Chapter 63: Time Flies
3.7 Million Years Ago
On Vulcan and Qo’noS and planets all over the quadrant, the first primitive inhabitants were only just learning to use stones as tools. Human life was still many stages of evolution away, on Earth. Meanwhile, Mandukar’s fleet floated along idly in orbit of a young, bright blue binary star.
Seemingly without warning, the smaller of the two stars pulsed brightly. On the bridge of the Vauthilai, the crew cheered as the weapons officer declared that the device had activated successfully. Soon, large dark spots appeared over the surface of the star, bathing the Romulan fleet in shadow. From there, only a few moments passed before the star went dark completely.
The dark chunk of rock where the smaller star had been would soon fall into the larger, and where once there was a binary system, only a single star would remain.
“Final calibration test complete, Commander.”