The second story of the Aegolius Harrier. Ryaenn has taken command of her new ship but now she must prove herself to the crew and begin to win their loyalty. As Ryaenn readies the ship and crew for launch, she is faced with challenges ... and Ryaenn meets every challenge as a duel.

Leonard McCoy was very certain that he was a man that could never succeed in a relationship, and this was admittedly harder to face during the holiday season. He was quite certain that he was unchangeable, but Spock finds a way to turn his idea right on its head. Meanwhile, Jim Kirk and Nyota Uhura discover sides of each other that they never bothered to look for before.

An intelligent and peaceful species, the Trill had enjoyed the guidance of the Phedian race for many years, benefactors that had pledged themselves to the reformation of the Trill civilization. When a terrible event occurred, one that would test their resiliency as a species, a leader arose. Would the Trill have the wisdom to learn from loss? The courage to remember it?

A Trill origin story.

Tarsus IV in the AOS. Spoilers for Star Trek Into Darkness.

This is more a collection of ficlets and drabbles which all center on the same topic than a story per se, but it also works as a story, at least in theory.

In 2235 the USS Argonaut try to make first contact with the Centauran race, this is the story of this failed first contact.