Previously…
Seeing the destruction of the NCC-1701, U.S.S. Enterprise after the treachery of her former commander, Timeship Captain William J. Anders. Lieutenant Commander Julia Monroe of the Temporal Commission recruited Captain James T. Kirk to assist with the capture of the time fugitive Former Captain Anders. Along with James T. Kirk, Commander Monroe transported back in time to the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 to assist in the capture of William Anders and stop the destruction of the legendary ship at the hands of an alien race from the 26th century known as, 'The Ventra' a hostile species horrifically scared from a violent plague that swept across their planet centuries earlier.
With the second destruction of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 the Timeship Newton Arrived to assist with the Capture of Anders, his ship and crew. With information given to James Kirk, he transported forward in time to the 26th Century to arrest William Anders before he could put his plan in motion.
Returned to his original time with the Enterprise fully restored. Kirk ordered a shore leave on the Tropical Planet Starbase Twelve.
Once again, Captain Julia Monroe recruited Kirk, now five years older and Commander of the Timeship Newton to stop the assassination of his ancestor and the Destruction of the first warp five Starfleet vessel named Enterprise NX-01. Once again bouncing through time itself and with the assistance of an altered USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Kirk and Monroe, along with the help of the altered Enterprise, her crew and Lieutenant George Kirk (James Kirk's Father) managed to capture William Anders and his companion former Timeship Relativity Captain, Braxton. And return them to the Penal Colony from which they escaped.
Now, years later a new threat to the very existence of the United Federation of Planets presents itself as a terrifying war will sweep across the timeline, a ghost from the past will return to recruit Kirk and crew once more on for a mission to save the past, present and future of mankind itself…
Star Trek The Newton Incident:
A War Without End.
Location: Sol System. Earth. Starfleet Temporal Commission Headquarters.
In the 29th Century.
Defeating former Captains Anders and Braxton, the Timeship Newton triumphantly returned to Earth as their prisoners where once again returned to the Anubis Penal Colony. It was a small pocket of time and space hidden away from prying eyes, a hellish place secluded in the fabric of time and space itself. After returning to Earth, Captain Julia Monroe accepted a promotion to the Rank of Rear Admiral, making her one of the youngest officers to hold that rank in recorded history, nevertheless, her reasons for accepting the promotion was to spend more time on Earth with her young daughter Jamie whom she had begun to train to take her place in Starfleet once she had reached an age to join the Time Service. Yet before Jamie had entered the gruelling training that came with a Temporal Agent, Julia revealed a secret she had kept hidden since she was a young Lieutenant Commander.
Over the next twenty years, Julia gained promotion after promotion until she finally left the service to take up the office of 'Temporal Commissioner' a position of which she was more then suited for after her distinguished career. Sat alone in her large office, Monroe read over the reports that had come in on the latest conflicts and exploratory missions throughout time as a voice interrupted her.
"Madam Commissioner, your daughter is here to see you"
"Excellent, Thank you S'Var, send her in please"
Since she had left the Time-Service, she had always kept her friends and former co-workers close too her as they where perhaps the only people she cold trust in this dangerous time and after her offer, her former Chief Helm Officer, the Ferengi S'Var cold not resist the job given to him as her personal assistant. As the doors too her office slid open the young Lieutenant Jamie Monroe entered with a large smile on her face as she spoke.
"Hello mother…"
"Jamie, How are you sweetheart?" Julia smiled.
"Fine mother, it's time isn't it?" She smiled with excitement.
"Yes, I've been preparing you for this day since before you could even walk. I can't believe it's finally here"
"Me too. You know, I've been looking forward to meeting him for years"
Smiling, Jamie looked to the large picture hanging on the office wall, an image that displayed her mother in her early thirties stood with who could only be called the most important Starfleet Officer if the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk.
"He was a handsome man"
"Yeah, he was. Now remember what I told you… you can not say anything to anyone about what I told you. Not even Kirk… or myself"
"I know the regulations mother" She sighed.
"I know sweetheart, I also know how it will turn out. Something I've never told you… the next time you stand here in this room, we'll talk about it. All of it"
"I understand mother, but you never told me… does Kirk know the truth?"
"No… you can't tell him anything about your past or mine"
"Of course. Well I should be on my way"
"I would say good luck… but it's not needed. I'll simply say… have fun"
"I hope so" Jamie smiled.
