Chapter 3:
Time Travel
As the crew was rounded up once again, Bones McCoy said, "Jim, I thought I told you I'm not interested in Klingons or their world." "Then leave!" Q, dressed in Starfleet garb, got Bones' attention. "Who the hell are you?" "I am Q and you will return to Earth; otherwise, report to your station!" Kirk looked at "Bones," "He's right, Doctor. Please leave the Bridge." McCoy calmed himself. "I apologize, Captain. Whatever you do, do it well." "I'll call if I need your assistance." Leonard left the Bridge. "Mr. Sulu, Mr. Chekov, prepare to warp to Vulcan." "Aye, sir."
As the Enterprise made their way to New Vulcan, Commander Spock and Kirk contacted New Vulcan and spoke to Ambassador Sarek and Perrin, the new wife of Sarek. "This is a journey that I believe could be beneficial to an alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. I hope your mission is a success." "So do we, Father."
The crew made their way back to the Sol system and began calculations of time travel. "Which direction would we have to go for time travel?" Kirk asked Spock. "Since it has been known that to go counter-clockwise would result in going into the past, it is logical and sensible to go the way of the arms of the clock, hence "clockwise." "You spoke to your older self?" "Logical assumption, Jim and indeed, I did." "What was the occasion?" "I will tell you when we complete this mission." Kirk snickered. "Progress on calculations and computations, Commander?" "Progressing, Captain. Estimate two minutes to completion of tests."
"Calculations complete, Captain." "Heard, Spock. What's our target in time?" Jim turned in his captain's chair to face his second-in-command. "The year 2346, Stardate 23859.7" Kirk stands and performs an all-ship alert, "Attention, crew of the Enterprise. We are traveling forward in time to prevent a terrible massacre from occurring. I hope this action on the Federation's part will instill a peace between both worlds and species. I'll need all hands on deck for this mission. Remember, the Klingons value honor more than anything else. Kirk out!" "Well said, sir." Spock complimented. "Sulu, ahead thrusters, take us into the sun's corona." "Aye, sir. Thrusters at maximum, ready for warp on command." Kirk touched the arm of his chair, "Scotty, prepare warp engines." "Aye, sir. Warp is ready and available." "Mr. Sulu call off velocity of warp speeds when ready. Full power to shields" Sulu nodded. "Engage!" The Enterprise went into warp around the Earth's sun. "Warp 4…Warp 5…Warp 6… Warp 7…" When they reached warp 9, the ship had made a complete circle. They moved away from the sun and went toward the planet Earth of the 24th century. "Disengage warp engines, Scotty." "Aye, sir. Impulse engines on full." "Mr. Sulu, set a course for the Klingon homeworld."