Star Trek follows a young James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) in his early years with the fleet. He works his way up the ranks and becomes a leader for the crew. Kirk is seen as a juvenile delinquent who doesn't care about anything until the fleets captain Capt. Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood) invites Kirk to join the fleet and see if he can live up to the expectation of his name. His father was the former star fleet commander and Pike wants James to follow in the footsteps and lead the fleet to a victory against their nemesis, the Romulans.