Chapter Twelve

Location: 40 Eridani Star System

Planet: Vulcan.

(After The Battle of Vulcan)

Battered, leaking atmosphere into space, the USS Enterprise NCC-300 under the command of Admiral Jonathon Archer hung next too the large unknown vessel, scans of the ship barely detected life signs, however it appeared as the damage had created a hole in the hull, allowing for basic scans too penetrate the hull and detect one life sign onboard. Beaming onboard, Admiral Archer, Captain Tucker, Captain T'Pol and Doctor Phlox moved slowly through the ship with a heavy security presence as ships with Vulcan crew moved towards the vessel carefully with their weapons and shields raised. The loss of the Chief Helm officer onboard his ship had hit Archer hard, he remembered reaching out his hand in attempt too save Travis Mayweather, he was almost in reach before he lost his grip and he was blown out into the void of space before the emergency forcefeilds activated, sealing the atmosphere in the ship.

Anger swelled within Archer as he made his way through the unknown ship while T'Pol and Trip scanned the interior of the vessel.

"This vessel appears to be of Federation Origin, however I do not recognise the design" T'Pol reported.

"It's some kind of organic tech Jon…" Trip reported.

"Organic?" Archer said with a stern voice.

"I don't know, I've never seen anything like it… it's hard too explain"

"Try Trip!"

"It registers as crystalline Technology, however in several places it seems organic, with a mixture of metallic… I have no idea!"

Drawing his sidearm quickly, Archer looked around as footsteps walked towards them, almost casually until the face of a young woman appeared before them wearing what appeared too be a Starfleet uniform.

"Well, it is about time" She said firmly.

"My name is…"

"Jonathon Archer, yes I know. You are Charles Tucker, T'Pol, Phlox, Erickson and Jonas" She nodded with respect. "We've been expecting you, please follow me… there is little time, my Captain is injured and requires medical attention"

"We only picked up one life sign!" Archer said quickly.

"Jon, I don't know how… but registers as…"

"Quite right Doctor Phlox… I am an Android, it is a long story. My Captain requires medical attention… unfortunately our sickbay was heavily damaged and I can not get the appropriate equipment"

"What the hell's going on?" Archer said with frustration.

"The beginning Admiral Archer, please come with me, all we be explained once my Captain has received medical attention"

Cautiously, the crew of the NCC-300 followed the Android officer through the ship towards what appeared to be the engine room of the large vessel. Entering the room, Captain Tucker look around in awe at what he saw while Phlox and Archer walked towards a silhouette in the corner of the room.

"It is okay, I am a doctor!" Phlox said slowly.

"Who are you, where did this ship come from?" Archer said slowly as he looked around.

"My name is… Tuvok. I am the Captain of this vessel" He replied slowly.

"What is this vessel?" Archer replied.

"All in good time Captain" The Android replied. "Doctor Phlox, I think you will find that my captain has internal bleeding, and his left leg is broken in several places"

"As well as a other injuries. We should get him too Vulcan sir, I can do more from there"

"Do what you can Phlox. Trip?"

"I can't make head or tails of it sir…"

"I very much doubt you would Captain Tucker, the technology is far beyond even your capabilities at the moment" The Android replied.

"I see that, what about you?" Trip laughed in awe.

"I am a second generation Starfleet artificial life form… I am Crewman Stone"

"Stone?" Archer smiled.

"A name given too me by the crew, it is a long story Captain. Doctor, my captain?"

"He will be fine. Enterprise, two too transport directly too the Vulcan Medical institute"

"Aye sir!" A voice called out.

"Mister Stone…" Tuvok coughed. "You have your… orders"

"Aye sir!"

After beaming the injured Vulcan back too his homeworld, the unknown vessel was captured by a tractor beam and taken too a secure location for analysis. Although several within the high council wanted too inform Starfleet of the discovery, it was eventually decided after a search of the ship's database that the vessel would be hidden from Starfleet and the rest of the Federation. A large facility was constructed under what the Vulcans called 'The Forge' too hide the ship.

Taken too Vulcan for medical attention, the Starfleet officer from the future and his Android crewmember attempted too put together how they had travelled back through time during their debriefing at the Vulcan High Command.

"So let's go over this again shall we Captain Tuvok?" Archer said slowly.

"My report remains constant Admiral Archer"

"It's an interesting story…"

"It is the truth sir. I am Vulcan, I can not lie"

"Ohh don't give me that crap, I know better. Vulcans can lie with the best of them Mister! Now, lets start again shall we?" Archer smiled.

"Very well, the Tempest was returning too Federation Space in the Alpha Quadrant after a two year exploration of the new region in the Delta Quadrant. We entered sub-light speeds close too the Demilitarised Zone…"

"Demilitarized Zone? Of course… close too the Cardassian Empire?"

"Indeed. The Slipstream Drive took some damage after a skirmish with a hostile species, with our Warp Engines about too come on-line, we where attacked by several Cardassian heavy Cruisers. Sending a distress signal, several Starfleet Vessels arrived too assist us dispatched from Deep Space Nine. During the exchange of weapons fire, the Slipstream drive overloaded and created what we believe to be a Temporal Vortex of some kind. We where being pulled into the vortex, I ordered an evacuation of the USS Tempest of all crew via the escape pods and available support craft"

"That's why we couldn't find any escape pods and only two Shuttlecraft in your main hanger bay"

"Exactly sir" He said politely. "The escape pods and shuttlecraft where small enough too escape the Vortex as the Tempest and the fleet was pulled into the tear in space-time. As the Tempest exited the Vortex, I was injured whilst attempting too restart the Slipstream drive. The only crewmember left onboard was Crewman Stone"

"The Android, very impressive piece of technology Mister Tuvok" Archer said quickly.

