Location: Sol System, Earth. Riverside Iowa.
Time: 18:30 Hours
Date: March 01, 2233
It was all too much for the young officer too handle, as for half an hour a large group of men outside stood ready to kill him, his wife, child and unborn son for something that he unborn child would do in thirty years time, and now he stood face to face with his own son who was two years older then him and a higher rank while more men arrived to take up positions around the small family Kirk home.
"… So, you're my son?" George smiled.
"If you think that's strange… I'm actually older then you right now"
"Wow! So who is he, my cousin?"
"Humorous!" Kern said.
"Just a friend. George, we need to get the hell out of here… those men are not going to wait for long" Jim sighed as he peered out of the window.
"What are they waiting for?" George said slowly.
"I don't know, but they're not going to wait for much longer…"
Slowly, Jim crawled to another window and peered out as two men begun to walk slowly towards the house.
"Damn it. WEAPONS READY!" Kirk called out as he fired his weapon at the two men.
The whole house took multiple hits from different weapons as the three men attempted to defend themselves against the large force outside the small family Kirk home. Glass shattered around the home as they took cover from the exploding windows before returning fire until the sound of Anders yelling the Captain's name in taunt forced the men to stop firing.
"YOU CAN'T WIN KIRK… I HAVE A SHIP IN ORBIT… YOUR LOCATION IS TARGETED. SURRENDER OR I WILL ORDER THEM TO FIRE!"
"NOT A CHANCE!" The Captain yelled.
"AWW, WAITING TO BE RESCUED KIRK? STARFLEET WILL NOT FIND THE SHIP… EVEN IF THEY COULD, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DESTROY IT WITH THEIR… PRIMATIVE WEAPONS!"
Location: Sol System.
Time: 18:30 Hours.
Date: March 01, 2233.
Screaming out of the sun and almost out of control the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 begun to slow as it approached Venus, although the vessel herself came from an alternate timeline created when James T. Kirk did not exist, she was a formidable vessel even more so then the counterpart from what they had come to call the 'Prime-Timeline' For the crew on the alternate USS Enterprise it was a matter of historical record that in 2237, a Federation Starship on a deep space exploration mission encountered an abandoned vessel inside Federation Space, near the Romulan Neutral Zone. Recovering the vessel, the USS Phoenix took the vessel to Earth where it was backward engineered for its secrets. Now every Federation Starship is equipped with Federation designed Cloaks, weapons, shields and other advanced technologies loosely based on those recovered from the Romulan ship.
Sat comfortably in the Command Chair, Spock looked at Captain Monroe as he spoke with his usual calm tone.
"We have exited the Time-Warp Ma'am…"
"Very well… When are we Mr Xon?"
"Date: March 01, 2233. Exactly when we needed to be. Ma'am, may I request we raise the cloak… we will already be visible to Starfleet of this timeframe"
"Cloak? Do it!" She smiled.
Like raindrops falling glass, the hull of the great ship began to fade as the raindrop like effect of the ships cloak hid the vessel from view. Smiling, Monroe looked around the bridge as nothing seemed to change on the bridge.
"Is it done?" She said.
"Yes Ma'am. Unlike Romulan Cloaking Shields, Starfleet vessels do not experience a serious power loss when under cloak" Spock replied.
"Meaning weapons and sensors are fully operational?"
"Yes" Pavel smiled.
"It took years for the Klingons to figure that out. Nice work!" She laughed. "Alright, Pavel… take us into Earth orbit, Xon… Sensor Scan, North American Continent… Iowa, specifically Riverside…"
"I have it Ma'am" Xon said slowly.
"On-screen, Magnify!" She demanded.
As they slipped into a stationary orbit above Earth, the main viewscreen lit up with a small house being fired upon by a large group of humans and aliens. Cursing too herself, Julia looked at the science station as the Vulcan officer Xon ran scans on the interior of the house.
"Picking up several life signs inside the home Ma'am. One child and heavily pregnant woman in what appears to be a basement with three males in the first floor… one of them I can not identify" He said slowly.
