Seventeenth UK Story Arc

Dawn broke violently on the planet Dak-Alpha - colonised in the 21st century by the Space Federation...

Summary
Kirk faces a revolt by the natives of a Federation colony.

Memorable quotes
"Landing party to mothership!"
 * - Spock

"Take it easy! Once we breast at the scree, we should be right behind them!"
 * - Kirk

"By Jupiter! The blackhearted devils have blown up the prison!  Their leaders will face the firing squad for this!"
 * - Kirk

Characters

 * Kirk and Uhura are the only crew members to wear red; everyone else wears blue.
 * Kirk swears by Jupiter.

Setting and technology

 * Chekov is aboard, placing the story between 2267 and 2269.
 * Since the Federation was founded in 2161 (the 22nd century), the 21st century founding of the colony on Dak-Alpha must be referring to Human colonization. The second Human extra-solar colony after Terra Nova was planned for the 2080s, so Dak-Alpha would need to have been founded after that.
 * A revolt is also said to be planned on Dak-Alpha's "sister planet", Kalakon. It is not explained whether the two worlds orbit their star in a binary fashion, or if Kalakon simply occupies a nearby orbit.
 * Kirk's shuttle and Scotty's have the same registry: NCC-1701-7. Six shuttles are seen departing from the Enterprise; other visible registries are NCC-1701/3 (named Icarus in the apocryphal story "The Flat, Gold Forever") and NCC-1701/4.

Publishing history
None of the UK weekly stories had titles.
 * Part 1: TV21 & Joe 90 #58,
 * Part 2: TV21 & Joe 90 #59,
 * Part 3: TV21 & Joe 90 #60,
 * Part 4: TV21 & Joe 90 #61,
 * Part 5: TV21 & Joe 90 #62,
 * Part 6: TV21 & Joe 90 #63,
 * Part 7: TV21 & Joe 90 #64,

Regular cast

 * Captain James T. Kirk
 * Pavel Chekov
 * Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott
 * Spock
 * Hikaru Sulu
 * Nyota Uhura

Other characters

 * Hopkins - Enterprise crewman
 * Governor Lebrun
 * Admiral Nivens of Federation Headquarters (likely Starfleet Command)