WARNING - NOTES FOR STORY DEVELOPMENT. MAJOR SPOILERS!!!

People

• Captain James T. Kirk [1]
• Star Fleet Command [1]
• Mr. Spock [1]
• ever logical [1]
• Mr. Sulu [1]
• Lt. Uhura [1]
• Emperor John V [1]
• Jane Jordan [1]
• ( Magareth Jordan )
• small, fine features [1]
• flowing red hair [1]
• Mr. Chekov [1]
• russian accent [1]
• Romulans
• dangerous

Places

• Quantatu [1]
• large asteroid in the Zerinsky system [1]
• mining operation of four people [1]
• New Dorset [1]
• large moon of Zanthus III [1]
• Tanashiro [1]
• ( Akahdum - "very dry land" )
• Zanthus III moon
• Kandir
• Zanthus III moon
• Zanthus III [1]
• Zanthus IV [1]
• possibly involved in the murder [1]

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Plot

• Chapter 1 - The Chase: Kirk is distracted from present mission. suddenly informed that Emperor John IV was murdered. orders a chase. target escapes.
• Chapter 2 - Plans of Mice and Men: John V's flashback about his relationship with Jane and his political agenda. presently is informed about the escape and becomes angry, doubly so as he realizes some of his secrets have surfaced. Kirk confers with Spock about Jane and becomes surprised as he finds out about Margareth.
• Chapter 3 - Ghosts from the Past: McCoy joins Spock and Kirk as they speculate about Margareth. they reach Quantatu, but when they prepare to go back a Romulan ship appears.
• Chapter 4 - I'll Take the High Road: they capture the Romulan ship, but find only a human family living there (in great danger). they leave the ship behind and our trio goes down to Tanshiro only to find Jane/Margareth already there.
• Chapter 5 - Revelations: lots of explanations and chit chat. Jane is well defended and refuses to go with them. as they probe into her secrets, the Enterprise comes under attack.
• Chapter 6 - Broken Mirror: false alarm - a spy satellite was actually destroyed. Margareth is unmasked. Jane arrives and stabs her with a short sword.
• Chapter 7 - Think Fast!: our heroes save Margereth but Jane dies. John V arrives and Kirk squirms his way out of another mess. great danger on Quantatu - the Enterprise folks have to leave in a hurry.
• Chapter 8 - Rescues: rescue at Quantatu hard, but a success. panic about disappeared leaders from Kandir send the Enterprise hurrying back to Tanashiro.
• Chapter 9 - True Revelations: the trio again confronts Margareth, who admits to the kidnapping. she reveals secret plots and even more secret technologies. they go to look for the missing leaders, but find giant beings instead.
• Chapter 10 - Desert Flower: the Guardians explain their mission to Kirk and ask for his help.