<I>"Are you willing to settle for an ordinary life?or do you think you were meant for something better? something special?"</I> <P>One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence,for a way out of a life that promised only indifference, aimlessness,and obscurity. <P><I>"You will forever be a child of two worlds, capable of choosing your own destiny. the only question you face is, which path will you choose?"</I> <P>The other grew up on the jagged cliffs of the harsh Vulcan desert, fighting for acceptance, for a way to reconcile the logic he was taught with the emotions he felt. <P>In the far reaches of the galaxy, a machine of war bursts into existence in a place and time it was never meant to be. On a mission of retribution for the destruction of his planet, its half-mad captain seeks the death of every intelligent being, and the annihilation of every civilized world. <P>Kirk and Spock, two completely different and unyielding personalities, must find a way to lead the only crew, aboard the only ship, that canstop him. <P><I>"The wait is over."</I>