In the 29th Century…

Delirious as the sweat poured off him, the Captain fought against his restraints as whatever had infected him began to work through his body as small splits began too appear on the surface of his human flesh. As his blood begun to flow, it became dark and thicker, almost like ink as it poured from the splits on his arms and both sides of his head until finally he stopped screaming and stared at the ceiling with a calm look on his face, almost a smile as he stared at the ceiling.

"What the hell?" Said the doctor.

Quickly, the middle-aged Romulan doctor grabbed a medical scanner as she approached her commanding officer with a slight smile on her face.

"Captain. Captain Anders, can you hear me?"

"Yes Doctor, I am fine now" He said darkly.

Slowly and careful not to miss anything, she scanned the Captain's bio-signatures and checked them three times before she tapped her com-badge.

"Commander Monroe, Please report to sickbay"

She had spent most of the night reviewing every file the Captain had downloaded before his last mission back in time to the 26th Century. It was a simple reconnaissance mission, since little was known about the Ventra's decision to attack the Federation, Captain Monroe was given the mission to observe their reasons why they had attacked the Federation, knowing they where hopelessly out numbered in both starships and manpower. However, the attack itself almost destroyed the Federation.

After receiving the call from sickbay, Lieutenant Commander Julia Monroe pulled on a pair of old trousers she always wore when off duty. It had become something of a joke amongst the crew that she had found them in the early 21st Century during an official search and capture mission. Yet since she had returned from the year 2014, she had rarely been seen not wearing them when off duty.

Smiling slightly, she entered the sickbay and walked towards the bio-bed holding her commanding officer. Yet as she approached him, she noticed the large splits in his skin that covered his face, chest, arms and legs.

"Ohh my god, how are you sir?" She said with concern.

"I feel like my skin on fire Julia. The doctor assures me that she is working on this"

"I have it as top priority Commander" Replied the Doctor.

"Make sure you do. Don't worry sir, we'll find out what's happening to you… I promise"

"I know you will Julia… was I bad?"

"No sir…" She laughed. "You had to be sedated, but I would stay away from Lieutenant Klar for a few days. Klingons do not like being beaten down like you did too him. What happened, you kept screaming over and over Kirk was their!"

"Was I? I don't remember. All I know is that I materialised exactly where I was supposed too, I used the Holo-Camouflage as I had done many times before, no wait, an explosion… three explosions… very large. The next thing I know, I awoke here… a few minutes ago"

Her confidence in her Commanding officer was almost legendary amongst the crew; she would do almost anything he asked of her. It was no secret that when he took command of the Timeship Newton, he asked for her specifically as his Temporal Scientist, something that was unusual considering her young age at the time, barely a year out of the Academy she was granted the department head position almost the instant she stepped foot on his ship. Many of the crew had speculated of an intimate relationship between the two however, no one would speak of it in front of the two officers. But now, as he spoke to her, she could barely read him at all. Captain Anders was always prolific with hiding his thoughts and emotions from her. However, sometimes she could slip through the cracks in his mind and see what choices he was about to make. It was something that made her an excellent first officer as he rarely had to explain his ideas too her. Nevertheless, now his mind appeared to be sealed, locked away from her.

"Alright, let the doctor run a few more tests on you, then report to the bridge… I'll send a probe back before the explosion to see what the hell happened"

"Yes… Commander!" He smiled.

"Doctor once you've finished with him, deactivate yourself. Your log states you've been running for nearly a year straight. Even a hologram needs some downtime"

"Aye sir" The Romulan smiled.

Running a full medical on Captain William Anders took almost two hours as the Holographic Romulan Doctor finally reached the end of the medical exam, with a smile she placed her equipment on the tray next too her as she spoke to the Captain softly.

"Well, aside from the lacerations on your body. I see nothing wrong with you, apart from some minor damage to your central cortex…"

"Damage?" He said with caution.

"It appears to be self healing; I've never seen anything like it. Once you are finished on the bridge, report back here… I would like to track the healing process. Maybe I can figure out just what the hell it was"

"Doctors orders?" He smiled.

"If you wish. Two security guards will escort you too the bridge, the Commander is awaiting you" She smiled.

No sooner had the Captain left sickbay the Holographic Doctor; just one of many holographic crewmembers onboard deactivated herself for the first time in almost a year.

Finally, after the long walked though the ship, the Captain once again entered the bridge as Julia stood from the centre seat with a slight smile on her face.

"Taking my chair now Commander?"

"Just keeping it warm for you sir, besides… you've officially off duty until you're cleared by the C-M-O"

"Yes, I know. As you where commander. So what are you doing?"

"I'm about to send type nine Temporal Probe back to just before you beamed in. I want to know exactly what happened back their"

"Why a type nine Commander? Why not a type twelve?"

