"Set a course following those moons," ordered Kirk, he took his spot back in his chair. "If I know what an obit is, we follow them and end up seeing what has them caught in a gravitational pull."

"Captain, it looks like we may not even have to set a course," answered Sulu. "My readings show that we are already caught in obit with the moons.

"Then why can't we see what we are orbiting?" Kirk challenged.

"I do not know, sir, the scanners are not picking up anything solid. I can turn the ship around to see if we can face it head on," Sulu retorted.

"Do that, Mr. Sulu, and quickly too." Kirk stood up and circled the bridge.

"Captain, I believe you are getting a bit anxious, I would advise you to try to remain calm," said Spock.

"I can't just calm down, Spock! We've been searching for something like this for over two years!"

"Yes, I realize this, Captain, but please consider that there may be nothing there at all, and if there is a planet, the odds of it supporting life are lower than 30%," said Spock.

"But there is still a 30% chance that there is something holding us here that could change our lives forever! At least try to act a bit excited."

"I will try, Captain." Spock ended the conversation there. In truth it was a very exciting moment that brought his friend happiness and he didn't want to argue.

"Captain, you many want to take a look at this," said Sulu slowly. Kirk quickly went to the window, and his jaw immediately dropped.

A beautiful marble rotated slowly in front of the Enterprise. It looked much like Earth, except it mostly consisted of purple masses of land with smaller patches of green earth. Blue rivers ran like blood vanes through the land. It was unusual also that the planet appeared to have more land than water.

"It is beautiful, sir," gasped Chekov, his eyes glued to the view below.

"Damn, the kid isn't wrong, Jim," said Bones from behind Kirk.

"No, he is not. Mr. Sulu are you getting any readings at all on it?" asked Kirk.

"Very little, sir, but the planet appears to be able to support life."

"Can a team go down there?"

"Yes, sir," answered Sulu. "But there is no telling who or what will meet you down there."

"Captain, we just discovered the planet, and you want to send a team down there?" objected Spock. He was not overly fond of this hasty action.

"Yes, Mr. Spock, and I want you, Bones, and Scotty to come down with me."

"How the hell did I get dragged into this?" shouted Bones.

"This is the Captain, to Engineering. Scotty are you there?" Kirk said through the communicator.

"I, Captain! What do ya need?" came Scotty's voice.

"Meet us transporter room three immediately," ordered Kirk. He gave a cocky look to Spock and McCoy. "Let's go explore this bitch."

Moments later they where standing on a new planet. They were probably the first humans (and half-Vulcan) to step foot on its surface. The hot sticky air smacked the crew in the face. Sweat began dripping down their noses after only seconds of standing still.

"Mr. Spock, do you know where are?" It was a stupid question and Jim knew it.

"We seem to have landed in a rain forest," replied Spock. It was true, for the team of four were surrounded by bright green jungle leaves, down roots, and vibrant colored flowers the size of their heads.

"Oy! Look up there!" exclaimed Scotty, pointing upwards. They all looked up to some of the tallest trees any of them had ever seen in their lifetimes.

"You don't think anything lives up there, do you?" asked McCoy nervously.

Before anyone could answer, something cracked in brush; as if something had stepped on and cracked a bone. "Should we set fazers to stun, Captain?" whispered Spock.

"No, one wrong move and we could end up dead or at war with a new species," said Kirk quietly. The cracking sound came again, and the four got closer to each other for cover. A low deep growling surrounded them. They could not talk or move.

Suddenly, piercing roars came from the treetops, as Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Scotty looked up to see six huge creatures falling down on them. Four of the monsters grabbed the crew and banded their hands with rope behind their backs. The roughly pushed them to their knees, and held sharp daggers to their necks. Finally, the two remaining creatures stepped in front of the men so they could get a good look at them. Kirk looked up in awe at his capturers.

To humans they have appeared to be half-human and half-wildcat. Their whole bodies were covered in an orange fur with lighter cream color on the chest. These six were defiantly male. From the neck down they had very human-like features; thick arms, with five clawed fingers on each light-colored hand; their chest were fit and strong as well as the legs. Their feet were also lighter and grew more like large paws; they stood hunched up on their toes. Their faces looked even more feline. Two pointed furry ears were cocked listening to the pray they had managed to catch whimper and yellow slit eyes bore down at them. The noses of the warriors were pink with the nostrils wide and naturally flared. Their mouths looked normal until the lips parted to show the jagged fangs inside. They wore nothing except for a wrapped cloth around their hips that needed just above the knee. To Kirk they seemed like mutants you would see in a comic book or after you had too much to drink one night.

"What are you creatures? Why have come here?" the Alpha male yelled at them. The team had idea what they were saying to them, for it sounded like roars and growls to their ears.

"Answer him!" growled another baring only one large fang.

Kirk had to swallow the fear and say something. "Look, we have no idea of what you're trying to say to us." The three others gave him a very strict look.

"What did you say to us?" roared the creature with one fang. He began to lunge at Kirk but Alpha stopped him.

"Stop, they do not speak our tongue, brother. It is up to us to communicate to the hairless monsters!"

"Look at them! They are like nothing I have ever seen before! They will kill our kits in their beds! We should end them now!"

"They are to be taken to the king, you know that, brother!"

"The king will never know if we slit their fleshy throats right here, right now!"

"Enough." The Alpha male knelt and looked Kirk in the eye. He then lifted a hand to Kirk's throat. "Do not be afraid me," it growled. Kirk tried to move out of the claws path, but he was tied too tightly. The cat simply laid a hand on Kirk's neck; a warm tingling sensation slithered down his throat like pure water and it shuddered painlessly down his spine.

"Spock, what are they doing to Jim!" yelled Bones. But the cat holding him growled and pushed the knife closer to his throat. The first male stood up.

"Am I speaking in your tongue now, creatures?" it said in plain English.

"Oh, thank God, yes! Yes you are, sir," answered Kirk. "Are you going to kill us?"

"No, Bald-Man, not yet; you shall be presented in front of our king, and he will decide if you live or die."

"Bald-Man?" questioned the captain.

"You will come with us peacefully now, is that understood?" The Enterprise crew members shook their heads in agreement. "Good. Daggers down!" The four warriors took the daggers from the necks of their victims and loosened their grip. Alpha and One-Fang made a strange whistling noise that echoed through the damp forest. Two emerald lizards that were as tall and as long as an Earth limousine emerged from the shadows. It struck the crew when they saw them glittering in the light that the lizards were literally made from solid emerald. Both bridled and set with a single-rider leather saddle, the pets came to their masters. The warriors picked up each man with one hand and threw them, on their stomachs, onto the reptiles' bare backs. Jim and Spock were riding with the English-speaking cat while Bones and Scotty lie on other lizard belonging to the single fanged warrior. The creatures mounted their steeds.

"I forgot to say something to you, aliens," said Alpha.

"And what would that be?" asked Kirk a bit more sarcastically than he should have.

"Welcome. Welcome to Cataka."