Location: Starbase Twelve.

Starship: Federation Starship USS Enterprise.

Registry: NCC-1701.

Time: 18:15 Hours. (The Same Day)

In The 23rd Century.

With shore leave cancelled, the command crew sat briefing room one awaiting the arrival of the young Ensign as McCoy continued to argue his point with the Vulcan First Officer.

"… Spock, I'm telling you it's impossible. There is no way she could have left the ship without me knowing about it. I pulled the records of her travels around the ship, with the exception of spending some time in the Messhall and the ship's gym. Ensign Monroe had spent most of her time in her quarters"

"As you have said Doctor McCoy, however the evidence we have uncovered shows her on the planet with the Captain shortly before he disappeared"

"Now you're reaching Spock. If the monitor was removed from her chest, I would have been alerted. She has only left the ship once and that was to assist Chekov with his search"

"Then how do you explain the evidence we have uncovered Doctor?" Spock said calmly.

"Damn it Spock, I'm a Doctor, not an investigator" He grunted.

"Gentlemen, we are going off the subject here" Called out Uhura.

"Of course…"

The familiar sound of the door sliding open caught the attention of the command crew as the young Ensign entered the briefing room with a nervous look on her face. For a brief moment, she stopped and looked around in shock as two security guards stood at either side of the door.

"Ensign Monroe, reporting as ordered Sirs"

"Ensign, please take a seat" Spock replied.

"Aye Sir"

Slowly, she walked around the table and took the only available seat, next to the chief medical officer. Slowly McCoy leaned close to her and whispered in her ear as she sat down. 'Don't worry Ensign, your not in trouble' Slowly, Spock stood as he walked around the table while he spoke.

"Ensign Elizabeth Cara Monroe. Your service to this ship has been impeccable, during your time of service with the Enterprise you have assisted Mister Scott beyond expectations of someone of your age"

"Umm… thank you? Commander Spock if I may ask, why am I here?"

"Although you have not been confined to this vessel since your accident several days ago, it has been recommended that you do not leave the ship without clearance from Doctor McCoy"

"Sir, if this is about my assisting Chekov with the search, I can…"

"That is not why you are here Ensign. Since the Captain has disappeared, we have reviewed all security footage around his location… Lieutenant Uhura, please display video file"

For a moment, the room was silent with the exception of the sound of the Lieutenant activating the computer before her, moments later the video file was displayed on the screens at the centre of the table.

"As you can see, Captain Kirk is sat alone reading what appears to be an old book of some kind"

"Yes, he borrowed it from me a few weeks ago. Is that what this is about, an old book?"

"Hardly…" Sulu laughed.

"Please observe the display Ensign" Spock replied.

As the video file continued, a young woman wearing a pink two-piece bikini walked towards the captain and knelt down by his side, although it was unclear what was being said she continued to observe the file until they both stood and left the seat. For a moment she watched with interest as the file continued until it stopped and enhanced the facial features of the young woman with the Captain.

"Ohh my god!" She called out.

"Do you recognise this woman, Ensign?" Spock said calmly.

"That's impossible…"

"The woman in the video, has a resemblance to your self Ensign Monroe"

"A little, her hair is a different colour though as are her eyes…" She replied in shock.

"More then a resemblance, Lassie" Mister Scott replied.

"Is this why I'm here, you think I had something to do with the Captain's disappearance?"

"Lizzie… The evidence is undeniable, it appears as if you are responsible for the Keptain's disappearance"

"Pavel, you know me… That… woman is not me. Do you want me to prove it?…"

Quickly she stood and pulled down her uniform from the shoulders, at the centre of her chest was the small monitor placed on her by the Doctor after her accident.

"As you can see sirs, this monitor is still where the Doctor put it. If it was removed… he would know about it. Need more proof? I have a small… birthmark on my left thigh… that woman on the screen does not. Want me to show you?" She grunted.

For a moment, the male officers seemed to stare at her as she stood topless before them, the normally painfully shy young Ensign had revealed her bare breasts to the command crew in her own defence. Quickly, Chekov walked too her side with a slight smile as he spoke.

