After Darkness, Part 3

"After Darkness, Part 3" was the twenty-third issue of IDW Publishing's ongoing series of Star Trek comics, published in July 2013. Colors and lettering were done by Stellar Labs. This comic was edited by Scott Dunbier, with Roberto Orci credited as the story consultant.

Summary
Montgomery Scott can hardly believe what he is seeing on New Vulcan. Spock and the others 24 Vulcans who have gone insane are fighting with the Starfleet crew. Phasers are set on maximum stun. Spock forces Uhura down, but Kirk shoots at him. Phasers are at maximum stun, but it is not working. They are forced to return to the ship.

On the Enterprise, Kirk is communicating with T'Pring who has given up hope that the Sasaud can be saved from themselves. Kirk, however, is determined to find a solution to the problem. Kirk beams them all aboard the Enterprise and into the prison bay. Chekov and Marcus study them and come up with an idea. As planets have their own signatures, the Heisenberg compensator compensates for the difference. Chekov has found that they could manipulate the transporter field so that it can think they are orbiting Vulcan even though that is obviously impossible. Kirk, Scott, and McCoy agree.

In the prison bay, Uhura talks about how she fell in love with Spock just before the crew do their experiment. With the transporter thinking they are Vulcan, Spock and the other other Sasaud are beamed back. They are cured. Spock is then brought back to the ship. Spock cannot remember what had happened. T'Pring can hardly believe it. The Sasaud have been cured. The Vulcans, of course, have decided the age-old custom that causes pon farr is now a liability. Spock and T'Pring break up.

Near Khitomer, Section 31 waiting to rendezvous with the Romulans. And they have Khan Noonien Singh and his Augments with them.