*In the parallel universe, promotion is often earned through assassination, and Commander James T. Kirk is scheming his way to command of the I.S.S. Enterprise. In his path is Captain Christopher Pike, who is growing suspicious of his ambitious first officer. Kirk has managed to smuggle a mysterious device aboard the ship, and has enlisted Chief Engineer Scott to install it -a task, it turns out, that's not quite as simple as it seemed... *Source: idwpublications.com