Disclaimer
I'm not making a cent from this story.
Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu and Chekov all belong to Star Trek.
I got the name Morrick from Neferit's 'This is the End' series.
Notes
Other stories in this universe are, in chronological order:
Prologue
Chastise
A New Start
A New Season
Parallels
Final Flight
Unforgiven
Stardate 4/24/2258
Shuttlebay of the Enterprise
"Commanding Officer of the USS Enterprise arriving."
Jason Morrick stepped out of the shuttle and made his way toward the waiting podium. As he walked
he silently gazed at the large segment of the Flagship's personnel standing at attention.
Not a single one of them smiled and neither did he.
Arriving at the podium he read out loud from his PADD.
"To Captain Jason Morrick
Stardate 2258.4.24
You are hereby requested and required to take command of the U.S.S Enterprise as of this date.
Admiral Robert Lessing
Starfleet Command."
He looked out over the faces of his new crew. His eyes warmed slightly as he spotted the only one who
gazed at him steadily, Chief Medical Officer, Uwasi Mushikiwabo. The Rwandan was both an accomplished
surgeon and skilled pathologist. She had high recommendations both from Starfleet Medical and from all
of her previous postings. And many years ago she had successfully treated Morrick's nephew when the boy
had come down with a mysterious illness after visiting a remote colony with his family.
His eyes hardened as he gazed at the rest of the crew and grew harder still as he gazed at the senior staff.
"All hands, except Senior staff, to their posts," he ordered coolly.
The crew silently filed out. Earlier that day Morrick had attended a small gathering of family and colleagues
at Starfleet Headquarters to celebrate his new command. For the crew of the Enterprise there would be no
ceremony or reception.
"Dr. Mushikiwabo, please report to Medbay. Commander Spock, Lieutenant Commander Scott, Lieutenant Uhura,
Lieutenant Sulu and Ensign Chekov, report to the Briefing Room. Remain standing when you get there."