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Jim Kirk and Carol Marcus' lighthearted physical relationship grows serious as they realize they're falling deeply in love after he mounts a bloody one-man rescue of her after she's kidnapped by Orion slavers. As the two notable Starfleet officers grapple with the complexities of their new status, once its made public, their feelings more passionate than either thought possible, they find themselves seemingly under the thumb of a Starfleet Admiral, Carol's father's successor and student who likewise believes that the Klingons' sense of galactic manifest destiny could spell the Federation's doom. The Admiral convinces Jim, against his instincts, to take on an unfathomable mission, taking him through time, space, and identity for the preservation of humanity's future with the Federation it created, ensuring the safety of his crew, his friends, and providing for the very existence of his lover who is now a marked Orion prize. Carol, for her part, knows Starfleet politics and plays against the rules to bring Jim back to her, the Jim Kirk she fell for and is now his salvation....