Vulcan Rescue

“We are being hailed from the planet Captain,” Harry Kim said as a signal was picked up. You didn’t really pay much attention to the call, semi-focused on the science console in front of you and T’Lyn. You yawned a little, having not had enough sleep the previous night due to what became storytime with your ladies and then the after party. You reviewed the console, noting the data regarding the make-up of the planets nearby, their atmosphere, and other stellar phenomena.

“We’ll be right down your majesty, thank you for the invitation,” you heard Janeway say before the call ended. On a whim, you switched over to what the scanner could detect about the local fauna and flora, checking for anything unusual. The computer gave a little chirp and you read the message.T’Lyn and you shared a look of surprise.

“Um, Captain?!” You spoke up before Captain Janeway could step into the turbolift. “There’s something you should see.”

“You have my gratitude Captain Janeway, my crew and I had been under the impression that we would be remaining prisoners of the Yon for the rest of our lives,” the Vulcan captain stated as he walked beside Janeway. He appeared a little ragged and thin inside his newly replicated Vulcan uniform.

“It was my pleasure but I cannot take full credit,” Janeway replied. “If Ensign Gardner had not checked for Federation species, well I’m just glad your crew are alright.”

“Your holographic doctor is satisfactory in treating their malnutrition and work injuries, they will be ready to bring our ship underway within a week,” the Vulcan Captain replied. “If you can spare the crew, the T’Vinar will be able to join your ship on the journey to Federation space immediately.”

“I think we can spare a few,” Janeway smiled as the two Captains entered a room. A moment later, you and your fellow time travelers walked through the same hallway.

“I do not recall the T’Vinar being with the Voyager when it returned to the Alpha Quadrant,” T’Lyn commented as she briefly brushed a hand against yours. “Should we be concerned that a timeline alteration will occur?”

“Not really, I remember Voyager picking up a bunch of crews,” Mariner informed you all. “It happened, what can we do? Put them back?”

“Vulcan ship was on the list,” you commented, not completely concerned about potential time changes, Star Trek is still messed up in the time department. You remember having to retake several StarFleet Academy courses due to still thinking that the Eugenics wars happened in the 1990s along with other shifted events. “It wouldn’t be the biggest timeline alteration.”

“You’re still on that?” Mariner looked at you in disbelief before looking at T’Lyn. “Get this, James keeps insisting that the Eugenics Wars were in the 1990s instead of between the 2020s and 2050s. And he keeps saying that Spock and Uhura look different now.” She looks back at you. “Get over it, you lost Academy Trivia Night fair and square.”

“Never!,” you grumble, already making potential plans to show Mariner your collection of all the Star Trek shows. You were about to dive into all the other timeline changes you were aware of when the alarms started blaring…again. You pull out a phaser just as VIdians appear down the hall.

“It's the cure! Get him!” They shouted after checking a handheld scanner much to your confusion before they fired their transporting weapons at you.

“Computer! Activite security barrier 355b and c now!” Mariner called out as you dodged the shots. Energy barriers appeared around the Vidians, stopping the weapons fire.

“Why are they calling me the cure?” You ask with your head cocked in confusion.

“Don’t know, don’t care,” Mariner stated as she turned around, ready to go hunting for more intruders. She abruptly stopped in her run, “Whoa! What are you doing here?” The group looked on in surprise at what or rather who was sitting in the middle of the corridor.

“Noitom otni enod eb ot dedeen tahw tes ydaerla evah uoy ,eunitnoc ot yenruoj ruoy rof emit sti,” babbled the cosmic Koala before it gave you a big smile. Your vision blanked out as the floor beneath you shifted.

“Who are you and what are you doing on my ship!” You mentally sigh as you open your eyes to see yet another surprised StarFleet Captain.