Alternaties

Alternaties is a K/S slash and het Star Trek: TOS fanzine. It was published by the Intergalactic Underground Press and edited by Cheryl Petterson There are two issues.
Many summaries below are by Gilda F.
==Issue 1==
Alternaties 1 was published 1982 and has 144 pages. Art by Rick Braunshausen, Helen Bookman, Laurie Farkas, Virginia Lee Smith, Jean C., Susan Wyllie, and Carol McPherson.
* Rogues by Beth Carlos (Pre K/S: A Kirk and Spock of yet another mirror universe take over the Enterprise and hold Kirk captive while stranding Spock on a nearby planet.)
* Anniversary by Patt Demetri
* And When Denied by Vivian Gates (Non K/S story)
* The Forfeit by Daralyn Archer (M/U Spock takes TʼPring as chattel after Kirkʼs “death.”)
* A Purpose for Every Time by Marguerite Krause (Non-K/S story)
* Chain of Command by Gail Lee (M/U A/U: Spock uses Kirk for one night in order to reach his goal.)
* The Night the Bunk Broke by Patt Demetri
* The Seed by Tay Garian (Spock is turned into a woman by Kor as a tool to destroy Kirk. Sequel: The Ill-Made Knight.)
* Your Turn by A. T. Bush (Spock seems oddly reluctant to take his turn changing the sheets after his and Kirkʼs lovemaking.)
* A Darkness at Noontide by Kathy Resch (Joaquin soothes Khan after another setback on Ceti Alpha V.)
* Prince of Fire by Kathy Resch
* Changeling by Cheryl Petterson & Susan Sizemore (A/U: The mirror Sulu ends up in this universe permanently.)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
 
 
Alternaties 2 was published 1984 and has 160 pages. Art by Virginia Lee Smith, Christine Myers, Charlotte Davis, Sherry Veltcamp, Ann Crouch, Sethera Dragon, Jody Lynn Nye, Melody Rondeau, and Adrianna Cantillo.
Summary from the publisher: 
The famous semen story is called Transporter Revenge.
* Tiberius by Robin Hood
* Further Adventures by Dee Falco
* Transporter Revenge by A.T. Bush (M/U: "Kyle transports Kirk and Spock to a barren planet and leaves them there to die. An insane Kyle transports ISS Kirk and Spock to a literal Hell. To survive they must turn to each other, and find what no Imperial man should need - or want." )
* Beginning by Patt Dimitri
* In the Dark by Patt Dimitri
* The Conflict by Charlotte Davis ("Stonn must break T'Pring for her insolence at Koon-Ut-Kal-If-Fee. But his methods may be too successful. An alternate to THE PLEDGE series Stonn and T'Pring's life together after the konakalifee.")
* Need by Patt Demetri
* Trust Me, Spock! by Ann Crouch
* Delicate Duty by Robin Hood (Non-K/S story. "To save a dying culture, Kirk and Spock must infuse it with new vitality. But the natives are not willing.")
* To Have One's Cake by Kirk
* S'More Leave by Daralyn Archer (McCoy story, "There seems to be a malfunction of the equipment on the Shore Leave Planet and McCoy has his hands full uith one-too-many Yeoman Barrous.") (7 pages)
* Jealousy by Patt Dimitri
* Essence of Love by Sue Ann Sarick
* A Furious Ceiling by Ann Crouch ("Kirk inadvertently hurts his lover when he tells Spock he won't need him for the night. Spock, unsure and vulnerable in his new relationship as Kirk's lover, spends an evening with McCoy. An evening in which McCoy realizes his love for the Vulcan. McCoy wants the relationship between his friends to work but he feels Kirk is mistreating Spock and he challenges Kirk to really show his love for Spock or relinquish him to someone who will.") (5 pages)
* Tryst and Shout, a Na'Guryam alternate by Marguerite Krause (A sequel to PURPOSE FOR EVERY TIME in ALTERNATIES 1 "T'Cima's sexuality has been awakened and the logic of the situation is obvious - to everyone but Leonard.")
* Eden by Kirk ("Kirk and Spock, their memories gone, live as slave and ruler on an uncharted planet after the Enterprise is destroyed.")
* For Being Done Too Soon by Tay Garian ("After Spock's death, Jim is grieving. A final message from Spock incorporates a long-kept secret, Christopher Pike.... and Saavik. What will Jim do with the knowledge? Kirk finds a letter in the book Spock gave him for his birthday.")
* A Minor Incident by Ann Crouch (Humor: "Sarek finds out about Kirk and Spock.")
* In the Heat of the Night by Lee Heller (Non-K/S story. "Spock and Marci are friends - good friends and nothing more. Marci and Jim are new-found lovers. A long night stranded on a planet with telepathic albeit barely sentient life-forms jeapordizes both Marci and Jim's love - and Spock and Jim's friendship." Part 1 of a two-part story from the Esper Prime series.)
* And Fun For All by A.T. Bush (Humor: "Kirk and Spock are aroused by the sex tapes at a bachelor party.")
* Bequest by Vivian Gates (Non-K/S story, Post ST:TWOK. "McCoy brings Spock's bequest to Christine. Genetic material taken from Spock during the 5-year mission. Material to use to produce Spock's child or to destroy as she sees fit.) (2 pages)
* One Day While Going Up the Stair by Cheryl Petterson Susan Sizemore (Non-K/S story. "A transporter accident leaves Spock thinking he's sixteen. Dr. McCoy knows better. Dr. Han knows better. Jilla Majiir knows better. And Ruth Valley, Mrs. Spock, knows better! Add to the mix a slight case of pon farr and who knows what can happen." A 'what if' scenario from the Valjiir Universe.)
* The Bare Bones by Ann Crouch (Non-K/S story, "Spock, after returning from Vulcan, finds the Pon Farr has not completely dissipated and goes to McCoy for medication. McCoy is able to help, but not with medication.") (2 pages)
* A Taste of Power by Sherry Crowson (gen, "Kirk is raped by a woman on a female-dominated planet.")
* The Bequest by Vivian Gates ("Spock is dead, but Christine Chapel is not forgotten.")
* Playperson's Travelogue, and The Myth by T'Drinn (Companion pieces. "Venture with chic videozine reporter to Exotic Vulcan. Is Exotic Vulcan all it's cracked up to be? Or see Exotic Vulcan through sensible eyes. Are Exotic Vulcans all they're cracked up to be?")
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1982 Zines
Category:1984 Zines