Line #18 FanFic/Insontis


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7120087/1/Insontis Insontis]]'' is a ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic written by Creator/{{KCS}}. It has a sequel, ''FanFic/InsontisII''.
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3	As part of a contract with the Insonti people, Captain Kirk is age-regressed. Now the ''Enterprise'' crew must keep their young captain out of trouble while helping him learn the lessons he needs to grow up.
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5	!! This fanfic contains the following tropes:
6	* AffectionateNickname: Spock sometimes calls Kirk ''pi'khartlan'' -- "little captain."
7	* AnAesop: An important part of the story. Kirk ages as he learns the lessons necessary for each stage, so the crew tries to teach him as much as possible to speed up his returning to normal.
8	* AngerBornOfWorry: Kirk berates Spock for using a faulty transporter (which left injuries that nearly killed him) to go after him.
9	* AsleepForDays: Spock is unconscious for three days following his trip through the faulty transporter.
10	* BabyMorphEpisode: Part of the treaty was Kirk agreeing to age-regression.
11	* BlackMail: [=McCoy=] has a collection of [[EmbarrassingOldPhoto embarrassing photos]], including some taken during Kirk's regression.
12	* BlatantLies: Spock alleges that his letting [=McCoy=] and baby!Kirk sleep cuddled together for another few minutes was "entirely due to their need for sleep", not because it's "adorable."
13	* BringMyBrownPants: It is mentioned that Chekhov told Spock that some of his expressions "could make junior officers lose control of their bodily functions".
14	* ConstantlyCurious: Once Kirk learns to talk, he is "absolutely insatiable with questions."
15	* ContinuityNod:
16	** One of the security team mentions Spock's brain being stolen.
17	** Lt. Garrovick from "Obsession" and Lieutenant Riley from "The Naked Time" and "The Conscience of the King" make appearances.
18	* ConverseWithTheUnconscious [=/=] DarkReprise: "Catch a Falling Star and Put it In Your Pocket" initially appears when Spock and kid!Kirk bond over having heard it from their mothers as children. When Spock is unconscious, [=McCoy=] walks in on Kirk trying to sing it to him.
19	* DeadlyDoctor: [=McCoy=] plays Dr. Darkness, a supervillain equipped with old medical equipment, during a game with Kirk.
20	* DistressedDude: Spock plays Captain Sunshine's captive sidekick.
21	* EvilMeScaresMe: Spock goes into a brief HeroicBSOD when he realizes that it was his alternate-universe self who {{mind rape}}d [=McCoy=], horrified by the thought that he could be capable of such things in any reality.
22	* FountainOfYouth: The Insonti's, called the Regeneratron, is meant to help people learn life lessons through a second childhood.
23	* FullNameUltimatum: [=McCoy=] uses Kirk's full name for the first time when he turns two. "James Tiberius Kirk, we do ''not'' touch the laser scalpel!"
24	* GoingForTheBigScoop: A tabloid reporter kidnaps the de-aged Kirk, heedless of the fact that 1) he was in the company of a Starfleet officer, and 2) his other guard is an extremely protective Vulcan.
25	* TheGoodCaptain: At one point, Uhura invents a superhero persona for the de-aged Kirk called "Captain Sunshine."
26	* HatesBeingAlone: At one point, [=McCoy=] is forced to leave baby!Kirk alone for twenty minutes due to a medical incident. He returns to find him sobbing in a corner.
27	* HeadDesk: Spock wants to "impact his cranium with the nearest solid object" from the stress of dealing with the de-aged Kirk.
28	* HilariousInHindsight: Kirk and [=McCoy=]'s discussion about how it would have been if the Regeneratron had been used on Spock instead is much funnier once you know about ''Insontis II'', where that actually happens.
29	* ICanStillFight: [=McCoy=] insists on running after Kirk when he escapes from his kidnapper, even though he's barely recovered from being drugged half-conscious.
30	* IHaveYourWife: The Klingons tell Kirk to come out of hiding or have is crew executed one by one, starting with Spock.
31	* KidFic: Spock, [=McCoy=], and the others have to raise the de-aged Kirk.
32	* MamaBear: Christine Chapel says that whoever kidnapped the de-aged Kirk "should be shot."
33	* MindRape: Spock discovers [=McCoy=]'s [[Recap/StarTrekS2E4MirrorMirror forced mind-meld with the]] [[MirrorUniverse Mirrorverse]] [[EvilTwin Spock]], much to his consternation.
34	* NotWhatItLooksLike: The Security team finds a video of [=McCoy=] threatening Spock; it turns out to be the two of them playing superhero with Kirk.
35	* PapaWolf:
36	** Anyone who messes with Kirk can expect to face Vulcan wrath. In an early chapter, Spock comes in to find baby!Kirk sobbing as [[VitriolicBestBuds McCoy]] holds him. He gives him a look suggesting that "he'd just as soon kill him as look at him if he'd been responsible for causing Jim distress." In one chapter, Spock uses a faulty transporter to get to Kirk when a miscommunication results in him being taken as an ambassador to an alien ship. See also TranquilFury and TooDumbToLive.
37	** Kirk himself becomes more and more protective of his crew as he gets older, culminating in his saving them from the Klingons in one of the final chapters.
38	* PromptingNudge: [=McCoy=], who is playing a role-play game with the de-aged Kirk, kicks the biobed he has strapped Spock to in order to get the Vulcan to say his lines.
39	* PsychicLink: Spock mind melds with [=McCoy=], who then pretends to be willing to help the Klingons. This enables Spock to change authorizations without getting out of the brig.
40	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [=McCoy=] not insulting his alien biology indicates to Spock how badly he damaged himself going through a faulty transporter.
41	* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: [=McCoy=] straps Spock to a biobed as part of a game the two are playing with Kirk, in which Spock's character has been strapped down by an evil doctor.
42	* TakeAThirdOption: Scotty teaches Kirk this habit when he is torn between helping Scotty with the vital task of transporter board cleaning and obeying Spock's order not to touch anything. Kirk's third option is to watch and make sure it's done properly.
43	* TickleTorture: [=McCoy=] / Dr. Darkness tickles Kirk / Captain Sunshine when attacked.
44	* TooDumbToLive: InUniverse, this is the security team's opinion of an over-eager reporter who kidnapped Kirk. They are very aware of the consequences of angering a Vulcan.
45	* TranquilFury: Spock becomes coldly furious when one of their visitors performs a [[NeckLift shirt lift]] on the eight-year-old Kirk.
46	-->Spock was utterly expressionless, eyes devoid of anything but pure ice. That in itself was scary, because [the security team] knew that no one was as pure cool Vulcan as ''their'' Vulcan when he was restraining the urge to kill someone.
47	* WeHaveWaysOfMakingYouTalk: [=McCoy=]'s roleplay character, Dr. Darkness, tells Captain Sunshine's captive sidekick that "it will be much easier if you tell me what I want to know" -- while handling fake torture tools.

Context FanFic / Insontis