Star Trek: Rebellion & Rebirth
Earth
April 2063
The first successful human warp jump performed by the creator of the prototype engine Dr Zefram Cochrane proceeded with out a hitch, as the vessel landed in Bozeman, Montana. In the dead of night lights appeared in the clouds high above the makeshift camp as the residents slowly gathered around the hero of the hour, in an instant a large spaceship broke threw the clouds and landed in front of the gathering crowds as the alien vessel touched down. Silence filled the crowd as a light broke threw the opening doorway as a large cloaked figure walked down the ramp, time seemed to freeze as Dr Cochrane walked forward nervously. The first official human-alien contact was happening, more so to him. An alcoholic flawed human who was only able to create the warp drive was with financial backing by an unknown billionaire.
Aware of the honour placed upon him he stepped forward to greet the alien with a hand shake, what happened next would change the universe forever. The large alien removed his hood to reveal pointed ears and a serious expression on his face as the alien stepped forward the sound of small doors opening directed his attention in shock.
"I don't understand"
He said softly before weapons fire exploded around him killing the crowd as the alien stepped forward and fired a small hand held weapon directly into his chest, the alien smiled as he pulled a small black box from under his robes as Cochrane fell to the floor while the alien spoke into the box.
"This is Supreme Commander K'Vor inform the fleet to begin landing procedures. The Romulan Star Empire has resources to exploit"
Over the next 90 years humanity suffered at the hands of the alien invaders as labour camps sprung up around the planet and across the quadrant using human labour space stations sprang up around the human's home system and into deep space. Every planet capable of supporting Romulan life was colonised or subjugated by the massive Romulan Galactic Empire, quickly they over powered the smaller empires with ruthless efficiency as their Reman, Klingon and Human ground forces spread out across the galaxy.
Yet as every empire had it's flaws so did the Romulan's, a mutiny on a medium cruiser lead too the first real victory by the Terran Resistance. Lead by a man named Jonathan Archer, as small force of humans quickly overpowered their Romulan over lords and vanished with the ship. Over the next ten years the human occupied vessel gained many victories against overwhelming odds, while they attacked the enemy vessels they learned how to build starships of human design based on Romulan technology.
Now is the time we fight back as in 2258 a new generation of human designed vessels was about to be launched, a vessel of greater power then anything yet seen… a vessel named for an ancient earth aircraft carrier, lead by a man born to fight, to command this vessel. Colonel James Tiberius Kirk launched the Terran Battle Cruiser Enterprise.
2258...
Location: Classified. (Deep Space)
Battle hardened and ready to fight Colonel Kirk entered the command deck of the battle cruiser, with a crew of former Romulan slaves he took his position and looked around with evil smile on his face. If this vessel was capable of what it was designed for, she should be more then a match for any vessel in the enemy fleet. With multiple disrupter banks, advanced torpedoes, regenerative shields and one of a kind cloaking system allowing her up to fire five torpedoes before de-cloaking she has the element of surprise in a fire fight giving them a tactical advantage in any fire fight.
"Stations!"
He growled as he looked at his as of yet untested crew.
"Yes Colonel!"
The nervous crew replied.
Kirk gained his rank four years earlier when he took over command after his mentor and friend Christopher Pike was killed during a ground attack against a heavily fortified enemy prison and labour camp, against orders Kirk ordered a full assault resulting in the liberation of the camp and the freedom of over 1'000 Terran slaves with the death of only 15 compared with the 100 enemy casualties.
"Standby on warp engines… bring sub-light engines online, ¼ power take us out. Once clear of the dry dock set course for the staging grounds warp 8"
"Yes Colonel… clearing dry dock, bringing warp engines online… gaining speed. Five seconds to warp threshold. Four, three, two, one… Entering warp… NOW!"
In an instant the vessel disappeared in a brilliant flash as the warp engines engaged.
"Warp five.. Six…. Seven…. Eight. Holding at warp eight Colonel, all systems green"
"Good. Security… what's you name, Andrews?"
"Chekov sir. Andrews was killed three days ago, I was next in line"
"Alright Chekov, I want full battle drills as of two minutes ago… make sure all personnel are equipped and familiar with the new side arms"
The young man smiled and nodded as he turned and left the command deck, finally he had something to do on this new ship. Quickly Kirk looked around his new command before checking his console before him, the console was a design of his own needs. If the need ever came up he could assume control of any station on the ship from this one unique console.
