SHORT STORY
"Though Hell Should Bar the Way"
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Author(s):	Greg Cox
Publication information
Printed:	Enterprise Logs
Chronology
Date:	10 October 2246

Contents 1 Summary 2 References 2.1 Characters 2.2 Starships and vehicles 2.3 Locations 2.3.1 Shipboard locations 2.3.2 Planetary locales 2.3.3 Stars and systems 2.3.4 Planets and planetoids 2.4 Races and cultures 2.5 States and organizations 2.6 Weapons and technology 2.7 Ranks and titles 2.8 Events 2.9 Other references 3 Chronology 4 Appendices 4.1 Related Stories 4.2 Connections

SummaryEdit

Captain's log, 10th of October, 2246. An outbreak of fungus has destroyed the crops on Tarsus IV, threatening an entire Federation colony with famine. As the largest and fastest starship in the sector, the Enterprise is the only ship that has a chance of delivering vitally-needed supplies to Tarsus IV before this unanticipated disaster achieves catastrophic proportions…

En route to the Tarsus IV colony to deliver urgent food supplies, the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Robert April, is stopped in its tracks by Kor. Aboard his first ship command, the Klingon warship IKS Kut'luch, Kor is eager for a fight.

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ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Robert April • Carlos Florida • Kor • Kruge • Laurence Marvick • Sarah Poole-April • Michelle Roberts • Spirit Claw Sanaway • Lorna Simon • Isaac Soulian

Referenced only 

Kahless • George Samuel Kirk Sr. • James T. Kirk • Kodos • Korrd

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • IKS Kut'luch (D6-class battle cruiser)

LocationsEdit

Shipboard locationsEdit

USS Enterprise 

bridge • sickbay

Planetary localesEdit

Earth 

Lebanon • United Kingdom (Bath • Coventry)

Stars and systemsEdit

Donatu system • Sol system • Tarsus system

Planets and planetoidsEdit

Donatu V • Earth • Tarsus IV

Races and culturesEdit

Human (Apache) • Klingon • Romulan • Vulcan

States and organizationsEdit

Klingon Empire • United Federation of Planets (Starfleet • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence)

Weapons and technologyEdit

deflector shield • fusion torpedo • humanoid • laser • starship • turbolift • warp drive

Ranks and titlesEdit

captain • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • doctor • first officer • governor • lieutenant • officer

EventsEdit

five-year mission • october • red alert • Tarsus IV massacre • World War III

Other referencesEdit

captain's log • cardigan • clothing • class M planet • colony • food • fungus • lifeform • month • planet • races and cultures • rank • sector • star • star system • stardate • technology • title • weapon

ChronologyEdit

late 2246 

Crops fail on Tarsus IV. Governor Kodos declares a state of emergency. (TOS episode & Star Trek 1 novelization: The Conscience of the King)

10 October 2246 

Enterprise journeys to Tarsus, encountering Kor.

AppendicesEdit

Related StoriesEdit

• "The Conscience of the King" (TOS episode)
• Final Frontier (TOS novel)
• Best Destiny (TOS novel)

ConnectionsEdit

published order
Previous story: World of Strangers	Enterprise Logs	Next story: Conflicting Natures
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Old Souls The Lives of Dax	Pocket	Next Adventure: Crisis on Vulcan
Previous Adventure: Final Frontier (backstory)	The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)	Next Adventure: Crisis on Vulcan