"Alright…"
Almost breaking into a sprint, she stopped just mere inches from the communications console as she worked the system quickly before she began to speak.
"Jim Kirk, this is Julia Monroe… Can you hear me?"
Through the crackling of the speakers a voice could barely be heard as she worked to clean up the channel and finally locked onto the voice.
"Monroe it's Kirk. Where the hell are you?"
"Long story Jim… lets just say… the Enterprise. Stand by, we'll beam you guys up!"
"Understood. One slight problem Julia… Anders is here, he says he has a cloaked ship in orbit… Can you find it?" Kirk said as he fired his weapon.
"I have it Ma'am. It is remarkably unsophisticated. However the vessel is of Romulan in design" Reported Xon.
"Chekov… can you lock a tractor beam on that ship… hold it in place?"
"Not a problem. Elizabeth… have Security teams report to the cargo bay. Arrest Captain Anders and his people once they have been beamed to this ship. Kirk, Stand by, we're having difficulty locking on to your signal"
"Just, get me out of here!" He grunted.
"Don't say I didn't warn you" Julia smiled.
In a haze of transporter energy, three figures materialised on the bridge of the USS Enterprise, a look of shock and surprise crept over each of them for different reasons as they looked around the command centre of the vessel. With a slight smile James Kirk nodded with satisfaction as he walked towards the Vulcan Commander wearing a Gold Command Tunic.
"Captain James T. Kirk, I presume?"
"Yes, That colour suits you Spock. Nice ship"
"Wait, where are we?" George said. "What the hell just happened?"
"Ahh… Explanation time, I said I owed you that" Jim smiled.
"To say the least" George frowned.
"Jim! You can't… Remember what I said"
"Of course" He sighed.
"What the hell is going on around here… who are you, really? And don't give me any of that future crap. Who are you… really?" George demanded.
"A friend Mister Kirk, it's an honour to meet you. Jim, we need to talk I private" Julia said slowly.
Nodding to his father, Captain Kirk followed the only officer on the whole ship who knew exactly what was happening, although the ship appeared to be the USS Enterprise, the subtle differences made it difficult for him to relax as looked at Julia with a slight sigh in his heart.
"You can't tell him anything, you know that"
"I know. What are we going to do with him?" Kirk whispered.
"It will take some… time, for the timeline to repair itself. Elizabeth Monroe has ordered a security detail to detain Anders and his men in the cargo bay, Anders will be moved to the ships brig"
"Elizabeth Monroe? Ensign Monroe?" Kirk smiled.
"Apparently here, she is Chief of Security… not only that, she's married and pregnant" Julia smiled.
"Wow, anything else I should know. Like who the husband/father is?"
Smiling, Julia nodded to the Chief Helm Officer, Kirk's jaw dropped as he followed her gaze to the young Russian Officer sat at the Helm which on his ship was usually manned by Sulu.
"Chekov?"
"Yes…" She said slowly.
"Nice work Pavel! What do we do about my father?"
"We'll send him back to his home. Once the timeline has repaired itself… I'll send a team back to correct this" Julia smiled. "None of this will have happened"
"Alright. And THIS Enterprise?"
"Once the timeline has reset…so will this ship. Then, the Newton will show up and send us home. All we have to do is make the crew believe they are here by accident" Julia whispered.
"How do we do that?"
"With my help!" Called out a voice from behind them.
Slowly, Kirk turned around and came face to face with the Vulcan commander of this version of the Enterprise. It was unusual to say the lease for Kirk to see Spock wearing the Gold shirt, perhaps more unusual then seeing Chekov sat at the Helm instead of the Navigation console.
"You have a suggestion Spock?"
"Yes…" Spock nodded.
As he was about to speak, Elizabeth Monroe looked up from her security and weapons console as she spoke.
"The Enemy ship has broke through the Tractor beam, she's going to warp"
"Chekov… pursuit Course!" Kirk ordered.
