BY: GLADIATOR
The
one and only James T. Kirk strode proudly down the Corridor of his starship.
The legendary USS Enterprise
hung deeply silhouetted against the blackness of space.
Her crew had performed gallantly, facing overwhelming odds in the War of
the Greys, but it was now time for a greatly needed period of R&R.
The timeline was back to normal, but for most of the crew, memories were
still fresh in their minds of the battle of all battles.
The Greys had had control over many of his crew, and remnants of their
abduction tales would remain with them forever.
All
this, not to mention the condition of the ship's hull.
It was so badly damaged, She would be dry docked for months.
If it wasn't for his adept chief engineer, they might not make it back to
space dock under their own power at all. When
Mr. Scott got word Starfleet was sending out a tow, he worked his staff night
and day until they were ready to make the long Star Trek home.
For Kirk though, his duties were not over.
In fact, he was just on his way now to a meeting with his chief officers.
He rounded the corner and entered the briefing room.
Everyone
was already engaged in conversation. Spock,
Scotty, Sulu, Chekov, and Uhura. He
greeted them all as he strolled to his seat.
Where was Bones? He talked with the Doctor late into the evening last night
over some brandy. He knew how
important this meeting was going to be. The
box from Hyuj sat in the middle of the oblong conference table.
Dr. McCoy finally entered, and looked like a man who hadn't slept in
days. Jim didn't think they had
drank that heavily. He was about to
say something to his friend, but McCoy mouthed quietly "later."
Kirk called the meeting to order.
"Well
Gentlemen," he nodded to Uhura, "we have two hot topics to discuss
today. As you already are aware, we
are in orbit around a class M planet, which is to say the least very unique.
We also have our…gift." Kirk
made a gesture with his hands at the box on the desk.
"Mr. Spock," Kirk addressed the Vulcan.
"What can you tell us about this box from Hyuj?"
Spock
unsteepled his hands. "I have
analyzed it thoroughly Captain, and it is indeed Alien."
"Well of course it's Alien you halfwit!" McCoy broke in.
"C’mon Bones, let him finish." Kirk turned back to Spock.
The Vulcan, unfazed by the doctor’s outburst continued on.
Through great lengths I have used a complex mathematical algorithm to
unlock the box. I believe you will
find what's inside very fascinating."
Spock entered the code from his computer terminal and the box opened.
"It better be good," Scotty chimed.
He was already under the gun getting the ship up and running, and Spock
demanded 42% of the entire power reserve just to run his computations.
Everyone gathered round Spock's end of the table to peer into the box.
"IT'S BEAUTIFUL!" Uhura gasped.
Inside, row upon row of colored crystals came to life.
ffffffffuuuuuwwwwweeeeeeeeaaaaaaaa
(intercome whistle)
The
ship's intercom buzzed the conference room.
"Bridge to Captain Kirk, another energy burst is emanating from the
planet. It's 336 times the
intensity as the first wave....."
WWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH
The
conference room swirled around them all. It's
the end of every life on Earth. Bones
thought he heard whale song. Kirk
opened his eyes, and was amazed. They
were no longer in the conference room. Around him were his friends, but around them all was a vast
jungle. It was hot, sticky, and he
was already perspiring. The lush
vegetation around them thrived in the humidity and acted like a blanket of heat.
"Is everyone all right?" Kirk called out.
Spock,
already on his feet was helping up the other crew members.
Sulu eyed a small fern with interest.
"Mr. Spock, what just happened?" But before Kirk could get an
answer, the ground rumbled. The
rumbling was getting louder and louder and distinct thuds could now be
recognized. "Captain, I
suggest we heed the situation, and take cover." "Hell of an
idea!" McCoy was already heading towards a cluster of plants.
Ahead of them a few hundred meters the trees parted and gave way.
"A dinosaur!" someone whispered. The animal charged forward as if on a hunt.
It looked right at Kirk and roared into the dimly lit sky.
Kirk looked down at himself and to the others beside him.
Even in the thick brush, the bright colored clothing they had on
certainly wasn't camouflage. Kirk's
hands instinctively went to his belt. No
phaser, damn. The trees parted
again up ahead to reveal an even larger dinosaur.
This one Kirk recognized. From
his history books he knew it to be known as the Tyrant lizard, or Lizard King.
The Tyrannosaurus gained quickly on the slower animal it was chasing.
The howls and bellows from the two deafened the crew of the Enterprise.
They were almost on top of them when the Rex pounced his prey.
Within seconds the smaller dinosaur was down and the T-Rex thundered off.
"Fascinating!" Spock commented, "it killed for
sport."
With
the spectacle taking place in front of them, they failed to notice immediately,
the small monkey creature hiding in the vegetation next to them.
The small humanoid took off running, and so did the crew.
"Don't
let it get away!" Kirk yelled as he ran.
After a couple minutes, the extra pounds Kirk put on from blowing off
McCoy’s workout regimen were showing. Luckily
Chekov pushed past him. Unlucky for
Chekov however, his foot got caught up in some sort of rope trap, and he was now
hanging upside down by his ankle. 
"McCoy....stay...with....Chekov!"
Kirk could hardly breathe as he ran on. Spock
was passing him now too, and at last they had the monkey boy trapped.
It ran into a tri-angular constructed monument.
Kirk and Spock entered and to their dismay found a SLEESTACK!
How could this be? Kirk thought to himself. The Sleestack had its back to them and wa
s working a pedestal
full of colourful crystals which glowed luminously despite the darkness of the
surrounding chamber. The same type
of crystals that were
in the box from Hyuj!
In the far wall a misty haze gave way to a sort of window through the
hard stone. He recognized some of
the images as that of his Starfleet Academy days.
Then, the scene changed to that of the Enterprise, and to the bridge crew in the conference room.
Something wasn't right. Wasn't
he just there? Suddenly, at least
one thing was clear. The box from
Hyuj must obviously be a sort of dimensional gateway, or more simply, a time
machine.
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