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| + | * Denied admission to [[Starfleet Academy]], [[Scott, Montgomery (Kelvin)|Montgomery Scott]] begins serving on old trading freighters as an engineer. Responding to a distress call from an [[Einstein class|''Einstein'' class]] starship ([[NCC-0509 (Kelvin)|NCC-0509]]), he impresses the ship's captain. She puts in a recommendation with an old friend, [[Commander]] [[Marcus, Alexander#Kelvin_Timeline|Marcus]], who's on the Academy admissions board, and Scott enters the Academy. ([["Scotty" (Comic)|"Scotty"]]) | ||
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| + | * [[Spock (Kelvin)|Spock]] declines a seat at the [[Vulcan Science Academy]] in favor of attending [[Starfleet Academy]]. ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']], [[Star Trek Motion Picture Adaptation (Comic)#Chapter_1|''Star Trek'' Motion Picture Adaptation, Chapter 1]]) | ||
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| + | {{ImageBox2|float=left|boxwidth=250px|imgwidth=230px|file=pike_christopher-st-11.jpg|caption=[[Captain]] [[Pike, Christopher (Kelvin)|Christopher Pike]] ([[Star Trek (Film)|ST11)]]}} | ||
| + | * [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|James Kirk]] enrolls at [[Starfleet Academy]], under the sponsorship of [[Captain]] [[Pike, Christopher (Kelvin)|Christopher Pike]]. [[Doctor]] [[McCoy, Leonard (Kelvin)|Leonard McCoy]] also enrolls at the Academy at this time. The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] is under construction at the [[Riverside Shipyard]] in [[Iowa]]. ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]) | ||
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| + | * Two days before [[Federation Day]], [[Cadet]] [[Sulu, Hikaru (Kelvin)|Sulu]] is offered a spot on [[Red Squad]] if he performs a dangerous stunt during a flyby. He refuses, but then must save another cadet who does attempt the maneuver. Meanwhile, Cadet [[Chekov, Pavel (Kelvin)|Chekov]] decides, with Cadet [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]]'s mentoring, not to pull a dangerous prank on Cadet [[McKenna, Amy (Kelvin)|Amy McKenna]], the leader of Red Squad. ([[Red Level Down (Comic)|"Red Level Down"]]) | ||
| + | * [[Section 31#Kelvin_Timeline|Section 31]] attempts to recruit [[Cadet]] [[Sulu, Hikaru (Kelvin)|Hikaru Sulu]]. ([[Return of the Archons (Comic)#Part_1|"Return of the Archons, Part 1"]]) When that fails, they recruit his sister, who is also a [[Starfleet]] officer. ([[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness (Comic)#Chapter_1|''Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness,'' Chapter 1]]) | ||
| + | * The [[U.S.S. Enterprise (Kelvin)|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'']] is decommissioned. ([[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness (Comic)#Chapter_2|''Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness,'' Chapter 2]]) | ||
| + | * Mr. [[Scott, Montgomery (Kelvin)|Scott]] finds [[Admiral Archer (Kelvin)|Admiral Archer]]'s [[Beagle|beagle]] wandering around the [[Presidio]]. Rather than simply bring the dog to the admiral's office, he tries to beam the dog there—via [[Mars]]—to prove his theory that the [[Transporter|transporter]]'s range can be extended much further than the accepted limit of 100 miles. When the dog fails to materialize, he is transferred to [[Outpost Hunter]] on [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani A IIIa)|Delta Vega]] as punishment.([[Scotty (Comic)|"Scotty"]]) | ||
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| + | * Several months after they began their relationship, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Spock (Kelvin)|Spock]] and [[Cadet]] [[Uhura, Nyota (Kelvin)|Uhura]] share a [[Mind meld|mind meld]], and Spock experiences Uhura's memory of a shuttle accident when she was a child, which injured her parents and cost the life of her uncle, [[Raheem (Kelvin)|Raheem]]. ([[The Voice of a Falling Star (Comic)|"The Voice of a Falling Star"]]) | ||
