Chapter 1
Star Date 6210. 34
Captain James Kirk having come off a mapping mission out in deep space, Star Fleet Command is very interested in this part of space, since strange unknown transmissions had been coming from that sector, and Star Fleet wants to find out who or what has been sending those signals.
Captain Kirk and the Enterprise 1701, even though for the purposes of mapping, was just a cover.
Mr. Spock having to be sitting in the command chair for the late hour, was bored in his own way. He could use a multi-tiered chess board to clear out the cobwebs for now. He says to himself with no one to see what he's thinking. "This is highly illogical, since the Enterprise has been out here now for two weeks." As he gestures towards with looking out at the view screen, while the second watch is keeping busy as best as possible.
Mr. Spock shrugs declining to call Captain Kirk to the bridge, but since he busy elsewhere, actually having just arrived back before starting this mission, he and Lt. Uhura were married in a civil ceremony on Earth in San Francisco.
He gets up, but when the young navigator Ensign Bowman, his first tour of duty reported that the automatic defense weapons have just snapped on, with an unknown object heading in their direction.
"Illogical!, any idea as to what it might be ensign?" He moves off the command chair to head for the science station.
"Negative, presently the sensors have been unable to figure it out at this time sir." While shifting in his seat with his partner next to him.
"Very well then ensign, we need to go to general quarters, I do not like to let our guard down, change direction navigator, Captain Kirk to the bridge on the double." As he opens the com link that is broadcast all over the ship.
Even though it was still early in the evening, when a burst of pain is brought to Spock while sitting at his science station, when he feels that something or someone was trying to make contact with him.