In The 23rd Century…

The plan devised by Lieutenant Commander Monroe was an audacious one, if they succeeded, the large Ventra vessel that once destroyed the Enterprise in another timeline could be held back long enough for support to arrive or the vessel too return from its own time. However, the plan could go many ways, once again it could destroy the Enterprise at worst, at best it would severely cripple the ship beyond it's ability to repair without a dry-dock facility and strand the ship light-years from the closest Federation facility. Calmly and with confidence in her abilities, the young Lieutenant Commander from the future worked the science station with ease as if she had worked the station her entire career as she scanned the entire ship for the weak signature that indicated a presence from the future. For a brief moment, she smiled too herself as she heard the thoughts of the legendary Starfleet Captain before she spoke aloud.

"Kirk, shouldn't you be working the helm and not looking at my ass?"

"What? Ohh sorry. Technically Monroe, it's not your ass" He smiled too himself.

"Funny. And no, I'm not married…" Turning slightly to face him, she continued. "… You should be careful Jimmy-Boy. Thoughts like that could get you into all kinds of trouble with a telepath"

Almost blushing slightly, she turned back too her work as she begun to close in on the temporal signature she had detected earlier.

"I got something, deck one… Bridge. Damn, it's here!"

"WHAT?" He yelled.

"No wait. Ohh crap! Science station one, Communications and… the main viewscreen"

"Step back… nice and slowly Monroe" Kirk said slowly.

"You bet your ass I will"

Carefully and slowly, she backed away from the console as Kirk joined her, his memories ran riot of that fateful moment when he lost his entire bridge crew. Quickly he grabbed his head in pain as he fell, almost the instant his legs buckled; she grabbed him and spoke softly.

"Kirk, let it play out. Try to slow down the memory"

"What… are you doing?" He gasped.

"Observing!" She said as she stared into his eyes. "Kirk, listen to me… slow it down, it's too fast. I can't see it"

The horror of what he had once witnessed flooded his mind repeatedly as he focused with all of his strength on what his own memories until finally she was able to see what he had once witnessed. The emotional transfer of what he had been though had taken over her as she fell to the floor in tears. His memory, his tears, his pain and his own personal hell was now shared with her as she relived his own personal hell. Fighting back her own pain and agony at what they had both seen, she stood slowly as tears flowed from her eyes.

"Ohh my god Kirk, I'm so sorry. I didn't know"

"Now you do. Promise me one thing Commander…"

"Anything" She replied as she wiped her eyes on her sleeve.

"This will not happen again" He growled.

"I give you my word Kirk…"

Slowly she straightened herself and reached under her skirt for a small metallic badge. Similar to the Enterprise insignia, yet laid on its side with a second arch pointing too the right. Taking a deep breath, she activated the device much to Kirk's surprise.

"It's a Temporal Communicator. Monroe to Newton. You hear me?"

"Yes commander, loud and clear" called out a voice.

"S'Var, we've found three devices attached too the Enterprise bridge, can you confirm?"

"One moment please… Confirmed Commander. They are type two phased bombs. Not that advanced but they can be detonated by remote" Called out the voice.

"Can you beam them out?" She said with hope.

"And beam them where?"

"Anywhere, just not here and now. Send them back where they came from…."

"Yes commander, transporting now"

A familiar hum of transporter energy filled the bridge as she looked back at Kirk and then suddenly back to the communicator in her hands as she yelled aloud.

"NO WAIT!"

"To late ma'am. Transport is complete. We've got detonation confirmation"

"Ohh my god!" She cried out.

Everything that had happened in the past week of her time had come together as she looked on in shock at Kirk.

"You where there" She mumbled.

"What?" Kirk replied slowly.

"Nothing. Damn it…"

The Enterprise rocked violently too port as the automated Red Alert claxon rang out through the ship. Quickly, Kirk's head spun to the viewscreen as a large spider shaped Starship appeared before them. The blood drained from his face as he stood in shock as he once again looked into the face of death.

"Oh my god!" He cried out.

"Calm down Kirk…" She said calmly. "… I promise you, it won't happen again"

He was almost frozen to the spot in fear as she stepped between the Captain and the viewscreen. His eyes where wide and was his face pale as he stood almost in terror at what he saw before him.

"Kirk, Kirk, KIRK! Wake up. I need you here, now!"

The sound of her voice brought him back too his senses as he shook his head slightly and looked down upon her, the young woman she had chosen from his crew was almost a double of her true self. Perhaps ten years younger with a soft smile and unusually green eyes that he was lost in for a moment.

"Wait, you said you where a Betazoid right? That means that Ensign…"

"Jesus, not now Kirk!" She laughed.

Quickly she ran to the Communications console as a voice echoed out through the speakers.

"Spock to Bridge, Captain Kirk please respond"

"Ahh… Kirk here"

"Captain, we are detecting a large vessel directly ahead. Can you confirm?"

"Umm… Yep, we see it Spock. Stand by, Scotty… report?"

"I'm standing by at the Mag-Locks Cap'n, are you sure you wanna do this?"

"Very" He said with anger.

"Cap'n, do you realise what this will do?" Scotty replied quickly. "I can'ae see this being a good idea sir"

"Just follow orders Scotty. Spock, you know what to do"

"Yes Captain" Spock called out once more.