| + | * Working with a prisoner named [[Clavell (Kelvin)|Clavell]], [[Nero]]'s crew escapes from [[Rura Penthe]] aboard the [[Narada|''Narada'']]. ([[Star Trek: Nero (Comic)#Chapter_2|''Star Trek: Nero,'' Chapter 2]]) Traveling to the edge of the [[Delta Quadrant]], the ''Narada'' intercepts [[V'Ger (Kelvin)|V'Ger]], which helps Nero determine when and where [[Spock|Spock (Prime)]] will appear. ([[Star Trek: Nero (Comic)#Chapter_3|''Star Trek: Nero,'' Chapter 3]]) Returning to the [[Klingon Neutral Zone]], ([[Star Trek: Nero (Comic)#Chapter_4|''Star Trek: Nero,'' Chapter 4]]) where the ''Narada'' appeared 25 years earlier, ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']], [[Star Trek: Nero (Comic)#Chapter_1|''Star Trek: Nero,'' Chapter 1]]) the ''Narada'' is confronted by and destroys a fleet of 47 [[Klingon Empire||Klingon]] ships, ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]) led by Rura Penthe's commandant, [[Koth#Kelvin_Timeline|Koth]], ([[Star Trek: Nero (Comic)#Chapter_4|''Star Trek: Nero,'' Chapter 4]]) before stranding Spock (Prime) on [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani A IIIa)|Delta Vega]] and continuing on to attack [[Vulcan (Kelvin)|Vulcan]]. ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']], [[Star Trek: Nero (Comic)#Chapter_4|''Star Trek: Nero,'' Chapter 4]]) | ||
| + | * [[Cadet]] [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] reprograms the [[Kobayashi Maru scenario|''Kobayashi Maru'' scenario]] to enable him to win on his third attempt. An inquiry into the matter conducted by [[Starfleet Academy Commandant]] [[Admiral]] [[Barnett, Richard (Kelvin)|Richard Barnett]] is interrupted by a distress call from [[Vulcan (Kelvin)|Vulcan]]... ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]) | ||
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| + | * '''''Stardate 2258.42:''''' The [[Battle of Vulcan]] occurs. [[Cadet]] [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]], having been smuggled aboard the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']], convinces [[Captain]] [[Pike, Christopher (Kelvin)|Pike]] to take a more cautious approach, saving the ship from the [[Narada|''Narada'']]'s initial attack. [[Vulcan (Kelvin)|Vulcan]] is destroyed by [[Nero]]'s [[Red Matter]] weapon. Pike is captured, and Kirk is removed from the ''Enterprise'' and left on [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani A IIIa)|Delta Vega]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Spock (Kelvin)|Spock]]. With the help of [[Spock|Spock (Prime)]], [[Scott, Montgomery (Kelvin)|Montgomery Scott]], and [[Keenser (Kelvin)|Keenser]], Kirk returns to the ship, takes command, and saves [[Earth]] from sharing Vulcan's fate. ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]) | ||
| + | * [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] is promoted to [[Captain]] and given permanent command of the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']]. [[Pike, Christopher (Kelvin)|Pike]] is promoted to [[Admiral]]. ([[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]) | ||
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| + | * '''''Stardate 2258.56:''''' [[Lieutenant]] [[Mitchell, Gary#Kelvin_Timeline|Gary Mitchell]] is mutated into a godlike being, and [[Captain]] [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] is forced to kill him. ([[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Comic)#Part_1|"Where No Man Has Gone Before," Part 1]], [[Where No Man Has Gone Before (Comic)#Part_2|"Where No Man Has Gone Before," Part 2]]) | ||
| + | * En route to the [[New Paris colony#Kelvin_Timeline|New Paris colony]] on [[Makus III#Kelvin_Timeline|Makus III]], the [[Shuttlecraft Galileo (Kelvin)|Shuttlecraft ''Galileo'']] is marooned on planet [[Taurus II]] in the [[Murasaki 312]] quasar-like phenomenon. ([[The Galileo Seven (Comic)#Part_1|"The Galileo Seven," Part 1]], [[The Galileo Seven (Comic)#Part_2|"The Galileo Seven," Part 2]]) | ||