"That will not be necessary Lizzie, please… cover yourself up" He smiled.

"Sir, I don't know who that woman is… but I intend to find out. Doctor McCoy, if you remove this monitor from my chest… I will do anything I can to find Captain Kirk"

"What? Umm… of course" McCoy said as he sat looking at her with a smile.

"Perhaps you should leave the monitor where it is for the time being Doctor, we could monitor the Ensign's whereabouts" Said Uhura.

"Very well, Ensign Monroe… effective immediately, you are transferred to security for the duration of this investigation. Mister Chekov will work alongside you during your investigation" Spock said slowly.

"Yes sir. I will find him. I've worked on a few investigations like this in the past… I'd like to start with the Captain's last known location"

"Very well Ensign. First may I recommend you put your uniform back on…"

"What? Ohh, aye sir" She blushed.

"A little cold in here ain't it lassie?" Mister Scott laughed.

"Ha-ha. With your approval Commander, I would like to start by assembling a small team and set up a base of operations at the Captain's last known location"

"As you wish, you have Command on this assignment Ensign. Assemble your team"

Pulling her uniform back over her shoulders, she turned around as the two male guards smiled widely at her, laughing too herself she pointed to the two guards as she spoke.

"You two, follow me. Pavel, lets go. Tricorders and Phaser Type II for all team members, Commander, I will check in at the top of every hour unless we find anything. Ohh and do me a favour please?"

"Yes Ensign?" Spock said with his ever stoic expression.

"What I just did, umm… revealing myself I mean… can you please keep it in this room"

"No promises Lassie" Mister Scott winked.

"You're a funny man Mister Scott. Commander, since the Captain took a shuttlecraft, I would like to request the use of that vessel for aerial reconnaissance"

"As you wish. I will have someone from Engineering look over the…"

"Sir, I'll do that… I am an Engineer"

"And a damn fine one too Ensign" Mister Scott replied once again.

"Thank you sir. Pavel, please take a copy of that video file and then assemble a separate large team, we've got a lot of ground to cover" She smiled.

"Yes… Ma'am" He laughed.

Nodding to the first officer, she turned and left the briefing room with her small team following her. As the door slide shut, McCoy laughed as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"She's an… impressive young woman" Sulu said quickly.

"Very…" McCoy blushed.

"Indeed. I had not expected to see… so much of her" Spock said quickly.

"Do I detect a hint of… embarrassment Spock?"

"Doctor, your constant attempts to get me to show emotions are… futile"

"I was joking Spock… What do we do now?"

"Assist the Ensign with her investigation. Lieutenant Uhura, please contact Starbase Twelve and inform them of our… progress"

"Or lack of" McCoy replied once more.

Location: Sol System, Earth Dry-dock.

Starship: Enterprise.

Registry: NX-01.

Time: 09:10 Hours.

January 31, 2151.

Since the small explosion on the ship, security had become tighter as Kirk and Monroe walked through the corridors, after speaking with Captain Archer, Kirk had volunteered to investigate the explosion much to the annoyance of the head of Security. Passing themselves off as Engineers from the Spacedock, Kirk and Monroe had a chance to move freely throughout the ship without interference from the crew and construction workers. As they approached the scene of the explosion, Monroe reached into her trouser pocket and pulled out a small 29th Century Tricorder disguised as a 22nd Century hand scanner.

"Whoa! Wait a minute, I'm picking up faint traces of a temporal disrupter"

"A what?"

"A bomb Jim, when activated… it removes itself from the timeline…"

"Cloaked?"

"Not as crude Jim" She said slowly.

"Anything else?"

"Picking up faint traces of DNA… Suliban…"

"Can you trace it's owner?" Kirk replied quickly.

"I think so, if I can narrow the search… I got it. Three decks up… the Bridge!"

"Well, we can't go busting on the bridge with weapons charged… We'll have to draw it out"

"I'm open to suggestions Jim" She smiled.

