Star Trek: Strange New Worlds/Hell on Wheels plot bunny
I have a crossover idea where the crew of the Enterprise are just coming off a routine maintenance service. There was a minor upgrade to the warp core and have been asked to conduct warp experiments in order to provide diagnostic feedback to Star Fleet command in route to their next assignment.
During one of the experiments, the Enterprise ends up ripping a hole through space time and travel unexpectedly to the past.
A small piece of the ship gets dislodged from a entering a comet’s trail while exiting through the rift. The piece of the ship enters Earth’s atmosphere and impacts near Hell on Wheels.
Hiding behind the moon, a small away team beams down to retrieve missing piece of the ship. They can’t leave any trace of their existence behind.
Pike and his team try to keep a low profile while searching the railway. Trouble ensues when he runs into an ancestor of his, Cullen Bohannon.
Can they get back to the future without destabilizing the timeline?
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I can even go as far to suggest a romantic element to it with a reader insert. Reader has been long time friends with the Captain, though they’ve never dated. Reader joins the small team on Earth with Pike while the crew work on replicating the warp phenomena to send them back home.
Pike IS currently with Batel, but is shaken up when feelings start to surface once he sees Bohannon interact with you.