New ST-TNG story: The Neutral Zone

[wiseheart]

Actually, this is a rather old story, one with which I've been tinkering for a decade or more. I couldn't decide whether to write it in-canon or in the alternate Blood & Ice" settings, so in the end I decided to write both versions.

This one is the first chapter of the canon compliant version, based on the never realized idea of Greg Strangis - with several twists.

Enjoy!