Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek, just OC's. Instead of having the forward be its own chapter, I've included it here because it is so short. Live long and prosper.
Star Trek: Discovery
Forward
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Victoria. Her five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no one has gone before.
Ch. 1
"Captain on the bridge!" I took my seat in the captain's chair. As I did, Lieutenant Tychra addressed me.
"Incoming transmission, Captain."
"On-screen, Lieutenant," I said. A few seconds later I was looking at a face known, positively and negatively, throughout all of Starfleet.
"This is Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the U.S.S. Enterprise," he said. "I was instructed to contact this ship. This is the H.M.S. Victoria, correct?"
"It is, Captain."
"And to whom am I speaking?"
"Captain William Edward Blackburn," I said. "It's good to finally meet you, Captain Kirk."
"Admiral Perry* said that the Victoria would be – " he stopped midsentence. "Is that a Romulan on your bridge?"
"Lieutenant Tychra is actually a quarter Vulcan, Captain," I said, "but for all intents and purposes, yes. She was the finest xenolinguist and the most capable communications specialist out of the London academy. You were saying, Captain?"
"Right," said Kirk, obviously still thrown by the sight of a Romulan in a Starfleet uniform. "Admiral Perry told us the Victoria would be our sister-ship on this five-year mission. I was wondering, before we take off, if we could have Mr. Scott take a look at your warp core."
"All due respect," I said, rather annoyed at the insinuation of our having inferior machinery, "but I think you'll find that our Mr. Schlesser is an expert in warp factor technology. Still, if you insist, Captain, then perhaps you wouldn't mind if Dr. Ramayan inspects your medical bay."
"Of course, Captain," he said with that Captain Kirk smirk of his. He then signed off from transmission.
"Medical," I said into the ship's communicator. "Where is Dr. Ramayan?"
"I'm here, Captain," came Ramayan's voice.
"Right," I said. "Sanjay, prepare to beam aboard the Enterprise."
"Yes, Captain." Several minutes later, Dr. Ramayan was beaming off the Victoria as Montgomery Scott appeared in the energizer room.
"Welcome aboard the Victoria, Mr. Scott," I said into the communicator.
"I'd ask permission tae come aboard, Cap'n," he said, "but it would seem a wee bit silly seein' as I'm already here. Now, could someone direct me tae your warp core?" There was a pause. "Wait, nivir mind, Cap'n. I found it."
Jesus, could he be more Scottish? I hope I didn't say that out loud…
A half hour later, Scott asked permission to come aboard the bridge, which I granted.
"Everything seems tae be in order, Cap'n," he said. "In fact, I did some tinkerin' and now you should be able to reach at least two warp factors higher than you could before. I've also twinned your core with that of the Enterprise. Now, if for some reason one warp core malfunctions, it can draw power from the other. Warp factor will drop by half, but both ships will stay at warp speed."
"Brilliant work, Mr. Scott," I said. "Be sure Mr. Schlesser understands what you've done."
"Aye, Cap'n," he said. Then he turned to go back to engineering. Just then, Dr. Ramayan came aboard the bridge.
"Captain Blackburn," he said. "The Enterprise's medical unit appears to have all the same equipment as ours, and is in top shape. Also, while I was there, I copied Dr. McCoy's formula for replicating Khan's blood. With his permission, of course."
"Good," I said. "Tychra, connect us to the Enterprise. On-screen." Kirk's face dominated the screen once more.
"You rang, Captain?" Good God, he was a prat.
"Yes, Captain Kirk. I was just letting you know that we're ready when you are."
"Sounds good," he said. Communications ended.
"Mr. Mitropoulos," I said to the Greek man in front of me. "Be ready to warp. When the Enterprise takes off, we'll follow."
"Aye, Captain." We waited, and after a moment, we saw the Enterprise speed away, faster than light.
"Take us away!" I commanded, and so we, too, shot off into the void.
*This is a reference to the character Admiral Richard Barnett from J.J. Abrams' 2009 film, who was played by Tyler Perry.