Act Six – "Confrontation"
Aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A, Mr. Spock sat in the Captain's chair awaiting the return of the ships captain. Suddenly, he heard the voice of his science officer.
"Captain, something just happened on the surface."
Spock turned his chair to face the young man. "Something is always happening on the surface, whether it be seen or unseen. What is it?"
"The communication's tower on the planet has just been decimated."
"Uhura, get me the Captain."
Uhura pressed a few keys on her station, but nothing was happening. "I'm not getting anything. It's like there's some sort of dampening field in place."
Spock stood from the chair. "Have a security team meet me in the transporter room. I will - "
"MR. SPOCK!" Chekov released.
Spock spun around. On the screen ahead, a winged, golden craft decloaked. "Sir," said the science officer, "I'm reading Kelvan life- signs."
"They're heading into warp."
Spock sat back down. "Follow them," he ordered. "Whatever the Captain is dealing with, it will just have to wait."
***
Easy for Spock to say.
Captain James T. Kirk stood before the incredible Kelvan, Tomar. Incredible for many different reasons. One, he was in his natural form – something Kirk had never seen before. And second – he actually stood on the precipice of victory.
"Stand down, Captain. This is no longer your fight. You know, if you kill me, it's only going to fuel the fire."
"Maybe. But I'm still going to take you down."
Kirk jumped up towards Tomar. But Tomar's tentacles flew forth – grabbing Kirk's every limp and throwing him across the roof until the Starfleet Captain came to a slow stop at the edge. Tomar wrapped a tentacle around his neck.
"Give me some words to remember you by."
***
The Kelvan ship sped its way from the system, the Enterprise in close pursuit. Spock looked to Chekov and Sulu.
"Report."
"They are approaching the Warp Ten threshold."
"Spock," spoke Uruah, "I've just gotten word from New Kelva. Rojan has broken through the dampening field and tells us to stop that ship at any cost. It's a convoy."
Spock nodded. "Mr. Sulu, increase speed."
"But Captain, the engines are already at 9.9 . . . we'll break the ship apart."
"I'm inclined to agree with the lad," said Scotty. "These are good engines, but not that good."
"This should be fun," Dr. McCoy added in.
"This is not a topic of debate. Mr. Scott, I highly recommend you make your 'good' engines even better."
"Aye sir."
Spock turned again to the pair in front of him. "Distance from weapons range, Mr. Chekov?"
"Two hundred kilometers and growing, sir."
***
Tomar grinned – or at least any sort of a way that Kelvans can. "Well, Captain. Any last words?"
Kirk nodded and reached back. "Yes . . ." he choked. "I'm setting it for kill . . ."
"What?"
Kirk whipped out a phaser from the back of his belt and fired it directly at Tomar's chest. Tomar went spinning backwards, his tentacles flinging about. Kirk was thrown – again – to the other side of the roof.
"Not so easy . . ." Tomar muttered as Kirk gasped for air and recovered.
Crazed and enraged, the smoldering Tomar lunged forward. His tentacles were still flying about, spinning and twisting and turning. Just as the Kelvan was about to jump on Kirk – the Captain used the momentum to send Tomar off the side of the building.
***
"Mr. Spock, I'm reading a fluctuation in their shield grid!" Chekov exclaimed. "It looks like all their power is being diverted to their engines."
"Mr. Scott, status?" asked Spock down to Engineering.
"I'm givin' ya all I can!" Scotty replied sharply.
"Mr. Sulu?"
"We've just entered firing range."
"Mr. Chekov – full spread of Photon Torpedoes aimed directly at their engines. Fire."
Five torpedoes launched from the Enterprise's torpedo banks and collided with the engines of the Kelvan ship. Little did the crew of the Enterprise know, but the engines were filled to the brim with enough energy to launch the ship to the next galaxy.
The explosion enveloped the Kelvan ship in a split-second. The shockwave bashed into the Enterprise, sending the poor Federation vessel into a tailspin.
"Stabilize main thrusters!" shouted Spock as he was thrown from his chair. Sulu pushed himself up to the Navigational Controls in a vain attempt to retake control of the ship.
The shaking craft came to a steady halt and all its occupants resumed their stations.
"Casualties?" asked Spock.
"Yeah," McCoy replied, "my mind. It was lost when I joined this crew again."
Spock turned to the Doctor. "Dr. McCoy, you maybe correct."
"WHAT?!"
"But I would not know. If you are concerned with your mental health, perhaps it would be best to meet with the proper Psychiatric professionals," Spock returned.
"If you go first, Spock."
"Mayhaps, Doctor. It maybe a most . . . intriguing session. To your disappointment, Doctor, meditation does the work of your own 'mental care' professionals."
"Sure it does," McCoy replied sarcastically.
"Indeed," Spock said. "Mr. Sulu – take us back to New Kelva."
Aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A, Mr. Spock sat in the Captain's chair awaiting the return of the ships captain. Suddenly, he heard the voice of his science officer.
"Captain, something just happened on the surface."
Spock turned his chair to face the young man. "Something is always happening on the surface, whether it be seen or unseen. What is it?"
"The communication's tower on the planet has just been decimated."
"Uhura, get me the Captain."
Uhura pressed a few keys on her station, but nothing was happening. "I'm not getting anything. It's like there's some sort of dampening field in place."
Spock stood from the chair. "Have a security team meet me in the transporter room. I will - "
"MR. SPOCK!" Chekov released.
Spock spun around. On the screen ahead, a winged, golden craft decloaked. "Sir," said the science officer, "I'm reading Kelvan life- signs."
"They're heading into warp."
Spock sat back down. "Follow them," he ordered. "Whatever the Captain is dealing with, it will just have to wait."
***
Easy for Spock to say.
Captain James T. Kirk stood before the incredible Kelvan, Tomar. Incredible for many different reasons. One, he was in his natural form – something Kirk had never seen before. And second – he actually stood on the precipice of victory.
"Stand down, Captain. This is no longer your fight. You know, if you kill me, it's only going to fuel the fire."
"Maybe. But I'm still going to take you down."
Kirk jumped up towards Tomar. But Tomar's tentacles flew forth – grabbing Kirk's every limp and throwing him across the roof until the Starfleet Captain came to a slow stop at the edge. Tomar wrapped a tentacle around his neck.
"Give me some words to remember you by."
***
The Kelvan ship sped its way from the system, the Enterprise in close pursuit. Spock looked to Chekov and Sulu.
"Report."
"They are approaching the Warp Ten threshold."
"Spock," spoke Uruah, "I've just gotten word from New Kelva. Rojan has broken through the dampening field and tells us to stop that ship at any cost. It's a convoy."
Spock nodded. "Mr. Sulu, increase speed."
"But Captain, the engines are already at 9.9 . . . we'll break the ship apart."
"I'm inclined to agree with the lad," said Scotty. "These are good engines, but not that good."
"This should be fun," Dr. McCoy added in.
"This is not a topic of debate. Mr. Scott, I highly recommend you make your 'good' engines even better."
"Aye sir."
Spock turned again to the pair in front of him. "Distance from weapons range, Mr. Chekov?"
"Two hundred kilometers and growing, sir."
***
Tomar grinned – or at least any sort of a way that Kelvans can. "Well, Captain. Any last words?"
Kirk nodded and reached back. "Yes . . ." he choked. "I'm setting it for kill . . ."
"What?"
Kirk whipped out a phaser from the back of his belt and fired it directly at Tomar's chest. Tomar went spinning backwards, his tentacles flinging about. Kirk was thrown – again – to the other side of the roof.
"Not so easy . . ." Tomar muttered as Kirk gasped for air and recovered.
Crazed and enraged, the smoldering Tomar lunged forward. His tentacles were still flying about, spinning and twisting and turning. Just as the Kelvan was about to jump on Kirk – the Captain used the momentum to send Tomar off the side of the building.
***
"Mr. Spock, I'm reading a fluctuation in their shield grid!" Chekov exclaimed. "It looks like all their power is being diverted to their engines."
"Mr. Scott, status?" asked Spock down to Engineering.
"I'm givin' ya all I can!" Scotty replied sharply.
"Mr. Sulu?"
"We've just entered firing range."
"Mr. Chekov – full spread of Photon Torpedoes aimed directly at their engines. Fire."
Five torpedoes launched from the Enterprise's torpedo banks and collided with the engines of the Kelvan ship. Little did the crew of the Enterprise know, but the engines were filled to the brim with enough energy to launch the ship to the next galaxy.
The explosion enveloped the Kelvan ship in a split-second. The shockwave bashed into the Enterprise, sending the poor Federation vessel into a tailspin.
"Stabilize main thrusters!" shouted Spock as he was thrown from his chair. Sulu pushed himself up to the Navigational Controls in a vain attempt to retake control of the ship.
The shaking craft came to a steady halt and all its occupants resumed their stations.
"Casualties?" asked Spock.
"Yeah," McCoy replied, "my mind. It was lost when I joined this crew again."
Spock turned to the Doctor. "Dr. McCoy, you maybe correct."
"WHAT?!"
"But I would not know. If you are concerned with your mental health, perhaps it would be best to meet with the proper Psychiatric professionals," Spock returned.
"If you go first, Spock."
"Mayhaps, Doctor. It maybe a most . . . intriguing session. To your disappointment, Doctor, meditation does the work of your own 'mental care' professionals."
"Sure it does," McCoy replied sarcastically.
"Indeed," Spock said. "Mr. Sulu – take us back to New Kelva."