Storyline #7: "Heads of State" w: Thomas Warkentin & Peter Jacoby, a: Thomas Warkentin 1/18/81-3/21/81

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CAPTAINS LOG: STAPDATE 7988 3 SO LITTLE DATA I1 ASCENSION
WE APE APPROACH/MG THE PLANET -====^2^18^ ON DYKRANUS, TO THE THRONE
ZETA -ATEZ. THE LARGEST OP A
CONFEOERA T/ON OF SIX LAPSE AND the NEW \. OF ZETA-ATEZ
TWELVE LESSEP PLANETS KNOWN AS -Vi *»*, —B iMPERATOR-iL RECENTLY.
THE SATES OF SCYLLA . STABILITY
IN THIS SECTOR IS VITAL BECAUSE fjp.
ZETA-ATEZ IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF
LOZITE-NI , AN ART!-MAGNETIC BIO' z=====^^. rzr k
METALUTE CRITICAL TO CURRENT
STATE- OF- THE-XXRT WEAPONRY-

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TT TM E ROYA L FAMILY r STARFLEET ^ WE HAVE NO PICTURE HE'S CHANGED A CALL FOR

KEPT HIM HIDDEN FROM INTELLIGENCE OF HIM, NOR ANY DATA HIS MIND ABOUT YOU, CAPTAIN,
PUBLIC VIEW- ^ ATTRIBUTES MIS TO ACCOUNT FOR HIS THAT TWICE THIS FROM THE
RECLUSIVITY TO THREATS TO SECEDE, MONTH ....I'D IMPERATOR
A PHVSlCAL . FROM THE FED / UKETOKNOH/ DYKRANUS.
DEFORMITY, a ERATION. Y »wy. A

HE'S AN
ENIGMA.

WARKENTIN £ HARRIS
 CAPTAIN, AtL
WE'VE EMTgRgD RISHT< I'M
THE SATES OF COM I MS
SCVILA. , UP- >

pproaclung tub PL AHBr

ex . rue largest op a
RATION OP SIX LARGE AHO
BSSER PH.AUETS KNOWN AS
■S OP SCYLLA ■ STABILITY
ECTOR IE VITAL BECAUSE
zX IS TUB ONLY SOURCE OP
< , AN ANTI-MAGNETIC BIO'
E CRITICAL TO CURRENT
TUB-ART WEAPONRY.

wuv have we f until mis ~ rTT-THE ROYAL FAMILY

SO LITTLE PATA ASCENSION KEPT MlM HIDDEN FROM
kOM OYKRAWUS, TO TME THRONE PUBLIC VIEW- ^
| THE NEW OF ZETA-ATEZ
S imperator. L RECENTLY.. .

r STARFLEET ™ WE HAVE NO PICTURE HE'S CHANGED A CALL FOR

INTELLISENCE OF HIM, NOR ANY DATA HIS MIND ABOUT YOU, CAPTAIN,
ATTRIBUTES HIS TO ACCOUNT FOR HIS THAT TWICE THIS from THE
RECLUSIVITY TO THREATS TO SECEDE. MONTH ...rp IMPERATOR
A PHYSICAL . FROM TME FED-J URE TO ENOW A DYK RAMUS.
DEFORMITY, a X. E RATION. v mw.

WARKENTIN t HARRIS
 ...SINCE HIS THE ROVAL
CAPTAIU'S LOG : ASCENSION TO THE FAMILY KEPT HIM
67AROA7E 959S0.3 THRONE/HEHAS HIDDEN FROM ElRTH-
we ha i/e entereo THREATENED HE'S STILL RECLUSIVE.
ORB IT A T ZETA -A TEl. TWICE TO WITH starfleet
TUB LARGEST OP A DRAW FROM TL INTELLIGENCE
GROUP OP SIX LARGi FEDERATION. REPORTS
A/JO TWELVE SMALL* THEN CHANGE RUMORS OP
PLA/JETS K/JOWH At S MIND. A PHYSICAL
IRE GATES OP SCTLi DEFORMITY.
 W CAPTAIN KlRK, X
I AM CWAK, PRIME
minister to the
IMPERATOR DVKRANUS.
... WELCOME TO
V -ZETA-ATEZ >

MAV I PRESENT
MV FIRST OFFICER.
COWMAMOEB SPOCK ,
SENIOR SURGEON
McCOV AND DOCTOR
v CM APE L .

