The Talosian slowly faded off the screen and the room was plunged into darkness, before anyone could speak up they were assaulted with sounds coming from the viewing screen
In space as the USS Kelvin comes into view
MALE STARFLEET OFFICER: USS Kelvin, go for Starfleet base
KELVIN OFFICER: Starfleet base. We sent you a transmission. Did you receive?
FEMALE STARFLEET OFFICER: Kelvin, have you double - checked those readings?
KELVIN OFFICER: Our gravitational sensors are going crazy here, you should see this. It looks like a lightning storm.
FEMALE STARFLEET OFFICER: What you sent doesn't seem possible.
KELVIN OFFICER: Yes, ma'am. I understand. That's why we sent it.
Turbo-lift doors split open and reveals Captain Robau and the Bridge.
ROBAU: Report
KELVIN OFFICER: Still out of visual range. We'll be there in twenty seconds.
MALE STARFLEET OFFICER (OVER RADIO): Alert Captain Robau that Starfleet decides to proceed with precaution
The members of Starfleet leaned forward slightly in their seat, anyone could tell that something important was going on. Then again, since the Talosian's were showing them this it must be important in some way
A flurry of activity all around and finally Captain Robau's face is revealed as he says
ROBAU: Polarize the viewscreen.
The view screen goes up and a bright light comes through, Captain Robau moves to sit in his chair
KELVIN OFFICER: Captain, we have visual.
KELIN LIEUTENANT: Repeat, could this be Klingon?
STARFLEET OFFICER (OVER RADIO): Negative, Lieutenant. You're 75, 000 kilometers from the..
ANOTHER KELVIN OFFICER: Captain, are you seeing this?
The view pans around to the view screen as an alarm starts up in the background and lights start flashing. On the view screen a big ship starts to come out of the "lightning storm". The ship looks terrifying as it emerges.
Kirk turned towards his chief engineer and science officer, "Scotty, Spock have either of you ever seen anything like that?"
"Nea Captain, that ship looks way more advanced than even the Enterprise herself!"
"I agree with Mr. Scott. In fact, it appears that the ship is appearing from a black hole unlike any ever seen before"
Everyone at the table looked on with interest, already after only minutes they had more questions, there was no doubt in any of their minds that what they were about to see was one of the events the Talosian had spoke of.
ROBAU (TO HIMSELF): My God
Bright lights are flashing from the storm as the Kelin is shown in front of the emerging ship. This new ship is shown to be a lot larger than the Kelvin.
The view is back to the bridge of the Kelvin and alarms are still blaring.
KELVIN OFFICER: I have a reading
HELM OFFICER: They've locked weapons on us!
ROBAU: Red alert!
The view changes again and George Kirk is shown before it changes to a hologram of the enemy ship
Kirk leaned forward, "that's dad. And if that's Captain Robau then that must be the USS Kelvin."
"The ship you were born on?" Bones muttered to his friend
GEORGE KIRK: Torpedoes locked on 320 degrees mark 2
ROBAU: Arm weapons!
The enemy ship fires at the Kelvin in what looks like green beams of light
ROBAU: Evasive pattern delta five
GEORGE KIRK: Incoming frags
The beams hit the Kelvin causing serious damage and various crewmen are shown being killed. Back on the bridge crewman are being thrown around
ROBAU: Fire all phasers. Damage report
ENGINEERING OFFICER (OVER COMM): Warp drive's been knocked out. I've never seen anything like it.
[ENGINEERING]
A engineer is shown running to a control screen speaking into a communicator, there are alarms behind him and smoke is everywhere
ENGINEER OFFICER: Weapons are offline. Main power is 38%
Kirk found that he couldn't look away from the screen, his father was on the Kelvin; he needed to see that his father made it off. It was because of his father really that made him join Starfleet in the first place.
[BRIDGE]
Everyone is becoming more panicked as the alarms keep blaring
HELM OFFICER: They're firing in our...
ROBAU: All power to forward shields
The Kelvin was fired at again, then they seen a corridor of the ship where a female crewmen was sucked out through a hole made in the ship
FEMALE OFFICER: Ahh! Ahh! Lieutenant!
[BRIDGE]
BALDING OFFICER: Are our shields even up?
FEMALE BRIDGE OFFICER: Deck Seven to Thirteen. We have confirmed casualties.
GEORGE KIRK: They're at eleven percent and dropping. Ten percent… sir, it's nine and we're dropping
ROBAU: All remaining power to forward shields. Prepare shuttles for evacuation.
"It's all they can do…"
Everyone knew this was something that could happen at any time to any ship, even the Enterprise, but seeing it happen was still shocking.
Uhura and Amanda had their hands over their mouths looking at the screen in worry for the Kelvin crew. Amanda was clutching tightly to her husband's arm, she could feel the worry he refused to show through their bond.
Chekov, Sulu, and Scotty were upset at what they were seeing, as hard as they tried they couldn't stop seeing the Enterprise in place of the Kelvin. It was a thought they didn't want to even consider.