However it didn't take long before the ship picked up a distress call.
"Report"
His voice was unusually calm as he turned to the communications station too his left, yet everyone on the command deck knew exactly why his tone had changed, the human running this station was a beautiful young human woman, around 23 years old of oriental appearance ancestry, and with a proud family line going back to Hoshi Sato, the wife of the legendary Jonathan Archer. Yet that was not the only reason for his calm tone she had been his wife for almost two years.
"Umm, I'm sorry I'm not familiar with these systems, give me a moment… got it. It's located in the Ceti-Alpha system… ship under attack from Romulan forces, loosing shields… weapons exhausted, requesting assistance. Message repeats it's self Jim"
"So much for a shakedown, more of a baptism of fire. Intercept course… best speed Major"
"Aye sir" Replied the pilot.
Quickly the new vessel altered course towards the distress call, moments later and within visual range the Enterprise dropped out of warp and screamed up behind the attacking vessel the unsuspecting Romulan ship quickly spun on her axis at the appearance of the unknown ship.
"We are the Romulan Warbird Praetor's Pride, back off or we will open fire. This prize is ours!"
"Kim, open channel audio only, patch in the Universal Translator…"
"Done!"
"No offence meant… This ship attacked one of our transports three days ago. We just want to make sure she's dealt with correctly, now stand aside and allow us the right of vengeance"
"Who are you? Your ship is not recognised to us"
"Who we are is not important, that we are here is. Stand aside and allow our claim"
The speakers fell silent as the crew around him looked at Kirk in shock, with a dark look on his face he glanced out of the corner of his eye at the weapons control officer to his right.
"Load the forward disrupter banks, Kim have medical stand by to receive casualties. Helm offensive posture, lets let them know we're out for a fight if need be. Kim… break threw the ship's systems and download the entire database. I want to know who the hell that other ship belongs too"
Quickly her delicate fingers ran over her console as the ship moved into an attack posture, it didn't take long before she found the files she needed.
"Jim, it's Vulcan…"
"Vulcan? I've heard of them. Some ancient off-shoot of the Romulans, this is not Vulcan territory what the hell are they doing this far out?"
"According to these reports. The planet Vulcan was infected with a plague when they fought back three days ago. This could be a refugee vessel, we've gotta help them Jim"
"One thing at a time babe… one thing at a time. Screw it! Fire all weapons, I want that Romulan ship out of my sky"
Weapons fire erupted from the new ship and slammed into the Romulan ship catching them off guard, with ease the disrupter blast exploded onto the enemy's shields and eventually threw the hull causing an huge internal explosion that blasted the Romulan ship apart.
"Now I call that a successful test, status of the Vulcan ship?"
"Shields are gone, engines and weapons destroyed and she's loosing atmosphere Colonel. Sensors show ten survivors"
"Beam them aboard…"
With a smile he pressed his ship wide communications button.
"Security to medical bay, we're taking on survivors, disruptors on maximum stun… just in case"
Fifteen Minutes Later…
With the survivors of the doomed Vulcan ship onboard the Enterprise cloaked and left the system before more enemy vessels showed up looking for the destroyed ship.
With a sense of pride in his new ship Kirk walked the corridors towards the medical bay, as he entered he looked around at the alien patents laid on the bio-beds.
"Doctor… report!"
"What the hell are you playing at Jim? We're not set up for this down here in the bowels of your ship"
Quickly he grabbed the doctor by his jacket and glared at him.
"Look the only reason I keep you around here is because you're a passable doctor. I tolerate you McCoy that's all, now status of the… our guests?"
Snarling at Kirk he looked at his notes.
"Fine… a few bumps and bruises, a broken leg… nothing major. By the way the leader of this group want to speak with you"
"Which one?"
Confused the doctor turned and looked around before returning to Kirk.
"I don't know, they all look alike… except for the women of course…"
With a smile he looked at Kirk before a Vulcan male approached them both.
"Are you the Captain of this vessel?"
"Colonel Jim Kirk, you are?"
"Sub-Commander Spock… Vulcan High Command… we appreciate the assistance Colonel. I must admit I have never encountered your species before, you are Human correct?"