Under cloak, the Enterprise entered warp as she tracked the Romulan ship until it dropped out of warp around Jupiter, decloaked and spun around in a defensive stance as Enterprise decloaked before it. Smiling widely, Kirk nodded too himself as he looked around the bridge of the ship.
"I assume you have Phasers and Torpedoes Spock?"
"Yes sir. Raising shields, powering up the Phased-Pulse Cannons an activating the Quantum Torpedoes"
"What Torpedoes?" Kirk said in shock.
"An upgrade Captain Kirk. Forgive me for saying so, but you are not familiar with this vessel or its components"
"Want Command Spock?" Kirk smiled.
On the main screen before them, the enemy vessel powered up its main weapons and fired at the Large Constitution Class starship before it. Slamming into it's shields, the energy from the blast dissipated around the ship with a brilliant glow as Elizabeth Monroe smiled slightly while she reported.
"Just a warning shot. No damage"
"Open a channel to that ship…" Kirk smiled.
"Channel Open" Uhura replied.
"This is James T. Kirk… onboard the Enterprise, surrender to us now…"
"GO TO HELL!" A voice called out over the speakers.
""You are outmatched and out gunned in everyway, you have very little choice in the matter"
"OHH REALLY?" The voice replied.
As Kirk walked to the command seat at the centre of the large highly sophisticated bridge, two more ships of Romulan design decloaked around the Enterprise and fired with full weapons.
"Shields are down to 75%… they're firing again!" Elizabeth called out.
"Evasive Mister Sulu…"
"What?" Called out Ensign Sulu.
"Chekov, sorry" Kirk apologised.
"No problem sir, Evasive pattern Delta-Nine, Lizzie… they're all yours!" Pavel smiled too his wife.
Smoothly, the huge Starship avoided weapons fire from the three enemy ships while under the expert hand of its weapons officer bolts of compressed phaser energy slammed into the shields of the enemy ships while the Enterprise gracefully moved around them avoiding each shot. Smiling too himself, Kirk looked at Julia Monroe as he spoke.
"Remind me to put Chekov at Helm more"
"Funny" Julia smiled.
"Jim, those ships… who are they?" George said with confusion.
"It's better you don't know George…"
"Captain… Kirk, sensors are detecting a Federation vessel approaching at high warp"
"Can you identify the vessel Mister Xon?" Spock replied.
"Starfleet records identify it as the USS Kelvin Registration…"
"Damn it!" Jim barked. "Uhura, send a message, warn them off!"
"Trying sir, the… enemy ships are blocking all transmissions" She called out.
For a brief moment, the attention of Pavel Chekov was distracted by the conversation behind him as three plasma torpedoes from the enemy ships slammed into the primary hull of the Enterprise. Explosions ripped through the bridge as the Helm exploded, throwing the pilot off his seat and slamming hard to the floor with a horrifying crunch. Panic stuck, Elizabeth looked around as her new husband lay motionless on the deck before her as she screamed his name in panic.
"PAVEL!"
"Chekov!" Kirk yelled as he ran towards him.
As Elizabeth knelt down at his side, blood flowed from a large wound on the side of Pavel's head as Kirk carefully rolled him over and checked him for a pulse. Closing his eyes for a moment he sighed as Elizabeth Monroe screamed with grief at what she saw before her.
"Commander, COMMANDER!" Jim yelled.
"You stupid Bastard!" She yelled at Kirk.
"It wasn't my fault!" He apologised.
"He's dead. You're next" She growled deeply.
"Station Commander!" Kirk replied. "Commander, your station… NOW!"
As the smoke cleared, Kirk looked at the Helm as his father sat in the pilot seat and begun to work the system.