"I have an idea…" He winked.

For a moment, Kirk stood looking over the damage caused by the explosion, although the damage was minimal, the blast radius caused by the explosion was extensive with charring on the floor, ceiling and walls. Since all power had been diverted to secondary systems throughout the ship so that the systems being installed would not suffer from power loss as they where brought online.

"Jim, what system is this?"

"Nothing major, from what I can tell it was just a simple power relay system for the lighting on this deck. They knew how to injure the Ensign without causing any serious damage"

For a moment he leaned into the wall and looked around with a slight smile of nostalgia. During his early days with Starfleet Academy, he had studied the systems used on this ship as a stepping stone to the advanced technology that operated his own vessel.

"This is amazing… although it shouldn't take long to repair. I could do it right now if needed"

"Hey! What are you doing here?" A voice called out.

Quickly, Kirk pulled out of the wall and looked around as Monroe turned to the direction of the voice. A large tall man stood before them wearing a period correct Starfleet Uniform bearing the emblem of a crewman third class, his tightly cropped hair glistened in the auxiliary lighting as he stepped towards them with a Phase Pistol drawn, as his eyes fell on Kirk he lowered his weapon and walked towards him in shock at who was stood before him.

"What-what are you doing here?"

"I was ordered by the Captain too…"

"You're not supposed to be here Kirk. I'll ask again, what the hell are you doing here?"

Slowly, Monroe placed her hand behind her back and reached for a small Phaser she had placed on her beltline as he stepped closer to them both.

"How do you know my name?"

"I'll ask the questions here Kirk. What are you doing here, how did you get here without us detecting your presence, her on the other hand, we did. Who are you?"

"Who is we?" Monroe demanded.

For a moment, he looked around at the damage. Quickly he looked behind himself and then back towards the two, holstering his weapon and nodded and motioned for them to follow him. After a brief walk down the corridor they entered and empty storage area, as the door closed behind him and activated a small device on his beltline as he spoke.

"Alright, what the hell is going on here, if I'm not mistaken… your are James Kirk, Captain of the Enterprise 1701... You on the other hand… I don't know. I was sent here because we picked up a huge disturbance in the timeline. I must admit I'm surprised to see Kirk here. I'll ask again, who are you miss?"

"Captain Julia Monroe of the Timeship…"

"Newton? Why are you here?" He said with shock.

"Someone is out to… erase Kirk form history by killing an ancestor of his. The explosion has injured a young ensign"

"My Great-Great Grandmother…" Kirk replied.

"I see. So you are here to stop it?" The Crewman said slowly.

"Hopefully. We've picked up several alien life signs on this ship…"

"Suliban?"

"Yes" Monroe said sharply.

"Alright Monroe, return Kirk home… then you get back to your ship. I'll take care of this"

"No, this is my mission Crewman. Several people have been hired throughout the timeline to erase Kirk, we've got people everywhere working on this"

"I know, we've detected them… everywhere. Like I said, return to your time of departure, I'll take care of this. This is wrong, it's all wrong" He said quickly.

Slowly the Crewman turned and looked at the door as he spoke with a nervous voice.

"I'll activate as many agents as I can. I'll take over your mission…"

"NO!" Kirk yelled. "Whoever you are… I'll deal with this. You appear to be from a distant time, obviously your technology is as advanced as Monroe's. When is William Anders?"

"Anders? You mean former Captain William Anders?"

"One and the same" Monroe sighed.

"One moment…"

Quickly he raised his left hand to his left ear as he looked off into space, whatever was happening it appeared as if he was getting instructions from his own time. Nodding slightly, he looked back at Kirk as he spoke.

"We have picked up a small ripple in time…"

"When?" Monroe demanded once again.

"His last known time jump was your ship… Monroe, before it's launch"

"What?" Monroe yelled. "Who the hell are you Crewman?"

"A friend, just… a friend…"

For a moment, he stepped closer to Monroe and whispered in her ear as Kirk strained his hearing to listen.

"I know about you Monroe, You're playing a dangerous game with him"

"My motives are my own" She whispered.

