-1CONCLUSION

"Evasive maneuvers!"

No sooner shouted by Captain James T. Kirk than the ENTERPRISE, previously hit by expanding plasma fired by one of the Romulan Birds of Prey, whilst the others proceeded with their planned attacks upon this first of several asteroid bases of the Federation.

Everyone shifts hard in their assigned station seats, grasping onto the smooth edges of their particular area about the bright-white bridge, whilst those standing, such as the Security men and their temporary captives, The Doctor and Rose Tyler, stumble about as the artificial gravity on said bridge, not to mention the rest of the ship's decks, fluctuated just enough to allow such to occur at all.

"Helm", shouted Captain Kirk again, this time directed at Lt. Hikaru Sulu, who was also clinging to his station's smooth edges like everyone else, "open fire! Phasers and photon torpedoes!"

"Aye, Captain!" shouted back, above the din of groaning deckplates and shuddering bulkheads surrounding said bridge crew. "Phasers and photon torpedoes...firing!"

"D-Doctor", stammered Rose from one side of her Time-Space traveling companion, "wh-wha' are we gonna d-do? Th-this ship is about to be b-blasted to s-space r-rubble!"

"I'm afraid I can't contradict that assumption, Rose", The Doctor countered, whilst staggering about the brand-new bridge, just like her and the Security men led by Lt. Jeremy Hatcher. "But I'm certainly open to suggestions at this point."

"How about gettin' the 'ell outta here!" was Rose's rather ragged reply in Cockney English, as she sensed impending doom from this several-against-one space battle situation. One not unlike other such dire straights in which she and The Doctor have found themselves before. Sometimes seeming to be each and every time they traveled in Time and Space via the TARDIS, now sitting several decks down in cargo bay four, as if patiently awaiting its two occupants to return.

Glancing about at their red-shirted captors, and noting that they still held their phaser pistols, set to heavy stun, in their favored hands, The Doctor heavily sighed, "I doubt we would make it to their lift without being knocked out by their ray guns. We need a better plan."

"Well?" was all Rose said, promptly implying that The Doctor should come up with said "better plan" right away, before their Fate becomes a blasted-to-bits end, like what seemed so sure to soon happen to the starship ENTERPRISE.

"Incoming!" shouted the less-experienced, very young for a bridge officer, Ensign Pavel Chekov from navigation, even as, on the holographic viewscreen, another plasma blast was sent forth from the rather colorfully painted Bird of Prey leading all the others in uncloaked attack of asteroid outposts set up by the Federation to maintain vigilance of the Romulan Neutral Zone.

"Evasive!" shouted, again, Captain Kirk, as said starship, at the behest of Lt. Sulu at Helm and Ensign Chekov at navigation, both seated directly in front of the seated-in-command chair Kirk, shifted sharply in an attempt to avoid another direct hit on the shielded starship.

Unfortunately, such was not especially successful, as one edge of the plasma blast-ring did, indeed, clip the shielded ENTERPRISE, once again causing its artificial gravity to fluctuate, which, in turn, caused those standing on the bridge to nearly lose their footing, whilst those seated grabbed smooth station edges in order to stay in their respective seats.

"Shields down to 77 percent", loudly, but not at all emotionally, reported Mr. Spock from his Science station, whereupon he also grasped smooth edges in order to maintain his seated position, as such readings came over part of the multiple display screens situated about him. "They shall soon buckle, unless we leave the area."

"Leave?" snapped Captain Kirk, even as phasers and photon torpedoes were fired back at equally shielded ships attempting to attack and destroy Federation outposts, and kill its personnel. "We can't leave, Spock! We're the only reason that asteroid base, as well as the others situated along our side of the Neutral Zone, hasn't been obliterated yet! Uhura, send a subspace message for assistance from any and all available starships to the Zone."

After attempting to do so at her station to the rear of the Captain's command chair, even as she, too, held tightly to the smooth edges of Communications, Lt. Nyota Uhura would worriedly relay, "Subspace Communications are out, Captain! All long-distance relay circuits are shorted!"

Just as it looked as if the ENTERPRISE would be destroyed, and her soon-to-be-famous crew killed...

"Captain Kirk", called The Doctor, causing the Captain to spin about in his command chair, "I have an idea."

Minutes later, after being allowed to return to the TARDIS on the deck containing cargo bay four, The Doctor and Rose set controls for a very specific Space-and-Time. Especially so in regards to Time. The U.S.S. ENTERPRISE as it was exactly one hour before approaching the Federation side of the Romulan Neutral Zone.

This time, The Doctor and Rose Tyler specifically asked Security to escort them to Captain James T. Kirk. Then, after relaying what was going to take place once the starship reached the asteroid outposts, allowing the Captain more than enough time to have Lt. Uhura send a subspace transmission for more starships to hastily join them before reaching the Romulan Neutral Zone.

"Again, Doctor", Captain Kirk said to the two intentional stowaway and his very beautiful, young companion, "we appreciate what you've done. Without this information, and the time left until the ENTERPRISE reaches her destination, the Romulans would've surely destroyed us...and the bases."

"You are most welcome, Captain Kirk", replied The Doctor, with an unnecessary salute, before he and Rose turned to leave the beauteous bridge of a still-young starship and soon-to-be-celebrated bridge crew. "Now Rose and I will head back to the TARDIS and get back to our own, albeit alternate, Time-and-Space. Rose?"

"Comin', Doctor", said Rose as she shot an admiring glimpse at the handsome, blue-eyed Captain Kirk, who returned such to her, both wishing they'd had time to get to know one another in a sense that was utterly alien to her relationship with The Doctor. "Goodbye...James T. Kirk."

Soon, amidst the familiar screeching and roaring of its innermost workings, the TARDIS slowly disappeared from cargo bay four, where it had, once again, materialized upon reaching a certain starship, this time in order to prevent it from probable annihilation.

Saving it for the honors yet to be bestowed upon the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE and her illustrious crew.