To Boldly Go
I do not own or profit from these incredible characters. This is my first Spock/Chapel story. I do not have a beta so any mistakes are mine. Reviews are always appreciated. Thanks for reading and enjoy!
Chapter 1: Where No One Has Gone Before
"Captain's log, Stardate 2268.06. We are continuing our exploration, and today we will again venture into space that is yet unexplored by the Federation. Ship and crew have been functioning well, and we can only hope that new life forms that we encounter, if any, will be peaceful."
"Captain, we have crossed the threshold. We are now in space that is unexplored by the Federation," Chekov said.
"Very good, Mr. Chekov. Mr. Sulu, continue at full impulse power."
"Aye, sir."
"Mr. Spock, begin scanning."
They cruised in peace for a few hours, and cataloged the environment until Spock noticed an anomaly.
"Fascinating," Spock said, and Captain Kirk walked over to him.
"What is, Spock?"
"I'm reading an incredibly large plasma radiation surge, bearing one, zero, seven, mark six."
"On screen."
They pulled up the view screen and stared into what looked like empty space. "There is nothing there, sir," Chekov replied.
"Captain, the plasma signature is similar to the plasma expelled by Federation ships, however this particular signal is unfamiliar," Spock stated.
"Maybe a cloaked Bird of Prey?" Jim asked.
"Negative, Captain," Spock replied, "Klingon Birds of Prey and Romulan Warbirds have distinct plasma signatures. This does not match. The amount of plasma that I'm detecting far exceeds that of any known vessel."
"Uhura, transmit universal message of peace in all known languages, on all channels."
"Aye, sir."
"Mr. Sulu, slow to one quarter impulse power."
"Aye, sir. One quarter impulse," Sulu replied.
"Mr. Chekov, raise shields until we know what we're dealing with."
"Shields up, Captain."
Captain Kirk squinted at the viewer, "I still don't see anything."
Suddenly, the Enterprise started shaking. "Mr. Spock, what's happening?" asked the Captain.
"It seems as though we are being scanned by an unknown source, bearing one, zero, seven, mark six. The same bearing as the plasma signature."
"Full stop, Mr. Sulu."
"Aye, sir. Full stop."
"Uhura, are you getting any response to the peace message?"
"Negative, sir. No response on any channel."
The shaking stopped as abruptly as it began.
"Report!" Captain Kirk called to his team.
"No damage to our systems, shields still at maximum, Captain," Chekov reported.
"Mr. Spock?" Kirk called.
Before Spock could reply, a very large ship of unknown origins decloaked in front of them, and the crew stared at the view screen in awe. The Enterprise was small compared to this ship. A beam of light flashed from the ship, directed at the Enterprise. The ship began to shake again, and slowly began moving forward.
"Red alert! Mr. Spock, what's happening?" Kirk called.
"We appear to be caught in some kind of tractor beam."
"Sulu, full reverse!" Kirk cried.
"The ship is not responding, Captain!"
"Set our bearing to three, two, six mark seven! Warp speed! Now, Mr. Sulu!"
"We're still caught, sir!" Sulu called.
"Uhura, contact Starfleet!" Kirk ordered; he could feel his heart beginning to race.
"Captain, the tractor beam seems to be jamming our signal!" Uhura replied.
"Keep trying, Lieutenant!"
"Aye, sir!"
"Should we fire to try and break free, Captain?" Chekov asked.
"Negative, Mr. Chekov. Look at the size of it. We'd be throwing pebbles at an armored tank. Come in, Mr. Scott!"
"Scotty here, sir!"
"Is there any way to boost our power and get us out of this tractor beam?"
"I can try sir, but she has a tight hold on us. Too much force will tear us apart."
"Give it all you've got, Scotty!"
"Aye, sir!"
The crew of the Enterprise waited in tense silence as Scotty worked in engineering to break them free. After a moment, Dr. McCoy walked onto the bridge.
"Does that thing have a hold of us?!"
"Scotty's working on it, Bones."
"Well tell him to work faster, damn it!"
"Mr. Scott!" Kirk called, hoping they'd break free.
"I'm sorry, Captain," Scotty said over the intercom, "she's too strong. I cannot break us free."
"Damn…" He replied, and then one of the massive doors on the other ship opened to pull them inside.
Kirk stood and straightened his uniform, the desperation on his face giving way to determination. "Well, ladies and gentlemen… Get ready to boldly go where no one has gone before."
TBC...