"S'Var has already sent clearance ahead… Pad-C-12 at Command will send you back. Our old friend Kern will brief you on anything else you need to know"
"Thank you mother, I love you"
"I love you too sweetheart" Julia smiled.
Standing from her seat, she walked around the large desk and hugged her only child as she whispered in her ear. 'Be safe Jamie, say hello to Jim Kirk for me'. Filled with excitement and nerves about her upcoming trip into the past, an assignment in which she had been prepared for her entire life, the young Lieutenant Jamie Monroe hugged her mother once more before smiling and leaving her large office. Once again returning to her position at Starfleet Temporal Command, Jamie entered the highly restricted Temporal Embarkation Room. A large room buzzing with activity of Temporal Agents and research scientist leaving for assignments in the past and returning to the present through the many transporters that lined the walls. Slowly and nervously, she walked towards the large Klingon Commander of the Facility, as she stepped up behind him, she had to reach up almost above the height of her own head to tap him on his shoulder to get his attention.
In an instant, the large Klingon turned to face the petite young Lieutenant with a smile as he spoke.
"Jamie, it is good to see you again"
"You too Kern… sorry Captain"
"Forget the rank… you are my… what is that quaint little human term?"
"God-Daughter?"
"That's the one. So, the time has finally arrived"
"Yes!" She smiled.
"We've been waiting for this for sometime. Have you travelled into the past before?"
"Once… during training. But that was only a few hours" She said with enthusiasm.
"I see, well I would give you a full mission brief, but I know that will be useless. Down to business, you may change your clothes in the back room, I have taken the liberty of placing out some period appropriate clothing for you, civilian of course"
"Of course" She replied as she almost jumped with joy.
"Do not take this mission lightly Miss Monroe, although you have been trained in many forms of self defence, including Klingon martial arts. I would prefer you had more training"
"Trust me Kern, I know what I'm doing"
Almost laughing, the large aging Klingon looked down upon her as he spoke.
"I see your father's confidence within you little one, you are more like him then you know"
"I take that… as a huge compliment" She smiled widely.
"As you wish" He winked.
Seeing a Klingon wink with a smile on his face was an unusual thing that not many people could claim they had witnessed, however Jamie had known Kern her entire life and seen much more from the stoic Klingon warrior before her. Smiling slightly at him, she turned and left the Embarkation Room and entered one of the many changing rooms as a young human male walked towards Kern with a smile on his face as he watched her leave. For a moment, he had forgotten whom he was standing next too as he spoke aloud.
"Wow, she's cute. Check out that tight ass, hey! do you think she's single?"
Kern turned slowly with a snarl on his face as he looked down at the man at his side as he spoke with a deep base in his voice that almost made the room fall silent.
"I will ignore your statement Lieutenant! Take your station NOW!"
"Sorry sir, I-I-I" He stuttered.
"It is not me you should be worried about Lieutenant… She could kill you without a second thought"
"Forgive me sir, for a moment I forgot…"
"She is the only daughter of the Temporal Commissioner herself. I trained her in many ways to kill a man, it would be wise for you to show a little respect and caution around Miss Monroe. Do I make myself clear Mister?"
"As crystal sir!" He replied nervously.
"Then take your station, and I will not inform the Lieutenant of you statement"
"Of course sir, thank you sir" He said with respect.
After changing into civilian clothing, Jamie once again entered the large room carrying a small back on her left shoulder, with almost a spring in her step she walked towards Kern as a frightened young Lieutenant walked towards a console in the centre of the room with is head held low.
"Pushing them a little too hard Kern?"
"The Lieutenant had neglected to show the appropriate respect" He smiled darkly.
"I see, go easy on him… he's kinda cute" She winked/
"I believe he is not your type, unless you have changed in the past three days?"
"Not bloody likely" She winked. "Well then, I am ready when you are"
"This way Lieutenant Monroe" Kern signalled with his left hand.
Over hearing all of the conversation, the young male Lieutenant smiled slightly as Jamie walked past him with a slight smile on her face. Although she was only half Betazoid, she could still sense the majority of his thoughts as he watched her walked past him, stopping for a moment she nodded slightly to Kern before she turned and walked to the young Lieutenant and stopped at his side.
"What's your name?"
"Kris, Kris McArthur" He said in shock.
"Well, You're right about a few things… I do work out a lot, I can hurt you in ohh so many ways… but your wrong about the other…"
"Ohh?" He said with interest.
Almost laughing too herself, she leaned towards him and whispered into his ear, her words echoed through his mind as she walked away with a smile while his jaw dropped slightly.
