An: I wanted to do a serious story this time, because of all the craziness that happened with The Misadventures of Spock and Nyota piece. Seriously, I wrote that story on while on the toilet and it wasn't at all meant to be taken seriously. This story is going to have humor too, but subtle humor and more mystery. It will probably be a long and complicated story (which I am accustom to writing) so read the chapters before commenting you don't understand.
Also, the story is taking place in 1999, but in a different Universe, because it allows me to be free of the restraints of having to reuse Star Trek's history and makes it more interesting for me to write. So a lot of the 'history' of the Earth and of the mission is my own creation, but I am taking inspiration from such Star Trek movies as 'First Contact', and television shows such as 'City of the Edge of Forever' and Time's Arrow'.
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A Wrinkle in Time
Chapter One
Dude! Is That My Starship?
It had been three months since Nero was defeated and Kirk was enjoying his job as captain. He had proven himself many times in a short span that he had what it took to command a starship. His commanding presence, his fair and balance approach and his good nature won the respect of many on the Enterprise.
Even Spock.
Spock who had to give up the Captain's chair after becoming emotionally compromise after the destruction of Vulcan and the death of his mother, appreciated Kirk's hard work and his sincerity of the lost of his mother. The Vulcan had a newfound respect for Kirk and enjoyed working with him, although as a Vulcan he would never admit it.
The death of his mother however, haunted Spock and there weren't too many people who understood how he felt. The Federation had now listed Vulcans on their list of endangered species and that stigma followed Spock wherever he went. Either people were too nice to him or they avoided him. And Spock found this treatment to be illogical if not disrespectful.
The only person that Spock felt he could talk to freely or as freely as he could as a Vulcan, was his lover.
Nyota.
Nyota offered her emotional support to Spock, and he took her up on the offer. When they were along, Spock talked about how conflicted he felt and the hidden anger within. Their 'sessions' helped Spock release his growing tension and anxiety over losing his culture, but most importantly his mother, a personification of his human side.
Still, Spock felt some relief when Spock Prime told him about the colony the surviving Vulcans were going to start and he hoped to some day visit. It pleased him that all was not lost and with that knowledge was Spock able to resume his duties aboard the Enterprise.
(Enterprise)
"Mr. Spock have you been able to analyze the readings?" Captain Kirk asked. Shortly after Kirk took control as Captain and his relationship with Spock had gotten better, did he began to call him 'Mr. Spock'. At first, Spock did not understand why until ,Nyota informed him it was, because the Captain respected him as a friend.
"Yes, Captain it seem as though we are going through some sort of electrical storm. I have been trying to find the reasons for it, but all I can tell is that there seem to be an abundant amount of ions in this area. It is interfering with our ability to make contact with the Starfleet base outside of Praxis Prime." Spock sat wearing his signature blue uniform, he had been trying for hours to understand the readings, but to no avail.
After defeating Nero, Captain Kirk was given orders to begin what was to become the Enterprise's five year mission of making first contact with several races and collecting information on new technology. They had left Earth roughly three days ago, and had experience nothing wrong until about seven hours ago.
At first, no one seemed worried about the ion storm, it wasn't the first time a starship encountered one, but the readings Spock was getting told a different story. Only was what story?
Captain Kirk sat in his chair, he was worried about another matter, and it had to do with Nero. To him it just seemed too easy that Nero and his crew would be destroyed by the red matter and the black hole. It also made no sense to him that Nero would refused his help and would rather die. Sure, his planted had been destroyed, but that was another time, another Universe and Nero could have always went to live on Romulus in this Universe. Of course, after serving a lengthy prison term, if not the death penalty either by the Federation or by the hands of Spock himself.
When Kirk shared his thoughts and opinions about this, many dismissed it and tried to rejoice in the fact that the Earth was saved. And maybe they were right, maybe he was looking too deep into this…..just maybe….
Nyota turned her chair to face the captain, "Captain, we are being hailed!"
Kirk face twisted a little, "Hailed? How? We are in an ion storm!"
Nyota nodded her head, "Yes, I know, but we are. The signal is weak and faint, but we are being hailed!"
"Who has the ability to hail during a ion storm?" Kirk asked.
Nyota attempted to trace the message, and her eyes widen, "We are being hailed by the Enterprise? The ship is located about two light years from us!"
Everyone was silent.
"That is illogical, Nyota. How can we hail ourselves?" Spock raised an eyebrow and Nyota trace the message again.
"Commander Spock, we are being hailed by the Enterprise, but the signal is weak." Nyota awaited for the Captain to tell her to place the 'caller' on screen.
"Put it on screen."
The image was blurry at best and Nyota couldn't clear it up anymore than that.
Kirk stood up, "I am Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise to whom do I speak?"
Loud static filled the ears of all on aboard, and Kirk repeated his message again.
Just then a face showed up on the screen, the image was still blurry and hard to make out.
The voice was labored and full of anxiety and fear, "Jim, is that you? It's me! Nyota!"
All fell silent and Nyota stood up.
Captain Kirk looked suspicious as did Commander Spock, "Impossible, Nyota is on board with us! Who are you?"
"I am Nyota, I am the acting captain of the USS Enterprise." The image began to clear, but only a little and Kirk could see the image of an older and battered Nyota.
