THE CALL

BY: PUNISHER

Kirk awoke with a start.  The dream was quickly fading...Sulu had his own ship now...the box from Hyuj was being analyzed by Starfleet's Temporal Corp on Space Station Regula II... Why did I dream about that?  Kirk thought...and the Lost World?  Weird...I'll ask Spock what he thinks when I get to the bridge. 

  Kirk corrected himself.  The NCC-1701A had long since been destroyed at Chal...in fact the NCC-1701B was going to be commissioned in a couple of months.  He was going to be there with Scotty and Chekov.  Bones was too busy at Starfleet Medical, Uhura was teaching at the Academy, Spock had followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Diplomatic corps. My whole crew has been scattered to the four winds, Kirk thought wistfully.  He really was getting old. 

  He walked outside.  It was a beautiful morning on the Iowa farm.  Kirk thought of the work he'd have to do...the fence on the south side would need mending...Damn it, I'll never get used to retirement. 

  He heard the comm unit in his house chirp.  He hurried back inside and activated it.  A young tech's face greeted him, "James Kirk.  I have Captain McCoy on discreet."  The tech was replaced by McCoy's familiar face. 

  "Hi Bones I was just thinking about ..."

  "What the hell is going on Jim!?  You know they're getting the whole crew back together again?"

  "What?  I don't know anything.  I just got up Bones."

  "They're giving you your old ship back.  The Enterprise!!  Sulu found something out there.  Something bad...I can't say any more on an unsecured line."

  But the Enterprise had been destroyed at Chal?  Hadn't it...Kirk was almost sure.  He decided to ask.  "Which Enterprise?"

  "Jim are you all right?  Your Enterprise...NCC-1701A...what's wrong with you?"

  "Sorry Bones guess I'm just sleepy.  I had a really messed up dream about..."

  "About Hyuj's box...I know we all did...I think it has to do with what  Sulu found.  He's staying on station with the Excelsior in the neutral zone."

  "The Neutral Zone? The Romulans?"

  "I can't talk now Jim...I'll tell you what we know when you get up here...it isn't a lot though, I assure you."

  "Up where?  Aren't you at Medical."

  "No I'm on SpaceDock...so is Chekov, Uhura, and Scotty..they've got their hands full trying to refit the Enterprise.  A shuttle is on its way...be on it Jim."

  Bones cut the transmission.  Kirk ran back to his room and started packing...he didn't like to be kept in the dark.  What the hell was going on?  He heard the familiar whine of a Starfleet shuttle outside.  Well, he'd find out soon enough wouldn't he. 

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