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Synopsis:
Using the Guardian of Forever, Spock the historian Erikson, and
Kirk explore the planet Orion. When they return to the
Enterprise they find something vary chilling, Spock the first
officer of the Enterprise, for the past five years is actually an
Andorian named Thelin. Researching the Enterprise computer
confirms that Spock the son of Sarek and Amanda died while still a
child, causing his parents to split up.
Spock remembers that during his "kas-wan" a Vulcan coming-of-age
ritual his distant cousin Selek, saved his life. Spock
realizes that he must go back in the past and become his own
cousin in order to restore the time line.
Spock returns to Vulcan of his childhood with the help of the
Guardian. Spock presents himself to his younger self as
Selek, then saves his life. In the process Spock's
pet "sehlat" is mortally injured, the boy chooses to
compassionately end his pet's
suffering. In doing so he sets the young half-human,
half-vulcan on a path embracing Vulcan traditions. Spock
then returns to the Enterprise and finds that the timeline has
been restored.
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