Nyota eyes widen. How could she be the Captain of the Enterprise? If something happen to Kirk it would first go to Spock, then Bones and on down, but not to her.
"What has happen? My communications officer has told me that you are only two light-years away, yet we can't sense you on the sensor readings." Captain Kirk couldn't believe it either, Nyota as a captain? Where did she get the experience?
The older Nyota looked tenderly at the younger Nyota. "We are not from this time, although we occupy the same space, we are in the past, in the Earth year 1999."
"What?" Kirk asked.
"Listen, I don't have a lot of time. We have been here trying to fight, but they are too strong…." The communication link was breaking up.
"Nyota , get the link back!"
"I am trying Captain, but the storm is interfering with everything!" Nyota managed to established a new link. "I have her, but it won't last long!"
The older Nyota's face reflected her fear, "The ship is virtually destroyed and there isn't enough life support to last us much longer. They have taken over Earth, unleashed a virus that destroyed the population, I am infected we all are….we came too late and they are too strong! Kirk, Spock, and the others are dead!"
"Who has taken over?"
The older Nyota took a deep breath, " The Romulans led by Nero! They survived! Yes, I am from your Universe just from another time. The federation sent us back to fight them, but it was too late. The ship will be destroyed in matter of seconds, they have locked onto us! I am transferring as much information as I can! Please! Help us!"
"What do you want us to do?" Captain Kirk asked.
"Start this fight again! Set your coordinates to the year 1999! Nyota's fell to the ground as the ship began to shake under the attack!"
"What date? When did this begin!" Kirk asked.
The older Nyota no longer looked at the Kirk, but at Spock, tears felled down her face. "It's been a long time since, I've seen you! Find him Spock!"
"Nero?" Spock rhetorically asked.
"No! Our son….."Nyota was cut off.
A flash of light filled the screen and Nyota's ship was destroyed.
Everyone including Spock was speechless.
What just happened?
(Conference Room)
"There is no question, we have to go to Earth during the year 1999 and find out what is going on?" Captain Kirk shook his head, and Spock knew this to be the way humans express their worry and fear.
"What of the information, Nyota?"
Nyota was still visibly shaken by what she had seen, the other Nyota was older, and was killed right in front of her. How could something like this have happen?
"The information suggests that Nero managed to use time travel to come to Earth during its most primitive times to conquer it. Which means that eventually our time will change too." Nyota sat back down and her eyes avoided Spock's.
It would seem that their relationship would be consummated eventually, if there was going to be a ….son.
If Spock was worried about this new development, he did not show it. In fact, he did not appear worried at all.
"Captain, we must leave if we are going to stop this threat." Spock said in his usual matter-of- fact voice.
"We have exact time or how to fight them. It's easy to speak of time travel, but a lot of harder to make it happen." The captain scratched his head.
"The older Nyota did state that her ship and ours were right next to each other, overlapping in fact, but were in two different times. That means that there is a vortex nearby and we can use that to transport ourselves to the Earth year of 1999." Spock gave his solution and Kirk nodded in acceptance.
"Wait!" Nyota interrupted.
"Yes."
"It would be unwise to travel the time wrap with the Enterprise, there will be no way of getting back if it was discovered or destroyed. The ship can stay here in our time, in this spot, where we can communicate with it once we are done with our mission." Nyota's idea made sense, if the ship was discovered or destroyed they would be suck in the year of 1999 and none of them wanted that. Earth during those days was too primitive.
"Nyota's logic is sound. We should select a crew to take a flagship and settle this matter. Once we are done, we can come back to same place, and signal to be beamed aboard." Spock looked over at Nyota who tried her hardest to avoid eye contact, in just under an hour things between them had become complicated.
"Fine, Spock, Bones, Scotty and myself will go to Earth and find out what is going on. Sulu will assume command until I have returned."
"No, I want to come too!" Nyota folded her arms.
"I need you on board." The captain ordered.
"Please, I just saw myself die, and learned I had a son. I want to know what happen." Nyota's eyes pleaded with Kirk who still had feelings for the beautiful communications officer.
"Alright then."
(30 min later)
The Captain gave Sulu his orders and sent a message out to everyone on board as to what was to happen. Sulu was in charge and they were to say put until this whole matter was resolved.
The selected crew members boarded the small flagship that thanks to Scotty had enough energy to make the trip, luckily however, the Enterprise wasn't far from the Earth and the burnout wasn't going to damage the ship.
Nyota took a small personal items, nothing that would be considered dangerous or even a threat to the time continuum. Expect, she had not realized that there was a small stole away….
A tribble.
The crew boarded the ship and Spock once again tried to reach out to Nyota.
"Is everything okay Nyota?" He asked sincerely, although still very Vulcan.
"I just want to find out what happen and stop it." Nyota boarded the ship.
The Captain set the coordinates and everyone braced themselves for what was to be a trip back in time.
To the year 1999.
An: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Like I said, it will have moments of humor but will be more the most part serious. Please review and keep reading! I start classes in a few days so I try to post at least two chapters a week, so either subscribe or keep me on your author alerts! Also, I SUCK when it comes to writing Star Trek jargon and I am watching the old shows to get better at it.