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| − | <div align="center">'''[[Stardate | + | <div align="center" style="width:99%;"> |
| + | <div class="HeaderRow ButtonLeftCorners" style="display:inline;width:33%;">Prev: [[Chronology: 2255|2255]]</div> | ||
| + | <div class="HeaderRow" style="display:inline;width:33%;text-align:center;">[[Chronology|Comprehensive Chronology]]</div> | ||
| + | <div class="HeaderRow ButtonRightCorners" style="display:inline;width:33%;text-align:right;">Next: [[Chronology: 2257|2257]]</div> | ||
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| + | <div style="text-align:center;">'''[[Reference Stardate]] 1/9800 through 1/9812'''</div> | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * <span id="1-9802">[[Reference Stardate]] 1/9802</span>: The [[Grankite Order of Honor]] is introduced by the [[Confederation of Tellar]] and issued by special order of the [[Academy Commandant|Commandant]] of [[Starfleet Academy]]. This special decoration is awarded to cadets who, during their studies at Starfleet Academy, demonstrate selfless heroism in support of the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and [[Starfleet Command]]. The decoration is named in honor of [['Lorr, Grankess|Grankess 'Lorr]], a [[Tellarites|Tellarite]] cadet who was the first recipient.<ref name="FASA2012"/> |
==May== | ==May== | ||
| − | [[File:shenzhou_1227-dsc- | + | [[File:shenzhou_1227-dsc-01.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[U.S.S. Shenzhou NCC-1227|U.S.S. ''Shenzhou'']] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["The Vulcan Hello" (Episode)|01]])]] |
| − | [[File:tkuvma-dsc- | + | [[File:tkuvma-dsc-02.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[T'Kuvma]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["Battle at the Binary Stars" (Episode)|02]])]] |
| − | [[File:georgiou_philippa-dsc- | + | [[File:georgiou_philippa-dsc-01.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Georgiou, Philippa|Philippa Georgiou]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["The Vulcan Hello" (Episode)|01]])]] |
| − | * [[Stardate]] 1207.3 | + | * <span id="1207">[[Stardate]] 1207.3</span> (May 11): Investigating a damaged satellite near a binary star system on the edge of [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] space, the crew members of the [[Walker class|''Walker'' class]] [[U.S.S. Shenzhou NCC-1227|U.S.S. ''Shenzhou'' NCC-1227]] discover an object obscured from their sensors. After First Officer [[Burnham, Michael|Michael Burnham]] volunteers to investigate the object, she finds an ancient, carved vessel. She is attacked by a [[Klingons|Klingon]], and when trying to escape, she accidentally kills him. A group of Klingons mourn the death of their [[Torchbearer]], [[Rejac]], before the outcast [[Voq]] volunteers to take his place. The Klingons, led by [[T'Kuvma]], reveal themselves in a [[Cloaking device|cloakable]] ship. T'Kuvma preaches to his followers of the Federation's attempts to usurp the individuality of the Klingons and their culture, and plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy by uniting the 24 great Klingon houses as was once done by [[Kahless the Unforgettable|Kahless]]. Voq activates a beacon that summons the Klingon leaders. Burnham, desperate to prevent a war, attempts to fire on the Klingons first, against the wishes of [[Starfleet ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Georgiou, Philippa|Philippa Georgiou]]. Burnham is arrested for mutiny.<ref name="DSC01"/> T'Kuvma convinces the majority of the Klingon leaders that he can lead them to victory over the Federation, as reinforcements for the ''Shenzhou'' arrive. Georgiou offers to resolve the situation peacefully, but the Klingons immediately open fire. [[Starfleet]] [[Starfleet Ranks#Admiral|Admiral]] [[Anderson, Brett|Anderson]] arrives and again offers peace to the Klingons, but his ship, the [[Nimitz class|''Nimitz'' class]] [[U.S.S. Europa NCC-1648|U.S.S. ''Europa'' NCC-1648]], is rammed by another cloaked [[Klingon cleave ship|Klingon vessel]]. Anderson sets his ship to self-destruct, destroying the Klingon ship as well. Starfleet retreats, leaving the Klingons to collect their dead. In the remains of the ''Shenzhou,'' Burnham escapes her cell after encouragement from her guardian [[Sarek]] via a [[telepathy|telepathic]] connection. She convinces Georgiou to try to take T'Kuvma prisoner, and they create a distraction by sending an explosive into his ship with a Klingon corpse. Boarding the vessel, Burnham overpowers Voq. Georgiou attempts to capture T'Kuvma, but is killed. T'Kuvma is fatally shot by Burnham, who is then transported to safety. Voq promises that T'Kuvma's legacy will live on. Burnham is later sentenced to life in prison for her mutiny.<ref name="DSC02"/> |
