"1971/4860.2" is the seventh issue of John Byrne's New Visions comic series. It was published in July 2015.
Description[]
- Captain Kirk sets off alone on a mission that will carry him 200 years into his past... but he won't be alone for long—Gary Seven returns!
Summary[]
The USS Enterprise arrives in orbit of the planet where Starbase 14 is located and picks up Dhoraxi Ambassador Xahd. He is to be taken to ceremonies ending a recent Federation-Dhoraxi war. Rather than surrender, however, Xahd telepathically communes with ancestors in the 20th century who prematurely trigger World War III on Earth. Captain James T. Kirk, in the act of beaming down, is transposed into an alternate timeline where the Dhoraxi Empire has replaced the Federation.
In the prime universe aboard the Enterprise, Xahd creates an effect similar to the light speed breakaway factor which puts the starship into a time warp, heading backwards one month per hour. He does this in order to initiate and maintain his rapport with his ancestor.
In the alternate timeline, Kirk learns that 1971 is the critical year. He steals a Dhoraxi scout, travels to Gateway and appeals to the Guardian of Forever for help. The Guardian sends Kirk to Gary Seven's office in New York City on Wednesday, 24 November 1971. Seven's Beta 5 computer locates a Dhoraxi mothership en route to Earth at dangerous speeds that will kill most of its crew. Its surviving crew of five fly a scout ship to the site of a major United States missile base in central Nevada. Kirk and Seven transport to a ghost town near the base and find a lone prospector, whom Seven knocks out with his servo. Kirk and Seven stall the Dhoraxi and are captured, but a distraction by the prospector gives them the upper hand, and they are able to kill the Dhoraxi, destroy their ship and preventing the timeline alteration. Kirk is automatically returned to Gateway in the prime universe.
On the Enterprise, Spock and Montgomery Scott manages to stop Xahd's time warp and return the ship to normal. They pick up a transmission from Kirk asking to be picked up on Gateway.
- Ship's log, stardate 4861.4, first officer recording. We are entering orbit around the planet of the Guardian of Forever...
After returning to his ship, Kirk contacted the Dhoraxi compound at Starbase 14, discovering that they had helped Kirk stop Xahd by making sure Kirk beamed down at the right moment to transition between timelines.
- Personal log, Andru 4/6. Planetary time oh-two hundred hours, mid-years day. In just a few hours this city will burst into celebration... but for now the streets below are silent. Even the travel tubes are all but empty. The arrivals platform, usually teeming, I'm sure, is also nearly bare. Not for the first time I find myself trying to guess the identity of the person who summoned me. But not really summons. That is too strong a word. More of an... irresistible invitation.
Isis and an aged Gary Seven met Kirk to relate the final fate of the Dhoraxi mothership and share a celebratory drink.
References[]
Characters[]
- Paul Bates • Pavel Chekov • David Galloway • Guardian of Forever • Isis • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Roberta Lincoln • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Gary Seven • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Takayama • Nyota Uhura • unnamed Dhoraxi • unnamed prospector • Xahd
- Referenced only
- Queen Victoria
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Andru 4/6 • Dhoraxi compound • Earth (New York City • Nevada) • Gateway • Starbase 14
- Referenced only
- Berenice III • Earth (Alberta Canada • Ohio • New Orleans • Soviet Union)
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Aegis • Martian
States and organizations[]
- Dhoraxi Empire • Federation • Starfleet
Science and technology[]
- airlock • Beta 5 computer • chameleon device • chronometer • hypodermic • hull plating • intermix • life support system • light speed breakaway factor • missile base • neural shock • nuclear weapon • pattern buffer • phaser • radar • ripples in time • scanner • science • servo • timeline • time portal • time travel • time warp • transcausal loop • transporter • travel tube • warp drive • warp engine • warp speed • weapon
Ranks and titles[]
- ambassador • captain • chief medical officer • commander • doctor • first officer • helmsman • high magistrate • lieutenant • scientist
Other references[]
- 20th century • 1885 • 1971 • atmosphere • atom • bridge • brig • century • Christmas tree • colony • conference • cordrazine • crew member • crew quarters • communications • engineering • fairy • galaxy • godfather • gold • haggis • light year • meteor • orbit • oxygen • paranoia • platinum • reincarnation • security guard • silver • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • Thanksgiving • World War III • war
Chronology[]
- 1885
- Kirk spent a weekend in New Orleans.
