Kirk smiled. "Mr. Sulu, plot a course. Maximum warp. Let's go beyond ."

"This is the colony of New Varanasi. We are trapped on the far side of the Fold. Our dilithium is failing. Our children have never seen Earth. But we remember. We speak in two tongues so that no one forgets — unity in diversity. If you receive this… come beyond."

"Far," Uhura said softly. "Further than any ship has gone. They're calling it 'The Beyond Protocol.'"

The bridge was silent.