"I got Helm… I can do this, Navigation… give me full warp impulse power for a short burst. At my command only, I'm going to take us over and behind the lead ship. Weapons officer, whatever torpedoes you have, fire them when in range, I'll then flip this ship and bring the forward weapons on the second ship. You'll have two seconds of firing time, be ready"
Enterprise followed the exact movements of the helm officer as it burst into full impulse and quickly rolled over the enemy ship before it. Anger began to build in her as Elizabeth launched a full volley of Torpedoes into the shields of the vessel before them and exploded as the ship begun to break apart from the advanced weapons of the Enterprise. With its nose pointed down at the remains of the first enemy ship, Enterprise spun around and levelled off as George Kirk brought the forward weapons to bare on the second enemy ship while the main weapons on the ship sprayed bolts of energy through space and impacted on the second ship.
In a heartbeat, it was over as the two enemy ships where left as little but debris while the remaining ship disappeared into high warp. Sadness overtook Kirk as he looked at the body of his friend Pavel Chekov.
"ETA the Kelvin?"
"One Minute" Xon replied.
"Sir, this vessel is equipped with a Cloaking device" Spock nodded.
"Cloak the ship, take us away from here, the less questions they have, the better"
"Of course." George sighed.
"Jim… I know Chekov was…"
"More then my Junior officer Julia, he was my friend"
One Hour Later…
Motionless, the USS Enterprise remained under cloak as it hung in space near Jupiter while several Federation Starships arrived to scan the area of the battle. The body or Pavel Chekov had been removed from the bridge and placed in the ships morgue as only one thought now tore through James T. Kirk's mind.
With the two temporal agents at his side, Kirk entered the brig where former Captain Anders was being held under maximum security along with his companion.
"STAND UP!" Kirk growled as he glared at Anders.
"Ohh… have a little problem did we?" Anders mocked.
With a smile, Anders looked at the two temporal agents before him as he spoke with a hint of laughter in his voice.
"Monroe… looking beautiful as ever. Mister Kern, I almost didn't recognise you. Julia, why don't you join me here like you once used to. Tell me Jim, does she still have that little moan when she…"
"STOP!" Julia yelled.
Quickly covering the distance between them, Kirk grabbed Anders by his tunic and pulled him too his feet while Anders laughed in his face.
"Ohh she didn't tell you Jimmy-boy? She didn't tell you how she used to come to my quarters late at night for a little… recreation?"
"Ohh, I know everything…" Kirk growled.
"How is your mother Kirk? Beautiful isn't she? Perhaps I won't kill her after all. She would fetch an excellent price with Orion Slave traders… but then again, I'll have to get her before she is… soiled by George"
Laughing like a mad-man in Kirk's face, Anders pushed Kirk backwards as he straightened out his tunic and slowly sat down with a look of content on his face as he spoke.
"Touch her… I'll kill you" Kirk growled.
"Ohh, I know you Kirk. You're incapable of murder. I've read your file Jimmy-boy… I even know how you die, ain't that right Monroe?"
Kirk's eyes darted to Monroe as she lowered her head slightly, the memory of seeing his death when she was a young officer still haunted her even to this day especially since she had gotten close to Kirk.
"Well, I guess we have nothing to talk about then Kirk" Anders laughed. "… You can go now. But then… once I am finished… you won't even exist and everything you have done, will not happen. I know your future Jim… yours too Julia. Would you like me to tell you how you die Julia?"
"What?" She growled.
"Ohh, I've been around… the past, the present… even the future. Your Future my little hell-cat!" He smiled.
Kirk's anger swelled to boiling point as he reached down and grabbed Anders by his throat, with all the strength he could muster be begun too squeeze his throat, yet Anders did nothing to stop the attack as smiled and watched the hatred in Kirk's face, until Kirk threw him back onto the bench behind him and walked away.
Through his coughs, Anders laughed as he looked at Kirk and spoke once more, taunting the great Captain.
"Like I said Kirk, you are not a Murderer. You really are pitiful Kirk, but, I'll say hello to your mother for you"
Reacting purely on anger, James T. Kirk swivelled on his heels as he once again walked towards Anders, picked him up and spun him around and twisted his head until a loud sickening crack could be heard echoing through the brig as finally Anders' lifeless body fell from his hands. With a growl in his voice, he looked at the man in the next cell and smiled darkly as he spoke to him.
