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==Introduction ([[wikipedia:blurb|blurb]])==
  
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The crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''U.S.S. Enterprise'']] is exploring the seemingly peaceful and uninhabited world of [[M-3107]] when a bizarre and inexplicable [[transporter]] accident causes both [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] to vanish completely. Transporter records suggest that the two men were transported somewhere, but their ultimate destination remains a mystery.
  
   
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==Description==
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Now in command of the ''Enterprise'', [[Spock]] dispatches a search-and-rescue team -- consisting of [[chief of security|Security Chief]] [[Barry Giotto|Giotto]], Transporter [[Technician]] [[John Kyle]], and Chief [[Helmsman]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] -- on an urgent mission to recover the missing officers.
  
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:''The crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''U.S.S. Enterprise'']] is exploring the seemingly peaceful and uninhabited world of [[M-3107]] when a bizarre and inexplicable [[transporter]] accident causes both [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] to vanish completely. Transporter records suggest that the two men were transported somewhere, but their ultimate destination remains a mystery.''
   
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:''Now in command of the ''Enterprise'', [[Spock]] dispatches a search-and-rescue team -- consisting of [[chief of security|Security Chief]] [[Barry Giotto|Giotto]], Transporter [[Technician]] [[John Kyle]], and Chief [[Helmsman]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] -- on an urgent mission to recover the missing officers.''
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But then the rescue team disappears as well!
  
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:''But then the rescue team disappears as well!''
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
 
===Chapter 1===
  
===Chapter 1===
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After barely escaping from [[Psi 2000]] the ''Enterprise'' is caught in a [[time warp]] following a cold-restart of the [[warp engine]]s by Lt. Commander Scott. When Lt. Sulu reveals that the ship's chronometer is running backwards, Kirk orders a full stop and they find that they have travelled back in time 71 hours.
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After barely escaping from [[Psi 2000]] the ''Enterprise'' is caught in a [[time warp]] following a cold-restart of the [[warp engine]]s by Lt. Commander Scott. When Lt. Sulu reveals that the ship's chronometer is running backwards, Kirk orders a full stop and they find that they have traveled back in time 71 hours.
   
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As Kirk orders the ''Enterprise'' to proceed to the rendezvous with the ''[[USS Antares (23rd century)|USS Antares]]'', Spock stops him and reminds him that because the ''Enterprise'' has travelled back in time, there are now two ''Enterprise''s', one with no idea of the existence of the other. Not wanting to lay waiting in space for three days, Kirk decides to proceed to [[Tlaoli IV]] to collect the survey teams they left on the planet before the mission to Psi 2000.
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As Kirk orders the ''Enterprise'' to proceed to the rendezvous with the {{USS|Antares|NCC-501}}, Spock stops him and reminds him that because the ''Enterprise'' has traveled back in time, there are now two ''Enterprise''s', one with no idea of the existence of the other. Not wanting to lay waiting in space for three days, Kirk decides to proceed to [[Tlaoli IV]] to collect the survey teams they left on the planet before the mission to Psi 2000.
   
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On arrival in orbit, the ''Enterprise'' is contacted by [[Geological Technician]] [[Fisher]], who informs them that they have lost contact with one of the teams assigned to survey the cave regions of the planet. When Kirk demands to known why their assigned survey areas of changed, Fisher describes to Kirk the remains of the [[starship]]s that they have found on the surface. Believing that the ''Enterprise'' could be at risk, Fisher changed the assignments.
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On arrival in orbit, the ''Enterprise'' is contacted by [[Geological Technician]] [[Edward Fisher]], who informs them that they have lost contact with one of the teams assigned to survey the cave regions of the planet. When Kirk demands to known why their assigned survey areas of changed, Fisher describes to Kirk the remains of the [[starship]]s that they have found on the surface. Believing that the ''Enterprise'' could be at risk, Fisher changed the assignments.
   
 
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===Characters===
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:[[Pavel Chekov]] • [[Robert D'Amato]] • {{dis|Davis|Crewman}} • [[Edward Fisher]] • [[Barry Giotto]] • [[Karl Jaeger]] • [[James T. Kirk]] • [[Ed Leslie]] • [[Angela Martine]] • [[Leonard McCoy]] • [[Carolyn Palamas]] • [[Elizabeth Palmer|Palmer]] • [[Janice Rand]] • [[Kevin Riley]] • [[John Russ]] • [[Zap Sanner]] • [[Montgomery Scott]] • [[Hayden Singh]] • [[Yuki Smith]] • [[Spock]] • [[John Stiles]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Robert Tomlinson]] • [[Nyota Uhura]] • [[Diana Wright]]
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{{ref}} [[Samuel Boma]] • [[Kelowitz]] • [[Kulessa]] • [[Rogers-Kline]] • {{dis|Roth|professor}}
   
