( A/N: Hi readers! I hope you like this little story. Reviews appreciated! :D )

One day, the Enterprise was in the Cappella star system. They were on their way to their next mission in the Beta Antares star system, and things were going nicely... for once.

Captain Kirk sat in his chair on the bridge, recording his hourly log. "Captain's log, stardate 3667.2." he said. "We have departed from Cappella IV and we are on our way to Beta Antares XII to pick up dillithium crystals from our yearly supplier. Kirk out."

Dr. McCoy, who was standing nearby, was staring into space, a smile on his face. "Y'know, Jim, I just can't stop thinking about Eleen..." he murmured softly.

Kirk glanced at the doctor. "Well, you're gonna have to. But then again, we might stop by Cappella another day and see Eleen, and Leonard James Akaar, too! Kinda wondering how the little tyke is doing.."

The friends exchanged smiles, thinking about the stubborn Cappellan teer's wife and her son, named after the doctor and the captain for helping her give birth to the child.

Then, Mr. Spock caught the captain's attention. "Captain, I am picking up high energy readings on my scanner," the Vulcan said, turning from his chair and addressing Kirk.

Kirk got off his chair and walked over to the brightly colored railing separating himself from the science officer. "Analysis, Spock."

Spock peered into the silver sensor reader. "It could very possibly be-"

"Captain!" Mr. Sulu shouted, interrupting Spock's sentence.

Suddenly, the whole bridge rocked violently, and the lights flickered on and off. Everyone was thrown clear out of their chairs, and the security guards standing by the turbolift were thrown across the room. "Look at the screen!" cried Mr. Chekov, struggling to get back in his seat. "Helm's not responding!" yelled Mr. Sulu, struggling to manage the control panel levers and buttons.

Kirk rubbed his head and got up from the floor where he'd been thrown and looked at the main view screen. A swirling mass of black greeted his eyes, and the captain gasped.

"My God... It's a black hole."

Then, there was a blinding flash of light from the view screen, and all the lights on bridge returned. The red-shirted security guards moaned from where they lay by the helm.

Kirk continued to rub his sore head and walked around the room. "Is everyone alright?" he asked, and was relieved when he was answered by a chorus of shaky 'yes's.

McCoy looked up from waving a medical scanner over one of the security guards. "Jim, I need to see how the other people on the ship are. Can I go down to sickbay now? You could call one of my nurses to the bridge if anyone needs any further medical attention."

Kirk nodded, and asked Uhura to call a nurse to the bridge. Then, he walked over to Mr. Chekov. "Chekov, where are we?"

Chekov twisted a dial on his control panel. "Hmm...wait, no, that can't be right...Captan! We're in another galaxy!"

The captain was shocked. "Which galaxy?"

"The...the Centauras-A!"

Kirk glanced at the main view screen, which was covered by static. "Sulu, clear that screen!" he said. "We've gotta see where we are."

Sulu grabbed a dial and twisted it hard. The view screen flickered...then the static cleared to a view of a strangely shaped line of stars. In the middle was a black dot, and every so often bright bursts of light would come shooting out of it.

"That is the Centauras-A galaxy," Spock murmured. "Fascinating. The black dot we see is a black hole, and it 'consumes' the planets of the galaxy. That is what causes the gas bursts you see. Most fascinating."

The captain walked over to his chair and pressed the intercom button to engineering. "Scotty, do we have engine power?"

"Aye, captain, warp engines and impulse engines both operatin' like a dream, and thank your lucky stars for that!"

"Thanks, Scotty. Kirk out." Kirk shut off the intercom and settled back in his chair. "Is the helm answering, Mr. Sulu?"

"Aye, captain."

"Good. Mr. Chekov, turn this ship around. Mr. Sulu-"

"Captain." Mr. Spock stepped away from his station and walked over to the captain's chair. "I believe we have a fascinating opportunity to explore the unexplored."

"Explain."

"Well, Captain, the Centauras-A galaxy is mostly unknown to us because no one has ever ventured out here. We could conduct some very enlightening research, captain, that would be most useful...And by the way, Captain, you should see Dr. McCoy. Your head looks like it needs a bandage."

"Yes, Mr. Spock, thank you. We will hold my decision until I get back from sickbay. You have the com," said Kirk, and he left the bridge.