The Truth About Tribbles, Part 1

"The Truth about Tribbles, Part 1" was the eleventh issue of IDW Publishing's ongoing series of Star Trek comics. The issue consisted of the first part of The Truth about Tribbles, a loose adaptation of, as adapted from the original by writer Mike Johnson. Issue art was by Claudia Balboni, with colors and lettering by Ilaria Traversi and Neil Uyetake, respectively. This series premiere was edited by Scott Dunbier, with Roberto Orci credited as creative consultant.

Summary
On Delta Vega, Spock Prime notices that Mr. Scott has a pet tribble that he was intending to send to his nephew, Chris, at Starfleet Academy. He says that it is an ideal pet. Spock Prime is worried. Kirk, Scott, Keenser, and Spock Prime head for the shuttlecraft.

One year later, Scott and Chekov are performing an unauthorized experiment in transwarp beaming using the tribble. With summer vacation going on, only Mr. Scott's nephew, Chris, is at the academy. They beam the tribble through subspace relays to Chris. Just then, Captain Kirk sounds a red alert. Chekov thinks Kirk has found out about their experiment, but he is wrong.

Captain's Log, Stardate 2259.155

An exploratory mission to the Iota Germinorum system has resulted in an encounter with a Klingon Bird-of-Prey far from the border of their empire.

As the Klingon's are enemies of the Federation, this encounter would lead to war, but that is not why they are here. The Klingons then leave. Spock suggests going to Iota Germinorum IV which is habitable. He detects something mysterious. Kirk orders Sulu to go full impulse to the planet.

On Iota Germinorum IV, Kirk, Spock, Scott, and Chekov discover tribbles. The tribbles replicate right in front of them. Just then, they spot a bomb surrounded by tribbles. The landing party realizes that the tribbles could pose a threat to Earth. Just then, a predator that feeds on tribbles attacks Kirk and is killed. More predators arrive and are killed. Chekov gets worried that the tribble they beamed to Starfleet Academy could be trouble.Scott is sure his nephew will call if there is trouble. Little do they know, that San Francisco has been overrun with tribbles.

To be continued...

Characters
••••••Spock•Chris Scott

Starships and vehicles
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Shipboard locales

 * USS Enterprise: bridge•transporter room

Planets
Earth•Iota Germinorum IV

Stars and systems
Iota Germinorum•Iota Germinorum system

Stellar regions
Milky Way Galaxy

Races and Cultures
Human•Vulcan•Klingon•tribble

States and Organizations
Starfleet•Starfleet Academy•Federation•Klingon Empire

Technology and weapons
bomb•communicator•phaser•starship•subspace relay•tricorder•transporter•transwarp beaming

Ranks and titles
captain

Other references
spontaneous asexual replication

Chronology

 * 2258: Spock Prime notices the tribble.
 * 2259: Enterprise visits Iota Germinorum IV.

Background

 * This story takes place eight years before its prime timeline equivalent (, set in 2267).

Related Stories

 * - This is an adaptation of the eponymous episode.


 * - The flashback is set during the most recent Star Trek movie.