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| Author: | Alan Dean Foster |
| Publisher: | Peter Pan Records |
| Series: | Star Trek Story Records #8 |
| Published: | 1979 |
| Running Time: | Approx. 15 Minutes |
| Year: | 2260s |
| Stardates: | 95.801 |
Summary
- Captain's log, stardate 95.801. The starship Enterprise has entered the Pylar solar system, a warm comfortable realm with 12 planets orbiting around a medium-sized yellow sun. Our mission is to check the colonists of Perinda IV, a new Federation-settled planet. According to Starbase's last report, the world is one of the richest, lushest, most peaceful settlements in the known universe.
As the Enterprise approaches Perinda IV, they detect a massive swarm of meteors headed for the capital city, Perinda City. Unfortunatley there is nothing they can do, the meteors become meteorites and destroy the city. Uhura picks up a distress signal from the survivors. In the short garbled transmission, the caller begs for help from the Enterprise, and warns of a mad man who poses a great threat.
Kirk and fellows decide to beam down to the planet. When they arrive they see the devastation caused by the impacts. As the survivors slowly come out of their underground shelters, Kirk recognises Tulid Yorker, the governor of the settlement.
Governor Yorker reveals to Kirk that a mad man had threatened them with destruction unless they evacuated the planet. Kirk is skeptical.
Back on the Enterprise, Scotty is nervous. Uhura picks up a transmission from the middle of a meteor field. It is a threat to leave the system or they will be destroyed die. Uhura cannot trace the signal, so Scotty goes to his engineering room, to work on problem. Sure enough, Scotty uses his incredible machinery to pinpoint the source of the transmission.
Kirk, Spock, and Scotty jump into a shuttlecraft and set a course for the source. Scotty reveals that the signal comes from under the surface of a large meteor in the field. He further suspects that it is hollow, and the mad man lives there. They land on the meteor, but as they prepare to leave the craft, a voice contacts them and tells them he will guide the shuttlecraft inside the meteor where there is a breathable atmosphere.
Kirk wins.
Memorable Quotes
Background Information
Releases
- This story was released twice during the Peter Pan Records run. It could be found on Records #15 and #22.
Characters
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Peter Pan Records characters.
- James T. Kirk
- Enterprise captain.
- Scotty
- The noble Chief Engineer of the Enterprise.
- Spock
- Enterprise exec and science officer.
- Uhura
- Enterprise communications officer.
- Leonard McCoy
- Enterprise surgeon.
- Tulid Yorker
- Federation-appointed governor of Perinda City.
- Teranius
- A malevolent mad man who makes massive meteors move with his menacing mental might. He lives in a hollowed-out meteor which is also called Teranius.
- Frank Tanka
- Mister Frank Tanka was a crewmember of the Enterprise.
References
- Pylar solar system
- A warm, comfortable, realm with 12 planets orbiting a medium-sized yellow sun
- Perinda IV
- A rich, lush, and peaceful settlement.
- Perinda City
- Captial colony of Perinda IV. The city is destroyed by Teranius' meteors attack.
- Code One distress signal
- A very urgent distress signal.
- Meteor and Meteorite
- Spock gives a great lesson on the difference between the two, to Mr. Scott, who apparently doesn't know. Meteors enter a planet's atmosphere, if they survive the passage through the atmosphere and impact the planet, they are called meteorites.
- Teranius
- The hollowed-out inside of a massive meteor. It has an atmosphere suitable for humans. It is ruled by a man who is also named Teranius.
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