"The Android is part of an experiment in artificial life forms assigned too each vessel based on a centuries old research which will begin three years from now by a Doctor Arik Soong"

"Soong, the criminal?" Archer said in shock.

"Yes… Admiral Archer, regulations specify that I can not continue with the rest of this… delicate report"

"I don't give a damn about whatever Temporal Regulations you have Mister Tuvok, if the Federation is at risk, I need to know about it. The Romulan Star Empire has been infected with a…"

"Plague, yes I know. The Langaran Plague, a deadly biological weapon launched several years ago by the captain of the USS North-Star, whilst commanding USS Challenger NCC 374, the sister ship to the USS Enterprise NCC-300 in which you failed in stopping the attack, the plague spread across the Romulan Empire and if memory serves, several vessels had been dispatched too Vulcan in order too infect the Vulcan people with the plague…"

"Yes…" Archer said quickly. "Those vessels which arrived, I assume those are the ships dispatched by what did you call it, Deep Space Nine?"

"Indeed. Several of the protective fleet for the station was dispatched too assist the USS Tempest QSV-04. I assume they dispatched the Romulan fleet and plague ships as history recorded?"

"Perfect timing…" Archer said quickly.

"Where are those vessels now?"

"Unknown, but then you should know that"

"Unfortunately, history recorded they where never seen nor heard from again after what will become known as 'The Battle for Vulcan'. May I ask you a question?"

"If I can answer" Archer nodded.

"What will become of myself, my vessel and Crewman Stone?"

"I can not answer that, do you not know? You are from the distant future" Archer laughed.

"Unfortunately, no mention of myself, the Tempest or the Android was ever mentioned in the Federation Database"

Over time, the vessel revealed much too the Vulcan team assigned too the project as the vessel named Tempest began too give up it's secrets, terrible secrets of a betrayal of the Vulcan people in the future. The secret was kept for generations by a select group of Vulcans, although tempted too interfere with the timeline they had discovered, it was agreed that Vulcan would remain within the Federation and secretly rebuild itself as directed by the computers of the vessel from the distant future and completing the time loop they had discovered.

Remaining with the Vulcan project, the Android named Stone, altered it's appearance too that of a Vulcan woman and remained on Vulcan until it eventually went off-line 200 hundred years later due too inadequate maintenance of it's systems, it's last request was that it would be dismantled and the research would find its way into the hands of a young scientist working on a family legacy a man named Dr. Noonien Soong, whom eventually created an android named Data and a technology for replacing lost limbs with artificial, cybernetic limbs. With his research rediscovered after the destruction of Data, Starfleet continued with the research and eventually created a long line of androids, one of them was posted too a vessel named Tempest, under the command of a Vulcan named Tuvok.

Continuing the long line of Starship exploration and with a war looming with a species from outside the galaxy, the United Federation of Planets once again began too crack as worlds which joined the Federation from the distant reaches of both the Gamma and Delta Quadrant split from the Federation, the United Federation of Planets eventually collapsed in the year 2600 as the last remnants of the Coalition of Planets rebuilt themselves into what became known as 'The Galactic Alliance'. Along with worlds closer too the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, the continued the path left by the Federation as Outposts, Starbases, planets and Starship fought for their survival until they eventually joined the new and growing Alliance, leaving the remaining quadrants too fight for themselves. In 2610, a vast armada of vessels from the distant galaxy entered the Milkyway, their first target was Earth.

With weapons never before seen, Earth and its surrounding star system was destroyed, crippling the Galactic Alliance beyond repair. The next target of the vicious and seemingly unstoppable enamy attack was the planets of Vulcan, Andoria, Tellerite, Betazed and Janus VI, a long term member of the Federation, they where destroyed with ease in the same manner.

Gathering it's allies and rebuilding alliances with new species, a new Alliance arose too fight the onslaught, forming an Alliance with an old enemy, 'The Second Federation' sprang into existence, eventually uniting the Milkyway Galaxy under one flag, with a common goal they stretched out their hand and crushed the enemy using a new technology from a potentially deadly species, a species named 'THE BORG!'

The End?

Written By:

Ariston-1

A wise man once said "The War Never Ends, Only The Name Of The Enemy Changes" How true is that?

The Story… is not over… it never ends.

With Humanity, Vulcans, Andorians, Betazoids and many other species all but extinct, who will arise too dominance? I Will leave that upto you and your own minds.

Charles Nelson's Ship: Enterprise: NX-01: (Launched 50 yrs earlier) - 's ship: Enterprise NX-300: Similar too the Constitution class. - 's ship: Enterprise NCC 300-A & B: Ambassador Class. - Harriman's ship: Enterprise NCC-300-C: Unknown Class (For Now) - Garret's Ship: Enterprise NCC-300-D: Galaxy class. - -Luc Picard's Ship: Enterprise NCC-300-E: Sovereign Class. - Flagship.

William Riker's Ship: Enterprise NCC-300-F: Nova Class (Dishonoured Vessel)

Harry Kim's Ship: Enterprise NX-01-A: Prototype Vessel (Quantum Slipstream Capable, Enterprise Class)

Based upon:

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek Reboot Movies

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Voyager

Special thanks:

Too all who have assisted me with this new and long journey through the Star Trek franchise, I could not have done this without your help. I know that I have trailed off from time too time, but I think we got there in the end.

I wanted too do a Star Trek Voyager story, but I regret, that I do not know much about Star Trek Voyager… Next on my list too purchase, I promise!

Thank you for reading.