Star Trek
The Opening: 24th Century – Spock as he stands surrounded by dignitaries and family members on the edge of civilization — a vast desert behind him. Through the whispering voices of the gathered guests, we hear tales about the venerable Vulcan. We are told of his legacy, his numerous accomplishments as Starfleet officer and later as an ambassador. We are also told that now he has come home to Vulcan to die. Like his father, he has contracted a disease that will soon tear away at his mind and that he wishes to die a death of dignity on his own terms.
Acknowledging that his “friends“ are gone and that his missions are now complete, Spock begins his ceremonial final walk and enters the great wasteland. A Romulan boy emerges from the crowd and anxiously calls out to him, “When will you return, Grandfather?” Spock looks back at the boy and shakes his head. “I shall not return.”
A desert canyon as Spock continues his final journey. He begins to weaken not only physically but also in controlling his emotions, his mind. He begins to hear voices from his recent and then distant past. He imagines enemies and friends he has encountered over the span of his lifetime. And then he hears one distinctive voice which becomes clearer over all the others. It becomes his point of focus, his need to hang on. The desert sands turn into stars as we travel back and Spock remembers…
The Main Narrative: Spock on board the Enterprise under the command of Captain Pike. They are being sent to a planet whose main city has had an ecological disaster wipe out its main energy sources and turn a once habitable planet into a frozen wilderness. Spock is sent down as part of the science team to help save the inhabitants and to get to the bottom of the disaster’s cause.
Other Starfleet vessels have also responded to the distress call and Spock finds that he has to compete for command of the situation with a Lt. Commander Kirk from another landing party. Spock sees Kirk as “cocky, hardnosed and unrelenting.”
Spock also finds that as the only “alien” of the Starfleet personnel, he encounters a great deal of animosity and prejudice from the humans. But as they continue their investigation a mutual respect begins to be shared between Kirk and Spock as they both become impressed with each other’s qualities. There is even a defining moment when Kirk berates his own men after they make several hateful slurs against Spock.
The mystery of the ecological occurrence deepens as Kirk and Spock find that some type of weapon was used to create the disaster. Before they can make their reports, their respective ships are called away to report to yet another planet bound disaster. Kirk and Spock continue their investigation anyway.
The commander of the planet’s inhabitants who had been blocking Spock and Kirk’s efforts all along is revealed as the villain behind the plot. It turns out he was not the real commander but an altered “enemy” who planned on using their ecological weapon on many of the planets of the Federation. When enough disruptions had occurred, they were then planning a massive invasion.
Kirk and Spock and their men are imprisoned on the planet. Kirk and Spock manage to escape and they fight their way out of their prison, many of their men are lost in the battle. Eventually they steal the commander’s ship; and as they get away, Spock is able to make contact with the Enterprise.
Meanwhile our villain has contacted his fleet and they are now in hot pursuit of Kirk and Spock. It is here that Kirk shows his brilliance for command as they outmaneuver the invading force. However, as the come into visual contact with the Enterprise the impact from enemy fire on their ship is too great, they are only seconds from destruction…
Cut To: 24th Century – Spock has fallen to his knees his body begins its final shutdown. The sun in his face. A shadow. An arm reaches down and grabs Spock – steadying him.
Spock looks up and shakes his head. “How can this be?” Before him, aged and in a strange uniform, but very much alive is … James T. Kirk.
Kirk leans over and holds onto his dear friend. He injects him with a hypo. “A little present from the 26th Century,” he whispers. Almost immediately, Spock regains his strength and stands up.
He questions Kirk on the probability of him being there after all this time. “I’ll explain it to you later, we have to hurry.”
“Hurray? To where?” Spock asks.
Kirk explains that they are both needed in the 26th century, a problem only the two of them could solve. “Our world needs you. The future needs you. I need you,” Kirk explains.
Spock and Kirk banter back and forth until Spock sees an element of “logic” in continuing with his old friend.
Kirk goes to his communicator. “Enterprise, two to beam up.”
As they begin to “beam up” we see them one final time. Kirk – a widening grin. Spock – his eyebrow raised.
The Main Narrative: On the transporter pad aboard the Enterprise, Kirk and Spock materialize. The enemy ship had been destroyed, but they were pulled out by Pike in the nick of time.
The Enterprise stares down the invading force and as the rest of the fleet arrives, the invading force makes the smart move and heads back to their space.
Meanwhile, by virtue of the injuries they received on their adventure, Kirk and Spock end up in sickbay. They talk cordially to one another as they receive care in sickbay. They wonder if their paths will ever cross again.
As they continue to talk we hear a young country intern tell them to “stop yappin’ and get some rest.” Which, of course, they do.
