Line by Line Story

This story was written by several members of the K7 forum in December 2003. Everyone writes just a little paragraph and the next poster has to continue the story. The respective author is listed on the end of his written paragraph here. The original thread was moved to the memory banks before the story even started.

Note:

In July 2004 I asked the visitors of K7 to continue the story. The new chapter is marked by an askerisk.

Setting:

USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 during Captain Kirk's original five year mission, shortly after "The Immunity Syndrome".

Shore Leave

Captain Kirk sat in his command chair on the bridge of the Enterprise which did just arrive at Starbase 6 where the ship will receive repairs and the crew will enjoy a six-month shore leave.

Lieutenant Uhura at the communications station reported: "Captain, Commodore Vata is calling" With a smile on the face Kirk said "Put him the Screen" looking forward to see the Tellarite again.

Andorian

"Commodore!" Kirk exclaimed as the image of the starbase commander appeared on the main viewer. "A pleasure to see you again." He had learned over the years that Tellarites were confused by friendliness, which took some of the edge off their sharp tongues. Sometimes it even worked on Commodore Vata, whom he had known for years. Not this time, though.

"Let us dispense with the pleasantries, Captain. I am satisfied that you were able to destroy this... "amoeba creature" as your brief report puts it. Quite frankly, I did not believe you would have the snout for it."

Kirk glanced at McCoy who was standing next to his command chair as usual. He was obviously struggling to contain a chuckle.

"Yes, well... it seems that we did... have... the snout for it. Right now, Commodore, the whole crew is very anxious to begin shore---"

"Captain, your report states that Mr. Spock did not perform the acetylcholene test properly. I find this very displeasing. No bit of scientific data is less important than the other, and this particular test--"

"Commodore, with all due respect... all your questions will be answered in my full report. For now, Kirk out."

McCoy arched an eyebrow. "Jim, do you realise you just cut the channel on a higher-ranking--"

"Yes, Bones," Kirk said as he stood up from his command chair and looked down at the chronometer on the helm console. "I'll worry about that later. Right now, it's time for some R&R," he asserted as he started towards the turbolift with McCoy at his heels, then added jokingly, "Mr. Spock, will you join us for a drink at the bar on starbase 6?"

"Yes, Captain," Spock said matter-of-factly as he stood up and switched off his viewing scope. Heads swiveled in his direction all over the bridge.

Kirk stared at his science officer blankly for a full two seconds before replying. "Mr. Spock, you're full of surprises," he said, shaking his head.

"Mr. Sulu, you have the conn," Kirk said as the trio entered the turbolift.

Ambassador Petri

Kirk grabbed a turbolift handle and called for deck 7. McCoy, clearly surprised by Spock, wore a big smile on his face and Kirk knew what sort of questions he could expect from the doctor.

"So Spock, are you ready to get drunk, dance on the tables and share jokes with the station's bartender?"

Kirk couldn't help his laughter. Spock, knowing that his human friends were joking with him, decided to just let the comment pass.

Kirk commented "Well, I sure intend to."

Horckdude

When the turbolift doors opened Kirk was still trying to hold his laughter. McCoy was the first to exit and said "Maybe I should run a medical test with Spock while we are at Deck 7"

"I assure you that my medical condition is perfect, doctor, the only result would be that our meeting with the Port Captain is delayed."

"He's right, Bones. I'm sure Commander Tento is already aboard to assume command and is waiting in the transporter room." said Kirk when they had reached the large doors.

Kirk was right, when the doors opened with the well known sound the trio saw Scotty standing at the controls and was arguing with a female Asian...

Andorian

"... but captain, I can assure you that I have perfectly followed all transporter procedures."

"Then why did it take hours before the materialisation was complete?!"

Kirk: "Chiana, I see that after all those years of active service you still haven't gotten used to the transporter." Commander Chiana Tento turned to face him and a smile appeared on her face.

"It's something in the family. Both my mother and grandmother who were in Starfleet never..."

"...never trusted the transporter" Kirk finished. "You told the story before only about a few hundred times. How your grandmother, the great Hoshi Sato served on the first Enterprise with the brand new transporter."

"Now don't make fun of me Jim, you know I don't like that."

Kirk smiled. "Gentlemen, this is Commander Chiana Tento, one of my best friends from the academy."

Chiana added "And probably the only girl on the academy Jim didn't fall in love with."

