Chapter 1 It's all in the past

Captains log supplemental, the Enterprise has been exploring an area of space thought to be the focal point of all creation, and our mission is to chart its vast area of plasma and black holes. Commander Riker and Lt. La Forge are working together to map this region. My science officer Commander Data is taking the helm because he can more accurately maneuver the Enterprise through this dangerous expanse.

"Riker what is our progress on the modified scanners?" I asked him. "Were not sure captain, we should test them in this area here," he said pointing to an area on the main view screen. "Commander Data, make it so," I said, walking into my ready room. I sat in my chair and began to make out today's report to Starfleet, typing and occasionally taking a break to sip my cup of tea. I had just sent the message when the ship went to red alert and shoke as if impacted with a weapon. I stood and rushed to the bridge, where Data had been deactivated on accident by a clumsy ensign. "Mr. Worf, take the helm," I ordered him, hoping he would be sufficient enough to get us back safely. He quickly took the helm and tried to maneuver out of the area full of black holes, when suddenly something hit us again, violently shaking the ship. "Sir! Engines are down and we're spinning right towards that black hole!" Worf said, insanely banging on the computer panel. "All hands abandon ship! I repeat, all hands abandon ship!" The Enterprise went spinning violently into the black hole, but interestingly enough we got through it alive.

"Captain, the ship is going to impact into that class-m planet in 10 minutes, I can't stop it." Worf reluctantly said. I nodded and said, "All hands brace for impact!" I stared down onto the planet and looked at the shape, it looked a lot like an uninhabited Earth. I sat in my chair and clung onto it embracing the impact about to occur, and a few min later the Enterprise broke through the red fiery atmosphere and impacted on the planet, capsizing the ship and killing one third of the crew. When the ship finally came to a safe spot, I arose and realized my arm was broken and La Forge's head busted open on a broken computer panel 10 feet in the air. He was just hanging there, blood stained his uniform, and it was awful. Everyone else on the bridge seemed to be ok, however with the ship capsized, it would be rather difficult to find survivors. I cradled my arm and looked around, a mountainside ripped open a hole in the bridge and we found we could climb out. We all looked at the large trench the Enterprise put in the soil, and found that the saucer section snapped from the other section, and was still in its upright position. As for the saucer section, it banged apart into 3 broken pieces, I ordered Deanna and Worf to search the saucer section while Riker and I hike to the other piece and hunt for survivors.

We started our way to it, the sounds of birds wildly chirping as well as random growling was all around us. I continued to cradle my arm, wincing slightly from the pain, hoping that sickbay was well enough to repair my arm, that is if Dr. Crusher survived, Riker has a long cut down the right side of his head, extending from his forehead to his cheek, fortunately it did not damage his eyes. "Well Captain, any bets on where we landed?" He asked me; I shrugged and said, "Anyone's guess number one, reports said there was no habitable planets within 3 light-years from the area." He gave a slightly annoyed look, skeptical on the reports.