the most precious thing by soloproject (r)
Title: The Most Precious Thing
Author: Bunny soloproject
Artist: longleggedgit
Series: ST:XI
Character/Pairing(s): Sulu/Chekov; mentions at least all characters
Rating: up to R
Word Count: 20,331 words
Warnings: Spoilers through the movie. Some portrayal of underaged drinking and sex. Also, the notes and acknowledgements below may contain some spoilers.
Summary: Even if all their lives turn out to be an alternate reality, this is how Pavel Chekov grows up.
Link to Fic: Part One Starts Here [ Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five]
Link to Art: Art by longleggedgit
Link to Mix: Mix by adictd2life
Acknowledgments:
♥ Thank you to Teddy camesawconquerd for being the Kirk to my Spock and for being my writing buddy for years, across fandoms and simultaneously being my toughest critic and most enthusiastic cheerleader.
♥ Thank you to Hope coffeebased for reading the first draft even though she was crazy busy with her life and slapping me silly and telling me to pursue and finish it even though the first drafts were awful.
♥ Thank you to adictd2life for putting together a badass fanmix and totally setting the mood for many a crucial part of this story. It was amazing to hear a mix that had not only a fantastic selection but was appropriate for this speculative reboot of Chekov's backstory.
♥ Thank you to longleggedgit for not only drawing me the sweetest picture of my favorite scene but for also reading the early draft and providing positive and much needed feedback. Seriously, thank immensely for both the art and the feedback!
Notes:
This story is a speculative piece surrounding Pavel Chekov with the bonus spin of my favorite ship! WOO! Anyway, I wrote this piece keeping in mind the development of Chekov and how he could possibly end up on the Enterprise at his age. The TOS Chekov (played by Walter Koenig) was also considered a prodigy and was the youngest crewmember in his early 20s. He was also considered to be Kirk's protege and aspired to follow his leadership and his footsteps (aka Kirk's number one fanboy). However, it seemed largely implausible in the reboot that this would happen. Because in TOS, Chekov occasionally took over the Spock's science station, it makes sense that he could be Spock's protege instead; after that, this story started making absolute sense.
Lots of research went into this story because I really wanted it to make sense but not leave out a lot of what I feel are very formative moments in Chekov's life. Some of the parts were lifted verbatim, so I have listed all my references down just in case. Everything else was own doing.
Aside from the 2009 movie, I have also taken advantage of Alan Dean Foster's novelization of the movie, which offers a much more comprehensive detail of the events during the seige of the Narada and also portrays all the crew with more depth. The novel's Chekov is very similar to TOS Chekov in temperament, though I hope I have managed to write him with a much younger perspective.
The Original Series was also helpful. Walter Koenig really is a joy to watch. Although Chekov was introduced only during the second season, the crew will not be the same without him.
The following books from the TOS book series were also integral:
- Star Trek I: The Motion Picture, story by Alan Dean Foster. Really more hilarious and helpful for its footnotes more than its plot.
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock by Vonda N. McIntyr, based on the screenplay by Harve Bennett. If you've read or watched it, is really a story about how they stole a ship and went on a very dangerous space road trip. My favorite Chekov scenes are always the ones where he's under a massive amount of stress because he's a guy who will flawlessly pull through but not without a lot of bitching and moaning. This book is also priceless for Sulu-whumpage.
- Doctor's Order by Diane Duane, really a McCoy book but has a great scene in the beginning where Chekov demonstrates his propensity for technobabble.
- Home is the Hunter by Dana Kramer-Rolls, a great story where Chekov is thrown back in time to WWII Russia (also features Sulu and Scotty, in feudal Japan and 18th century Scotland). Another great book for revealing the character of Chekov (and Sulu) and one of the cooler stories about alternate realities.
- The Kobayashi Maru by Julia Ecklar. A glimpse of their academy days, particularly about the way Kirk, Chekov, Scotty and Sulu (aka the only ones who took the KM test back in the day) and how they got through each one in their own way. Chekov's KM was very unique but I won't spoil it for you, unless you want me to, in which case, just ask. ;D
Aaaand of course, I recommend you read not just those but all the old school TOS novels if you can because they really are good. Like big bangs in book form.
The chapter titles are from Herodotus, except for chapter five, which is Einstein.
The little picture things are from various sites, all taken through Google images.