Bones could see that Jim was becoming more and more upset by what he was seeing and frankly he could understand why. His father was on this ship and the outcome wasn't looking great, plus Bones couldn't imagine what it would be like to be the captain of that ship, but he knew his friend was imagining it and going over any little thing he could do that would save everyone on that ship.
A noise is heard behind Robau as the Kelvin is being hailed, a voice is heard and the view screen of the Kelvin shows and unnamed Romulan
AYEL (ON VIEW SCREEN): Hello. My commander requests the presence of your captain, in order to negotiate a ceasefire. You will come aboard our ship via shuttlecraft. Your refusal would be unwise
ROBAU (TO GEORGE KIRK): Walk with me
The Bridge doors swish open and Robau walks out into a corridor followed by George Kirk
"It's a trap! Why is he complying?" Bones asked his friend, there were just some things he could never understand about Captains; like why they would still go into a trap even when they knew it was a trap
Kirk looked at his friend and replied, "he's going to buy his crew time to evacuate."
"But… von't that mean he vill die?"
Only Spock and Sarek were not looking at Kirk, the same phrase going through both of their minds, 'the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one'
When Kirk remained silent the others returned to looking at the screen
[CORRIDOR]
ROBAU: If I don't report in fifteen minutes, evacuate the crew
GEORGE KIRK: Sir, we can...
ROBAU: There is no help for us out here. Use auto-pilot, and get off this ship.
GEORGE KIRK: Aya, Captain
ROBAU: You're Captain now, Mister Kirk.
The lift doors shut and the lift is shown descending into shuttlebay. It is absolute chaos as alarms blare and crewmen run from one place to the next. Robau is seen walking through it calmly as he makes his way onto a shuttle, he flies it out and then onto the Romulan ship.
[KELVIN BRIDGE]
HELM OFFICER (viewing Robau's life signs): His heart rates elevated.
[NARADA]
The inside of the ship is shown as Robau is lead through. Wires are hanging down and it is obvious that the ship has been through much, Romulan is heard in the background and Robau is lead to Nero. A hologram of a ship is shown to Robau
AYEL: Look at this ship. Are you familiar with this craft?
ROBAU: Who is your commander? Is it him?
Robau looks towards the Romulan that is seated behind Ayel. This Romulan is shown to be holding a spear and looks to be deep in thought.
AYEL: I will speak for Captain Nero
ROBAU: Then ask Captain Nero, what gives him the right to attack a Federation vessel?
Nero finally looks at Robau as Ayel moves to throw another hologram at Robau this time is shows an older looking Vulcan
AYEL: Do you know the location of Ambassador Spock?
Amanda gasped and she felt her husband stiffen under her hand. She wanted so desperately to gather her boy into her arms and never let him go, but that wouldn't be appropriate.
Spock's eyebrow raised, the only visible sign that he was shocked by them mention of his name
"Wait. If that's the USS Kelvin when she's captained by Captain Robau then it would be around the time Jim was born. So how are these Romulans looking for Spock, an Ambassador Spock no less," Bones questioned to no one in particular
"It would appear Doctor that the events that the Talosian wants us to see are both in our future as well as simultaneously in the past"
"You're talking about time travel man!"
"Indeed, Doctor. Is that such a shock? You yourself have had your own experience with time travel remember."
Bones grumbled to himself, but had to concede Spock's point. This was why space was so dangerous, he thought, you never knew what was possible and impossible anymore
As everyone turned back to the view screen neither Amanda or Sarek could shake their worry for their son and his future
ROBAU: I am unfamiliar with Ambassador Spock
AYEL: What is the current stardate?
Robau looks confused before it dawns on him that they are not from this time
ROBAU: Stardate? Twenty-two thirty-three zero four…. Where are your from?
A look of pure rage comes over Nero's face as he rushes at Captain Robau with his spear
NERO: Arrrrgh!
[BRIDGE]
An alarm starts to blare as the crew becomes aware that Robau has been killed. George Kirk looks shocked before launching into action.
HELM OFFICER: Sir, they're locked onto our signal
KELVIN OFFICER: They're launching again!
GEORGE KIRK: Bravo-six maneuver fire full
A volley of weapons start to hit the Kelvin's hull causing major damage
GEORGE KIRK: I'm initiating General Order Thirteen. We're evacuating
HELM OFFICER: Yes, sir.
GEORGE KIRK: All decks, this is the Captain speaking. Evacuate the ship immediately. Get down to the shuttle crafts. Repeat evacuate immediately…
The Kelvin is shown to be taking major damage as it is repeatedly shot at. Next we see George Kirk telling the crew to evacuate as alarms continuously blare in the background, as Kirk is giving orders we see a medical staff come out of a lift with a very pregnant women in a wheelchair
[CORRIDOR]
WINONA KIRK: That's George's voice. What's happening?
"That's mom, this must be before I was born then."
