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An explosion rocks the bridge
of the Enterprise. Most of the trainees are dead, shielding the
main crew members. Captain James T. Kirk lays close to death.
Spock takes a piece of shrapnel in the back right beside his
spine.
After Doctor Bones McCoy removes the metal, he informs
Spock that a sliver still remains close to his spine and that
Spock will need to become sufficiently healthy enough so that
he can be operated on again to remove the sliver. Spock ignores
Bones’ advice and walks out of sick bay and gets together
with Mister Scott, the Chief Engineer. Together, they gather
some evidence that points to a stranger being on board and planting
the bomb.
After a hearing is held and their theories are rejected,
Spock and Scotty steal a shuttle and head towards a solar system
that Spock had found drawn on a piece of paper hoping that it
would lead them to the assassin. On the planet they are captured
by three Romulans who are in turn captured by three Klingons.
Then they are all captured, except for one of the Klingons who
gets shot, by a race called the Tomarii. They are taken back
to the Tomarii’s home planet, a dying planet between two
suns, and trained for fighting. Little do they know that Spock
is injured. And, since there is barely and plant life on the
planet, Spock is slowly starving to death, refusing to eat the
meat.
Just when things are looking their bleakest for Spock and
Scotty, the Enterprise rescues them. Spock is sentenced to serve
a term in prison. Kirk is torn about this decision and wishes
his friend back on the bridge of the Enterprise. Spock soon escapes
with a Romulan and forms an allegiance with him.
Pirate activity
has increased in a section of Federation space and James Kirk
is assigned to find the pirate Black Fire. Kirk soon captures
Black Fire and rips the cowl off of the pirate’s face, only
to find Spock looking dispassionately at him. Now what is Jim
to do?
Black Fire is a
science fiction book in the Star Trek world and was written by Sonni
Cooper. It is Star Trek number 8.
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