The Alternative Factor story
While orbiting an apparently dead planet, the Enterprise seems to experience a strange moment of "nonexistence." Captain Kirk discovers a man named Lazarus on the planet below, who claims the effect was caused by his "enemy," later revealed to be an insane version of Lazarus from an alternate dimension . The sane version of Lazarus asks for Kirk's help in defeating his counterpart.
16 total · 3 choice · 7 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| hatred | choice | Lazarus-B :: Lazarus-B at Lazarus-A for existential reasons |
| sacrifice to prevent mass death | choice | Lazarus-A :: Lazarus-A |
| the desire for vengeance | choice | Lazarus-B :: Lazarus-B |
| catastrophic encounter with another universe | major | Lazarus-A was on a mission to prevent a parallel antimatter universe from colliding with our own universe. |
| facing a mortal enemy | major | Lazarus-A :: Lazarus-A faced Lazarus-B |
| obsession with a life-dedicated project | major | Lazarus-B :: Lazarus-B |
| parallel universe | major | Lazarus-B came from a parallel antimatter universe. |
| persecution complex | major | Lazarus-B :: Lazarus-B |
| what if I had to spend eternity in limbo | major | Lazarus-A :: Lazarus-A |
| what if I met my double | major | Lazarus-A :: Lazarus-A |