"Hate to break it to ya Jim, but it looks like you're about to be born there. Hope there aren't any complications from a shuttle birth." Bones spoke as he eyed the heavily pregnant Winona Kirk
"What do you mean Doctor? Babies are born on starships all the time and they're all fine," Uhura asked
"Yea, that's a starship, though, where there's a more controlled enviromental settings. You haven't got those in a shuttle, even a medical shuttle. There's no telling what could happen from being born in a shuttle"
"You couldn't have picked a better time Captain?" Scotty spoke up to try and lighten the mood
FEMALE DOCTOR: We'll deliver in the shuttle. Go!
[ENGINEERING]
UNSEEN OFFICER: Let's go!
ENGINEER: We've got a hull breach!
Everyone is rushing around in a panic
WINONA (ON A COMMUNICATOR): George?
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): You're okay, thank god.
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: I have a Medical Shuttle Thirty-seven standing by. Get to it now. Can you do that?
[CORRIDOR]
WINONA: Yes
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): Everything's going to be okay. Do exactly as I say. Shuttle Thirty - seven
WINONA: George, it's coming, it's coming now.
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): I'm on my way.
The air was thick with tension worse than when they were in a jam themselves. It was because they knew that they could do nothing but watch what was happening; their only hope was to try and prevent this all from happening in the first place when the time comes.
[BRIDGE]
Kirk was shown pushing buttons on the computer...
COMPUTER VOICE: Auto-pilot function has been destroyed. Manual operation only.
A look of resignation and determination settles on his face.
"Oh no…"
[SHUTTLEBAY]
ENGINEERING OFFICER: Remove that part now! Get to the shuttle! Move, move, move!
WINONA (SCREAMING): Oh, it's a big one.
MALE DOCTOR: Just keep breathing. You'll be fine
WINONA: And the baby too, right?
MALE DOCTOR: And the baby too.
[MEDICAL SHUTTLE 37]
MALE DOCTOR: Right here
WINONA: Ahh! Ahh!
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): Captain to Shuttle Thirty-seven. Is my wife onboard?
PILOT: Yes sir, she is.
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: I need you to go now. Do you hear me?
[SHUTTLE]
PILOT: We're waiting on you, sir.
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): No, just go...
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: … take off, immediately.
Jim was gripping the table in front of him so hard his knuckles were turning white, Bones leant over and put a hand on his friend's shoulder. He knew it wasn't much, but he hoped it offered some comfort to his friend.
[SHUTTLE]
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): That's an order
PILOT: Yes, sir
WINONA: No, wait. We can't go yet. Please, stop. Agh, agh. (on communicator) George, the shuttle's leaving. Where are you?
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: Sweetheart, listen to me.
[SHUTTLE]
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): I'm not going to be there.
WINONA: No
The truth was starting to dawn on Winona, but she was trying her hardest to deny it to herself
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: This is the only way you'll survive
[SHUTTLE]
WINONA: Please, don't stay on the ship. You have to be here.
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: The shuttles will never make it if I don't fight them off.
[SHUTTLE]
WINONA: George, I can't do this without you
FEMALE ALIEN DOCTOR: Okay, I need you to push now.
WINONA: Aghhhh!
The shuttles are seen leaving the ship as Kirk prepares to ram the ship into the enemy
[BRIDGE]
BABY KIRK: Crying over the comm
[SHUTTLE]
GEORGE KIRK: What is it?
[SHUTTLE]
WINONA: It's a boy
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: A boy!
[SHUTTLE]
GEORGE KIRK (OVER COMM): Tell me about him
[BRIDGE]
WINONA (OVER COMM): He's beautiful
[SHUTTLE]
WINONA: George, you should be here
[BRIDGE]
COMPUTER VOICE: Impact alert
The room seemed to hold its breath as nobody moved, Uhura and Amanda already had tears starting to roll down their faces
GEORGE KIRK: What are we going to call him?
[SHUTTLE}
WINONA: We can name him after your father.
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: Tiberius? Are you kidding me? No, that's the worst. Let's name him after your dad. Let's call him Jim
[SHUTTLE]
WINONA: Jim. Okay. Jim it is.
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: Sweetheart, can you hear me?
[SHUTTLE]
WINONA: I can hear.
[BRIDGE]
GEORGE KIRK: I love you so much. I love you…
The Kelin makes impact and George Kirk is thrown forwards. Winona starts to cry and you can see the explosion through the shuttle window
Kirk pushed his friend's hand off his shoulder as he all but ran from the room, Bones got up after a minute of shock and ran after his friend
The rest of the room's occupants were in a state of shock as well just trying to process what they had just seen. Scotty, Chekov, and Sulu were trying to discreetly wipe away the tears that had gathered in the corners of their eyes while they comforted Uhura and each other.
Spoke was torn by the need to help his father console his mother and from wanting to be with his Captain and offer his own support along with the Doctors
No one really knew what to think about what they had just watched.