HorckDude

"Hello?" McCoy being very surprised interrupted the conversation: "Maybe I should run a medical on both of you? But you made me curious, Commander, I'm sure you can tell us stories that we haven't heard of yet..."

"Sure, do you know the one with the Andorian from his Command School class?"

"Enough!" Tento was cut off by Kirk who reached for an Intercom "Kirk to Lieutenant Sulu"

"Sulu here"

"Mister Scott and the Port Captain will now head for the bridge, when the Enterprise is moored and both are satisfied you can send the crew to shore leave. Commander Tento will then assume command."

"Aye, Sir"

Andorian

After the pleasant conversation near the turbolift, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy continued to the transporter room. Mr. Kyle was standing by. All three executive officers of the Enterprise stepped onto their respective pads.

"Energise" Kirk said, and the transporter beam claimed them and their patterns were sent down to the Starbase. But something was wrong.

ClowsTHEGAME

Kirk, Spock and McCoy materialised in the transporter room of Starbase 6. They stepped down to the operation console, behind which a Terran Transporter Chief and a young Zaranite Transporter Specialist were standing.

"Welcome to Starbase 6, sirs, I'm Petty Officer Kenneth Winther", said the Transporter Chief and pointed with his finger on Kirk as if he was holding a Phaser, "but you can call me Kenny". In the very same moment he lowered his thumb and clicked with his tongue.

The Specialist to his right looked at him through his breathing mask and then back at Kirk, raised his right hand too and repeated the gesture Winther was doing just seconds before, but made more clicking sounds with his tongue.

All three officers of the Enterprise looked puzzled, but Kirk ignored the strange habits of the transporter crew. "Where is Commander Tento? We wanted to meet here", he said instead.

'Kenny' lowered his hand again since there was no reaction. "Sir? We beamed her aboard the Enterprise just minutes ago. An attractive young girl, don't you think?" And he was about to raise his right hand again.

Andorian

However, Kirk beat him to it by raising his own arm and pointing a finger at the transporter chief. "Yes, uh... Kenny... she certainly is," he said, then clicked his tongue, pointed his thumb down and gave a wink for good measure. That seemed to please the chief, as he smiled and nodded.

McCoy frowned and glanced at Spock, whose right eyebrow was locked in its characteristic upper position. Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks this is surreal, he thought.

"Now, if you'll excuse us, gentlemen," Kirk continued as he turned to his friends and nodded subtly towards the door. His expression told McCoy he was as puzzled as they were, even if his quick thinking and capability to adapt to unusual situations had worked as usual.

"Of course, sir. Have a good one," the transporter chief replied, yet again repeating his odd gesture.

The trio moved out into the corridor. Kirk glanced in both directions - everything looked normal - before motioning Spock and McCoy to move a few meters away from the door.

"I've said it before, and I'll say it again - mysteries give me a bellyache," Kirk said quietly. "Can you two make sense of this for me, please?"

McCoy frowned. "Jim, all I can tell you is those two in there don't seem to be working on all thrusters, if you know what I mean."

Kirk rubbed his temples. "We just saved the universe a while ago... I don't need this right now. Spock, any thoughts?"

"I am inclined to agree with Dr. McCoy's... diagnosis. However, there was something else I noticed..."

Kirk stopped his rubbing and looked up at his science officer. "Yes, Spock?"

Ambassador Petri

Act I*

"Mr. kenny's hand gesture is very similar to the borothian language." Spock said in his usual monotone voice.

"Borothian spock?" Kirk replied.

"Yes captain. The Borothians were a race of parasidic beings who exist in a liquid like form. They enter the host, usually orally, and begin taking control. The host becomes inflated with joy and after 72 hours, the host's mind is wiped and replaced with the Borathians' brain wave patterns."

"But didn't the Borathians live on Kronos where the klingons eventrally killed them with blood wine?" McCoy asked.

"That is true doctor and you know how good klingons are at a task. They don't stop until they are done. But I suppose it is possible that atleast one managed to escape. If so it could have spawned hundreds by now." Spock said.

"And if what you say is true and the borathians have invaded this starbase then not only do we have to deal with that, but if the klingons ever found out, the war would start up all over again." kirk added, relying on his knowledge of his Starfleet Academy roommates notes. "Damn."

Lord Dave

"Well, I think I have a plan", McCoy added, "if those 'Borathians'

are found to be in liquid form, I think the Bar would be the best place to start looking for them"

"Very logical doctor." Spock agreed and nodded approving to McCoy. "Indeed the pleasure centre on this very starbase is known to be have one of the largest collection of beverage in the entire sector"

"And it is the place we were heading for in the first place. I call that coincidence! Let's go." Kirk looked around in the corridor searching for signage to the bar.

