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AT: "nt" The alternate reality was a term used by Nyota Uhura to describe the parallel universe split off in 2233 when Nero and his mining vessel the Narada arrived via a black hole created from the supernova that destroyed Romulus in 2387. Nero destroyed the USS Kelvin, killing George Kirk and Richard Robau, before resurfacing twenty-five years later to destroy Vulcan with the red matter he received by capturing the arriving Spock. However, Nero's attacks united the crew of this reality's USS Enterprise, including James T. Kirk, years earlier to defeat him. (Star Trek)

History

2387

The planet Romulus was destroyed by a star going supernova in 2387. Ambassador Spock was able to halt the supernova, via the use of red matter, to create a black hole but was too late to save Romulus from destruction. The Narada, a Romulan mining ship under the command of Captain Nero, was pulled into the black hole, followed by Spock's ship, the Jellyfish.

Alteration

The *Narada* emerges from a black hole, initiating the changes in the timeline and creating the alternate reality.

Nero placed blame on the Federation for the loss of his homeworld, and sought revenge. He emerged from the black hole in 2233 (coincidentally, around the same time that James T. Kirk was born). The USS Kelvin was the first ship that Nero encountered and attacked; Captain Richard Robau put his first officer, Lieutenant George Kirk, in command before ordering the evacuation of the ship and agreeing to come aboard the Narada. There, Captain Robau was interrogated, regarding the whereabouts of Spock, whom Robau was unfamiliar with and, moments after he informed Nero of the current stardate, the Romulan captain used his own teral'n to kill Robau.

Nero then proceeded to attack the Kelvin. Kirk used the Kelvin's weapons to prevent Nero from destroying the evacuating shuttles departing the Kelvin, ultimately sacrificing himself by ramming the Kelvin into the Narada. Kirk's actions saved some 800 lives, including his wife, Winona Kirk, and their newborn son, James, but was unable to destroy the Narada. As a major consequence of these events, James Kirk grew up without his father and without the ambitions his father gave him in the prime reality. However, he was persuaded by Christopher Pike to join Starfleet, five years later than he had done in the prime reality.

Nero resurfaced in 2258 to destroy 47 Klingon warbirds at the Klingon prison planet, which is clarified in deleted scenes as being his escape from a twenty-five year imprisonment on Rura Penthe

In the meantime, other events just happened differently. Pavel Chekov was born in 2241, while the Romulans were identified as cousins of the Vulcans. Spock was promoted to Commander by 2254. Plans for the Constitution class ^[!] were pushed back by a decade and the USS Enterprise began construction in 2255 at the Riverside Shipyard in Iowa . It was launched three years later, and dilithium was being used in its warp cores instead of crystallized lithium. Starfleet continued using the simple <earth calendar year>.<day of the year> format for stardates, and began using gold, blue and red colors for their uniforms. They also adopted the Kelvin assignment patch as the sole Starfleet insignia. The Vulcan High Command was also reinstated as the Vulcan High Council.

According to the Blu-ray featurette Starships, the Kelvin type ships were 1500 feet long, while the Enterprise is meant to be approximately 2380 feet long. This implies in the prime reality, Starfleet tried to streamline the size of their ships, while in the alternate one they did not.

Destruction of Vulcan

Main articles: Battle of Vulcan and Battle of Earth

File:Vulcan Orbital (alternate reality).jpg

Vulcan implodes after Nero detonates red matter in the planet's core

In 2258, Nero captured the Jellyfish as it emerged from travel through the black hole. He marooned Spock on Delta Vega, and used a portion of the remaining red matter aboard to destroy the planet Vulcan and six billion of its inhabitants, including Amanda Grayson. While marooned on Delta Vega, Spock encountered the alternate James T. Kirk and made him aware of the prime reality and the altered past. He also met Montgomery Scott and gave him the formula for transwarp beaming, which Scott used to transport Kirk and the young Spock to the Narada, allowing them to prevent a similar fate for Earth by detonating the Jellyfish and its red matter to destroy the Narada.

Afterward, Christopher Pike was promoted to Admiral and Kirk and Spock became captain and first officer of the Enterprise, which was officially launched on a voyage of exploration, with much of its commanding crew comprised of those who served aboard it in the prime reality during 2267: Kirk, Spock, Scott, Chekov, Leonard McCoy, Hikaru Sulu and Nyota Uhura. Spock and Uhura began a relationship following a reconciliation with his father Sarek and the deaths of his mother and much of his people. Ambassador Spock intended to find a new Vulcan colony for the 10,000 Vulcan survivors. (Star Trek)

Starships

USS Kelvin*
- Kelvin Shuttle 3*
- Medical Shuttle 37*
Narada*
Jellyfish*
Klingon warbird*
Earth Spacedock
USS Enterprise
- Gilliam
- Moore
- Enterprise Shuttle 2
- Enterprise Shuttle 9
USS Farragut
USS Truman
USS Walcott
USS Antares
USS Hood
USS Centaurus
USS Mayflower
Bardeen
Shuttle 78072
Shuttle 12091

* denotes a ship predating the creation of the alternate reality.

Appendices

Background

Spock, 2258 — Ambassador Spock, a traveler from the prime reality and an inhabitant of the alternate reality.

The alternate reality runs parallel to the prime reality as a new quantum reality. The prime reality is where many of the events seen in the Star Trek universe have occurred and, according to Star Trek writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, their film allows the prime reality to continue. [1]

Star Trek screenwriter Roberto Orci in a post on Ain't It Cool News [2], Director J.J. Abrams in an interview with MTV [3], and, again, Orci in an interview with Star Trek Magazine, [4] gave the reason why technology in the alternate reality is more advanced than it is during the same period in the prime reality: Scans of the 24th century Narada, taken by the Kelvin, were brought back by the survivors on the shuttles. This led to the technological advancements not seen in the prime reality.

Apocrypha

Four novels set after Star Trek are due for publication in 2010: Refugees, Seek a Newer World, More Beautiful than Death, and The Hazard of Concealing.

The Star Trek novelization contains a musing from Spock that Kirk's implausible meetings with those he knew in the prime reality may be the result of the timeline trying to repair itself.

The Star Trek: Nero comic book series, based on the deleted scenes from the film, feature Kor aboard the IKS Klothos leading Nero's capture, and the Narada (which has artificial intelligence due to Borg retrofitting) rendevousing with V'Ger.

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+In the meantime, other events just happened differently. {{alt|Pavel Chekov}} was born in [[2241]], while the [[Romulan]]s were identified as cousins of the Vulcans. {{alt|Spock}} was promoted to [[Commander]] by [[2254]]. Plans for the {{alt|Constitution class|''Constitution'' class}} were pushed back by a decade and the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} began construction in [[2255]] at the [[Riverside Shipyard]] in [[Iowa]] . It was launched three years later, and [[dilithium]] was being used in its [[warp core]]s instead of crystallized [[lithium]]. Starfleet continued using the simple <earth calendar year>.<day of the year> format for stardates, and began using gold, blue and red colors for their [[Starfleet uniform (alternate reality 2250s)|uniforms]]. They also adopted the ''Kelvin'' [[assignment patch]] as the sole [[Starfleet insignia]]. The [[Vulcan High Command]] was also reinstated as the [[Vulcan High Council]].
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