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The ''USS Enterprise'' is in orbit of a planet ruled by [[Planet of Hats|the peaceful Halkans]]. A landing party consisting of [[The Kirk|Captain Kirk]], [[The McCoy|Doctor McCoy]], [[Bridge Bunny|Lieutenant Uhura]] [[And Zoidberg|and Scotty]] are on the planet to convince the Halkans to allow the Federation mining rights. The inhabitants of the planet, however, are convinced that [[Humans Are |
The ''USS Enterprise'' is in orbit of a planet ruled by [[Planet of Hats|the peaceful Halkans]]. A landing party consisting of [[The Kirk|Captain Kirk]], [[The McCoy|Doctor McCoy]], [[Bridge Bunny|Lieutenant Uhura]] [[And Zoidberg|and Scotty]] are on the planet to convince the Halkans to allow the Federation mining rights. The inhabitants of the planet, however, are convinced that [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]], and despite Kirk's assertion that if the answer is "no" then they will simply be on their way without troubling the Halkans further, the aliens remain entirely unconvinced. |
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The landing party beam back to the ''Enterprise''. But [[Teleporter Accident|it all goes horribly wrong]], and our heroes find themselves [[Trapped in Another World]]. In this [[Alternate Universe]] there exists not a [[The Federation|peaceful confederation of planets]], but instead an [[Evil Empire]] that slashes and burns its way across the galaxy. The first and most obvious change is that Spock has [[Beard of Evil|got a goatee beard]]; but there are other signs: nearly all the walls of the ''Enterprise'' are [[Sigil Spam|emblazoned with a logo of a sword through the planet Earth]], and there are also [[Agony Beam|agony booths]] around, used for punishing misbehaviour among the crew. |
The landing party beam back to the ''Enterprise''. But [[Teleporter Accident|it all goes horribly wrong]], and our heroes find themselves [[Trapped in Another World]]. In this [[Alternate Universe]] there exists not a [[The Federation|peaceful confederation of planets]], but instead an [[Evil Empire]] that slashes and burns its way across the galaxy. The first and most obvious change is that Spock has [[Beard of Evil|got a goatee beard]]; but there are other signs: nearly all the walls of the ''Enterprise'' are [[Sigil Spam|emblazoned with a logo of a sword through the planet Earth]], and there are also [[Agony Beam|agony booths]] around, used for punishing misbehaviour among the crew. |
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Evil Spock activates the transporter and sends them home. Back in the prime universe, Captain Kirk goes over the events they have experienced, and is then surprised to discover that a new Lieutenant named Marlena Moreau is among his crew. But he stops just short of telling her "[[And You Were There]]". |
Evil Spock activates the transporter and sends them home. Back in the prime universe, Captain Kirk goes over the events they have experienced, and is then surprised to discover that a new Lieutenant named Marlena Moreau is among his crew. But he stops just short of telling her "[[And You Were There]]". |
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== Tropes == |
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* [[Agony Beam]]: Both the Agony Booth and the Agonizer are classic examples. |
* [[Agony Beam]]: Both the Agony Booth and the Agonizer are classic examples. |
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* [[Beard of Evil]]: The [[Trope Maker]] and the [[Trope Namer]]. Ironically, Mirror Spock is just about the ''least'' evil person in the Mirror Universe. |
* [[Beard of Evil]]: The [[Trope Maker]] and the [[Trope Namer]]. Ironically, Mirror Spock is just about the ''least'' evil person in the Mirror Universe. |
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