"But Jim, what's with Commodore Vata?" said McCoy holding the captain by his ellbow.

Andorian

"him?" Kirk replied. " He's always been like that. Back in the academy we thought he was the tightest, annoying, reg following prick we'd ever seen. Then we met his father. If he's not telling me I did something wrong then he's under alien influence we'll have not choice but to kill him."

"But captain, "spock began "Killing may not be neccisary."

"But spock, he said you errored." McCoy said with a smile, hoping to flare the Vulcan's anger.

"That is true doctor, but he is correct. I did fail to perform that particular scan. I will simply demonstrate to him the situation I was in and hope he understands it."

Lord Dave

Kirk and Dr. McCoy make it to the bar. Spock is at Commodore Vata's office 'discussing' the recent mission. The two survey the bar. Nothing but officers drinking tea and water.

Kirk rechecks the surroundings.

"Bones. These men are all infected."

"How can you tell jim?"

"Noone is drinking ale!"

They walk up to the bar tender, a lovely, blond female who meets kirks gaze. "Well, well well, look to decided to visit." said the bartender.

"Antonio. It's not my fault, starfleet just kept me busy, saving the galaxy and all."

"And you didn't even have time to send me a letter? Well, no alcohol until you apologize."

"Antonio, we're not here to drink..."

silence suddenly fills the room. Being in a bar and not wanting to drink is odd to begin with, but noone has ever silenced a room by saying it. A man, dressed in security uniforms walks up to kirk.

"Excuse me sir. Did I just hear correctly?"

McCoy steps in. "No, no you didn't. He, uh... he said I'm not here to blink. You know, you really should get your hearing checked. I could examine you in sickbay if you like."

The security guard looks menecingly at kirk.

"Alright then, order something to drink, Captian."

"Uh, no. I can't allow that. His alcohol level is dangerously high. Anymore and he'll have a hell of a hang over in the morning. Can't have that, big mission. Big mission. " Mccoy grabs kirk and begins to drag him out. Stopped only inches after they move.

"You know, I don't think he is drunk." He looks at kirk thoroughly. Suddenly, a chair hits the security guard over the head. The whole bar begins to move. The stranger grabs kirk and McCoy and runs like hell.

Lord Dave

Outside the hall the stranger revealed himself. "You don't seem to remember me", he said.

"I have no idea, but thanks for the rescue", replied Kirk who was freeing himself from the stranger's grib.

"then I was right, you are a Denebian slime devil..." the stranger exlaimed angry. "I'm Korax, former first aide of Koloth"

"A Klingon?" exclaimed McCoy and Kirk in one voice, "what are you doing here?"

"I'm an outcast thanks to you and your tribble beasts. I was sent to a suicide mission after the incident on K7. I should fight a battle on Borath against the liquids..."

Kirk couldn't help but ask "What caused your disgrace?"

"I survived" replied Korax with disrespect in his voice...

Andorian

"You.. Survived?" kirk said slowly.

"It was ment to be a glorious death, but those little slimy bastards can't hold their Liqouer. Klingon Blood Wine is far too much for them to handel. And I had an ample supply."

"Then Spock was right Jim. They do die from Blood Wine." McCoy added in.

"Korax. We have no time for stories. Grave matters are afoot." Said a female voice behind Kirk and McCoy.

Her poined ears and sharp, slanted eyebrows made her look vulcan, but her expression was far more emotional.

"Ah, Kirk, I would like you to meet my associate, commander Salurain of the Romulan Tal Shiar."

Lord Dave

"Romulans? Klingons? Would someone care to explain why our enemies are deep in the heart of the federation?" McCoy blerted out; ignoring his 10 min. diplomacy seminar all officers must take.

"Certainly doctor, but not here" Salurain said. She motioned to Korax and all 4 left to someone's private quarters, presumably Korax's.

"Now commander Salurain, kindly explain what is going on." James Kirk demanded.

"3 months ago our spies learned that a Borathian was alive and well in federation space. Normally this would have been a cause for celebration because by the time you knew what was going on, they would have control of half the federation. However, the tal shiar began to notice some strange behavior in the romulan senate. We captured a senator and discovered that he was a victim of the borahtian. This particular borathian had been living in this host for several months. The fear that it would spread even further gripped us and we began to covertly remove any senator we felt was under borathian influence. Then we recieved word from our ambasador on Kronos that the klingon High Council was showing signes of borathian influence."

