"Must've been pretty good to fool him long enough to do its job," Jim says, a little impressed despite his animosity towards the enemy in question. Khan was one frighteningly crafty son of a bitch, and spending three hundred years as a popsicle didn't seem to have slowed him down any.

"As soon as I found out about the invasion, I made sure the Khan in my universe didn't stand a chance in hell of repeating it. Might've pissed some people off in the process, but that's worth it. He ever does get out, I've got some choice four letter words for the admiralty."