==November== | ==November== | ||
| − | [[File:discovery_1031-dsc- | + | [[File:discovery_1031-dsc-03.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031|U.S.S. ''Discovery'']] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["Context is for Kings" (Episode)|03]])]] |
| − | [[File:burnham_michael-dsc- | + | [[File:burnham_michael-dsc-01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Burnham, Michael|Michael Burnham]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["The Vulcan Hello" (Episode)|01]])]] |
| − | * Burnham is on an unexpected prison transfer when an emergency occurs, and her shuttle is rescued by the [[U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031|U.S.S. ''Discovery'']]. Spending several days on the ship, Burnham is ordered by its captain, [[Lorca, Gabriel|Gabriel Lorca]], to assist with a scientific assignment. Burnham overhears [[Lieutenant]] [[Stamets, Paul|Paul Stamets]], an astromycologist who is leading the assignment, discuss an upcoming experiment with a colleague serving on another starship; Lorca is soon informed of an incident on the ''Discovery's'' sister ship, the [[U.S.S. Glenn NCC-1030|U.S.S. ''Glenn'']], that has killed the entire crew. Stamets leads a boarding party to investigate and finds the dead crew hideously twisted and malformed, as well as a group of Klingons killed by an unknown creature. Lorca later asks Burnham to work for him, despite her sentence, | + | * Burnham is on an unexpected prison transfer when an emergency occurs, and her shuttle is rescued by the [[Crossfield class]] [[U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031|U.S.S. ''Discovery'' NCC-1031]]. Spending several days on the ship, Burnham is ordered by its captain, [[Lorca, Gabriel (Mirror)|Gabriel Lorca]], to assist with a scientific assignment. Burnham overhears [[Starfleet ranks#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Stamets, Paul|Paul Stamets]], an astromycologist who is leading the assignment, discuss an upcoming experiment with a colleague serving on another starship; Lorca is soon informed of an incident on the ''Discovery's'' sister ship, the [[U.S.S. Glenn NCC-1030|U.S.S. ''Glenn'' NCC-1030]], that has killed the entire crew. Stamets leads a boarding party to investigate and finds the dead crew hideously twisted and malformed, as well as a group of [[Klingons]] killed by an unknown [[Tardigrade|creature]]. Lorca later asks Burnham to work for him, despite her sentence, implying that he organized the circumstances that led her to him so she could help develop a new [[Displacement Activated Spore Hub drive|spore-based propulsion system]] that could win the war she started by killing T'Kuvma. He also secretly has the creature transported aboard the ''Discovery.''<ref name="DSC03"/> |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:landry_ellen-dsc-04.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Landry, Ellen|Ellen Landry]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry" (Episode)|04]])]] |