Korax continued the story, "After the High Council realized that some of it's members had been taken over, a massive purge began. Most of the High Council was executed and civil war threatened to erupt. I was rated the greatest borathian hunter ever, having survived their home planet. As a result they offered to reinstate my honor if I could find the source of this threat and remove it. You see, borathians are hierartical, much like a human ant colony. The alpha borathian controles all of it's offspring. "

Salurain finished the story, "We were teamed up by our governments and tracked the alpha here, to this station. We're hoping to find it and kill it. If that happens, all the borathians it spawned will die and their hosts will be free again."

Lord Dave

"However," continued Korax, "Finding the Alpha has proven more difficult than we thought...and we're running out of time..."

"Why more difficult? And where do we fit in?" asked Kirk.

Salurian looked faintly embarrassed. "We know it is here. But it might be controlling the one in charge of this station. We need your help to prove it."

Ghost07

"Gav. Indeed he would be the perfect host for the intruders." said Kirk and was thinking.

"But Spock is with him" the doctor added. "What if he becomes the next victim?"

"That would be the logical procedure" said a voice behind the group. A shadow to which the voice belonged approached the four who turned around in surprise.

"The Alpha wants you in his office" said Spock who came closer through the dark hall. In his hand he was holding a phaser which he pointed directly at captain Kirk.

Andorian

Kirk was thinking furiously as they slowly walked toward's Gav's office. Suddenly, he stopped and turned to his first officer.

"Spock!" he said. "If you were thinking logically, you would realise you could fight this! It's simply possession. You fought posession before. Remember the spores? On that lovely planet where you fell in love with the girl? And when those droplets from the ice invaded, and stripped away your logic? Remember, Spock? You defeated both of those enemies. You COULD defeat this one, too. Try, Spock! Try!"

The Vulcan had stopped and was lowering his phaser...the internal struggle was obvious on his face, and his captives watched him closely.

Suddenly, Korax made a grab for the weapon, and Spock struck him, pushing him into the bulkhead. The others immediately swarmed all over the Vulcan, piling on top of him in an attempt to disarm him.

Ghost07

In the end, the phaser was in Dr. McCoy's hands and spock was securely restrained. However, spock continued his internal struggle. His face flushed with mental exaustion.

"Spock you have to do this." McCoy said. "Just think, if you lose, you'll become emotional, just- like- me."

That extra nudge was all Spock needed. The thought of becoming as emotional as Dr. McCoy was far more than the vulcan could handel. His body shook violently and he threw up. Out wiggled this liquid which McCoy happily vaporized.

"Oh come on Spock, surely having emotions like me isn't that horrible?"

Spock looked into McCoy's eyes and spoke "Yes, yes it is."

Lord Dave

The others gathered their wits together, and Spock recovered his strength. Korax made a comment ..."The only reason you managed to throw me is that...I was...offbalance...when I attacked you. You never would have overcome me, otherwize."

Spocked stared at the klingon..."Quite." was all he said.

When Kirk had recovered his breath, he said, " While that thing had control...could you read it's thoughts, Spock?"

Salurian and Korax immediately looked interested.

"As a matter of fact, Jim...I did."

Salurian extended her hand and touched the Vulcan...

"You know what they plan?" she asked.

"Indeed."

Dr. McCoy was definately exasperated.. "Well? Don't go metaphysical on us, Spock! Tell us!" He threw up his arms in disgust.

Ghost07

"Much is rather obvious, Doctor." Spock brushed himself off and turned to his Captain.

"Captain, No one must be allowed to leave this station. Nearly all are infected and will infect many other planets. However," He turned to Korax, "Gav has made arrangements to be shuttled into Klingon space. If he is not destroyed within the next 12 hours, he will be free to spread his kind among both Klingons and Romulans."

"Twelve hous?"

Yes, Captain. A Klingon vessel will be arriving and Gav is signed on as a passenger on that vessel. Although I was unable to see the name, it is a freighter."

Kirk turned to Korax. "What freighter is due, Korax, have you any idea?"

The Klingon shook his head. "It won't be difficult to find out, however."

Salurian had a thoughtful look on her face. "How to destroy the monster without destroying Gav...and before that freighter arrives..."

Kirk sighed."I don't suppose anyone has any Bloodwine on them..."

Ghost07

20 min. 10 phaser shots and 1 dead redshirt later.

