CHAPTER II
REUNIFICATION
Riding the Galileo III, Kirk rode to Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, Earth. He was very exited, for he really wanted to see the Enterprise again. To touch it again. To smell it again. And maybe, if Starfleet would let him, command it again. Although he was kind of upset, since there would be a drastic crew change. Lots of ensigns fresh out of the academy were going to be on the Enterprise, but that's not what Kirk cared about. Spock was undertaking the Kolinahr, the Vulcan ritual for obtaining the Symbol of Ultimate Logic- the highest Vulcan honor imaginable. Spock was going to be replaced by Will Decker, who would be first officer, and Xon, who would be science officer. Also, Lieutenant Ilia, an officer from Delta, would be their new navigator. He was reading about his new crewmembers through his pad.
"One thing could be said about Commander Decker", quoted Kirk from the pad. "He is Kirk crazy. Oh my. His highest role model was Kirk, and his highest dream was to be as good or better than him. Like that would ever happen. That's why he signed on to be on the Enterprise- to get close to Kirk. Being Kirk's first officer had been the highest honor he's ever had. Now that's touching.
"Ilia is a female Deltan- a race of bald beings whose telepathic abilities are used for a better sex life. They usually mate with other Deltans, since they take an oath that says they won't take advantage of a "sexually immature species" (I.E. humans). Decker and Ilia were in love, but that oath threatens their partnership. That's interesting. I hope nothing bad happens from that.
"Lt. Xon is a very young Vulcan- he's fresh out of the Science Academy. He graduated with a satisfactory grade- the highest grade you can get. Man, that's good. He and Sarek are the only Vulcans who have ever gotten that grade. Man, he's a genius. He might be another Spock."
Kirk was really hoping that Xon would be another Spock. Spock was gone on the Kolinahr, and he wanted to have Spock back in his life. The only person capable of accomplishing that was Xon, and Kirk knew that. Another thing that bothered him was that the Enterprise was being heavily refitted. Scotty would always complain over the comm. about how the engines weren't working, that the warp drive always overheated, and that it would be decades before the ship could go on a proper shakedown cruise. But Starfleet contacted Kirk and told him to be at headquarters in two hours to discuss his first "mission" with the refitted Enterprise.
The moment he got out of the shuttle, Scotty was at the door and the first thing he did was complain about the new Enterprise.
"Captain", said Scotty. "I don't know if we'll ever be ready for a mission. The impulse engines have."
"Relax, Scotty", said Kirk. "I only have two hours before I have to be at Starfleet headquarters, and I intend to spend every minute of it getting acquainted with the new ship and crew." Then he looked into Scotty's eyes and smiled. "It's great to have you back Scotty."
"It's great to have you back, too", said Scotty
"So", said Kirk, "who else is on our ship?"
"McCoy, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, and Chapel are all going to be there", said Scotty. "And I've met the new crew members. They are all very nice. Except for that Xon lad. He's very, very strange." So they talked about the new crew, systems, and problems of the ship as they loaded onto the shuttle to the Enterprise and for the whole half-hour flight. Then, after half and hour of waiting, Kirk saw the new Enterprise. He was literally stunned. It looked quite different. Instead of looking like a Constitution class vessel it was, the new design gave it the look of a Miranda class vessel (the same class as the Reliant- one of the newest ships in the fleet). The only thing was that instead of the nacelles pointing downward like a normal Miranda class vessel, it pointed upward. Man, it was different, but it was the same old beautiful ship Kirk commanded five years ago.
"Welcome home, Captain", said Scotty as they docked. When they walked into the Enterprise, he saw not only his senior staff, but also all the ensigns and engineering crew they could fit into the room. Finally, Uhura walked up to him, beaming. "Welcome to the Enterprise", said Uhura.
"Permission to come aboard?" asked Kirk.
"Granted", said Sulu. "Welcome to the Enterprise". As he walked down the aisle, everyone walked up to him to welcome him.
"Welcome to the Enterprise", said Chekov.
"Welcome to the Enterprise", said Chapel.
"Well, what do you know", said McCoy. "You haven't aged a day! Welcome home." Then at the end of the aisle, he saw a young human, a Deltan, and a Vulcan. "And I guess you're Decker, Ilia, and Xon", said Kirk. "And right you are", said Decker, who was overjoyed. "I'm commander Decker. And you don't know how happy I am to be here. I have been studying your."
"I'd love to hear your stories but I only have 45 minutes to tour the ship", said Kirk. Then Ilia waked up to him.
"I am Ilia", said Ilia.
"And my name's Xon", said Xon. Then Scotty walked up to him and gave him the shortest tour of a starship Kirk ever had. They toured the engineering, the transporter room, the shuttle bay, and finally the bridge. When they finally got to bridge, Kirk was in a big hurry.
"I would love to stay longer", said Kirk, "but I'm late as it is. Goodbye". Then Kirk walked out to the shuttlebay and left the Enterprise. When he arrived, Jake Thomson, the President of the Federation, was waiting for him. He was in his mid-seventies, with silver hair and a black uniform on that signaled his position. There was also a Klingon there, with battle armor on.
"Kirk", said Thomson, "we have a crisis on our hands".
