A small group of aliens hijacks the Enterprise and heads for the Andromeda Galaxy. They reduce most of the crew to small mineral cubes, of which they crush one, thereby killing a female crew member. The aliens not being used to their human bodies and emotions, they can finally be overwhelmed by Kirk, Spock, McCoy […]
“Patterns of Force” The planet Ekos is ruled by a Nazi-like regime - the result of an obviously failed experiment by the Federation sociologist Gill. Kirk, Spock and McCoy manage to save the planet, but not before Gill, who is only a puppet of the actual ruler, is killed by them. summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
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“Return to Tomorrow” The consciousnesses of Sargon, Thalassa and Henoch have survived the end of their civilization. To construct android bodies, the three assume the bodies of Kirk, Dr. Mulhall and Spock. Henoch, however, does not want to leave Spock’s body. Spock’s consciousness seems to be lost when the bulb in which it was stored […]
“A Private Little War” On a primitive planet Kirk visited years ago, he discovers that one faction of the population, the town people, are supplied with weapons by the Klingons. Kirk tries to convince his peaceful friend Tyree of the other faction in vain to use weapons as well, in order to keep the balance […]
“The Immunity Syndrome” An enormous space-dwelling amoeba is consuming entire planets. The only way to destroy it would be from within. Kirk has to decide whether to send McCoy or Spock on a suicide mission on a shuttle inside the amoeba. He decides that Spock should do it. When the amoeba is about to be […]
“A Piece of the Action” A book called “Chicago Mobs of the 20’s” has changed the society of a planet in a way that gangs are ruling and people are running around with machine guns. When diplomacy has turned out useless, Kirk & Co. try to repair the damage behaving like the gang bosses. They […]
“The Gamesters of Triskelion” Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are kidnapped by a long-range transporter. On the planet Triskelion, they are forced to fight against gladiators for the entertainment of the planet’s rules, three brains connected to each other. Kirk eventually manages to convince the brains to release the slaves and engage in other activities. summary […]
“The Trouble with Tribbles” The Enterprise is summoned to Deep Space K-7 to protect a cargo of wheat, or more precisely, quadrotriticale. The grain, however, falls victim to the cute fast-breeding Tribbles. Eventually, the Tribbles save the day revealing the grain was poisoned and by unmasking the Klingon spy who did it. summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
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“Wolf in the Fold” On Argelius, Scotty is accused of a series of brutal murders of women. The trial includes an empathic ceremony, in the course of which another woman is killed. The actual murderer turns out to be the alien being “Redjac” aka “Jack the Ripper” travelling from planet to planet. It seeks refuge […]
“Obsession”Kirk hunts a cloud-like being. He is eager to destroy it, because he failed to do so years ago, costing the lives of many crew members of the Farragut. Garrovick seemingly makes the same mistake as once Kirk, when he hesitates to fire. However, Kirk learns that even a phaser shot in time would have […]