The USS Enterprise was traveling through space smooth as can be. Captain James T. Kirk, Spock, and Scotty were all on the Bridge, surrounding Captain Kirk in his chair. They were discussing matters of business and their arrival on Taurus IV.

"I've read tons on the Tarsonians, Captain; their advancement in Engineering is so phenomenal, it outruns earth by at least a hundred years!" Scotty cheered.

"Scotty, you and your engines." Captain Kirk laughed.

"Oh, they're a beauty, Captain," Scotty spoke, in daze.

Captain Kirk chuckled, and Scotty went back to his station.

"Captain, along with Mr. Scott's statement, the Tarsonians have a high advancement in scientific knowledge." Spock stated.

"Sounds like you're excited, too, Spock." Captain Kirk commented.

"Excitement is a human emotion which I am not capable of showing, Captain."

"Oh, Spock,"

"This fact of advance knowledge in science is merely fascinating to my ears, but does not cause excitement."

"Whatever you say, Spock,"

Spock nodded and went back to his station.

"Captain, why is it we're going to Taurus IV, anyway?" Chekov questioned.

"Because, Mr. Chekov, we need to do a trade deal with the ambassador there." Captain Kirk replied.

"Makes enough sense to me, Captain." Sulu remarked.

"Captain," Spock stated.

Captain Kirk turned over to look at Spock.

"My machines are picking up an unknown wave of a living life specimen." Spock remarked.

Captain Kirk got up and walked over to Spock.

"From where, Spock," Captain Kirk questioned.

"It doesn't say, Captain; it could be anywhere in this part of the galaxy." Spock replied.

"Is there anyway you can track it down, Spock?"

"No, Captain; not unless it takes a form of matter."

"So, what you're saying whatever we're picking up…" Captain Kirk was cut off.

"Is anti-matter," Spock remarked.

Captain Kirk turned around to face the front.

"Fascinating," Captain Kirk gasped.

Spock looked up and gazed at Captain Kirk then returned to his work.

Captain Kirk went back to his chair to continue watching the screen, in case the thing were to take a form of matter, so he could identify what it was.

The turbo lift opened up, with no one noticing, and a weird creature entered the room. It was green and looked like a snake with the body of a tyrannosaurus. It walked silently up behind Captain Kirk and grabbed out a baseball bat, brought it from behind his head, and swung it down hard on Captain Kirk's head, sending him unconscious to the ground.

Scotty turned around and gasped.

"Captain," Scotty screamed.

The alien thing grabbed Captain Kirk and faded away before anyone could grab a hold of him or Captain Kirk.

"They're gone," Chekov wailed.

"Mr. Spock…Captain Kirk's been kidnapped!" Scotty cried.

Spock simply stood there, looking at where his captain had been for a minute, then gone the very next.