Prime's Directive, Part Oneĭespite the away team's more nimble bodies, the Autobots proved better fighters, quickly capturing them all, forcing Kirk to attempt diplomacy. The three eventually reached a large metal wall, which burst open as the Autobots emerged and Jazz demanded to know what has happened to Optimus Prime. When told by Spock of similar signals to the red robot's coming from a nearby mine shaft, Kirk led Sulu and M'Ress inside to investigate. Believing the robots had exhibited actual consciousness, Kirk summoned Scotty and Doctor McCoy to repair the truck so they could learn more, despite McCoy's skepticism. Though the audio disruptor waves caused debilitating pain, they had disrupted the communications interference allowing Kirk to call in a photon torpedo, scaring off the Decepticons. The other archaic vehicles then approached to reveal themselves as Decepticons with Megatron ordering Soundwave to slay the organics. Believing it to be a weapon remote-controlled by the Klingons, Kirk blasted the truck with his phaser, causing it to scream in pain as it transformed into a towering humanoid. Unable to reach the Enterprise, Kirk ordered the team to protect the miners, only to be saved from gunfire himself by the sudden arrival of a large truck. Placing Arex in charge in his absence, Kirk took Spock, Hikaru Sulu, and M'Ress down with him where they found the mining facility under attack by unmanned 20th century vehicles.
On stardate 5892.7, the Enterprise was called to Cygnus Seven, a dilithium mining colony near the Klingon border, only to find that communications were jammed, forcing a landing party to beam down. When he ascended to the rank of captain, Kirk was given the USS Enterprise and took it upon himself to memorize his ship's blueprints. James Tiberius Kirk was born on Earth in the 23rd century in the town of Riverside, Iowa before he went on to attend Starfleet Academy.