"26th Century Ventra vessels are equipped with JS-761-A type scanners, they will see through the cloak of the Twelve Probe. But then you already knew that, and as you know a type nine has more effective at hiding itself… should I go on?"

"No… don't bother Commander, I see I trained you well" He smiled.

"Almost too well sir. Is the probe ready?"

"Yes Commander, what target date?" The Ferengi officer smiled.

"Set temporal co-ordinates for July 3rd 2561, 0811 hours fifteen seconds Ventra command cruiser Agar… deck 42, subsection 23. Transport on my command Lieutenant"

"Aye sir" The Ferengi smiled.

What happened next, no one could have foreseen. As the Probe was placed into transporter on the bridge, the Captain slowly walked towards the nearest console as he watched with interest.

"Co-ordinate set Commander Monroe"

"Energise!"

Slowly, the drone begun to dematerialise as a loud whine began to ring throughout the bridge and finally a brilliant flash of light appeared on the transporter platform that knocked everyone off their feet and sent them crashing too the ground.

Dazed and confused, Commander Monroe stood slowly as she shook her head and rubbed her eyes in an attempt to clear her vision as she spoke.

"What the hell was that. Is everyone okay?"

"Yes ma'am" Called out a voice.

"No Commander, I can't see" Cried out a second voice.

Finally, and after what appeared to be an eternity, her vision had begun to clear as she slowly made her way towards the centre seat and slumped down quickly as a voice called out.

"Where's the Captain?"

Still rubbing her eyes, she spun her head around to look in the direction of where the captain was once standing, only to see a security guard laying on the floor with blood dripping from his eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

"Holy Crap! Security Alert"

"Commander… I think he went through the Transporter" Called out an engineer next to the transporter.

"What?"

"I just put the probe in place when the explosions happened. I felt someone knock me to the ground…"

Quickly she spun her head around to look at the science officer at her side as she yelled aloud.

"TRACK HIM!"

His hands glided across the console before him as he attempted to track the Captain through time, yet to no avail.

"This is crazy; he's not showing up on any scans sir"

"That's not possible Lieutenant. You missed something, check again"

"Commander, you trained me remember. I didn't miss anything" The young lieutenant cried out.

"Every time someone travels to a period in which they do not belong… it sends ripples through time, like a stone in a pond. Our sensors can pick up on those ripples in time Lieutenant… Check again!" Monroe explained.

"Temporal Science 101, yes I know that. But I can't find him…"

"Keep looking Lieutenant, or find yourself another career!" She yelled.

For six days, the Timeship Newton held position in space, scanning the ripples in time for any sign of the Captain, she had almost given up hope of finding him when two hours ago, Lieutenant Commander Julia Monroe had to perform the task of informing Starfleet Command of her Captain's current condition and sedition against the Federation and now she was given the orders she had not wanted to perform, to capture her commanding officer and return him to Earth on charges against the Federation Time Service.

Shocked, the young Lieutenant checked the sensor readouts many times over before he called out for his acting Captain, slowly she walked towards the science station as he rechecked the readings once again.

"What have you got Lieutenant?"

"I-I… you should look at this ma'am. We have a level twelve temporal event taking place; the ripples in time are huge Ma'am"

"Level Twelve?" She cried out. "Can you locate it?"

"Yes, it's located… 3267.65, Alpha quadrant… it appears to be centred around, The USS Enterprise…"

"Ohh don't tell me, Kirk's ship?" She sighed.

"Yes Ma'am… getting full readings now. What the hell?" He cried out. "Sensors are picking up a Ventra vessel… Commander, the Enterprise has been destroyed"

"WHAT? The Ventra have no vessels in that time frame"

"No Ma'am, I think we've located Captain Anders. After destroying the Enterprise, the ship has moved on too the nearest Starbase…"

"Damn it! Contact Starfleet Command" She ordered.

"Ahh, Captain. The ripple has almost caught up with us; it's wiping out the Federation as we speak. Deploying the Temporal shielding, it should protect us from the changes in the timeline"

Almost at full sprint through the small bridge, Monroe stopped mere inches from the Helm as the shockwave through time impacted the vessel, almost shaking the ship apart as the shockwave through time disappeared through time. Barely holding onto the large helm console, she looked around at her shocked crew as she spoke.

"Anyone injured?"

"No ma'am" They all replied.

"Contact Starfleet Command, I need to speak with the Commissioner for…"

"Commander, I'm not picking up anything on the Standard Starfleet frequencies" Called out the communications officer. "Switching to the emergency channels… nothing ma'am. Wait, I'm getting something coming from Earth… The signal is of, ohh my god. It's a Ventra signal… they're everywhere"

The crew looked at her for any response or orders as she stood shocked at what was happening before her very eyes, through her short career she had seen many attacks against the Federation and other worlds and even been fortunate to thwart several of the attacks herself, but this was something different. Somehow, former Captain Anders had destroyed the Federation by attacking the Enterprise, the very past present and future of the Federation lay in her next decisions.

