The...Real...Death...of...Kirk

Awesome Trek Death:

Shit Trek Death:

It was mentioned on the quasi-weekly Star Trek Podcast called Make It So (yeah...you read that right) that they thought that Kirk's death should have been cooler...since falling off a scaffold is just lame.  Also...in Star Trek V, Kirk said that he knew that when he died, he would be alone.  Trapped under a scaffold 12 feet from Picard is not “alone”.

So here is an alternate that I came up with...

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As a reminder for those that have already been assimilated (get it?) and for those not steeped in Star Trek lore (get it...again? Lore was Data's brother...ah, forget it), here are a few Star Trek facts (spoilers/reminders) that will come in handy:

• In the movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:
• It is discovered that Kirk has a son, David. His mother is Carol Marcus. They have developed a technology called "The Genesis Device". It manipulates radiation to terraform a planet nearly instantly for immediate habitation. This will just happen to kill any living thing there...so it is meant to be used only on dead planets. Khan, an old adversary of Kirk, tries to use it as weapon. Kirk kills Khan with an awesome space battle followed by Khan being engulfed in Genesis Explosion. Kirk and pals get away just in the nick of time...except Spock. Spock dies. (Please see Star Trek III: The Search for Spock for additional information on this subject).

• In the movie, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock:
• Despite the expectation that ST:II would be the last even ST movie, apparently they did not stop making movies. So....in ST:III, Spock's dead body which had been launched into the Genesis planet is magically, uh, i mean, scientifically brought back to life. Or rather a single cell of his dead body grew into a new body, and luckily Spock had put his brain into McCoy's brain for storage, just in case someone just happened to grow a new Spock body.  
• Anyhoo...a Klingon, Commander Kruge (played by Christopher Lloyd) kills Kirk's son, David, while David is saving new Spock's life. Kirk kills Kruge with an awesome kick to the head followed by Kruge falling into and being engulfed in hot lava from the unstable planet created by the Genesis device. Kirk and pals get away just in the nick of time...except David. David is dead. But David stays dead.

• In the movie, Star Trek V: The Search for Spock's Brother:
• As I mentioned above, Captain James T. Kirk states that he knows that he will die alone.  Kirk and pals get away just in the nick of time...except Spock's Brother. I think. I really don't remember. Not important...just remember that Kirk will die alone.

• In the movie, Star Trek VI: The Quest for Peace:
• In an accident presented as a ham-fisted metaphor for the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor meltdown disaster, the Klingon Empire receives a fatal blow with the loss of resources, and they are forced to surrender their ancient feud with the freedom loving Federation and vie for peace...their only chance for survival.  
• A conspiracy within the Alpha Quadrant of the Galaxy of rogue Humans, Romulans and Klingons joining together to ensure that peace efforts fail.  The rogue Humans do this because they don't trust the Klingons, the rogue Klingons do this because they would rather die than surrender, and the rogue Romulans do this to ensure that the Humans and Klingons continue fighting, to maintain the balance of power...presumably until one beats the other, leaving the victor weak and ripe for Romulan conquest.
• Kirk finally comes to terms with his hatred and fear of Klingons. Kirk and pals discover and reveal this unwholesome alliance, which paves the way to lasting peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Kirk and pals get away just in the nick of time...and no one dies. Except for the guy that played Sark in Tron, the guy that played Captain Von Trapp and that guy that will eventually play Odo. (Yes, I know these great actor's names...I am being funny. Except Odo...I can never remember how to spell Aber...Abenwah...Abersune...ah, forget it! Moving on!)

• In the movie, Star Trek VII: The One Where Data Says, "Oh, Shit":
• Blah, blah, blah...space lightning. Picard and pals get away just in the nick of time...except for Kirk. He dies by falling off a scaffold, ten feet from Picard (not exactly "alone, eh?") and Kirk proceeds to give the dopiest last words ever..."It was fun." This is dopey because, while Kirk was never presented as a character that shied from fun, he was a first, and foremost...a hero. A hero who championed freedom, passion and dignity and, most importantly, disdain for and resolve in the face of tyranny. He stood up to bullies not because it was fun, but because it was the right thing to do and he was willing to give up his life to protect those he cared about most. (For the sake of this treatment, we're going to pretend the whole scaffold thing didn't happen.) (Also...please don't misunderstand...I really did LOVE Generations otherwise. Fantastic movie. Just not how they killed off Kirk.)

