

Spock's attempt to use "red matter" to create an artificial black hole and consume the supernova was too late, and Nero's family perished along with the planet. In that future, Romulus was threatened by a supernova. Kirk encounters an older Spock, who explains that he and Nero are from 129 years in the future.

Spock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega after attempting mutiny. Spock rescues the Vulcan high council and his father Sarek, though his mother dies by falling when they were trying to beam them all onto the ship.Īs the Narada moves toward Earth, Nero tortures Pike to gain access to Earth's defense codes. Despite their efforts, Nero launches "red matter" into the core, forming an artificial black hole that destroys the planet. Olson is killed but Kirk and Sulu disable the drill. Kirk, Hikaru Sulu and Chief Engineer Olson perform a space jump onto the drilling platform. The Narada attacks the Enterprise and Pike surrenders, delegating command of the ship to Spock and promoting Kirk to first officer. Realizing that the "lightning storm" being observed on Vulcan is similar to the one that occurred at the time of his birth, Kirk breaks protocol to convince Pike that the distress signal is a trap.Įnterprise arrives at Vulcan to find the fleet destroyed and the Narada drilling into Vulcan's core. McCoy and Kirk board Pike's ship, the Enterprise. With the primary fleet out of range, the cadets are mobilized. The disciplinary hearing is interrupted by a distress signal from Vulcan. Kirk argues that cheating was acceptable in this context because the simulation had been designed to be unbeatable. Three years later, Commander Spock accuses Kirk of cheating during his Kobayashi Maru simulation.

By 2255, after a bar fight with Starfleet cadets accompanying Nyota Uhura, Kirk meets Captain Christopher Pike who encourages him to enlist in the Starfleet Academy where Kirk meets and befriends the cynical doctor Leonard McCoy. On Earth, Kirk becomes a reckless but intelligent young adult. Realizing that the Academy views his human mother Amanda Grayson as a "disadvantage", he decides to join Starfleet instead. Kirk.ġ7 years later, on the planet Vulcan, a young Spock is accepted to join the Vulcan Science Academy. At the cost of his life, Kirk ensures Winona's survival as she gives birth to James T. George Kirk, the Kelvin 's first officer, orders the ship's personnel, including his pregnant wife Winona, to evacuate the ship while he pilots the Kelvin on a collision course with the Narada, as the auto-pilot function has been damaged. Narada 's commander, Nero, kills him, and continues his attack on the Kelvin. Once aboard, Robau is questioned about the current stardate and an "Ambassador Spock", whom he professes not to know. Narada 's first officer, Ayel, demands that the Kelvin 's Captain Robau come aboard to negotiate a truce. A Romulan ship, the Narada, emerges from the storm and attacks the Kelvin. In the 23rd century, the Federation starship USS Kelvin is investigating a "lightning storm" in space.
