Template:Realworld Captain Pike... caged!
Background Notes
- This issue tells the events of TOS: "The Cage" through the eyes of the newest crewmember, J.M. Colt.
Creators
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Writers:
- Artists:
- Patrick Zircher (pencil art)
- Greg Adams (ink art)
- Marie Javins (color art)
- Janice Chiang (letter art)
- Editors:
- Bobbie Chase
- Bob Harras (editor-in-chief)
Summary
Yeoman J.M. Colt describes her second day aboard the USS Enterprise and how she was kidnapped by aliens.
During a rescue mission to the planet Talos IV, Colt and Number One find that only they, out of a larger party including Spock and Jose Tyler, are beamed down. Once on the planet they discover Captain Pike in a cell with a young blonde woman named Vina. Somewhat brazenly, Pike strode up to Colt and acquired her laser weapon and tries it on the transparent wall off the cell to no appearent effect.
Vina then walks up to Colt and explains, "He doesn't need you! He's got me!" To which Colt instructs to leave the Captain alone.
The Talosian Keeper then appears. Pike, filling his mind with hate, rage and other primative emotions to prevent the Talosians from reading his mind, is then punished by the Keeper for these thoughts. The Keeper explains that a selection of mates has been presented, since he "resists the present specimen," describing the various attributes of Number One and Yeoman Colt.
Pike, while maintaining his fascade of hatred, blames himself for falling for the Talosian illusions during the first part of the mission instead of taking the ingured crewmembers to Vega for treatment; however, Number One consoles him saying that Dr. Boyce had came to the conclusion that their power of illusion was too great. Vina concurs stating however that is is usless to resist and that they are still "thinking like humans" although they are mere animals in a cage.
Colt then recalls first boarding the Enterprise via the shuttlecraft Balboa and laments on being posted as the Yeoman after the disasterous events on Rigel VII. After reporting to Number One, she is told to report to Dr. Boyce for medical examination.
Colt is initially excited about serving on the Enterprise and expresses these emotions to Number One. Number One advises Colt to keep a low profile since the previous Yeoman, Cusack, was well liked and trying to replace his presence would be impossible.
In sickbay, Dr Boyce is completing a physical examination on Captain Pike commenting how on his workout regimen is having an adverse effect on this physique.
Characters
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Early Voyages characters.
- Christopher Pike
- Enterprise captain.
- Number One
- Enterprise exec.
- Spock
- Enterprise science officer.
- Philip Boyce
- Enterprise CMO.
References
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