphic Het
Series: Star Trek: Gibraltar,
Star Trek: Full Speed Ahead
Completed: Yes
Word count: 62020
Read Count: 8185
[Report This] Published: 23 Mar 2009
Updated: 08 Feb 2012
Summary: In 2258 Romulan ship Narada attacked and destroyed Vulcan. It was a big blow to the Federation: they lost one of their founding members and many valuable people, who could not share their knowledge and ideas any more. The Federation’s expansion slowed down, too, because the Council did not want to risk losing any more lives. They became cautious.
The Romulans, on the other hand, became very bold and aggressive, believing that great future lay ahead of them. Their empire was expanding, taking and subjugating more and more planetary systems. In early 2330s their warships attacked the Cardassian Union, which resulted in a bloody, costly and terrible war. Cardassia, always poor in resources, managed to bravely fight and defend itself for over forty years, but in the end had to capitulate and sign a treaty, which forbade them from exploring and expanding in the general direction of the Romulan Star Empire. Cardassian interests moved to the other side of their empire, away from the Romulans, the Klingons and the Federation.
After the terrible war that had claimed billions of lives, the Cardassians promised themselves to never become to anyone what the Romulans were for them: butchers. One of their golden rules: to annex only uninhabited planets, regardless if the goal was colonisation or resources extraction.
It's 2395. The Cardassians heard about a newly discovered, stable wormhole. They want to know if there are any rich in resources planets on the other side and prepare an expedition.
Chapters: 7
Table of Contents
Categories: Alternate Universes,
Expanded Universes
Characters: None
Genre: Action/Adventure, Alternate Universe, Drama
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: Re-Shaping a Cardassian
Completed: No
Word count: 17153
Read Count: 14802
[Report This] Published: 20 Nov 2011
Updated: 07 Feb 2012
Summary: The first story of the starship Aegolius Harrier. A down on its luck ship and crew are assigned to the newly formed Eleventh Fleet. The crew worry about their new assignment and are disturbed to learn that they are to receive a new commanding officer who comes with a troubling reputation.
Chapters: 5
Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes
Characters: None
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama
Warnings: Violence
Series: The Watchtower Universe,
Aegolius Harrier
Completed: Yes
Word count: 26304
Read Count: 13409
[Report This] Published: 06 Feb 2012
Updated: 06 Feb 2012
Summary: How do you begin, or begin anew?
What’s going to happen next?
What if you could predict it, or at least have a good handle on forever?
What would you do with that information?
And for the people you’ve promised yourself to, forever, what does that really mean? Do you ignore the truth, or do you listen to all of it, even the ugliest parts?
Chapters: 32
Table of Contents
Categories: Enterprise,
Mirror Universe,
Expanded Universes
Characters: Beckett, Doug Hayes,
Daniels,
Ensemble Cast - ENT,
O'Day, Lili
Genre: Drama, Het, Romance, Tragedy
Warnings: Character Death, Graphic Het, Violence
Series: In Between Days,
Hall of Mirrors
Completed: Yes
Word count: 111984
Read Count: 80426
[Report This] Published: 23 Dec 2011
Updated: 31 Jan 2012
careless decision by omission rips through the timeline and unforeseen consequences change the history of the Mirror Universe.