This is the longest story I have written and my first attempt at a big bang, thank you for reading. :D
Author: Bunny soloproject
Artist: longleggedgit
Series: ST:XI
Character/Pairing(s): Sulu/Chekov; mentions at least all characters
Rating: up to R
Word Count: 20,331 words
Warnings: Spoilers through the movie. Some portrayal of underaged drinking and sex. Also, the notes and acknowledgements below may contain some spoilers.
Summary: Even if all their lives turn out to be an alternate reality, this is how Pavel Chekov grows up.
Link to Fic: Part One Starts Here [ Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five]
Link to Art: Art by longleggedgit
Link to Mix: Mix by adictd2life
Acknowledgments:
♥ Thank you to Teddy camesawconquerd for being the Kirk to my Spock and for being my writing buddy for years, across fandoms and simultaneously being my toughest critic and most enthusiastic cheerleader.
♥ Thank you to Hope coffeebased for reading the first draft even though she was crazy busy with her life and slapping me silly and telling me to pursue and finish it even though the first drafts were awful.
♥ Thank you to adictd2life for putting together a badass fanmix and totally setting the mood for many a crucial part of this story. It was amazing to hear a mix that had not only a fantastic selection but was appropriate for this speculative reboot of Chekov's backstory.
♥ Thank you to longleggedgit for not only drawing me the sweetest picture of my favorite scene but for also reading the early draft and providing positive and much needed feedback. Seriously, thank immensely for both the art and the feedback!
Notes:
This story is a speculative piece surrounding Pavel Chekov with the bonus spin of my favorite ship! WOO! Anyway, I wrote this piece keeping in mind the development of Chekov and how he could possibly end up on the Enterprise at his age. The TOS Chekov (played by Walter Koenig) was also considered a prodigy and was the youngest crewmember in his early 20s. He was also considered to be Kirk's protege and aspired to follow his leadership and his footsteps (aka Kirk's number one fanboy). However, it seemed largely implausible in the reboot that this would happen. Because in TOS, Chekov occasionally took over the Spock's science station, it makes sense that he could be Spock's protege instead; after that, this story started making absolute sense.
Lots of research went into this story because I really wanted it to make sense but not leave out a lot of what I feel are very formative moments in Chekov's life. Some of the parts were lifted verbatim, so I have listed all my references down just in case. Everything else was own doing.
Aside from the 2009 movie, I have also taken advantage of Alan Dean Foster's novelization of the movie, which offers a much more comprehensive detail of the events during the seige of the Narada and also portrays all the crew with more depth. The novel's Chekov is very similar to TOS Chekov in temperament, though I hope I have managed to write him with a much younger perspective.
The Original Series was also helpful. Walter Koenig really is a joy to watch. Although Chekov was introduced only during the second season, the crew will not be the same without him.
The following books from the TOS book series were also integral:
- Star Trek I: The Motion Picture, story by Alan Dean Foster. Really more hilarious and helpful for its footnotes more than its plot.
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock by Vonda N. McIntyr, based on the screenplay by Harve Bennett. If you've read or watched it, is really a story about how they stole a ship and went on a very dangerous space road trip. My favorite Chekov scenes are always the ones where he's under a massive amount of stress because he's a guy who will flawlessly pull through but not without a lot of bitching and moaning. This book is also priceless for Sulu-whumpage.
- Doctor's Order by Diane Duane, really a McCoy book but has a great scene in the beginning where Chekov demonstrates his propensity for technobabble.
- Home is the Hunter by Dana Kramer-Rolls, a great story where Chekov is thrown back in time to WWII Russia (also features Sulu and Scotty, in feudal Japan and 18th century Scotland). Another great book for revealing the character of Chekov (and Sulu) and one of the cooler stories about alternate realities.
- The Kobayashi Maru by Julia Ecklar. A glimpse of their academy days, particularly about the way Kirk, Chekov, Scotty and Sulu (aka the only ones who took the KM test back in the day) and how they got through each one in their own way. Chekov's KM was very unique but I won't spoil it for you, unless you want me to, in which case, just ask. ;D
Aaaand of course, I recommend you read not just those but all the old school TOS novels if you can because they really are good. Like big bangs in book form.
The chapter titles are from Herodotus, except for chapter five, which is Einstein.
The little picture things are from various sites, all taken through Google images.
This is the longest story I have written and my first attempt at a big bang, thank you for reading. :D