"Last I checked. What are you doing this far out? You're a long way from home"
Barely braking his gaze on the human before him, Spock replied with a tone that was unusually calm considering the ancient heritage of his species.
"When Vulcan was attacked I was on assignment mapping this system for a possible military outpost, however the Romulans found us first"
"Good thing we dropped by then"
Kirk fired a dangerous look at the doctor by his side before he responded.
"Doctor, Please tend too the wounded as is your job, Mr Spock is it? Follow me"
Slowly the large Vulcan followed Kirk out of sickbay and slowly down the corridor while all the time his eyes looking around the design of the vessel.
"Our sensors picked up your vessels approach Colonel, we assumed it was of new Romulan design. I wasn't aware that Humans had vessels of this calibre"
"She's a prototype Sub-Commander. We where on our way to proving grounds when we got your call. So you're people are of Romulan decent?"
"Regardless of what you have heard Colonel, it was the Romulans that had broken away from Vulcan Thousands of years ago. In fact, Vulcans have been aware of the Human race for generations, we had always avoided your kind, too primitive. One of our ships picked up your first warp flight and decided too alter course, unfortunately it was met by a Romulan battle cruiser before it had a chance too make contact. I believe you know the rest of that story Colonel"
Kirk stopped and spun the Vulcan around too face him. A large scar on the left of Kirk's face glinted in the light as his eyes burned with anger. Forcibly he pushed the alien guest against the wall hard enough to take the air from his lungs.
"Your kind knew what was happening and you did NOTHING?"
"Colonel, three days after the invasion of Earth a large Romulan fleet swept across the quadrant, Vulcan fell quickly. Colonel Kirk, we are a peaceful species devoted to logic and science we had no way of defending against such an overwhelming attacking force"
"But you fought back… how?"
"Vulcans and Romulans share a common ancestry Kirk, we have our ways"
Anger swelled in Kirk as pushed him once more against the bulkhead and let him go, quickly he turned on his heels and walked away as Spock coughed for air.
"THEN SHOW US HOW TO DEFEAT THEM, AND I MAY JUST LET YOU LIFE, VULCAN!"
He called out as he disappeared around a corner.
Two Years Later…
Finally with the launch of three more ships of the same design as the now legendary Enterprise, the war against the Romulan Galactic Empire was taking a turn the better, many of the crew onboard Enterprise had begun to work together with the professionalism of an old style military vessel. In addition too it's human crew, several new species had been added to all ships now working under a single unit called the 'United Planetary Alliance' At Kirk's request the Vulcan crew once rescued by Enterprise joined his crew has joined his ship with Sub-Commander Spock as liaison officer between Humans and the Vulcans aboard ship and also serving as science officer.
It was threw the investigations of Sub-Commander Spock that Kirk and his crew had been selected for this important and possibly one way mission, since the outcome of this mission could be an unknown.
"Kim, contact central command and inform them we are ready to proceed, Chekov… How are the replacement marines working out?"
Although he was young, Chekov had lead over 30 successful missions against the Romulans he was as good as any soldier he had worked with of twice his age.
"New Klingon replacements have adjusted too the ship, however they still have problems the Andorian crewmembers"
"Alright, of they want to be on my ship, tell them to suck it up. Sub-Commander, what about this new gadget you had installed?"
"The 'Gadget' as you put it Kirk has been installed onto the deflector array in ready when called for"
If he had not gotten to know Vulcans over the past few years he could swear he was making a joke, even the slight turn on his lips looked like a smile as Kirk looked back at the helm.
"Helm, lay in a course for Earth, Maximum Burn!"
"I think I remember the way Jim" Called the young helm officer.
In an instant the battle ready Enterprise warped away from the huge space station captured from the Romulans as the three Enterprise class starships took up defensive positions around the captured base.
One Week Later…
Cloaked, the Enterprise exited warp as the main viewer filled with the majestic blue planet, Earth. Many of the ship's crew stopped for a moment as they looked at the screen and smiled, their eyes looked past the vast enemy armada of ships, construction yards and battle stations orbiting the home world of the human race, all but Kirk and a few others. Although Kirk was descended from Earth, he was born on rebel held world near the galactic rim along with his wife Kim and helm officer Tyler.