As Jamie Monroe stepped onto the Temporal Transporter Platform before her, Kern placed a bag at her feet as he nodded slightly with respect.
"I would say be careful little one and verse you on the rules and regulations, however I get the feeling you do not need them"
"A wise choice" She smiled as she mocked him slightly.
"Very well. McArthur, set temporal co-ordinates for Stardate 8457.2, 23rd Century. Location: Sector 001, Earth. Specific Location Yosemite National Park…"
As Kern continued to list of the location and date of the transport, Jamie took several deep breaths as she awaited for the signal that she would be transported back in time. Finally, as they where ready, Kern turned back to her as he spoke softly to her, much to the shock of everyone around him.
"We're going to put you down a little far from the camp site to avoid detection, if history of that time is correct, Kirk should be alone for a while. Beware of Captain Spock, he may see through your… cover story"
"Of course, I was briefed… long ago old friend"
"Understood. McArthur… Energise"
As she began to disappear into time, her last actions where clearly seen as she made an old Klingon salute with a wink and smile before she disappeared into time.
Location: Sol System. Earth. Yosemite National Park
Year: 2287
Returning from the supposedly 'God-Planet' at the centre of the Galaxy, James T. Kirk, Leonard H. McCoy and Spock had returned to their much needed shore leave as the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A was to undergo a complete repair and refit under the close supervision of Captain Montgomery Scott.
As the fire burned through the night, Kirk sat alone watching the flames while a silhouette appeared through the trees, smiling too himself Kirk looked up and spoke.
"The fire is warmer then the darkness. Take a seat if you wish"
"Thank you" A female voice called out. "I got lost in the woods and saw the fire"
"What is a twenty year old girl doing wandering around Yosemite Park at this time of night?"
Slowly, she walked towards him with a smile as she spoke.
"See through my cover did you Kirk?"
"Perhaps, What do you want?" He sighed.
"I need your help, My mother once told me that if I ever need help…I should come too you"
"What is it?" He laughed slightly.
"She's disappeared. My mother once trusted you with her life… now she needs your help once again"
Groaning, he stood and extended his hand as the young woman walked towards him, recognition echoed in his mind as he sighed deeply while she sat and warmed her hands by the fire.
"I'm getting too old for this. Who are you?"
"Lieutenant Jamie Monroe… Temporal Commission. My mother is missing, Please Captain Kirk, will you help me find her?" She said with hope.
With a half smile on his face, Kirk could see an echo of the young woman he once knew many years ago in the face of the twenty year old girl facing him. Although the adventures he had shared with Julia Monroe many years ago kept a special place in his heart, he knew he was forbidden to discuss it with anyone, even those close too him. Now his past had once again caught up with him as he took a sip from the hot coffee while the young woman picked up an empty cup and poured out a drink for herself.
"What happened to her?"
"Sir, I can not tell you anything… unless you agree to help me" She sighed.
"Incase you didn't realise Miss, I'm not a young man anymore…" Kirk laughed.
"I see. Sorry to bother you Captain Kirk, Please… enjoy the rest your shore leave"
Taking a quick sip from the coffee, Jamie Monroe placed the cup down and hard ground as she stood pulled her jacket around her. With a sigh, Kirk spoke aloud as she started to walk away.
"Wait! Just tell me what happened… and we'll go from that point, okay?"
With a slight smile that echoed of the woman he once knew shone in her eyes as she returned to the seat she once sat in as she spoke.
"The day I graduated from Starfleet Temporal Corps, mom told me a story about when she was a Young Lieutenant Commander. She was captured by Temporal Insurgents and taken to a secured facility where she was tortured for information about her mission…"
"Is this going someplace Lieutenant?" Kirk sighed.
"I'm getting to that. After I graduated, two years ago. Mom told me the story once again, but… with a few little differences. She told me that I was the one who found her and brought her home, the date is right… my age is right, and so is yours. You helped me Kirk, you, your ship… and your crew"
"What?" He laughed.
"I know where she's being held…"
"Then why ask for my help?" He smiled.
"To get there… We're going to need a ship, its weapons and crew your ship "
"Where is she?" He laughed slightly.
"Romulus" She sighed.
"WHAT?"
"I'm afraid so. I know this will be difficult to…"
"Kid, listen to me. I can't just take Enterprise into Romulan space, it would be a declaration of war…"
"Not a problem. The Commissioner sent someone back in time too… a year ago, your time of course. He was given the mission of brokering a peace treaty between Romulus and the Federation. In 24 hours, Enterprise will be dispatched to Romulus as a Federation presence…"
"Flying the flag?" He half smiled.