| + | * The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']] discovers the inhabitants of [[Deneva#Kelvin_Timeline|Deneva]] have been taken over by a species of [[Neural parasites (Kelvin)|neural parasites]]. [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] is reunited with his estranged older brother, [[Kirk, George S. (Kelvin)|George "Sam" Kirk]], and his family. ([[Operation: Annihilate (Comic)#Part_1|"Operation: Annihilate," Part 1]], [[Operation: Annihilate (Comic)#Part_2|"Operation: Annihilate," Part 2]]) | ||
| + | * A group of [[Vulcans]] attempts to use [[Red Matter]] recovered from the [[Vulcan system]] to destroy [[Romulus]]. ([[Vulcan's Vengeance (Comic)#Part_1|"Vulcan's Vengeance," Part 1]], [[Vulcan's Vengeance (Comic)#Part_2|"Vulcan's Vengeance," Part 2]]) | ||
| + | * '''''Stardate 2258.241:''''' The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']] investigates [[Beta III (Kelvin)|Beta III]], a planet of legend and rumor that, so far as [[Starfleet]]'s computers are concerned, does not exist. They discover a [[Humans|Human]] population under the control of [[Landru (Kelvin)|Landru]], a computer that incorporates the wreckage of the [[U.S.S. Archon NCC-189 (Kelvin)|U.S.S. ''Archon'' NCC-189]]. Discovering the truth about the lost colony, the ''Enterprise'' crew removes the Landru computer, freeing the people from its control. ([[Return of the Archons (Comic)#Part_1|"Return of the Archons," Part 1]], [[Return of the Archons(Comic)#Part_2|"Return of the Archons," Part 2]]) | ||
| + | * '''''Stardate 2258.247:''''' [[Doctor]] [[McCoy, Leonard (Kelvin)|McCoy]] reflects on the events that led him to join [[Starfleet]]. ([[Bones (Comic)|"Bones"]]) | ||
| + | * The [[S.S. Botany Bay#Kelvin_Timeline|S.S. ''Botany Bay'']] is found by the [[Section 31#Kelvin_Timeline|Section 31]] ship [[U.S.S. Vanguard (Kelvin)|U.S.S. ''Vanguard'']], sent out in the wake of [[Vulcan (Kelvin)|Vulcan]]'s destruction. ([[Star Trek: Khan (Comic)#Chapter_5|''Star Trek: Khan'' Chapter 5]]) [[Singh, Khan Noonien (Kelvin)|Khan]] is revived, surgically altered, and has his memories suppressed by [[Admiral]] [[Marcus, Alexander#Kelvin_Timeline|Marcus]], who wants to use him to design new technologies for [[Section 31#Kelvin_Timeline|Section 31]]. After five months, he develops a [[Transporter#Personal_Transporter|personal transporter]]. Using it, he embarks on a mission to cause the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] moon, [[Praxis]], to explode. At that moment, his memories return. ([[Star Trek: Khan (Comic)#Chapter_4|''Star Trek: Khan'' Chapter 4]]) Returning to [[Earth]], he places the stasis pods of the other 72 surviving [[Augments]] inside experimental [[Photon torpedo#Long-range_torpedo_(Kelvin_Timeline)|long-range photon torpedoes]]. ([[Star Trek: Khan (Comic)#Chapter_5|''Star Trek: Khan'' Chapter 5]]) | ||
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| + | * '''''Stardate 2259.155:''''' The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']] prevents the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]] from destroying the [[Tribbles|Tribble]] homeworld in the [[Iota Geminorum system]], only to discover that a Tribble that Mr. [[Scott, Montgomery (Kelvin)|Scott]] beamed to his nephew at [[Starfleet Academy]] has bred and overrun the campus and surrounding area. A solution is found, and [[Admiral Archer (Kelvin)|Admiral Archer]]'s prize [[Beagle|beagle]] finally rematerializes. ([[The Truth About Tribbles (Comic)#Part_1|"The Truth About Tribbles," Part 1]], [[The Truth About Tribbles (Comic)#Part_2|"The Truth About Tribbles," Part 2]]) | ||
| + | * [[Hendorff#Kelvin_Timeline|Hendorff]] writes home about a mission where he was nearly killed. ([[Hendorff (Comic)|"Hendorff"]]) | ||
| + | * [[Keenser (Kelvin)|Keenser]] recalls the first contact of his planet, [[Royla]], with the [[U.S.S. Kelvin NCC-0514|''Kelvin'']]. ([[Keenser's Story (Comic)|"Keenser's Story"]]) | ||