WE PREFER
TO THINK OF
OURSELVES
AS HCALEfZs ■

HOWEVER, VOU
MAV COMMUNICATE
THROUGH ME -
 a feeling
ABOUT THIS.
... / TRINE
7ney&E
STALLING J

THOSE FIELDS safe# roses

^WAITING AN AUDIENCE BEHIND THE PALACE FROM HERE... TUB.
WITH TRE MVSTER/OUS ARE lOZ/TE-M > MATURE LEAVES
IMPERATOR. DVKRANOS, ARE SHARPER
KIRN, SPOCN.McOVANP TRAN RAZORS. .
CHAPEL A&E GIVEN AN
AIR TOUR OF ZETA-ATE2.

' DRIVER. WHAT'S

THAT TOWER IK) THE
v FIELDS ? -
 a fgiuua ssryvic
WILL SEE L
AFTER MU ... /
ABOUT THIS.
THHJK
ACCEPT THElC
SU5WTSEEI MG.
ruey/se
STALUM j0 offer. y

OV THOMAS WAPHEHTIH
epOM A stopv 0Y
PETEK JACO&V

—--=»«-y THOSE FIELDS

G\WAIT/HG AHAUOlEUCE f BEHIND TWE PALACE
WITH TUB
THE MVSTE&OUS
MVSTEPJOUS ARE lOZ/TE-M. >
IMPEBATOP, DVKBAHUS,
KWH, SPOOK,MeOV AHO
CHAPEL APE GIVEH AH
AIP TOUP OP ZETA-ATEZ.

... THE IMOERATOO ■ BUT SINCE HIS

MAS LIV/ED WITHIN IT ASCENSION TO TWE
SINCE BIRTM. v THRONE, HE MADE
ONE PUBLIC VIDEO
APPEARANCE. > .OOKED
.. FINE,
•m*
 ENTERPRISE, IN A P/ELD OB
NUCROSHAJZP LOZITE-MI,
STANDS A CITADEL KNOWN AS
TUB CLOISTER OB PVKRANUS

BENEATH THE CLOISTER OBPVKRANUS - CAPTAIN KIRK.

KIRN, SPOCN / McCOY AND CM ADEL ARE I UKIP€RSTAWD
BROUGHT PACE TO PACE WITH THE VDU HAVE A ~ SIRE. THE r VERY
MESSAGE MESSAGE IS WELL , VOU
RECLUSIVE MONARCH. . ■ . FOR ME. >| FOR TOUR MAY APPROAC
EARS ONLY. > THE TMROME
BUT BE BRIER,
/ GROW TIRED.

TtREO 7 BUT ryour majesty.

DIDN'T HE JUST HA UE developmewts ^
A NAP T M along the neutral
ZONE HAVE IMPERILED
YOUR CROWN... A
beueatu rue cio/srsa ofovugahus-
KU?K , SHOCK, AicCOV AMD CUAFFL AF£ SIRE - TUB
bfou&ut face to face wth rue message is
r?ECLus/\ce u<ouAp?cu. .- roc xou/e
CABS OULV- J

TlfEEC?? Bur
r very x D/OU'T He JUST UAJE
well , vou A MAP ■=» ^
MAV APPROACH
THE TURONE.
BUT BE BQiEF,
i gbow r/eeu /

WELL 7 r vour majesty.^®

OEV/ELOPM6WTS ^
AIOM6 TWE KJEUTRAL
zowe HAV/E IMPERILED
YOURCROWW... >
TERRAN CRIMINALS
SIMPLV reverse
THE PI ELD POLARITY
WITH THE MAGNETIC
STRIP PROM A
COMMON
CREDIT
DISC.
in order ro SPOOK.
speak to rue I DON’T UNDER¬
IMPERATOR STAND HOW OBSERVED I2B TURNS, ' GIVE
DYKRANUS you LED US SOME LEFT, SOME ME A HAND
WITHOUT THE THROUGH THIS l RIGHT... A SIMPLE . WITH THIS
PRESENCE OF v MATE. J X. BINARV CODE si GRATING-
THE UNCTUOUS
PRIME MINISTER'
CHAR... KIRK,
SPOCK. McCOV
mss&g&
THE MAZE OP
in order ro
speak to -rue
SPOCK,
I DON'T UNDER¬
f WHEN WE WERE ^
' HERE 0EPORE, l
rVUICAN BA0II
plav a same V
IMPERATOG STAND HOW OBSERVED IZBTURNS, SIMILAR TO-
DVKPANUS you LED US SOME LEET, SOME
WITHOUT THE THROUGH THIS v RIGHT... A SIMPLE
PRESENCE OF .MAZE. i BINARV CODE y/
THE UNCTUOUS
PRIME MINISTER
I:
A NO CHAPEL
penetrate

V/ NOW

ME A HAND
WITH THIS
GRATING-

T -ruts IS PALACE
SECURITY,,. SEAL
FIND Ui ALL EXITS — WE
HAVE INTRUOERS
IN THE CLOISTER '
 there must
BE SOME
MISTAKE...

r i've
ALWAYS
6HAREPMV
FATHER'S
LOVALTV TO
THE FED-
E RATION.