- 24 November 1971
- Kirk time traveled to Gary Seven's office to prevent Xahd's timeline plot to trigger World War III and eliminate the Federation.
- 1972
- Empty Dhoraxi mothership burned up over Alberta Canada.
- 20 months prior to stardate 4860.2
- First encounter with the Guardian of Forever.
- Six months prior to stardate 4860.2
- State of war existed between Federation and Dhoraxi.
- Shortly before stardate 4860.2
- Conflict ended; conference on Berenice III would celebrate official end of the war.
- Stardate 4860.2
- Enterprise arrived at Starbase 14. Xahd altered history, eliminating the Federation. Kirk, in the middle of beaming down, materialized in the altered timeline.
- Shortly after stardate 4860.2
- Kirk returned to the original timeline.
- Two days later, Stardate 4861.4
- After spending a weekend in New Orleans in 1885, Kirk was picked up by the Enterprise at Gateway.
- Two weeks later
- On Andru 4/6, Kirk met with Gary Seven and Isis.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever" – Episode introducing the Guardian of Forever
- TOS episode: "Assignment: Earth" – Episode introducing Gary Seven
- TOS comic: "Star Trek: Assignment: Earth" – John Byrne's miniseries featuring adventures of Gary Seven, Isis and Roberta Lincoln in 1968 through 1972.
Background[]
- This story takes place twenty months after the events of TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever" and after the events of TOS episode: "Assignment: Earth", placing it towards the end of 2268 or the beginning of 2269.
- The story contains a two-page summary of the events of TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever" and credits its author Harlan Ellison on the title page as the creator of the Guardian of Forever.
- Paul Bates, David Galloway and Takayama appear without dialogue during the flashback.
- John Byrne identifies himself as the model for the unnamed prospector. (New Visions discussion at John Byrne's website .)
- Roberta Lincoln's parents live in Ohio in November 1971. Roberta spent Thanksgiving with them.
- The Aegis and Gary Seven know about the Guardian of Forever.
- Gateway and the Aegis are referred to in this story, but not by name.
- When the Enterprise visits Starbase 14, the base is located on the surface of an unnamed planet. When the ship returns to Starbase 14 later in 2269, the base is a wrecked K-class space station (TOS - The Chosen comic: "Blood Enemies"). Either the Starbase consists of both orbital and planetary facilities or it moves from one site to the other in 2269. In 2384, Starbase 14 is located near Styris IV, homeworld of the Styrisians (TNG novel: The Stuff of Dreams).
Images[]
Connections[]
| Media featuring Gary Seven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Episode | Assignment: Earth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miniseries | The Peacekeeper • Convergence • The Eugenics Wars • Assignment: Earth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Novels | Assignment: Eternity • The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 • The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2 • From History's Shadow • Elusive Salvation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short stories | "The Aliens Are Coming!" • "Seven and Seven" • "Assignment: One" • "Rocket Man" • "Time Line" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comics | "The Peacekeeper, Part One" • "The Peacekeeper, Part Two" • "Split Infinities" • "Future Imperiled" • "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" • "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" • "My Name Is Legion" • "We Have Met the Enemy..." • "Too Many Presidents" • "Ah-Ha!" • "Medics" • "Hosts" • "1971/4860.2" • "An Unexpected Yesterday" • "Year Five, Issue 11" • "Year Five, Issue 12" • "Year Five, Issue 15" • "Year Five, Issue 16" • "Year Five, Issue 17" • "Year Five, Issue 21" • "Year Five, Issue 22" • "Year Five, Issue 23" • "Year Five, Issue 24" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: #6: Resistance |
TOS comics (New Visions) | Next comic: #8: The Survival Equation |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: The Paradise Syndrome |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Double, Double |
| Previous comic: The Paradise Syndrome |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), Year Three | Next comic: Double, Double |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2268. The Memory Beta Chronology places events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: Khan, Issue 1 Star Trek: Khan |
24 November 1971 | Next adventure: We Have Met the Enemy... Assignment: Earth |
External links[]
- 1971/4860.2 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.