Twenty-Third UK Story Arc
Out in deep space, the spaceship Enterprise, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, lay hove-to under emergency conditions!

Summary
McCoy brings an injured crewman to Certax for medical care, but penal colony inmates take the ship.

Memorable quotes
"Someone's paying Certax a visit. Must be official… only a nut would want to take a holiday here!"
 A guard

"You. Show Kelly and Mendoza what to do. Or should I shoot the Captain?"
"Go to blazes!  Who's going to work this ship if you kill him?"
 - Jarman and Spock

"McCoy – as a non-combatant doctor, you pack a mean armoury!"
 - Scotty

Background information

Characters
 Kirk and Uhura are the only crew members to wear red; everyone else wears blue.

Setting and technology

 Chekov is aboard, placing the story between 2267 and 2269.
 Shuttles that are not part of the Enterprise compliment dock with the ship by means of a flexible compression hose.

Publishing history
None of the UK weekly stories had titles.
 Part 1: TV21 & Joe 90 #95, 
 Part 2: TV21 & Joe 90 #96, 
 Part 3: TV21 & Joe 90 #97, 
 Part 4: TV21 & Joe 90 #98, 
 Part 5: TV21 & Joe 90 #99, 
 Part 6: TV21 & Joe 90 #100,

Appearances

Regular cast
 Captain James T. Kirk
 Spock
 Montgomery Scott
 Doctor Leonard McCoy
 Hikaru Sulu
 Nyota Uhura
 Pavel Chekov

Other characters
 Burrows, engineering technician
 Corcoran, injured crewman
 Jarman, prisoner
 Kelly, prisoner
 Mendoza, prisoner
 Schirach, prisoner
 Bradley, member of the repair crew
 Bruno, a guard dog
 Colonel Strang, governor of the Certax prison

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