Story Update
"Boarding the Enterprise"
After some slight confusion and inquiries, Kirk agreed to include the Discovery's guests as part of their meeting. Preparations went underway.
As time passed, everyone was taken to the transporter rooms of the Discovery, along with Sarek and Burnham, to be beamed over to the ship that they had just come into contact with, known as the Enterprise, whatever being "beamed" really meant.
Until the group experienced it firsthand. Perhaps it was fortunate that no one explained the full nature of what it meant to be beamed, for fear that it might have made a person or two uneasy, but essentially, all that happened was that one felt a beam of light envelop them as they felt lighter with every second, before it all suddenly stopped, and as the light faded, they found themselves in a highly similar room, surrounded by the crew members of the Enterprise, as seen with how their outfits were more colorful than the Discovery crew's, and from there, a small, tedious ordeal was undergone as everyonel had to be scanned, along with their quantum signatures, to ensure that they were truly from another place.
After all that was taken care of, everyone was finally able to meet with the Enterprise senior staff in their conference room. There, they were able to be swiftly caught up and grasp the situation that everyone was in, taking it surprisingly well, as though the incident wasn't that much of an unusual one.
"So to paraphrase," Captain Kirk breathed, sitting at the front of the conference table,
"Thanks to the attempted use of the mycelial network, the Discovery accidentally got caught in an anomaly that also ended up transporting all you guys on board as well," he said, briefly pointing to you all,
"and when you attempted to use it again to launch yourself back home, you ended up here instead?"
"Essentially," Sarek nodded.
"That's quite a bit to take in, especially considering that spore drive research was decommissioned and discouraged shortly after the end of the Klingon-Federation War, in favor of further research on warp drive... and I can certainly see why now."
"If the spore drive technology was used as part of your history as well," Burnham said,
"then is there any sort of record of this kind of incident occurring in the past?"
"No incident like this has ever been reported to Starfleet," Spock responded matter-of-factly.
"This technology had always been considered unstable and volatile from the start, and there was hardly much of a use for it, at least after the war."
"Still, with your spore drive equipped and your quantum signatures in our databanks, we might be able to help you return to where you came from, as I've researched the process of how the drives exactly work. Perhaps if we link our networks together, with the Enterprise acting as something akin to an anchor or a slingshot, we could propel the Discovery back to its home. In theory, at least."
"It sounds to me you have no idea how to fix this," Elliot said, relishing the fact he was able to be present for this conversation.
"The coordinates of your universe likely differ from ours." Burnham looked pensive as she considered Spock's suggestion.
"And while our Chief Engineer says he should, in theory, be able to navigate any mycelial network that exists, adding your ships' network to our should only improve our trajectory. Then, hopefully, once we've figured out that issue, the matter of bringing everyone back to their respective universes will come naturally to us."
"It's worth a shot if nothing else, though I can't guarantee that it'll work. Considering that kind of technology only had a few years worth of research before it was essentially abandoned, it's a bit of a long shot, but it is also your best bet," Kirk warned. Before anyone could say anything else though, a soft beep could be heard on Kirk's form, followed by a male voice, contained in a comm link.
"Captain, are you there?"
Pressing the emblem on his chest, as it turned out to be some sort of button, Kirk replied to the comm link.
"Go ahead, Scotty. What can I do for you?"
"You're not gonna like this, sir. You might wanna look at it for yourself. Until then, I'm afraid we won't be going anywhere."
"On my way then," Kirk sighed tiredly, before looking at everyone,
"I suppose the plan will have to wait then. I have some... business to attend to. If you'd like, you're all free to come with me down to Engineering and see what the problem is, though I'm not gonna force you to do anything. Feel free to help yourself to the recreational facilities instead if you'd rather. The Discovery may be a Crossfield-class starship, but our facilities should essentially be the same in terms of basic function. If that's all, this conference is dismissed."
"Is that it?" Elliot questioned, looking annoyed.
"You brought us to let us talk, but you've largely come to this decision on your own. You people, with your Discovery, seem more concerned about getting yourselves home before us."
Burnham exchanged a cautious glance with Kirk.
"You need to understand that we really know little more than all of you about how to proceed. We're doing the best we can."
"How about this," Kirk said, sounding amicable,
"those that remain here can ask Spock whatever questions they may have. Toss him suggestions if you think you have any bright ones. Sound good?"
From there, everyone was free to do whichever option they pleased.