| − | + | * [[Lorca, Gabriel (Mirror)|Lorca]] assigns [[Burnham, Michael|Burnham]] to study the creature from the [[U.S.S. Glenn NCC-1030|''Glenn,'']] a [[Tardigrade]] nicknamed "[[Ripper]]," to find a way to use its biology as a weapon. [[Starfleet]] orders [[U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031|''Discovery'']] to the [[dilithium]] mining colony [[Corvan II]], which is under [[Klingons|Klingon]] attack. [[Stamets, Paul|Stamets]] is reluctant to make such a long jump using the spores, and when the drive is activated, the ship nearly collides with a star. Lorca sends [[Starfleet ranks#Commander|Commander]] [[Landry, Ellen|Landry]] to keep Burnham's research on track, but when she attempts to sedate the Tardigrade to cut off its claw, it kills her. Burnham believes that Ripper was acting in self-defense, and is drawn to the spores. Stamets and Burnham transport it to Engineering, where it connects to the [[Displacement Activated Spore Hub drive|spore drive]] and interfaces with the navigation system. The ship successfully makes the jump to Corvan II and saves the colony. On [[T'Kuvma]]'s stranded [[Sarcophagus ship|ship]], Klingon leader [[Kol]] of the [[House of Kor]] earns the loyalty of T'Kuvma's desperate followers, leaving Voq to die in the wreckage of the [[U.S.S. Shenzhou NCC-1227|''Shenzhou.'']] [[L'Rell]], secretly loyal to Voq, promises a way for them to win the war for the house of T'Kuvma.<ref name="DSC04"/> | |
==December== | ==December== | ||
| − | [[File:lorca_gabriel-dsc- | + | [[File:lorca_gabriel-dsc-03.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Lorca, Gabriel (Mirror)|Gabriel Lorca]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["Context is for Kings" (Episode)|03]])]] |
| − | [[File:mudd_harry-dsc- | + | [[File:mudd_harry-dsc-05.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Mudd, Harcourt Fenton|Harry Mudd]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["Choose Your Pain" (Episode)|05]])]] |
| − | * After a month of successful operations, Lorca is ordered to protect the [[spore drive]] until it can be replicated for other Starfleet ships. As he returns to the ''Discovery,'' Lorca is taken captive by the Klingons. Burnham has grown concerned with the toll that the drive has taken on Ripper. Along with Stamets' partner, medical officer [[Culber, Hugh|Hugh Culber]], Burnham convinces Stamets to find an alternative to run the drive. Lorca is imprisoned with captured Starfleet officer [[Tyler, Ash|Ash Tyler]] and human criminal [[Mudd, Harcourt Fenton|Harry Mudd]], and in discussions Lorca reveals that he killed his entire crew during an earlier battle to spare them from the Klingons' torture, but escaped himself. Lorca is tortured by L'Rell, who wants the secret behind ''Discovery's'' new form of travel, but Lorca and Tyler escape before the Klingons learn anything. For the final jump needed to escape the Klingons, with Lorca and Tyler on-board, Stamets connects to the spore drive himself using Ripper's [[DNA]]. Later, Burnham frees Ripper. | + | * After a month of successful operations, [[Lorca, Gabriel (Mirror)|Lorca]] is ordered to protect the [[Displacement Activated Spore Hub drive|spore drive]] until it can be replicated for use on other [[Starfleet]] ships. As he returns to the [[U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031|''Discovery,'']] Lorca is taken captive by the [[Klingons]]. [[Burnham, Michael|Burnham]] has grown concerned with the toll that the drive has taken on [[Ripper]]. Along with [[Stamets, Paul|Stamets]]' partner, medical officer [[Culber, Hugh|Hugh Culber]], Burnham convinces Stamets to find an alternative to run the drive. Lorca is imprisoned with captured Starfleet officer [[Tyler, Ash (Klingon)|Ash Tyler]] and human criminal [[Mudd, Harcourt Fenton|Harry Mudd]], and in discussions Lorca reveals that he killed his entire crew aboard the [[U.S.S. Buran|U.S.S. ''Buran'']] during an earlier battle to spare them from the Klingons' torture, but escaped himself. Lorca is tortured by [[L'Rell]], who wants the secret behind ''Discovery's'' new form of travel, but Lorca and Tyler escape before the Klingons learn anything. For the final jump needed to escape the Klingons, with Lorca and Tyler on-board, Stamets connects to the spore drive himself using Ripper's [[DNA]]. Later, Burnham frees Ripper.<ref name="DSC05"/> |
| − | [[File:sarek-dsc- | + | [[File:sarek-dsc-06.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Sarek]] ([[Star Trek: Discovery|DSC]] [["Lethe" (Episode)|06]])]] |