McCoy shook his head in disbelief "Man, I can't belive that guy didn't stay down. "

"I know bones, even after I shot him 3 times on stun." Kirk said.

"Truely an honerable warrior. A Klingon would NEVER let himself be Stuned by the enemy. He would rather die." Korax said with awe.

"But still even my vulcan neck pinch couldn't render him unconsios."

"Our romulan spies have observed that a security officer dies on every mission aboard the enterprise. Perhaps this is some form of spacial paradox captain?"

"Whatever it is i'm glad he finally died. It took all my phaser power just to vaporize him." Kirk threw away the empty phaser. From now on he'll have to rely on his fists.

The three stood outside the main computer room where the ship manafest resided. It only took a few minutes of searching before they came upon their answer.

"The kor' balkta. That's the ship we're after." Korax said. "And ironcially enough, it's carrying a shipment of blood wine. Borathians, they are like klingon urat bugs. Hard to kill, but dumb as a rock."

"But that freighter has 22 guards posted. It took us 10 shots to kill one how are we going to kill 22?" asked kirk.

"Captain, if I may make a suggestion. From here we can simply open the airlock 1 min. before the ship docks. The guards will be sucked out into space and die. Then when the ship docks we can enter and use the blood wine to wipe out the borathians." Spock suggested.

"You would make a fine Romulan Spock. However, how would we use the blood wine to disenfect the crew?" Salurain asked.

"I can do that. I'll have it put into a hypospray. Then we can innoculate all the crew members." Said McCoy.

"Excelent. Now, let us get started. The ship is due in a hour and we have security systems to bypass. " Korax looked at his fellow group. He inhaled deeply, glowing with pride and honor. "Today is a good day to die."

Lord Dave

With the guards floating in space and the Kor'balkta docked, McCoy found he had a small problem...When he tried to inject the bloodwine into the crew, the captain of the freighter glared at him...

"We are KLINGONS! he sputterred...We DRINK bloodwine, not inject it! " he said in disgust...

"We need you sober," said the doctor..".injecting it makes it work faster."

The crew reluctantly allowed the injections, muttering..."Unlike you weaklings, Klingons are not incapacitated by drunkenness."

McCoy wisely held his tongue and went off with some of the bloodwine to innoculate the Enterprise crew.

Ghost07

Gav wasn't happy. Sure his ship arrived with promis of infecting the klingon homeworld, but his guards didn't report in. The only reason they couldn't have reported in is that they are all dead. Gav thought about that. He knew that it would take a fully charged phaser to kill one guard and the odds of all 22 being killed was highly unlikely.

He accessed the computer log.

16:20-Airlock 4 opened-
16:21-Airlock 4 closed-
16:23-Frieghter Dock-
16:24-Airlock 4 opened-

That made Gav even more unhappy. He realized that all his guards have been sucked out into space. He had thought that spock had taken care of kirk, but obviously he failed. Gav grabbed a phaser and two guards and headed down to the Freighter.

Lord Dave

The redshirt skidded to a stop in front of Captain Kirk..."He's on his way, sir! Two guards are with him and they're armed!"

"Alright...McCoy! You and Salurian get out and start spreading around that Bloodwine...the rest of you know what to do. Let's get ready."

The redshirt handed his captain a fully armed phaser and took off.

They took their positions and waited for Gav.

McCoy and Salurian mingled with the bar patrons, Salurian quietly and secretly adding Bloodwine to the drinks, and the doctor slipping up behind people and injecting them so quickly that most never even noticed they'd been shot.

It wasn't long before they were free of the infection, and carrying their own bottles of Bloodwine throughout the station.

Gav entered the cargo bay and stopped, staring at Spock, who waited out in plain sight.

"You're no longer one of us, are you?" stated Gav in surprise.

"No," agreed Spock,"And soon enough, neither will you." He lifted his phaser and fired.

Ghost07

The phaser blash hit Gav and had no effect. Gav looked at spock, expecting something better.

"Spock, you should know you can't kill me like that. You'd have to fire that thing at full power to take out a security guard. I am the alpha. I can't be killed by 1 phaser."

"True, but it will sufficiently distract you."

"Wha-"

Gav's sentence was cut short by Kirks mighty fist hitting the back of Gav's head. The blow knocked him forward and he dropped his phaser. His security guard steps up to defend his Commander, but is vaporized by Korax.