• In the television show, Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Captain Picard is introduced to a species originating from the far side of the Galaxy called the Borg. The Borg are a very powerful race that attacks technological sentient beings to incorporate them and their technology into a hive minded collective of cybernetic organisms. They have the ability to adapt to technologies and strategies. Their ultimate goal is the forcible assimilation of all life forms into one perfect harmonious collective. They are very difficult to defeat. But they CAN be defeated.

• In the television show, Star Trek: Voyager:
• The basic premise of Voyager is that Captain Janeway and crew find themselves flung to the far side of the Galaxy. They find themselves encountering the heart of Borg civilization.
• They discover that the Borg have been trying to harvest a power source called the Omega Particle. This unstable molecule is the most powerful substance in the Universe. If stabilized it represents ultimate perfection and its production and control is their primary goal. The substance appears to have been the cause of the Big Bang and it's inherent instability is critical in the existence of the very Universe itself. Historically, the downside of accidents with the Omega particle have not only led to the massive destruction surround the particle itself, but resulting fractures in space-time itself negate the ability to travel between the stars in the cast areas effected.
• They find and destroys the home of the Borg called Unimatrix Zero where among other things were the locations of failed experiments to produce Omega Particles.

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So, here starts the part I made up:

In the wake of the events of Star Trek VI, a Klingon, the son of Commander Kruge blames Kirk not only for the death of his father, but for the impending death of the Klingon Empire due to the pending peace treaty recently signed at Khitomer in 2293 (Stardate 9521.6).

An opportunity arises that will allow him to avenge the death of his father and the once glorious empire:

• 27th century Klingons who had/will scavenge the Borg debris at Unimatrix Zero. They find the tech to create the powerful particle and send the plans back in time. They have searched history and determined that the Son of Kruge is the best recipient of their technological terror.
• Kruge will kidnap Dr. Carol Marcus, and use a mind reading device to gain the Genesis device technology.  Marcus will be found with her memories wiped with no knowledge of her identity or who Kirk is.
• Kruge’s intention is to launch the device powered by Omega Particle into the black hole at the center of our Galaxy.  The Omega Particle infused with Genesis radiation will de-materialize all matter and life in the galaxy within while creating an entirely new Galaxy.  The ship launched into the black hole at the center of the galaxy and will, of course, survive and act as an Ark filled with the finest of the Klingons prepared to enter this new Galaxy to be re-populated entirely by the revitalized Klingon Empire.
• His final stab at Kirk is to make sure that being lured by revenge for Marcus, he will capture Kirk and hold him on the ark, so he can, as the last human witness the final victory of the Klingon Empire

Kirk will be told of Marcus’ condition and will seek out whoever caused the damage. In the course of seeking revenge, Kirk and pals will discover the plot. He gets captured as planned, but not before the Federation gets word that he has been kidnapped.  The Federation will send the Enterprise to stop them.  

The 23rd century Borg recognize the presence of the Omega particle being produced and travel to the Alpha Quadrant to obtain the same.  

A violent rift within the Klingon Empire ensues.  One side agrees that the plan in the only hope to restore glory and honor to the Empire and the other believes that the destruction of their enemies in this manner is a cowardly and dishonorable effort as it does not allow them to die in battle.

A great battle for the fate of the Galaxy would ensue.  In the midst of the battle The Borg would arrive and assimilate the Kruge supporters.  This extra strength would result in a fatal blow to the majority Klingon fleets.

They will fail to prevent the Klingons with the device from entering the Event Horizon.  A suicide mission will be needed to go in and destroy the device.  Kirk will stun the people meant for the mission and lock up the ship's tractor beam.  He will and steal a shuttle and say his goodbyes over the comm just before he passes inside the event horizon of the black hole.  He will destroy the device but will be slowly sent spiraling to his doom.  

He will read, "Final Captain's Log" knowing that it will never be heard by anyone, because he is inside the black hole...totally alone.  The log will explain that the Genesis radiation, as I said, was meant to be detonated at the center of the Black Hole recreating the universe. Without the activation of the catalyst, this does not happen. But the mere presence of the Genesis materials caught within the event horizon collapses the Black Hole which becomes a giant bright star with Kirk at the center.  

The light from the new sun, the brightest star in existence, can be seen by all living things in the galaxy and will be seen until the end of time.

Now THAT is an Awesome Trek Death.