The crew of the Nautilus a battered Starship of mysterious origin is beamed aboard the Starship Enterprise™. The group claims they are freedom fighters from the future working to save the Federation from the Consilium -- a group of corrupt power-seekers.
But when the Nautilus crew members suddenly seize control of the U.S.S. Enterprise™ and a Starship from the future arrives to arrest the renegades Kirk must separate his true allies from those who wish to destroy the Federation.