The Enterprise as it sails away. The adventure begins again…
The Opening: 24th Century – Spock as he stands surrounded by dignitaries and family members on the edge of civilization — a vast desert behind him. Through the whispering voices of the gathered guests, we hear tales about the venerable Vulcan. We are told of his legacy, his numerous accomplishments as Starfleet officer and later as an ambassador. We are also told that now he has come home to Vulcan to die. Like his father, he has contracted a disease that will soon tear away at his mind and that he wishes to die a death of dignity on his own terms.
Acknowledging that his “friends“ are gone and that his missions are now complete, Spock begins his ceremonial final walk and enters the great wasteland. A Romulan boy emerges from the crowd and anxiously calls out to him, “When will you return, Grandfather?” Spock looks back at the boy and shakes his head. “I shall not return.”
A desert canyon as Spock continues his final journey. He begins to weaken not only physically but also in controlling his emotions, his mind. He begins to hear voices from his recent and then distant past. He imagines enemies and friends he has encountered over the span of his lifetime. And then he hears one distinctive voice which becomes clearer over all the others. It becomes his point of focus, his need to hang on. The desert sands turn into stars as we travel back and Spock remembers…
The Main Narrative: Spock on board the Enterprise under the command of Captain Pike. They are being sent to a planet whose main city has had an ecological disaster wipe out its main energy sources and turn a once habitable planet into a frozen wilderness. Spock is sent down as part of the science team to help save the inhabitants and to get to the bottom of the disaster’s cause.
Other Starfleet vessels have also responded to the distress call and Spock finds that he has to compete for command of the situation with a Lt. Commander Kirk from another landing party. Spock sees Kirk as “cocky, hardnosed and unrelenting.”
Spock also finds that as the only “alien” of the Starfleet personnel, he encounters a great deal of animosity and prejudice from the humans. But as they continue their investigation a mutual respect begins to be shared between Kirk and Spock as they both become impressed with each other’s qualities. There is even a defining moment when Kirk berates his own men after they make several hateful slurs against Spock.
The mystery of the ecological occurrence deepens as Kirk and Spock find that some type of weapon was used to create the disaster. Before they can make their reports, their respective ships are called away to report to yet another planet bound disaster. Kirk and Spock continue their investigation anyway.
The commander of the planet’s inhabitants who had been blocking Spock and Kirk’s efforts all along is revealed as the villain behind the plot. It turns out he was not the real commander but an altered “enemy” who planned on using their ecological weapon on many of the planets of the Federation. When enough disruptions had occurred, they were then planning a massive invasion.
Kirk and Spock and their men are imprisoned on the planet. Kirk and Spock manage to escape and they fight their way out of their prison, many of their men are lost in the battle. Eventually they steal the commander’s ship; and as they get away, Spock is able to make contact with the Enterprise.
Meanwhile our villain has contacted his fleet and they are now in hot pursuit of Kirk and Spock. It is here that Kirk shows his brilliance for command as they outmaneuver the invading force. However, as the come into visual contact with the Enterprise the impact from enemy fire on their ship is too great, they are only seconds from destruction…
Cut To: 24th Century – Spock has fallen to his knees his body begins its final shutdown. The sun in his face. A shadow. An arm reaches down and grabs Spock – steadying him.
Spock looks up and shakes his head. “How can this be?” Before him, aged and in a strange uniform, but very much alive is … James T. Kirk.
Kirk leans over and holds onto his dear friend. He injects him with a hypo. “A little present from the 26th Century,” he whispers. Almost immediately, Spock regains his strength and stands up.
He questions Kirk on the probability of him being there after all this time. “I’ll explain it to you later, we have to hurry.”
“Hurray? To where?” Spock asks.
Kirk explains that they are both needed in the 26th century, a problem only the two of them could solve. “Our world needs you. The future needs you. I need you,” Kirk explains.
Spock and Kirk banter back and forth until Spock sees an element of “logic” in continuing with his old friend.
Kirk goes to his communicator. “Enterprise, two to beam up.”
As they begin to “beam up” we see them one final time. Kirk – a widening grin. Spock – his eyebrow raised.
The Main Narrative: On the transporter pad aboard the Enterprise, Kirk and Spock materialize. The enemy ship had been destroyed, but they were pulled out by Pike in the nick of time.
The Enterprise stares down the invading force and as the rest of the fleet arrives, the invading force makes the smart move and heads back to their space.
Meanwhile, by virtue of the injuries they received on their adventure, Kirk and Spock end up in sickbay. They talk cordially to one another as they receive care in sickbay. They wonder if their paths will ever cross again.
As they continue to talk we hear a young country intern tell them to “stop yappin’ and get some rest.” Which, of course, they do.
The Enterprise as it sails away. The adventure begins again…