"I know, Be careful, you are more important then you know"

"When the hell are you from?" She said aloud.

"Further forward then you think…"

Quickly he walked towards the exit as he nodded to Kirk with a smile.

"It's good to see you again Kirk. You look good"

"I've never seen you before. Who the hell are you?" He said with confusion.

"You won't remember me Kirk… then again maybe you will. You where six years old, you fell out of a tree and broke your left arm…"

"That was you?" He said in disbelief.

"Him, who, what?" Monroe replied.

"A man picked me up, bandaged up my arm and carried me home… I was in and out of consciousness a few times but I remember the face. I looked for him for weeks…"

"Yes…" He smiled. "He had a broken rib that could have punctured his lung…"

"What was that name…"

Smiling slightly, he activated the door control and left the room as Monroe looked back at Kirk with surprise as he spoke.

"Daniels?" He said quickly.

Before the door closed, he ran towards the exit and looked up and down the long corridor yet nothing. The strange young Crewman from the future had disappeared.

Location: Starbase Twelve.

Starship: Federation Starship USS Enterprise.

Registry: NCC-1701.

Time: 20:00 Hours. (The Same Day)

In The 23rd Century.

Captain's Log: Stardate 3562.5...

First Officer Spock recording.

It has been almost two hours since the investigation into the disappearance of Captain Kirk has been taken over by Ensign Monroe. Although her progress has been impressive, no sign of the Captain or the young woman he was last seen with has been found. Since her last contact one hour ago, the Ensign had reported and unusual energy field surrounding an isolated area of the forest near the home of Admiral MacLeod. Although the captain's uniform and several reports have been discovered, although several pieces of the Captain's personal effects are missing.

The search continues.

Personal Log: Ensign Elizabeth Cara Monroe.

Stardate: 3562.5

It has been two hours since I took on the investigation and I must admit, it's getting a little annoying. The readings on the unusual energy signature has been sent upto the Enterprise for further analysis. The sun had set over an hour ago as the shuttlecraft is still flying a search pattern over the forest while I still have a few teams searching the surrounding area. The temperature has dropped several degrees, I cannot imagine that anyone would survive long out here in the cold and dark. But I'm not giving up… Kirk is a resilient man, if he is alive… I will find him. But with each passing hour I grow fearful for his safety.

Shivering, she stood looking over the reports from the ever growing search teams as more personnel arrived from Starbase Twelve, it was known that Admiral Green himself was on his way from Starfleet Command to assume command of the search. When he arrives in two days, she wanted nothing for the Admiral to do but sign off on the paperwork and congratulate her team for locating the Captain.

Deep in study, she had not noticed the sound of footsteps walking towards her until a voice caught her attention.

"… I'm serious, I was in the room. She took off her top and exposed herself to the entire senior staff. Spock barely moved, McCoy's jaw almost hit the table, Scotty almost applauded her…"

"Your joking, wish I was their then. So, seriously tell me something, D-cup?"

Quickly she turned, with a stern face she growled.

"C-Cup actually. If you're finished with the scuttlebutt, Report!"

"Umm… sorry Ma'am. We've completed our search of the third quadrant. Nothing Ma'am… not even a broken twig"

"I see… return to the search. Lieutenant Watkins has found what he thinks is a cave in Quad' four sector three. He could use a extra set of eyes"

"Ma'am, it's getting a little cold out here. Some of the crew are…"

"Do you see Kirk? Seriously… did you find him and not say anything?" She yelled.

"No Ma'am!" One officer replied sharply.

"THEN GET BACK TOO THE DAMED SEARCH!" She yelled.

"MONROE!" A voice called out from behind her.

With each passing second, her anger grew as she stood facing the security officers before her. For a moment, she ignore the voice calling her name as she looked up into the eyes of the two large security officers until a hand was placed on her shoulder. Quickly, she grabbed the hand and twisted around as she pushed the hand up the young man's back as a slight wince in pain could heard. In an instant she let go of the hand and stepped back as she spoke.