"Alright, at my command only. Monroe, open a channel… audio only"

"Aye sir. Channel open"

Taking a deep breath, Kirk sat down at the helm, as he stood ready to activate he plan set forward.

"This is Captain James T. Kirk of the Federation Starship Enterprise to unknown vessel… please respond"

Chocking back his true feelings, he focused on the mission at hand as he programmed the Helm for the mission at hand, if it was successful, the Enterprise would survive, as would his crew, the most important part of this mission placed upon him by Monroe.

For a moment, the bridge speakers remained silent, until a loud voice echoed around him.

"Why are you in this system? It is under our control. Withdraw or be destroyed"

"Unknown vessel, we are on a peaceful mission of exploration, our presence her is merely to expand the knowledge of the United Federation of Planets. We had no knowledge of this system under anyone's domain. As a show of good faith, I am moving us out of the planet's ring system and will enter warp away from this system. Perhaps this is a chance for us to get to know each other…"

"Your presence here is an act of war against… against the Imperium. Withdraw from the ring system, your ship is now the property of the Imperium" The voice growled deeply.

"Wait, we are on a peaceful mission. No infringement of anyone's territory was meant"

"Too late, you are here, now. Surrender, or I will destroy your pitiful vessel"

From the speakers, a click was heard as the communications channel was closed after a long silence; Kirk's own personal fear turned to hatred and the need for revenge as he moved his ship out of the planet's ring system slowly and backed away from the spider shaped vessel that dwarfed the Enterprise. On the main viewscreen, the leg like structures on the dark and twisted vessel began to move and point towards his ship as he continued his movement backwards at full impulse.

"Kirk to Scotty, on my mark. Spock, you know what to do"

"Aye sir" Scotty replied.

"Three… two…"

On the main screen, the leg like structures pointed directly at the Enterprise as the tips of the legs begun to glow with an energy that swirled around them and begun to focus as Kirk called out his command.

"… One. NOW SCOTTY! SPOCK, DO IT!"

A deafening sound filled the bridge as metal begun to scrape against metal and the sound of magnetic locks deactivating followed by four loud explosions that rocked the ship to its very core. However, the explosions where not from the weapon, but the large magnetic clamps holding the Primary Hull in place. For a brief moment, the Enterprise hung motionless in space as the energy from the legs of the spider like Starship was released and tore through space towards the pride of Starfleet. Quickly activating the thrusters, the primary hull of the Enterprise moved away from the secondary hull that contained the powerful warp engines as the beams from the enemy ship past between the two halves of the large Federation Starship.

"Spock, NOW!" Kirk yelled.

Moving the primary hull of the Enterprise between the enemy ship and the Stardrive section, four small shuttlecraft exited the hanger bay one at a time and moved into position as Kirk fired his phasers and torpedoes towards the ship.

In the Auxiliary Control, Spock gave his orders as Scotty ran back towards what was not the bridge of the Enterprise.

"That's it Captain, I can do no more here"

"Mister Scott, stand by to go to warp, five second burst at the following co-ordinates" Spock said calmly.

"Aye sir, I can do that"

With the shuttlecraft remotely piloted expertly by the new First Officer, Commander Sulu firmly hidden from view, Kirk piloted his half of the Enterprise towards the enemy ship whilst firing every weapon he could locate on his console on the small helm as the Stardrive moved into position and begun to fire every weapon on they could power-up. It was known that although the Constitution class Starship was capable of separating, it would take many weeks in a dry-dock to rejoin both halves into one ship. With the Stardrive separated, it was possible it could operate as an independent vessel yet, with limited weapons capabilities. However, Kirk's plan was something different and more dangerous.

"Monroe, we're almost in position. Stand by!"

"Two steps ahead of you" She smiled.

Using every once of his training, he manoeuvred the primary hull of his ship into position as the Shuttlecraft stayed along side, ready for their attack. With a smile, he activated the port thrusters as he looked up at the screen and laughed slightly as the large saucer shaped vessel begun to turn and eclipse the star like the moon passing by the sun.

With the weapons systems on the enemy ship firing at both the Primary and Secondary hull of the Enterprise, Kirk quickly moved the vessel past the line of sight of the star. When the saucer section moved out of the sun, a brilliant flash appeared as the star once again was visible, that is when it happened, at that moment the plan fell into place as the four hidden shuttle craft screamed towards the enemy vessel firing their new weapons into the shields while the Stardrive entered Warp for a five second leap, only too re-emerge behind the enemy ship and fired with every weapon it had.

"Nice work Scotty!" Kirk said too himself.

"Jim, we've got a problem!" Monroe said in panic.

"What?"

"They figured out move. The secondary hull is taking fire; her shields are at 50% and falling"

"DAMN IT!" Kirk yelled.

Weapons fire from the enemy ship slammed into the shuttlecraft, destroying them instantly while a powerful tractor beam captured the secondary hull and begun to squeeze the ship. Looking on in shock, Kirk screamed as the shields on the other half of the Enterprise begun to fail, until several small explosions could be seen. On the bridge speakers, the sound of screaming echoed around him as the explosions continued around the ship until finally, the vessel cracked like an egg and with one last sigh, the vessel imploded from the strain placed upon it by the enemy tractor beam.

"Ohh my god!" Called out Monroe.

"NOO!" Kirk yelled as he slammed his fists on the helm before him.