I: A Captain’s Log

Chapter I
“Captain, Starbase 149 is hailing us,” Lieutenant Noyota Uhura declared, her hand touching her ear.

“Put it on main viewers,” Captain Kirk ordered, leaning back in his chair.

For five years, the Enterprise had been exploring the unknown reaches of space, making contact with strange new life forms, going beyond man’s highest dreams. But now, the five years were drawing to a close, and so was Jim Kirk’s time commanding the Enterprise.

The captain shook himself out of his reverie when the viewing screen showed the image of a Starfleet Official.

“Captain Kirk,” the man