| + | * The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']] arrives at [[Phaedus IV (Kelvin)|Phaedus IV]], home to a pre-warp civilization last surveyed 5 years earlier. When communications and transporters are inexplicably jammed, [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]], [[Spock (Kelvin)|Spock]], [[Sulu, Hikaru (Kelvin)|Sulu]], and [[Hendorff#Kelvin_Timeline|Hendorff]] take a shuttle to the surface to find the source... and find [[Captain]] [[April, Robert (Kelvin)|Robert April]]. ([[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness (Comic)#Chapter_1|''Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness,'' Chapter 1]]) Taking April back to the ''Enterprise,'' he explains that the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Klingon Empire]] have been fighting a proxy war on Phaedus for the past 20 years. April uses a secret command code installed in the ship's computers by [[Section 31#Kelvin_Timeline|Section 31]] to seize control of the ''Enterprise,'' ([[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness (Comic)#Chapter_3|''Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness,'' Chapter 3]]) then tries to negotiate a deal with the Klingons: governorship of Phaedus IV in exchange for the ''Enterprise.'' Kirk manages to prevent the Klingons from capturing the ship, but the Klingons seize the planet. April and his associate, [[Mudd (Kelvin)|Mudd]], are taken into custody. The incident is classified, and [[Admiral]] [[Pike, Christopher (Kelvin)|Pike]] orders the ''Enterprise'' to [[Nibiru#Kelvin_Timeline|Nibiru]]. ([[Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness (Comic)#Chapter_4|''Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness,'' Chapter 4]]) | ||
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| + | * '''''Stardate 2259.55:''''' After being relieved of command for violating the [[Prime Directive]] at [[Nibiru#Kelvin_Timeline|Nibiru]], [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] is reduced in rank to [[Commander]] and first officer of the [[U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']] under [[Admiral]] [[Pike, Christopher (Kelvin)|Pike]]. A [[Starfleet]] archive in [[London]]—secretly a [[Section 31#Kelvin_Timeline|Section 31]] facility—is destroyed. When the admiralty meets in emergency session, the briefing is attacked by Commander [[Singh, Khan Noonien (Kelvin)|John Harrison]], presumably a disgruntled Starfleet Intelligence officer. Pike is killed in the attack, and Kirk resumes command of the ''Enterprise.'' Harrison is captured on the [[Klingons|Klingon]] homeworld, [[Qo'noS|Kronos]], and reveals that he is really Khan Noonien Singh. He also reveals that Admiral [[Marcus, Alexander#Kelvin_Timeline|Marcus]] and Section 31 are plotting to start a war with the [[Klingon Empire]], and that he is seeking revenge against Marcus. With Khan's help, Marcus is stopped, but Khan kills the admiral and seizes control of the experimental dreadnought [[U.S.S. Vengeance (Kelvin)|U.S.S. ''Vengeance'']]. After a battle with the ''Enterprise,'' the ''Vengeance'' crashes into [[San Francisco]], and Khan is apprehended. ([[Star Trek Into Darkness (Film)|''Star Trek Into Darkness'']]) | ||
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| + | * '''''Stardate 2259.246:''''' Khan is placed on trial. ([[Star Trek: Khan (Comic)#Chapter_1|''Star Trek: Khan'' Chapter 1]]) He is found guilty and placed back in stasis with the other [[Augments]]. ([[Star Trek Into Darkness (Film)|''Star Trek Into Darkness'']], [[Star Trek: Khan (Comic)|''Star Trek: Khan'' Chapter 5]]) | ||
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2250
- Denied admission to Starfleet Academy, Montgomery Scott begins serving on old trading freighters as an engineer. Responding to a distress call from an Einstein class starship (NCC-0509), he impresses the ship's captain. She puts in a recommendation with an old friend, Commander Marcus, who's on the Academy admissions board, and Scott enters the Academy. ("Scotty")
- Spock declines a seat at the Vulcan Science Academy in favor of attending Starfleet Academy. (Star Trek, Star Trek Motion Picture Adaptation, Chapter 1)
2255
- James Kirk enrolls at Starfleet Academy, under the sponsorship of Captain Christopher Pike. Doctor Leonard McCoy also enrolls at the Academy at this time. The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 is under construction at the Riverside Shipyard in Iowa. (Star Trek)