"Ohh Pavel, I'm sorry. Are you okay?"

"Fine… Ouch! Your fast!" He cried out.

"Sorry, I grew up with two older brothers…"

Rubbing his shoulder, Chekov smiled slightly as he spoke with a slight pain in his voice.

"I bet they hated you…" He laughed. "… Lizzie, it's getting very cold out here. We must call off the search for tonight"

"No!" She barked.

"Lizzie, Ensign. We must, we have search teams out so far that I fear they will not find away back"

"Chekov…"

"I know. I've know the Keptain for many years. He's a survivor. We can pick up the search at first light. Think of your teams Lizzie"

"Alright, one more hour… then I'll call it off for the night"

"Ma'am. Most teams are more then two hours away by foot. We should really think of getting them back, or at least… get some foul-weather gear down here" A security officer said.

Nodding slightly, she reached for her communicator and smiled slightly as Chekov rubbed his shoulder once more.

"Actually, my brothers taught me everything I know about self defence. The benefits of being fifteen years younger. Monroe to Enterprise…"

"Spock here. Go ahead Ensign"

"Sir, the temperature is due to drop below freezing for tonight. I've got teams out all over this place… request you send down some thermo-clothing, a dozen mobile heaters and some thermo-tents… we're gonna spend the night down here"

"As you wish Ensign. Although the home of the Admiral is large enough to fit the search team…"

"Sir, I've got over forty officers and men here, most of them volunteers from Starbase Twelve, we can't fit them all in that house… the barns are almost full to capacity with equipment"

"Understood Ensign…"

A second voice broke through the communicator as Monroe looked shocked at who was speaking.

"Ensign, this is Doctor McCoy. How are your men?"

"Umm.. Fine doctor. But mister Chekov is a little worried about the cold, we expect the temperature to drop to 10 below freezing…"

"And you!" Chekov laughed.

"What was that Ensign? I couldn't hear"

"Nothing Doctor. Commander Spock, may I request additional air support in the morning, as well as climbing gear. We've discovered a large cave network"

"As you wish Ensign, when will you resume your search?" He asked.

"The sun is due to rise at 05:45 Hours, I'll have all teams ready to go before first light"

"I will request additional aerial support from the Starbase, two starships are already enroot to this location"

Surprised, Monroe looked at Chekov as she spoke aloud for all to hear.

"Sir, forgive me for saying so. But isn't that a little… overkill?"

"The vessels have been dispatched at Admiral MacLoed's request. I believe he is… an old friend of the Captain's"

"Of course sir. May I ask one question?"

"Very well" Spock said slowly.

"Sir, with so many officers joining in on the search… I have to inform you that I am no longer the senior officer on scene…" She said with regret.

"I see. One moment please"

The communicator fell silent as she looked up at the clear skies above her. Like a star, she could almost make out a faint dot that was the Enterprise high above. She had been on many away missions, but never had the opportunity to see the Enterprise from this angle, laughing slightly at her own thoughts locked her eyes on the majestic vessel in a stationary orbit above.

"You know, it's at times like these… I wish I had an old style telescope"

"What do you mean?" Chekov smiled.

"Although we're not that far… Earth feels like a thousand light years away right now. I'd love to see Enterprise from this angle" She smiled.

"There is a certain romance in your voice Lizzie" Chekov laughed.

"Perhaps Pavel, I've never seen the ship from this point of view"

In an instant, her communicator chirped into life as she almost jumped out of her skin at the sound.

"Umm… Monroe here, go ahead sir"

"I have spoken with Admiral Green, he has agreed that Enterprise has jurisdiction on this search Ensign. As our representative, you have Command of the search and rescue mission until his arrival"

"Me sir?" She said with surprise.

"That is the order Ensign"

"Thank you sir, Monroe out"

Flipping her communicator closed, she smiled widely as she looked a Chekov.

"Looks like we're in charge Pavel… Not sure how the Commander will deal with that one"

"Ignore him, I do… he's an idiot!" Chekov laughed.