Star Trek (film)/Summary/Prologue

In the year 2233, the Federation starship investigates a "lightning storm" near Klingon space, which they soon realize to be a black hole. Suddenly, the massive warship Narada emerges and immediately opens fire on the Kelvin, inflicting heavy damage on the vessel. The Narada ceases fire, and its first officer, Ayel, hails the outmatched Kelvin. 
Speaking for its captain, Nero, Ayel demands that the Kelvins commanding officer, Richard Robau, come aboard the Narada via shuttlecraft. He states the captain's refusal to do so would be "unwise." Captain Robau agrees and hands command of the ship to his first officer, . He orders Kirk to wait fifteen minutes for his signal or else evacuate the ship, telling him he is now captain. 
Upon arriving aboard the Narada, Robau is taken to Nero, while the crew of the Kelvin monitors his life signs. While Nero remains silent, Ayel interrogates him first about , which Robau does not recognize, and then about the whereabouts of Ambassador Spock, with whom Robau is also unfamiliar. 
Robau reveals the stardate; the Romulans have ended up 150 Earth years in the past. Realizing that they will not get the answers they want out of Robau, he is killed by Nero himself and the Narada recommences its attack on the Kelvin. Kirk orders the Kelvin to return fire but as the situation worsens and he realizes that the damage to the Kelvin is compromising the lives and safety of everyone on board, he orders the crew to proceed to the escape pods and shuttles, including his wife , who is just about to give birth.
Kirk tries to plot a collision course with the Narada, but the ship's autopilot navigation is offline. The commander comes to the sad realization that he will need to control the Kelvin himself. He orders his wife to leave on the shuttle without him. She protests, but Kirk knows that he has no choice but to stay behind and continue the attack in order to protect his wife and child and the others. On the shuttlecraft, Winona Kirk gives birth to a baby boy. 
As the Kelvin destroys the missiles aimed at the shuttles, Kirk can hear his newborn's cries, realizing that he will never meet his son. Just before the Kelvin is about to collide with the Romulan vessel, Kirk asks Winona what they should name their son. She suggests naming him after George's father, but he laughs the suggestion off, saying that "Tiberius" isn't much of a first name. They decide to name him "Jim", after . Communication is cut off as the Kelvin smashes into the Narada, temporarily crippling it and giving the shuttles time to escape.