2257
- Two days before Federation Day, Cadet Sulu is offered a spot on Red Squad if he performs a dangerous stunt during a flyby. He refuses, but then must save another cadet who does attempt the maneuver. Meanwhile, Cadet Chekov decides, with Cadet Kirk's mentoring, not to pull a dangerous prank on Cadet Amy McKenna, the leader of Red Squad. ("Red Level Down")
- Section 31 attempts to recruit Cadet Hikaru Sulu. ("Return of the Archons, Part 1") When that fails, they recruit his sister, who is also a Starfleet officer. (Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Chapter 1)
- The U.S.S. Enterprise is decommissioned. (Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Chapter 2)
- Mr. Scott finds Admiral Archer's beagle wandering around the Presidio. Rather than simply bring the dog to the admiral's office, he tries to beam the dog there—via Mars—to prove his theory that the transporter's range can be extended much further than the accepted limit of 100 miles. When the dog fails to materialize, he is transferred to Outpost Hunter on Delta Vega as punishment.("Scotty")
2258
- Several months after they began their relationship, Lieutenant Commander Spock and Cadet Uhura share a mind meld, and Spock experiences Uhura's memory of a shuttle accident when she was a child, which injured her parents and cost the life of her uncle, Raheem. ("The Voice of a Falling Star")
- Working with a prisoner named Clavell, Nero's crew escapes from Rura Penthe aboard the Narada. (Star Trek: Nero, Chapter 2) Traveling to the edge of the Delta Quadrant, the Narada intercepts V'Ger, which helps Nero determine when and where Spock (Prime) will appear. (Star Trek: Nero, Chapter 3) Returning to the Klingon Neutral Zone, (Star Trek: Nero, Chapter 4) where the Narada appeared 25 years earlier, (Star Trek, Star Trek: Nero, Chapter 1) the Narada is confronted by and destroys a fleet of 47 |Klingon ships, (Star Trek) led by Rura Penthe's commandant, Koth, (Star Trek: Nero, Chapter 4) before stranding Spock (Prime) on Delta Vega and continuing on to attack Vulcan. (Star Trek, Star Trek: Nero, Chapter 4)
- Cadet Kirk reprograms the Kobayashi Maru scenario to enable him to win on his third attempt. An inquiry into the matter conducted by Starfleet Academy Commandant Admiral Richard Barnett is interrupted by a distress call from Vulcan... (Star Trek)
- Stardate 2258.42: The Battle of Vulcan occurs. Cadet Kirk, having been smuggled aboard the Enterprise, convinces Captain Pike to take a more cautious approach, saving the ship from the Narada's initial attack. Vulcan is destroyed by Nero's Red Matter weapon. Pike is captured, and Kirk is removed from the Enterprise and left on Delta Vega by Lieutenant Commander Spock. With the help of Spock (Prime), Montgomery Scott, and Keenser, Kirk returns to the ship, takes command, and saves Earth from sharing Vulcan's fate. (Star Trek)
- Kirk is promoted to Captain and given permanent command of the Enterprise. Pike is promoted to Admiral. (Star Trek)
- Stardate 2258.56: Lieutenant Gary Mitchell is mutated into a godlike being, and Captain Kirk is forced to kill him. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before," Part 1, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," Part 2)
- En route to the New Paris colony on Makus III, the Shuttlecraft Galileo is marooned on planet Taurus II in the Murasaki 312 quasar-like phenomenon. ("The Galileo Seven," Part 1, "The Galileo Seven," Part 2)
- The Enterprise discovers the inhabitants of Deneva have been taken over by a species of neural parasites. Kirk is reunited with his estranged older brother, George "Sam" Kirk, and his family. ("Operation: Annihilate," Part 1, "Operation: Annihilate," Part 2)
- A group of Vulcans attempts to use Red Matter recovered from the Vulcan system to destroy Romulus. ("Vulcan's Vengeance," Part 1, "Vulcan's Vengeance," Part 2)
