"One Giant Leap" was a short story in the Gateways omnibus What Lay Beyond, a TOS story serving as sequel to the TOS - Gateways novel: One Small Step.
Summary
James T. Kirk arrives on the Petraw homeworld after following Luz and Tasm through the Kalandan transporter gateway. After intervening in their struggle over the device, he is captured and placed in a holding cell, but frees himself by hacking a hole in the polymer-like material. Hiding in an empty living cell, he discovers the Petraw information feed and absorbs reports that Tasm is being honored with command of the science initiative to reverse-engineer the Kalandan device, while Luz is sentenced to be put out of the Petraw hive structure, a death sentence. He frees Luz and, with her help, reactivates the portal to Earth and sabotages the device.
References
Characters
- James T. Kirk • Luz • Tasm • unnamed Petraw
- Referenced only
- Enwright
Starships and vehicles
- Petraw scout ship • Petraw shuttle
Locations
- Petraw homeworld (the galaxy's Beta Quadrant)
Races and cultures
States and organizations
Other references
- state • syrup
Appendices
Connections
| Star Trek: Gateways |
|---|
| One Small Step • Chainmail • Doors Into Chaos • Demons of Air and Darkness • No Man's Land • Cold Wars • What Lay Beyond ("One Giant Leap" • "Exodus" • "Horn and Ivory" • "In the Queue" • "Death After Life" • "The Other Side") • Here There Be Monsters |
Timelines
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: first in the anthology |
Star Trek | Next story: Exodus |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: One Small Step Gateways |
Next Adventure: Mudd In Your Eye | |
| Previous Adventure: One Small Step Gateways |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Mudd In Your Eye |