"Alright, track the damage… let's see where it came from. Barrett, assemble an assault team to capture Anders. No, wait… I have another idea. S'Var… prepare for recruitment in one hour. Transfer all files on this too my station"

"Yes ma'am"

It did not take very long for the crew to figure out exactly what had happened, and why Anders had chosen that specific time to attack the Federation. It was a matter of historical record that a descendant of an Enterprise crewmember would stop the Ventra attack in the 26th Century. For whatever reason, Anders had travelled back in time, gave them the highly restricted time travel technology in exchange for one of their Starships and the singular mission of destroying the Enterprise itself.

Calmly, Monroe stood before the transporter platform and straightened her uniform with one hand as she ran her free hand through her hair.

"We've got a lock on him sir"

"Excellent S'Var… begins transport procedures. Here we go…" She said too herself.

"He's coming through now Commander"

Dazed and confused, the Captain materialised onto the bridge of an unknown vessel, thinking quickly he reached for the phaser at his side as a young female officer approached him with her hands held out before her as she spoke.

"You will not need that Captain, you are amongst friends here"

"Who are you, why did you attack my ship?" He demanded as he walked towards her slowly.

""That was not us, Captain you must come with me quickly. We have very little…TIME to explain"

"I am going no where until you tell me what the hell is going on here. Who are you?"

"You must trust me Captain Kirk. You're weapon has been deactivated… you are amongst friends here" She said softly.

"WHO ARE YOU!" He yelled.

"I am Lieutenant Commander Julia Monroe. I am the First Officer of the Federation Timeship Newton"

"What? Time… what?" He mumbled.

"Captain, this is going to take some time to explain, please you must trust me. We did not attack your vessel, but we know who did"

Cautiously, he followed the young woman off the bridge as the shocked crew watched the legend himself as he past by them. Finally, they had entered what appeared to be a large briefing room. Slowly he sat down in a large chair as the young woman sat facing him with a look of concern on her face.

"What the hell is going on Commander, what the hell is a Timeship? The Federation doesn't have this kind of technology"

"First off, I apologise for bringing you onboard the way I did. I had no choice in this matter. You see Captain; history has no mention of an attack on the Starship Enterprise in 2270, especially an attack that destroyed her. Someone is altering the timeline… and we know who it is"

"Who?" He growled.

Slowly she typed commands into a small console before her as a holographic display emerged from the centre of the table before him. Smiling slightly he looked at the face that began to appear as she spoke.

"This is William Anders; he's the former Captain of this ship. Six days ago he stepped through the Temporal Transporter and disappeared, we had no idea where he went until our sensors picked up the attack on your ship by a species known as the Ventra"

"Never heard of them, but I will" He replied darkly.

"The Ventra are a none hostile species in your time and not warp capable…"

"They destroyed my ship and killed my crew. I call that hostile"

"Forgive me Captain, but please allow me to continue. In the 26th Century, the Ventra will head an attack against the Federation, but a descendant of a member of one of your crew will command a Prototype ship and stop them before they could complete the invasion. We believe that Anders has travelled back to assist them. You see sir, the vessel that attacked you, was from the 26th century. Three Hundred years more advanced then anything you have at the time"

"What does that have to do with me?" He sighed.

"We need you to stop Anders before he can put his plan into motion and destroy your ship"

"My ship is already destroyed Commander!"

"We're going to send you back, eighteen hours before the attack. That should be enough time to put our plan into motion" She said with a smile.

"What plan?"

For thirty minutes, the beautiful young Commander explained the mission to Captain Kirk, more then a little star struck by the impressive Captain before her; she attempted to hide any feelings of being in the presence of the man she had studied for many years throughout her career with the Federation Time Service. Her plan was a bold one, he would be sent back eighteen hours before the attack with the commander at his side however, having two versions of James T. Kirk in the same timeline would be disastrous if they would meet, so her plan was to beam Kirk into Kirk using his memories of the past twenty four hours from his timeline he would be able to act upon the mission. Commander Monroe would be a different story however; she would transport herself into the body of a young Ensign who was killed in an accident before the battle. Hopefully she would take the place of the young ensign before she had died. Smiling slightly, she stepped onto the transport platform with Kirk at her side.

"Lieutenant S'Var, the ship is yours, you know what to do"

"Aye sir" He nodded.

"Captain, are you ready?" She smiled.

"No! But lets get it over with anyway" Kirk replied slowly.

"Energise!" Monroe called out.