Prologue
The title of the story refers to the song on the subject of Spock sung by Uhura in the TOS episode "Charlie X", usually referred to as "Oh, on the Starship Enterprise". I highly recommend that you google the lyrics and listen to the song on you TouTube to set the tone for this story as a whole.
Additionally, I shall attempt to provide a suggested "playlist" to accompany each chapter for your multimedia reading pleasure. Most or all of these songs can be found on YouTube.
It has been ten years since I wrote my first – and last – Spock and Saavik fic. Just over the last week I picked up TOS and began watching it again after a hiatus of as many years. Perhaps the angsty reunion between Spock and Saavik is an expression of the emotion I felt coming back to the material after so many years – heartfelt recognition of an old friend who never disappoints…
And so without further ado, I doff my cap to Gene Rodenberry, salute my fellow fans, and present to you my tale of woe and deliverance, betrayal and redemption, hate and yet, above all, love. Yes, above and beyond all else, this is most assuredly a tale of love. But it is a particular kind of love, not of the usual human sort. Our earth-customs do not apply here. Nor, indeed, do the known customs of any time or place. For this is the kind of love that can spring up only between two hearts who belong to no time and no place, however much their lives and dreams may depend on their ability to affect the appearance of belonging…