Homecoming...
The former Enterprise crew return home from The Mirror Universe Saga (Part 8 of 8).

Summary 
A Starfleet armada has massed, with at least four refit  and at least three  vessels, ready to repel invaders from the mirror universe. A spatial anomaly is open nearby, as Captain Lawrence H. Styles, from the flagship USS Christopher Pike, feeds his voice to other vessels' speakers ordering the fleet to remain at yellow alert. Styles's science officer, Morrison, reports sensor contact with a vessel traveling into our universe via the anomaly. Styles orders a female bridge officer to raise deflectors and prepare the warp drive.

After a brief countdown, the anomaly reveals the , with Admiral Kirk's Klingon Bird-of-Prey docked to the underside.

Background information 
 This story was reprinted in the paperback The Mirror Universe Saga.

Creators 
 Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 Writer : Mike W. Barr
 Artists:
 Tom Sutton (pencil art – interior and cover)
 Ricardo Villagran (inking)
 Michele Wolfman (color art)
 John Costanza (letter art)
 Klaus Janson (cover art)
 Editor: Marv Wolfman

Characters 

 James T. Kirk  Starfleet rear admiral. Kirk is arrested by Styles for the theft of the Excelsior into the mirror universe.
 Spock  Recently resurrected Vulcan, former captain of .
 Leonard McCoy  Starfleet surgeon.
 Montgomery Scott  Starfleet captain of engineers.
 Uhura  Starfleet communications officer
 Hikaru Sulu  Starfleet commander.
 Pavel Chekov  Starfleet security officer, formerly exec of .

Saavik  Starfleet lieutenant junior grade assigned to Kirk's command.
Nancy Bryce  Starfleet navigator assigned to Kirk's command.
Konom  Klingon honorary Starfleet ensign, assigned to Kirk's command.
William Bearclaw  Starfleet operations division ensign assigned to Kirk's command.
Elizabeth Sherwood  Starfleet helmsman assigned to Kirk's command.
Lyndra Dean  Andorian reporter for Proxima News Service, stationed on Starbase 13.

Lawrence H. Styles  Starfleet captain of USS Christopher Pike. Styles' former command, USS Excelsior, was sabotaged, and then stolen, by Admiral Kirk.
Steven Turner  Starfleet grand admiral.
Morrison  Science officer of the Pike.
Garrett  Starfleet commodore who was the commanding officer of Starbase 13.

Carol Marcus  Federation scientist.
Dennison  Starfleet commander in the press bureau.
Harper  Starfleet lieutenant, adjutant to Admiral Turner.

Morrow  Commander, Starfleet.
T'Larrg  Journalist.
Carmichael  Journalist.
Pike bridge officer  Female officer Styles ordered to prepare the ship for battle, she later laughed at a joke James Kirk made at Styles expense, much to Styles' (and her own) chagrin.
Crandalx  Ambassador from Ylos.

References 
USS Christopher Pike  Refit  Federation starship commanded by Captain Styles.

  Federation starship.
  Refit Constitution-class Federation starship present in Styles's armada. The ship can be identified by its registry on page 1.
NCC-2071  This starship was one of many docked in Spacedock. Only the front half of the ship, and its saucer section registry, were visible behind Excelsior.
Proxima News Service
Spacedock  Federation starbase facility.
Starbase 13
USS Surak'' : Federation starship assigned to Spock's command.
Ylos  Planet, home of Ambassador Crandalx.

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