"You should have heard him defend you.." - really??

Yes, but if Kirk didn't pull the Enterprise out of the water, the aliens wouldn't have known why the volcano stopped.

They were already violating the prime directive, but it was a clear violation once they exposed the ship.



-Chris

 

Remember..this is all an alternate reality so all we know about Starfleet and the people are all brand new and the old stuff we know can be thrown out. Anything goes and we are establishing new canon here.