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After a brief shakedown cruise proved the ''Enterprise''-A wasn't quite up to par, Kirk vacationed in [[Yosemite National Park]] with [[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], while [[Montgomery Scott]] attended to the technical problems. The respite was interrupted after Spock's half-brother, [[Sybok]], raised a small force to take over the planet [[Nimbus III]] and captured the [[Federation]], [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] and [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulan]] [[ambassador|representatives]]. Kirk and the ''Enterprise''-A responded. Most of Kirk's crew fell under Sybok's influence and joined in his quest to meet "[[God]]", by taking the starship through the [[Great Barrier]] to the legendary [[planet]] [[Sha Ka Ree]]. The [[God of Sha Ka Ree|entity]] they encountered proved to be a malevolent force, imprisoned and looking for release. Sybok joined the entity in combat, permitting the ''Enterprise''-A to escape/
Kirk's career culminated in 2293, when the ''Enterprise''-A was assigned to escort the [[Klingon]] [[{{MA|Chancellor]] |Chancellor}} [[Gorkon]] to Earth for a peace conference. Kirk opposed the peace initiative covertly negotiated by Spock, and especially resented that he was chosen to be the Federation's olive branch. A [[Khitomer Conspiracy|cabal]] of Federation and Klingon officials instigated an attack on {{IKS|Kronos One}} that appeared to come from the ''Enterprise''-A, and assassinated Gorkon. Kirk and McCoy were arrested by the Klingons, who tried and convicted them for the murder of Gorkon, sentencing them to the [[Rura Penthe]] [[prison|penal]] [[asteroid]]. In violation of orders and treaties, Spock took the ''Enterprise''-A into Klingon space, eluded detection and rescued Kirk and McCoy. Following his victory over [[General]] [[Chang (General)|Chang]] at the [[Khitomer Conspiracy#Battle of Khitomer|Battle of Khitomer]], Kirk saved the [[Federation president#Efrosian President, c. 2293|Federation president]] from assassination, and the historic [[Khitomer Conference]] continued.
After a final joy-ride on the heading "''second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning''", the ''Enterprise''-A was decommissioned, and Kirk retired permanently from Star Fleet.
