Twenty-Eighth UK Story Arc
The massive starship Enterprise was caught in the middle of a devastating meteorite storm!

Summary
Damaged in a meteorite storm, the Enterprise puts down on a moon for repairs. As maintenance teams get to work, the ship and her crew find themselves in the middle of a missile testing zone.

Memorable quotes
"I'm not sure I like this spot, Skipper!  It – it has the smell of doom about it!"
 - Spock

"Scotty!  I've got them!  I've raised the aliens!"
"My oath!  Tell them the position, Uhura!  Get them to abort their test shot… at all costs!"
 - Uhura and Scotty

Background information

Setting and technology

 Chekov is aboard, placing the story between 2267 and 2269.
 The Enterprise has a landing jet placed at the bottom of the main engineering hull.
 A rocket is used as a probe for planet exploration.
 One of the shuttles has the registry 1701-3. Shuttle "NCC-1701/3" was named Icarus in the apocryphal story "The Flat, Gold Forever".

Publishing history
None of the UK weekly stories had titles.
 Part 1: Valiant & TV21 #18, 
 Part 2: Valiant & TV21 #19, 
 Part 3: Valiant & TV21 #20, 
 Part 4: Valiant & TV21 #21, 
 Part 5: Valiant & TV21 #22,

Appearances

Regular cast
 Captain James T. Kirk
 Spock
 Nyota Uhura
 Montgomery Scott
 Pavel Chekov

Other characters
 Morton, Enterprise redshirt
 Ferris, Enterprise crewman

Comics