From: priss@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Lisa)
Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative
Subject: Star Trek and DC Comics Presents: Debt of Honor
Summary: A ST:TOS story that has something similar to aliens.
Date: 8 Nov 92 06:17:07 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

DC comics Presents a Graphic Novel called: Debt of Honor.  Done by Chris
Claremont, Adam Hughes and Karl Story.  It is a TOS type story taking
place sometime after STIV or STV but definitely before STVI.  It is $14.95 US
and $17.50 Canadian, but IMHO, it is a decent story.  It has something similar
to Aliens and the same drive.  But I don't want to give it away...  Well, if
you don't want it spoiled, Now would be a good time to skip the message.

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Alright, the story starts off with Kirk's recent guilt about his ship, the
Enterprise and also things that burn in his memory.  IT is a recurring
nightmare Kirk is having while spending some time with Gillian and the two
humpbacks, Gracie and George.

Fade Back : Stardate 3131.3 aboard the USS Farragut
We are informed that tis is at the end of the tragic loss of Capt Garrovik
to the creature that drinks blood of the person.  We are introduced two a
very young Lieutant Kirk and a Vulcan name T'Cel, both trying to get the USS
Farragut's sensors back in line as quickly as possible.  They slowly become
good friends, only to have it disrupted by something slamming into the hull
right next to them.  It appears to be an odd pod that opens to reveal a bug
like creature.  It tries to spray Kirk with something but Kirk evades it. T'Cel
tries to shoot at the creature at a stun setting, only to do no effect.  She
raises the level until it gets to disintigration, exhausting the phaser's power
pack.

More of these bug like creatures begin to swarm the ship, Kirk runs to
Engineering to finds a Diane Morwood in pitch battle with them.  Kirk's
appearance distracts Diane Morwood and she is covered with the strange fluid
of the bug creatures, making her no longer with the living.  An order is made
that the First officer is going to scuttle the secondary hull, but they are
unable to seperate it remotely.  Kirk volunteers to seperate the hulls manually
and T'Cel joins him.  Kirk almost risks his life to save T'Cel when she is
suddenly ambushed by one of the creatures.  Kirk is somewhat wounded and T'cel
manages to save Kirk by dragging him to a lifeboat and ejecting before the ship
blows up.  The Saucer section is away safely before the ship is destroyed.
Kirk wakes up briefly to be told that they are on a watchtower station that
is erected along the Romulan/Federation border.  He is also told that T'Cel
plans to launch herself in the lifeboat to make a Romulan Bird of Prey track
her and hopes that they will not find Kirk.  This is the last time Kirk sees
T'Cel.

Later, on Earth, Kirk tries to relate the story (Sound familiar?) of the
creatures, but Nogura can't do anything about it except to praise Kirk for
sacrificing his life to save the rest of the crew.  Since there is no physical
proof of the creature and Kirk is the only one who survived, there is no way
to substatiate the claim.  It is here, Kirk vows to avenge T'Cel and the rest
of the crew who have died at the hands of the creature.

Fade to the Present (23rd Century):
The Enterprise crew makes plans to steal the enterprise once again...

Fade back to the Doomsday Machine Episode, Epilogue:
A Romulan distress call reunites Kirk with T'Cel during a pitched battle with 
the bug like creatures.  T'Cel is now a Romulan Ship Commander and had to
pursue a Romulan D-7 (Klingon Cruiser) that has been taken over by the bug like
creatures.

Jump to the STTMP, Epilogue:
The Enterprise stumbles along a destroyed Klingon ship, one that is too big
to be a cruiser and too slow.  But it does have a very large cannon mounted on
it, something geared to destroy an entire planet.  Kirk is summoned by T'Cel
again, to met upon the Klingon ship.  The ship is dead of life, but thereis
Physical proof of the bug like creatures.  However, it would require to point
out that there was a ship capable of destroying planets that the klingons had,
thus probably making a war between all three groups and causing a horrible
"Balance of Terror" for planet destroying weapons.  Kirk is unable to take the
very proof he needs to prove the existance of the bug like creatures.

Fade to the Present:
Kirk and Saavik are at Watchtower 13...  The space version of the Bermuda
Triangle.  Kirk is surprise to see the Enterprise Appear next to the shuttle
and is a bit miffed by his crew for involving themselves on this vendetta.
He is reunited with familiar names...
Garrovik (The Young Lieutant and son of Capt Garrovik)
Riley (The Young man who has served with Kirk and followed as a child)
Kyle (The Transporter Chief of the Enterprise so long ago)
Styles (The brash man who now begins to like Spock)
Carolyn Palamas (I forgot who she was)
Mira Romaine (The vital link to the Memory Alpha incident)
And Jaime Finney (Daughter of Mr. Finney who tried to frame Kirk)
 
We also see Kor (The Klingon) who was with Kirk on Organia.  From here, we
learn a great many things.  We find out what happens to the human like
Klingons, and we also see the first attempts of cooperation between Romulans,
Klingons and Federation People at the same time.  Each knowing they have a
far greater enemy.

From here, I must stop, because the best of the story is from here on out...
However, the names I have mentioned are fairly important in the story, and
I would qualify this as close as a Starfleet Vs. Aliens type story, except with
a good twist.  This is a story worth reading if you have the money.  The art
for it is also fairly decent and something that one can enjoy, plus, there are
a few injokes in it as well.
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