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===Starships and vehicles===
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==Characters==
  
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:{{USS|Antares|NCC-501}} • ''[[Edwin Drake]]'' ([[shuttlecraft]]) • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} ({{class|Constitution}})
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===Regular===
  
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* [[James T. Kirk]]
  
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* [[Spock]]
  
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* [[Leonard H. McCoy]]
  
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* [[Montgomery Scott]]
  
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* [[Hikaru Sulu]]
  
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* [[Nyota Uhura]]
  
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* [[Pavel Chekov]]
  
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* [[Edward Leslie]]
  
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* [[Fisher]]
  
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* [[Janice Rand]]
  
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* [[Kevin Riley]]
  
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* [[Singh]]
  
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* [[John Stiles]]
  
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* [[Samuel Boma]]
  
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* [[Karl Jaeger]]
  
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* [[Kelowitz]]
  
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* [[Kulessa]]
  
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* [[Rogers-Kline]]
  
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* [[Roth (professor)|Roth]]
  
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==References==
  
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===Starships===
  
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* [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''USS Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] - [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]]
  
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* ''[[USS Antares (23rd century)|USS Antares]]''
  
   
 
===Locations===
  
===Locations===
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:[[Beta Carinae]] • [[Earth]] ([[Bermuda Triangle]] • [[Moscow]] • [[Tibet]]) • [[Psi 2000]] • [[Sector Alpha 19]] ([[Tlaoli]] • [[Tlaoli IV]] • [[Tlaoli Base One]]) • [[Sigma Draconis]] • {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}
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* [[Milky Way Galaxy]]
  
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** [[Beta Carinae]]
  
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** [[Earth]]
  
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*** [[Moscow]]
  
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** [[Psi 2000]]
  
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** [[Sector Alpha 19]]
  
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*** [[Tlaoli system]]
  
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**** [[Tlaoli]]
  
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**** [[Tlaoli IV]]
  
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** [[Sigma Draconis]]
  
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** [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
  
   
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===States and organizations===
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:[[Starfleet]] • [[Starfleet Command]]
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===Science and technology===
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:[[alien]] • [[antimatter]] • [[antiviral shot]] • [[astrophysics]] • [[atmosphere]] • [[chemical battery]] • [[combustion lamp]] • [[command chair]] • [[communicator]] • [[computer]] • [[concussion]] • [[data buffer]] • [[dilithium]] • [[magnetic battery]] • [[matter]] • [[mesosphere]] • [[orbit]] • [[Psi 2000 virus]] • [[quantum physics]] • [[Rogers-Kline-Roth theory]] • [[star]] • [[subspace]] • [[subspace anomaly]] • [[theta class warp shield]] • [[time]] • [[time warp]] • [[toxin screen]] • [[transperiodic element]] • [[tricorder]] • [[trifluorine]] • [[viewscreen]] • [[virus]] • [[warp core]] • [[warp factor]] • [[warp nacelle]]
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[[2204]] | [[antimatter]] | [[astrophysics]] | [[atmosphere]] | [[Belgian chocolate]] | [[butterfly]] | [[chemical battery]] | [[combustion lamp]] | [[communicator]] | [[computer]] | [[dilithium]] | [[first officer]] | [[helmsman]] | [[landing party]] | [[magnetic battery]] | [[matter]] | [[orienteering]] | [[Planetary Sciences]] | [[Psi 2000 virus]] | [[quantum physics]] | [[Rogers-Kline-Roth theory]] | [[shuttlecraft]] | [[star]] | [[stardate]] | [[subspace]] | [[subspace anomaly]] | [[shield|theta class warp shield]] | [[time warp]] | [[Tlaoli Base One]] | [[transperiodic element]] | [[tricorder]] | [[triflourine]] | [[viewscreen]] | [[warp core]] | [[warp nacelle]]
  
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===Ranks and titles===
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==Information==
  
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:[[captain]] • [[first officer]] • [[geological technician]] • [[geologist]] • [[helmsman]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[officer]] • [[professor]] • [[science officer]] • [[scientist]] • [[technician]]
   
