- The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy.
- When the Enterprise attempts to penetrate a space barrier, it is damaged and creates a potentially worse problem. Two crew members, including Kirk's best friend, gain psionic powers that are growing exponentially. This leaves Captain Kirk with the difficult choice; either marooning them or killing before they get so powerful they lose their humanity and become truly dangerous.—Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
- The starship USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain James Kirk, attempts to leave the galaxy but runs into an energy barrier and is seriously damaged. The accident causes Kirk's friend Gary Mitchell to develop superhuman psychic powers and attack the crew. Only Kirk can stop him.—Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>
- When Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise attempt to leave the galaxy, an electrical barrier has an immediate impact on two crew members. Dr. Elizabeth Dehner and Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell have in the past both tested quite high on an ESP rating scale. Mitchell almost immediately begins to acquire superhuman powers. His mind becomes a sponge as he accumulates more and more knowledge and he develops telekinetic abilities. Knowing from a recovered space probe that a similar occurrence took place nearly 200 years before, Kirk is faced with the task of marooning his good friend Mitchell and Dr. Dehner on an isolated planet.—garykmcd
- Enterprise receives an emergency transmitter at the edge of the galaxy from a ship SS Valiant that's been missing for 200 yrs. They retrieve the data on the transmitter and figure that 200 yrs ago, the Valiant was hit by a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy and was thrown back into the galaxy space. The ships log then has multiple searches on ESP (Extrasensory Perception) ratings of crew members. Something else happens which kills all crewmen on the ship other than the captain. The Captain then orders self destruction of the ship a few days later.
Kirk orders the Enterprise to the point where Valiant went and encounters a force field. After the Enterprise attempts to cross the Great Barrier at the edge of the galaxy, crew members Gary Mitchell (Helmsman) and Elizabeth Dehner (Psycologist) are hit with massive energy surges, which also knock out the ship's warp drives. The ship uses impulse power to return back into the galaxy. The Enterprise has a few people dead and each of them had a portion of their brains burned out. Spock finds that both Mitchell and Dehner scored high in their academy ESP scores.
Mitchell is in sickbay and displays aggression and wants Kirk to be "nice to him".. He can control instruments with thought.. Dehner observes him and he trusts her. Kirk finds that Mitchell is able to control the ship's bridge instruments and confronts Dehner, who defends Mitchell saying he hasn't hurt anyone and a being with superior ESP could be beneficial for mankind. Spock reckons Mitchell is developing "godlike" psychic powers, and soon wont be under anyone's control. Spock says Kirk has 2 options, kill Mitchell. or strand him on planet Delta Vega (which they reach under impulse) and use the Dilithium core from its mining machines to kick start the Enterprise engines and warp out. Kirk forces Mitchell down to the surface of Delta Vega after drugging him. Mitchell talks about finding a "suitable" planet for himself where he can play god. Kirk discovers that hitting a force field drains Mitchell's power for a second. The Enterprise engines are repaired. Kirk installs a destruct button on the surface of Delta Vega, in case Mitchell escapes. Meanwhile Mitchell gets more powerful and is able to project his power beyond the force-field and escapes. Turns out Dehner was in cahoots with him. Kirk goes after Mitchell and Dehner with orders that Enterprise leaves to the nearest base within 12 hrs (if they don't hear from Kirk) and expose Delta Vega to a lethal dose to radiation to kill everyone on the surface.
Kirk tracks Dehner and Mitchell as they plan to settle on their new life on Vega. Dehner speaks to Kirk, but Kirk tries to get Dehner to see that Mitchell is not God, but a human who got God powers. He is not compassionate and has all the flaws of humans. He appeals to her human side to help Kirk stop Mitchell. As Mitchell tries to kill Kirk, he proves Kirk's point and Dehner tries to stop Mitchell, in the process Dehner stuns Mitchell badly and drains his power, giving Kirk an opening to attack Mitchell and bury him in the grave that Mitchell had prepared for Kirk. Dehner dies.
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