"Alright that's enough daydreaming. Tyler, take us behind Luna, Sub-Commander standby on your new Gadget… Chekov, have your troops ready just in case. Once we're behind the moon, activate the device, Tyler follow our Vulcan genius's course"
In unison the crew responded 'Aye Sir' as the cloaked battle cruiser quietly moved into position behind the natural Earth satellite. Quickly the 'gadget' as it was now known activated and a vortex of pure energy began to appear 10 miles above the Lunar surface. In an instant Enterprise screamed into the vortex and vanished as it closed behind the most powerful ship ever created by human hands.
"Alright Mister Vulcan, scan the area, when the hell are we?"
"Scanning… exactly when we wanted to be Sir, I have the Vulcan ship on sensors… it is amazing that your kind had the technical know how to create warp drive. But you have and we're here"
"Screw you! Have you located the Romulan forces yet?"
"One damned minute… got them, they're closing on the Vulcan ship… intercept in six hours"
With a smile at the symmetry of taking the attack directly to the enemy before the initial invasion, Kirk yelled out his orders.
"Intercept that Damned ship before they can do this all over again. Spock you're people better be trust worthy. I don't fancy living the last 30 years all over"
"This is the way it should be Kirk… who knows, maybe we could be friends after all"
"Don't count on it! You pointed eared hobgoblin!"
With a smile he looked back at the screen as his ship went into warp away from the Sol system, it was only the harsh southern accent of the ship's field surgeon that broke his daydream.
"Colonel, you're being a little hard on Spock, he's a good guy. Lay off him"
"Doctor no one on this ship called for a quack, get off my command deck or I'll have you removed"
"Go too hell Kirk! When this is over… you and I will have a problem"
"We'll see Doctor… We'll see"
Five hours at high warp Kirk had found some time too relax, he couldn't help but think how things could have worked out with out the Romulans in charge of Earth, could Humanity still be land locked on earth? Or exploring planets in ships like his own? Who could know… it seemed kind of fruitless but he had recorded a message for his alternate self if the mission went as planned, even loading the message into a buoy and firing it onto the surface of Pluto's Moon, Charon in the hopes it would be found by his other self, if he would even exist in the new timeline.
"Colonel, we have the enemy ship on long range sensors"
"Alter course to intercept, I want too reach them before they reach the Vulcan vessel"
"Aye Sir" Called Tyler.
Quickly the Enterprise altered her course as her cloak was lowered and all weapons instantly came online as they closed on the enemy vessel, with a smile Kirk looked at the ship and laughed slightly as he looked down the proverbial gun barrel at the Romulan vessel.
"Lock all weapons on that ship and fire!"
Disrupter blasts and torpedo fire screamed from the Enterprise and slammed into the unsuspecting Romulan vessel, in an instant it's shields collapsed quickly followed by it's hull as the vessel exploded spraying debris and bodies deep into space. With a smile Kirk looked on in satisfaction as bodies bounced off his ship's shields and flew out into space.
"Okay, we're still here Spock… what do we do now?"
"I regret to say I don't know. Perhaps…"
Captain's Log Supplemental, At the request of Starfleet Command, the Enterprise has been ordered to hold position and await the arrival of the USS Morgan, for what reason we don't know… but it appears to be classified.
Patently Captain James T. Kirk waited in the transporter room of his vessel as the transport cycle was finally complete, with a smile he stepped forward too great his guest.
"Admiral Morrow, it's good too see you again"
"You too Jim, can we talk someplace in private?"
"Of course, follow me"
With a serious look on his face Admiral Morrow followed Kirk into one of the many briefing rooms scattered around the ship.
"What's the problem sir, we have we been recalled?"
"About two months ago, a team of Starfleet engineers picked up a beacon of unknown design transmitting from Charon, well they dug it up and this is what they found"
The Admiral placed a small data card into the slot next too a computer screen. The screen filled with an image of Kirk himself. Yet different, a large scar down one side of his face as he the look in his eyes was dangerous.
"What the hell is this Admiral?"
"Just… watch. You may find it interesting"
The story played out onscreen as a shocked Kirk looked on, his jaw almost on the floor by what he had just heard, the Romulans made first contact and invaded earth? Could this one incident have destroyed the quadrant? For almost an hour he watched the footage over and over again as the Admiral left. The last message on the recording was one thing that had stuck in his mind.
"You owe me one Kirk… everyone does"