Kirk and Gav fight. How Kirk's fists can be more powerfull than a phaser is anyone's guess, but they are. Durring the struggle, kirk's shirt is ripped. His tailor will be furious, but not surprised. Finally, the battle is over. Kirk is battle worn, but not beaten. He's a main character after all. He can't just die like that. The Borathian inhabiting Gav crawls out the ear and kirk steps on it.

Lord Dave

Presently, Gav woke up groaning.

"Oh, I feel like I've been hit with a sledge hammer!" He moaned...He looked up to see Kirk shaking his hand as though it hurt.

"Yeah, well...you DO have a hard head, Gav."

"You? You hit me? Why?"

"It was all I could think of to force the Borathian out of you...How are you feeling now?"

" Borathian? That's what took me over? I thought they all died some time ago.How did they...wait a minute...we received cargo from the Romulan sector a few weeks ago...something strange about it...I can't quite remember..."

"Try, Gav," Korax had moved in closer and now he said again, "Try! We must know where it originated!"

Gav shook his head. "We can check the station logs, that's all I can think of."

Kirk helped him to his feet and they started for Gav's office.

Ghost07

After a short ride in the turbolift that lasted just long enough to discuss the next steps they arrived in Gav's office and had a look at the logs. With Spock at the access terminal it took not long to find what they were looking for.

"I have found the freighter in question", Spock said, "it is registered to the Barolian freighter authorities. They are known to ship cargo to both the Federation and Romulan Empire."

"Excellent, is a crew roster stored in the file?"

"I will check, captain." Spock returned to the display.

"We are on a good track here I think..." McCoy theorised. "Whatever or whoever stayed on this Starbase must be another Alpha."

McCoy received several nods from all present except for Spock who was still scanning the file.

"I have found a crew roster and a passenger list." Even without excitement in Spocks voice the tension rised. "Just one being signed off the ship. A Romulan, her name ist--Saluria"

Andorian

"Catch her!" Kirk shouted as they ran after her.

A vibration is felt, and Kirk's communicator beeps...

"Kirk, here..."

"Captain! A cloaked Romulan Bird of Prey just left the station!"

"Track it! ...and beam us all aboard! She had a ship waiting for her. Now we're going to have to chase her."

Ghost07

Kirk materialized in transporter room 2 with his friends, but the klingon was strangely absent. The party of three didn't have time to solve that mystery. Moments later they were on the bridge watching as a romulan bird of prey attempted to evade the enterprise.

"Mr. Chekov, what is the status of the romulan ship?" kirk said.

"Ceptin, the romulan varbird is currently on course for romulus. Ve have disabled it's cloaking device."

"Excelent Mr. Chekov. Mr. spock, you analysis. How many borathians are on board?"

"Just one captain."

"Very well. Uhura open a channel."

"Channel open sir."

"Romulan vessle, this is captian Jame T. Kirk of the starship enterprise. You have violated Federation space. Surrender."

"Captain" Spock said "the romulans do not surrender."

"I am well aware of that Mr. Spock." He begins to speak into the channel again. "Commander Salurian I will not let you infect Romulus. I will destroy your ship if neccessary."

"Incomming message sir." Uhura spoke.

The viewscreen lit up with Salurian's face.

"You cannot stop me Captain. In a few moments my ship's cloak will be repaired and once we cloak we'll head to Romulus." A romulan in back informed Salurain that the cloak was repaired. "You've lost and I have won." Salurain said to kirk. "Cloak the ship" she commanded.

"Captain Klingon Cruiser de-cloaking ahead." Sulu shouted.

Sure enough a Klingon Cruiser de-cloaked infront of Salurain's ship and opened fire. With Salurian's shields down for cloak, the Klingon Cruiser blew a hole in the romulan ship. A massive explosion soon followed.

"Captain" Uhura said "we are recieving a message from the Klingon Cruiser."

"On screen."

The face of Korax appeared on the view screen.

"That, Kirk, is how you deal with Romulans."

"I'll make sure to remember that Korax."

Korax laughed a hearty laugh of a job well done.

"You have helped me save the Klingon Empire Kirk for that I am in your debt. Farewell."

Korax's image faden on the viewscreen, replaced by a fading Klingon Cruiser.

"Well" Kirk said "I think that's enough sure leave for one day. Mr. Sulu, take us to Hentorias, warp 3."

"Eay sir, warp 3."

Lord Dave

The End.

Editor's note

There seems to be a continuity error, the Enterprise was scheduled for extensive refit, so she might not warp out of the system.