I I MUST CVAWW )
5 APOLOGIZE ...
* I JUST CAN'T
© STAV... AWAKE.

Uamp«h|

HAVE.ONCt
ANV- YEARS AGC
G LIKE ON ALKUK'E
, ... I WAS •..
] TOO LATE
i TO SAVE
 youR
MAUESTV,
WE WERE
INVITED.

Os ON £ HEAD 7THE ENTIRE GALAXY ...FOREVER

SLEEPS. WOULD LAUGH ...IF IT YOKED IN TH/S
DYKPANUS' WE PE KNOWN THAT THE MONSTROUS
OTHER NEAP IMPEPATOP DYKPANUS DUALITY!!
WAKES.
PUPIOUS A T s_ /saPKEAX.'^
PINPING
INTRUDERS IN
HIS PRIVATE
CHAMBERS...

'NO ONE'S
LAUGHING,
DVKRAWUS.

THE FEDERATION
WANTS OUP LOZITE-M
TO USE IN THE MANU¬
FACTURE OF
"[ ADVANCED
\ WEAPONS. 1M■
^ WARKENTIN
 IE WAS GIVEN
VO GRAMS OF
EPHALOTHIN
LS ME WENT
THROUGH
ASEPSIS J

ay THOMAS VJARKENT/N
FROM A STORY gy
PETEK JACOBY

SICKBAY,
U.5.5. ENTERPRISE-.
DOCTORS McCOY AND
CHAPEL ATTEMPT TO
COMPLETE A RADICAL
DICHOTOMECTOMY
BEGUN. IRONICALLY,
ay Wf tMPERATOR
DYKRANUS.

r captain, have you THE ANTI - ^ ..IT COULD LOOK LIKE

CONSIDERED, THAT IF FEDERATIONISTS ASSASSINATION .
DYKRANUS DOESN'T WOULD MAKE THE
SURVIVE THE . MOST OF IT. .
> OPERATION,
r oi. ? purpose WSFs
'89®

I'VE BEEN
THINKING
ABOUT IT,
SPOCK.
 Ug WAS GIVEN
sTARtbo MIM TWO S8AMS OF
>W OMWICAlUE-

GOOD.. •
WE'LL BLOCK
WITH LIDO-
v CAINE. >

\eguh. iroKiicallv.
ty THE IMPEtZATOP
■>yKf?AMUS.

I'VE SEEM
THIN KIMS

..ITCOULD LOOK LIKE

ASSASSINATION .
.star WARKENTIN/JACOBY
 THERE'S WE HAVE MO PRECEDENT
REMARKABLY FOR THIS. BUT THE PROG
LITTLE SURGI- NOSlS IS EXCELLENT.
CAL TRAUMA.

HE'LL NEED ^
TUAUX TIME TO ADJUST, RALLY, HE COULD RETURN
HEAVEH: ...TO FEEL WHOLE TO THE PLANET IN A DAY OR
AGAIN. V TWO, AND RECUPERATE
i, IN FAMILIAR SUR- J
ROUNDINGS.
 THERE'S
REMARKABLY
LITTLE SURGI-
CAL TRAUMA.

EVERYTHING WE’LL ME£P

POINTS TO A ] 7UAK1U TIME TO AO JUST,
GOOD-STROMS, I UeAV£bl‘. ...TO FEEL WHOLE
RECOVERY. _ AGAIN. y

IF HE CONTIMUES TO ' TO PARA-

RALLY, WE COULD RETURN PMRASE AM
TO THE PLAMET IM A DAY OR OLD EARTH
TWO,AMP RECUPERATE ASTRO MO -
. IM FAMILIAR SUR- y V MER...
ROUMPIKJGS. yf

IS NOT ONLY
STRANGER
THAN WE
IMAGINE...

r ... IT IS
STRANGER
THAN WE C-<W
IMAGINE- .