REUNIFICATION
Riding the Galileo III, Kirk rode to Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco, Earth. He was very exited, for he really wanted to see the Enterprise again. To touch it again. To smell it again. And maybe, if Starfleet would let him, command it again. Although he was kind of upset, since there would be a drastic crew change. Lots of ensigns fresh out of the academy were going to be on the Enterprise, but that's not what Kirk cared about. Spock was undertaking the Kolinahr, the Vulcan ritual for obtaining the Symbol of Ultimate Logic- the highest Vulcan honor imaginable. Spock was going to be replaced by Will Decker, who would be first officer, and Xon, who would be science officer. Also, Lieutenant Ilia, an officer from Delta, would be their new navigator. He was reading about his new crewmembers through his pad.
"One thing could be said about Commander Decker", quoted Kirk from the pad. "He is Kirk crazy. Oh my. His highest role model was Kirk, and his highest dream was to be as good or better than him. Like that would ever happen. That's why he signed on to be on the Enterprise- to get close to Kirk. Being Kirk's first officer had been the highest honor he's ever had. Now that's touching.
"Ilia is a female Deltan- a race of bald beings whose telepathic abilities are used for a better sex life. They usually mate with other Deltans, since they take an oath that says they won't take advantage of a "sexually immature species" (I.E. humans). Decker and Ilia were in love, but that oath threatens their partnership. That's interesting. I hope nothing bad happens from that.
"Lt. Xon is a very young Vulcan- he's fresh out of the Science Academy. He graduated with a satisfactory grade- the highest grade you can get. Man, that's good. He and Sarek are the only Vulcans who have ever gotten that grade. Man, he's a genius. He might be another Spock."
Kirk was really hoping that Xon would be another Spock. Spock was gone on the Kolinahr, and he wanted to have Spock back in his life. The only person capable of accomplishing that was Xon, and Kirk knew that. Another thing that bothered him was that the Enterprise was being heavily refitted. Scotty would always complain over the comm. about how the engines weren't working, that the warp drive always overheated, and that it would be decades before the ship could go on a proper shakedown cruise. But Starfleet contacted Kirk and told him to be at headquarters in two hours to discuss his first "mission" with the refitted Enterprise.
The moment he got out of the shuttle, Scotty was at the door and the first thing he did was complain about the new Enterprise.
"Captain", said Scotty. "I don't know if we'll ever be ready for a mission. The impulse engines have."
"Relax, Scotty", said Kirk. "I only have two hours before I have to be at Starfleet headquarters, and I intend to spend every minute of it getting acquainted with the new ship and crew." Then he looked into Scotty's eyes and smiled. "It's great to have you back Scotty."
"It's great to have you back, too", said Scotty
"So", said Kirk, "who else is on our ship?"
"McCoy, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, and Chapel are all going to be there", said Scotty. "And I've met the new crew members. They are all very nice. Except for that Xon lad. He's very, very strange." So they talked about the new crew, systems, and problems of the ship as they loaded onto the shuttle to the Enterprise and for the whole half-hour flight. Then, after half and hour of waiting, Kirk saw the new Enterprise. He was literally stunned. It looked quite different. Instead of looking like a Constitution class vessel it was, the new design gave it the look of a Miranda class vessel (the same class as the Reliant- one of the newest ships in the fleet). The only thing was that instead of the nacelles pointing downward like a normal Miranda class vessel, it pointed upward. Man, it was different, but it was the same old beautiful ship Kirk commanded five years ago.
"Welcome home, Captain", said Scotty as they docked. When they walked into the Enterprise, he saw not only his senior staff, but also all the ensigns and engineering crew they could fit into the room. Finally, Uhura walked up to him, beaming. "Welcome to the Enterprise", said Uhura.
"Permission to come aboard?" asked Kirk.
"Granted", said Sulu. "Welcome to the Enterprise". As he walked down the aisle, everyone walked up to him to welcome him.
"Welcome to the Enterprise", said Chekov.
"Welcome to the Enterprise", said Chapel.
"Well, what do you know", said McCoy. "You haven't aged a day! Welcome home." Then at the end of the aisle, he saw a young human, a Deltan, and a Vulcan. "And I guess you're Decker, Ilia, and Xon", said Kirk. "And right you are", said Decker, who was overjoyed. "I'm commander Decker. And you don't know how happy I am to be here. I have been studying your."
"I'd love to hear your stories but I only have 45 minutes to tour the ship", said Kirk. Then Ilia waked up to him.
"I am Ilia", said Ilia.
"And my name's Xon", said Xon. Then Scotty walked up to him and gave him the shortest tour of a starship Kirk ever had. They toured the engineering, the transporter room, the shuttle bay, and finally the bridge. When they finally got to bridge, Kirk was in a big hurry.
"I would love to stay longer", said Kirk, "but I'm late as it is. Goodbye". Then Kirk walked out to the shuttlebay and left the Enterprise. When he arrived, Jake Thomson, the President of the Federation, was waiting for him. He was in his mid-seventies, with silver hair and a black uniform on that signaled his position. There was also a Klingon there, with battle armor on.
"Kirk", said Thomson, "we have a crisis on our hands".
