Nova

Chapter One

First Sight

The Enterprise is warping to Vulcan on an emergency mission, about to fight Nero and the Narada. There is only one key element seems to be missing. Jim Kirk. Who happens to be held at phaser point on the bridge of the Narada. And who no one has seen since his childhood disappearance.

There. I hope this summary will be… satisfactory.

I plan for this to be a long fanfic that will last many chapters. It will include the events of both movies, but due to the change, they will play out somewhat differently. It will also cover time in between and after both of the movies. I can't say how often this will be updated, but I can tell you I already have several chapters written.

This will eventually be a Spock and Kirk pairing (Spork, I believe?), but a slow build up, as I believe that is the only way Spock can manage such things, being the suppressed individual he is. Don't like, err, don't read. I may make other pairings as the story develops.

As this does take place in an AU there may be some OOCness, so forgive me.

In regards to my other works, I'm still working on them. Don't worry. And I promise here and now to finish this. That is if people like this story…. D:

I believe that is all. Alright then. Carry on.

Your attention, please: At twenty-two hundred hours, telemetry detected an anomaly in the neutral zone, what appeared to be a lightning storm in space.

Soon after, Starfleet received a distress signal from the Vulcan High Council that their plant was experiencing seismic activity. We have since lost contact with Vulcan.

Our Mission is to assess the condition of Vulcan and assist in evacuations, if necessary. We should be arriving at Vulcan shortly. Thank you for your time.

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"I'm Captain Christopher Pike. To whom am I speaking?"

"Hello Christopher, I'm Nero."

A close up of a heavily tattooed Romulan face filled the screen of the Enterprise, giving a shiver of horror and shock to the entirety of the Enterprise bridge crew.

Part of the shock had to do with the fact that it was a Romulan on the screen, even though they had somewhat anticipated it. Romulans… seldom seen, rarely heard from, known to be hostile. The Federation had little contact with them beyond the creation of the neutral zone, meant to keep the two apart, preventing all-out war.

The way he was so casual, so seemingly carefree, when moments earlier the ship struggled to maneuver through the carnage of every other one of the ships the academy had sent.

An unknown number of lives were lost, students, ensigns, officers, and instructors alike, all killed for an unknown reason. A monstrosity that hovered above Vulcan, easily stopping every other ship that tried to challenge it.

On their way to Vulcan, they received a suspicious transmission, oddly not coded in any way. Who had sent it wanted everyone and anyone to be able to read it. The message had been a simple warning, alerting Starfleet and those who could receive it on Vulcan of a Romulan ship attacking the planet and they were highly dangerous. The planet and all on it were in jeopardy.

The transmission had been weak in signal, partial, and too late for most. It had not been able to save the ships that had arrived before the Enterprise, and the ship may have suffered their fate as well… if not for a serious of fortunate events.

A sick pilot, replaced by Hikaru Sulu, who accidentally stalled their departure, and a clever xenolinguistics student, Nyota Uhura, who had heard a transmission last night about a Romulan ship attacking a Klingon armada, and put two and two together when she heard a transmission in route to Vulcan, warning any and all starships of a dangerous Romulan ship attacking Vulcan. She had the bravery to warn the bridge, and then got the honor to replace the current communications officer with the skill in being able to distinguish between and understand the Romulan and Vulcan languages and differences.

Pike stood up, looking strong and confident, something the crew needed. "You've declared war against the Federation. Withdraw, and I'll agree to arrange a conference with Romulan leadership at a neutral loca…"

"I do not speak for the Empire." Nero interrupted. "We stand apart. As does your Vulcan crew member... isn't that right? Spock?"

All eyes turned to Spock. Unvoiced question hung in the air, and Spock looked to Pike, who gave him a nod. Spock stood up and addressed Nero. "Pardon me, but I don't believe you and I are acquainted."

Nero looked slightly annoyed, but a smile quirked on his lips. "... No, we're not. Not yet."

Everyone on the bridge was confused and uncomfortable. Spock quirked his eyebrow.

"Spock, there is something I would like you to see…" Nero gestured to someone unseen and the angle of the camera changed, revealing yet another shocking scene. A human male was being held between two Romulans. He was blond, young, and badly beaten. His head was hung down until one Romulan grabbed his hair and pulled it up. The human looked pained, but a gleam in his eyes showed he still had fight.

Spock had a feeling that the face was familiar.

"Do you know this man?" Nero asked. His voice was almost eager.

"We are not acquainted as well." Nero looked disappointed, but that did not last before his uneasy cheerfulness took over once again.

"And now you never will be. He is the one you can thank for that little pathetic warning, and for that he will pay with his life. Not that I was going to let him live anyways." Nero stared at the human and smiled smugly.

The human man stared back, and muttered something in a language the universal translator failed to pick up on. He raised his voice, louder, and then he started to shout.

On the bridge of the Enterprise, Cadet Uhura paled, turning away from the scene, hand over her mouth covering a gasp. On the Romulan ship Nero barked an order and the human was beaten once again into silence. They dragged his limp body off screen, and now all that was left in view was a very pissed off looking Nero.

"Captain Pike- your transporter capability is disabled. You have no choice. You will man a shuttle and come aboard the Narada for negotiations. That is all."

And with that the image disappeared and the crew was left in silence.

End of Chapter.

"You're probably wondering what's going to happen to you. That's easy. The same thing is going to happen to you that has happened to every other human being who has ever lived. You're going to die. We all die. That's just how it is."
―Ernest Cline,Ready Player One