- Stardate 2258.241: The Enterprise investigates Beta III, a planet of legend and rumor that, so far as Starfleet's computers are concerned, does not exist. They discover a Human population under the control of Landru, a computer that incorporates the wreckage of the U.S.S. Archon NCC-189. Discovering the truth about the lost colony, the Enterprise crew removes the Landru computer, freeing the people from its control. ("Return of the Archons," Part 1, "Return of the Archons," Part 2)
- Stardate 2258.247: Doctor McCoy reflects on the events that led him to join Starfleet. ("Bones")
- The S.S. Botany Bay is found by the Section 31 ship U.S.S. Vanguard, sent out in the wake of Vulcan's destruction. (Star Trek: Khan Chapter 5) Khan is revived, surgically altered, and has his memories suppressed by Admiral Marcus, who wants to use him to design new technologies for Section 31. After five months, he develops a personal transporter. Using it, he embarks on a mission to cause the Klingon moon, Praxis, to explode. At that moment, his memories return. (Star Trek: Khan Chapter 4) Returning to Earth, he places the stasis pods of the other 72 surviving Augments inside experimental long-range photon torpedoes. (Star Trek: Khan Chapter 5)
2259
- Stardate 2259.155: The Enterprise prevents the Klingons from destroying the Tribble homeworld in the Iota Geminorum system, only to discover that a Tribble that Mr. Scott beamed to his nephew at Starfleet Academy has bred and overrun the campus and surrounding area. A solution is found, and Admiral Archer's prize beagle finally rematerializes. ("The Truth About Tribbles," Part 1, "The Truth About Tribbles," Part 2)
- Hendorff writes home about a mission where he was nearly killed. ("Hendorff")
- Keenser recalls the first contact of his planet, Royla, with the Kelvin. ("Keenser's Story")
- The Enterprise arrives at Phaedus IV, home to a pre-warp civilization last surveyed 5 years earlier. When communications and transporters are inexplicably jammed, Kirk, Spock, Sulu, and Hendorff take a shuttle to the surface to find the source... and find Captain Robert April. (Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Chapter 1) Taking April back to the Enterprise, he explains that the Federation and the Klingon Empire have been fighting a proxy war on Phaedus for the past 20 years. April uses a secret command code installed in the ship's computers by Section 31 to seize control of the Enterprise, (Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Chapter 3) then tries to negotiate a deal with the Klingons: governorship of Phaedus IV in exchange for the Enterprise. Kirk manages to prevent the Klingons from capturing the ship, but the Klingons seize the planet. April and his associate, Mudd, are taken into custody. The incident is classified, and Admiral Pike orders the Enterprise to Nibiru. (Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Chapter 4)
Violation of the Prime Directive on Nibiru (ST12)
- Stardate 2259.55: After being relieved of command for violating the Prime Directive at Nibiru, Kirk is reduced in rank to Commander and first officer of the Enterprise under Admiral Pike. A Starfleet archive in London—secretly a Section 31 facility—is destroyed. When the admiralty meets in emergency session, the briefing is attacked by Commander John Harrison, presumably a disgruntled Starfleet Intelligence officer. Pike is killed in the attack, and Kirk resumes command of the Enterprise. Harrison is captured on the Klingon homeworld, Kronos, and reveals that he is really Khan Noonien Singh. He also reveals that Admiral Marcus and Section 31 are plotting to start a war with the Klingon Empire, and that he is seeking revenge against Marcus. With Khan's help, Marcus is stopped, but Khan kills the admiral and seizes control of the experimental dreadnought U.S.S. Vengeance. After a battle with the Enterprise, the Vengeance crashes into San Francisco, and Khan is apprehended. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
John Harrison - aka Khan Noonien Singh (ST12)
- Stardate 2259.246: Khan is placed on trial. (Star Trek: Khan Chapter 1) He is found guilty and placed back in stasis with the other Augments. (Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek: Khan Chapter 5)