"Anything to say… Braxton?"
"Welcome to the dark side Kirk" He smiled.
As the timeline had begun to rest, the Federation Timeship USS Newton appeared to escort the USS Enterprise back to its own time as predicted by Captain Julia Monroe. Once the Enterprise was escorted back to its own time of departure, the Newton disappeared into time once again along with Kirk. A full hearing was held on the actions of Captain Julia Monroe and Captain James T. Kirk by the temporal commission, once again James Kirk was given the full thanks of the Temporal Commission on his actions as Former Captain William Anders was recovered alive along with his companion former Captain Braxton of the Timeship Relativity. Once again they where delivered to the Anubis Penal Colony to serve out two maximum terms for their involvement in the attempt on the destruction of the timeline.
Location: Deep Space.
Starship: Federation Timeship USS Newton.
Registry: NCV-9549641-C.
Time: 10:35 Hours. (Day Five)
In The 29th Century.
Once again, Captain James T. Kirk stood before the assembled crew of the Timeship Newton as they stood wearing full dress uniform.
"Well, this was fun!" Kirk smiled.
"Yep! It's been one hell of an adventure" Julia smiled.
"Lets NOT do this again sometime" Kirk winked.
"Aww… you'll miss me"
"Perhaps. What do you think Anders meant when he said he'd been to your future?"
"Not a clue… And I don't want to find out. S'Var, set transport co-ordinates to send Captain Kirk home"
"Already done Ma'am!" S'Var smiled.
"Everything is set Captain James Tiberius Kirk" Called out the First Officer eagerly.
Nodding politely, Kirk walked toward the transporter as Julia followed him, stopping just before he stepped on the platform, he turned and whispered in her ear.
"That guy drives me nuts"
"My X-O? he's a good guy really. He just needs to mature a little"
Laughing, Kirk's eyes fell upon the door as it slid open and a large Klingon entered the bridge, with a slight smile he shook his head as he stepped on the transporter pad as Monroe winked.
"Close enough. Good bye Captain Kirk" She said with pride.
"Good bye. Take care of her Kern!"
"Aye sir, I still owe you that Drink…" Kern nodded.
Whatever damage that was caused to the timeline had been repaired, although it hadn't exactly reset to its original course as Kern, the large Klingon who had been killed years earlier was still alive and working on the ship, yet for some reason, only Kirk and Monroe knew the truth. A truth that would never come out.
Location: Sol System. Earth. Yosemite National Park
Year: 2287
Returning from the supposedly 'God-Planet' at the centre of the Galaxy, James T. Kirk, Leonard H. McCoy and Spock had returned to their much needed shore leave as the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A was to undergo a complete repair and refit under the close supervision of Captain Montgomery Scott.
As the fire burned through the night, Kirk sat alone watching the flames while a silhouette appeared through the trees, smiling too himself Kirk looked up and spoke.
"The fire is warmer then the darkness. Take a seat if you wish"
"Thank you" A female voice called out. "I got lost in the woods and saw the fire"
"What is a twenty year old girl doing wandering around Yosemite Park at this time of night?"
Slowly, she walked towards him with a smile as she spoke.
"See through my cover did you Kirk?"
"Perhaps, What do you want?" He sighed.
"I need your help, My mother once told me that if I ever need help…I should come too you"
"What is it?" He laughed slightly.
"She's disappeared. My mother once trusted you with her life… now she needs your help once again"
Groaning, he stood and extended his hand as the young woman walked towards him, recognition echoed in his mind as he sighed deeply while she sat and warmed her hands by the fire.
"I'm getting too old for this. Who are you?"
"Lieutenant Jamie Monroe… Temporal Commission. My mother is missing, Please Captain Kirk, will you help me find her?" She said with hope.
To Be Concluded.
Coming Soon…
Star Trek The Newton Incident:
A War Without End.