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===Other references===
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:[[2204]] • [[base camp]] • [[Belgian chocolate]] • [[bridge]] • [[butterfly]] • [[cave]] • [[continent]] • [[day]] • [[grassland]] • [[history]] • [[karst]] • [[lake]] • [[landing party]] • [[logic]] • [[month]] • [[moon]] • [[ocean]] • [[orienteering]] • [[planet]] • [[Planetary Sciences]] • [[plateau]] • [[salt]] • [[salt flat]] • [[saltwater]] • [[sand dune]] • [[shore leave]] • [[sickbay]] • [[stardate]] • [[suicide]] • [[swamp]] • [[year]]
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* "[[The Naked Time]]" (''TOS'' episode)
  
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Revision as of 02:38, 29 April 2018

Description

The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is exploring the seemingly peaceful and uninhabited world of M-3107 when a bizarre and inexplicable transporter accident causes both Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy to vanish completely. Transporter records suggest that the two men were transported somewhere, but their ultimate destination remains a mystery.
Now in command of the Enterprise, Spock dispatches a search-and-rescue team -- consisting of Security Chief Giotto, Transporter Technician John Kyle, and Chief Helmsman Hikaru Sulu -- on an urgent mission to recover the missing officers.
But then the rescue team disappears as well!

Summary

Chapter 1

After barely escaping from Psi 2000 the Enterprise is caught in a time warp following a cold-restart of the warp engines by Lt. Commander Scott. When Lt. Sulu reveals that the ship's chronometer is running backwards, Kirk orders a full stop and they find that they have traveled back in time 71 hours.

As Kirk orders the Enterprise to proceed to the rendezvous with the USS Antares, Spock stops him and reminds him that because the Enterprise has traveled back in time, there are now two Enterprises', one with no idea of the existence of the other. Not wanting to lay waiting in space for three days, Kirk decides to proceed to Tlaoli IV to collect the survey teams they left on the planet before the mission to Psi 2000.

On arrival in orbit, the Enterprise is contacted by Geological Technician Edward Fisher, who informs them that they have lost contact with one of the teams assigned to survey the cave regions of the planet. When Kirk demands to known why their assigned survey areas of changed, Fisher describes to Kirk the remains of the starships that they have found on the surface. Believing that the Enterprise could be at risk, Fisher changed the assignments.

Chapter 2

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References

Characters

Pavel Chekov • Robert D'Amato • Davis • Edward Fisher • Barry Giotto • Karl Jaeger • James T. Kirk • Ed Leslie • Angela Martine • Leonard McCoy • Carolyn Palamas • Palmer • Janice Rand • Kevin Riley • John Russ • Zap Sanner • Montgomery Scott • Hayden Singh • Yuki Smith • Spock • John Stiles • Hikaru Sulu • Robert Tomlinson • Nyota Uhura • Diana Wright
Referenced only
Samuel Boma • Kelowitz • Kulessa • Rogers-Kline • Roth

Starships and vehicles

USS Antares • Edwin Drake (shuttlecraft) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

Locations

Beta Carinae • Earth (Bermuda Triangle • Moscow • Tibet) • Psi 2000 • Sector Alpha 19 (Tlaoli • Tlaoli IV • Tlaoli Base One) • Sigma Draconis • Vulcan

Races and cultures

Human • Vulcan

States and organizations

Starfleet • Starfleet Command

Science and technology

alien • antimatter • antiviral shot • astrophysics • atmosphere • chemical battery • combustion lamp • command chair • communicator • computer • concussion • data buffer • dilithium • magnetic battery • matter • mesosphere • orbit • Psi 2000 virus • quantum physics • Rogers-Kline-Roth theory • star • subspace • subspace anomaly • theta class warp shield • time • time warp • toxin screen • transperiodic element • tricorder • trifluorine • viewscreen • virus • warp core • warp factor • warp nacelle

Ranks and titles

captain • first officer • geological technician • geologist • helmsman • lieutenant • officer • professor • science officer • scientist • technician

Other references

2204 • base camp • Belgian chocolate • bridge • butterfly • cave • continent • day • grassland • history • karst • lake • landing party • logic • month • moon • ocean • orienteering • planet • Planetary Sciences • plateau • salt • salt flat • saltwater • sand dune • shore leave • sickbay • stardate • suicide • swamp • year

Appendices

Related stories

Images

Connections

published order
Previous novel:
Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars
The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 		TOS unnumbered novels Next novel:
The Janus Gate
Future Imperfect
Previous novel:
Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars
The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 		TOS novels Next novel:
The Janus Gate
Future Imperfect
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Naked Time 		Pocket Next Adventure:
The Janus Gate
Future Imperfect
Previous Adventure:
The Naked Time 		Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
(2264 to 2270) 		Next Adventure:
The Janus Gate
Future Imperfect


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