"Exactly. Inevitably, the treaty will fail… but this will give us enough time to get to Remus and rescue my mother. Jim, the information she has will fetch an amazing price on the black market"
"What information?"
"The location, identity and cover identity of every Temporal Agent throughout the timeline. From the 29th Century back to the time of the Pyramids being built. Thousands of agents are counting on my mother, me… and you to keep them from being discovered"
"Why does she have it?" He mumbled into his coffee.
"The data was hidden in this timeline by a man named Vosk, a very dangerous creature. He originally planned to use it to wipe out Humanity, imagine Adolf Hitler with the ability to travel through time and wipe out the allies before he took power"
For a moment, Kirk looked at her in shock. Silence fell around the campsite until the sound of laughter caught their attention. In the distance, two figures walked towards he fire as Kirk looked up with a slight smile at what he saw. His closest friends and officers walking towards them, one dripping with muddy water. Smiling Kirk stood slowly as he spoke.
"What the hell happened to you Spock?"
"Ohh Jim, you should have seen it. We where gathering some more wood, Spock saw what he thought was 'The Perfect Wood To Burn' as he reached to grab it, he lost his footing and slipped into a puddle of mud"
"You're kidding?"
"Unfortunately No Jim" Spock said slowly.
"All I could do was laugh Jim…" Slowly, McCoy's eyes fell upon the young woman. "… Hello, who are you?"
"She's um… a friend" Kirk said slowly.
"Why do all your friends look like her?" McCoy sighed. "And mine are old Doctors"
"Because you ARE an old Doctor, Bones" Kirk laughed.
"You must be Doctor McCoy, Hi Jamie Monroe… Jim is an… Old friend of my parents. Kinda lucky I bumped into him actually, it's freezing out here"
"Indeed" Spock said as he sat down.
"And you are Captain Spock, I've heard a lot about you" She continued as she held her laughter.
"If I may ask, why are you out here?" Spock replied slowly as he warmed his hands against the fire.
"Shore leave. I'm due to be assigned to a new ship tomorrow… the Enterprise actually. Commander Sulu is on personal leave for the next week or so, I volunteered to take his place at Helm"
"I see" Spock replied.
"Lucky we where in the neighbourhood" McCoy laughed as he sat down. "… So how do you know Jim?"
"He's my, my mother's friend. I've actually only met him once… when I was four, but I never forgot meeting him"
"You know, with all of the people he messed around with… he could be your father" McCoy laughed.
A slight look of surprise echoed over Kirk's face as several pieces fell into place as he remembered what Julia Monroe had once said to him when they where being held on the time altered version of the Newton. Forcing a laugh out he looked at McCoy as he spoke.
"Bones, I met her mother years after I took command of Enterprise, almost near the end of the five year mission. Jamie here is about… 22 right?"
"Yes…" She said slowly.
"Damn it Jim, can't you take a joke once in a while?" He smirked.
"Always can" He laughed out loud.
The night passed slowly as the four talked into the early hours of the morning, after changing into some dry and clean clothes, Spock rejoined the small group and the conversation as he pulled out a small metallic tube as he spoke.
"Marsh Mellon?" He said to Jamie.
"Spock, do you mind if I call you that sir?"
"By all means Lieutenant" He bowed slightly.
"First off, call me Jamie… Yes Bones, I know the name is similar. They are called… 'Marsh Mallows'" She said slowly.
"Ohh, thanks for ruining my fun" McCoy groaned.
Sat on the opposite side of the fire and laughing into his drink, Kirk looked up at Jamie with a look of a thousand questions in his eyes as she joined in with the joke McCoy had set up long ago to have a little bit of fun at the expense of his old friend and 'whipping boy' as he once called him. The friendship between Spock and McCoy had become almost legendary around the Enterprise and later the Federation itself, from barely able to stay in the same room as each other to a shaky friendship and eventually being best of friends with the only real connection between them at first was the Captain himself. It was a matter of historical record in her own time, that Spock once said upon learning of the death of Leonard McCoy in the 24th Century that he was 'An unusual person with whom he had forged the most illogical friendship. Often consisting of practical jokes, mainly at my own expense…' Almost mirrored a generation or two later within the two Deep Space Nine officers Chief Petty Officer Miles Edward O'Brian and Doctor Julian Bashir.