star trek au

an away team consisting of kirk, bones, and two security officers beams down to the surface of a class M planet.

*beep beep beep* “a scan of the planet shows no advanced technology but i’m getting a reading i don’t recognize, jim,” says bones, tired from the constant struggle that is being dr. leonard mccoy.

“radiation? a magnetic field of some sort?” kirk pulls out his communicator. “spock, the doctor is sending you a reading. see if you can make sense of it.”

“affirmative, captain.” first officer spock’s voice comes through the tiny speaker, somehow simultaneously seeming close and lightyears away. something about it gves kirk an uneasy feeling in his stomach.

from the there’s east a flash of light, a sound of thunder, and security officer johnson is gone, reduced to a pile of ash.

kirk’s communicator beeps with seeming urgency.

“what was that thing? give me something on that readout, spock!” jim yells out between breaths as he runs for cover, but the voice that responds is not spock’s.

head of engineering montgomery scott, speaking frantically in a thick scottish accent, urges the team to find a safe spot to prepare to be beamed up.

“captain, we ‘ad a transmission come through just before tha’ blast. says you’re no’ welcome there. says your lives are forfeit!”

“what are we dealing with, scotty? someone give me something!” kirk calls back, his eyes searching in every direction.

scott’s voice lowers. [slow zoom on his face] “he’s from the shadow realm, sir. says his name is ganon.”