In a cornfield in Iowa, Jim Kirk and his older brother Sam discuss Jim's impending departure for Starfleet Academy. Jim's girlfriend Ruth broke up with him the previous night, unhappy with his decision to enter Starfleet. Jim races Sam back to the farm, where a shuttlecraft is waiting to take Jim to the Academy. In their quarters, Kirk and Mitchell discuss the situation with Kyle and Winston, a female cadet. Kyle accuses Mitchell of being the cheater. As Kyle angrily starts to leave, the four students see that the corridor outside is a seething mass of cadets arguing and accusing each other.