| − | * On his way to broker a peace deal with renegade Klingon houses, Sarek is injured when a "logic extremist" attempts to assassinate him. Burnham senses this, and Lorca agrees to rescue Sarek. Admiral [[Cornwell, Katrina|Katrina Cornwell]] questions this decision and others that Lorca has been making. Burnham searches for Sarek in a shuttle with her roommate, [[Cadet]] [[Tilly, Sylvia|Sylvia Tilly]], and Tyler. Burnham attempts to connect with Sarek's mind, and finds him remembering the time that her application for the [[Vulcan Expeditionary Group]] was rejected. She learns that the VEG would only admit one of Sarek's children, and he chose [[Spock]], his half-[[Humans| | + | * On his way to broker a peace deal with renegade [[Klingons|Klingon]] houses, [[Sarek]] is injured when a "logic extremist" attempts to assassinate him. [[Burnham, Michael|Burnham]] senses this, and [[Lorca, Gabriel (Mirror)|Lorca]] agrees to rescue Sarek. [[Starfleet ranks#Admiral|Admiral]] [[Cornwell, Katrina|Katrina Cornwell]] questions this decision and others that Lorca has been making. Burnham searches for Sarek in a shuttle with her roommate, [[Starfleet ranks#Cadet|Cadet]] [[Tilly, Sylvia|Sylvia Tilly]], and [[Tyler, Ash (Klingon)|Tyler]]. Burnham attempts to connect with Sarek's mind, and finds him remembering the time that her application for the [[Vulcan Expeditionary Group]] was rejected. She learns that the VEG would only admit one of Sarek's children, and he chose [[Spock]], his half-[[Humans|Human]] son. Spock ultimately chose to join [[Starfleet]], rendering Sarek's decision moot. Burnham helps him regain consciousness and activate a locator beacon. Lorca and Cornwell sleep together, but she is concerned by his paranoid behavior and plans to remove him from command of ''Discovery.'' With Sarek unable to meet the Klingons, Cornwell takes his place; however, the peace talks are actually a trap, and she is taken captive.<ref name="DSC06"/> |
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| + | <div style="clear:both;"></div> | ||
| + | <div align="center" style="width:99%;"> | ||
| + | <div class="HeaderRow ButtonLeftCorners" style="display:inline;width:33%;">Prev: [[Chronology: 2255|2255]]</div> | ||
| + | <div class="HeaderRow" style="display:inline;width:33%;text-align:center;">[[Chronology|Comprehensive Chronology]]</div> | ||
| + | <div class="HeaderRow ButtonRightCorners" style="display:inline;width:33%;text-align:right;">Next: [[Chronology: 2257|2257]]</div> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | | | + | <references> |
| − | | | + | <ref name="FASA2012">[[Stuart, Rick]]. "[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual (FASA-2012)|''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' Officer's Manual]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)|Star Trek: The Role Playing Game]],'' Supplement 2012. [[:Category:Artists|Illustrations]] by [[Caswell, Rob|Rob Caswell]], [[Dietrick, David R.|David R. Dietrick]], [[Farley, A.C.|A.C. Farley]], [[Knutson, Dana|Dana Knutson]], [[Nelson, Jim|Jim Nelson]], [[Laubenstein, Jeff|Jeff Laubenstein]], and [[Marsh, Todd F.|Todd F. Marsh]]. [[FASA Corporation]]. 1988.</ref> |
| − | + | <ref name="DSC01">[[Fuller, Bryan]] & [[Roddenberry, Eugene]] & [[Roth, Trevor]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva]] & [[Kadin, Heather]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.]] & [[Harberts, Aaron]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). [[The Vulcan Hello (Episode)|"The Vulcan Hello."]] ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' Episode 1. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Semel, David|David Semel]]. [[:Category:Writers|Story]] by [[Fuller, Bryan|Bryan Fuller]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex|Alex Kurtzman]]. [[:Category:Writers|Teleplay]] by [[Fuller, Bryan|Bryan Fuller]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva|Akiva Goldsman]]. [[CBS Entertainment]], 24 September 2017.</ref> | |
| + | <ref name="DSC02">[[Fuller, Bryan]] & [[Roddenberry, Eugene]] & [[Roth, Trevor]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva]] & [[Kadin, Heather]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.]] & [[Harberts, Aaron]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). [[Battle at the Binary Stars (Episode)|"Battle at the Binary Stars."]] ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' Episode 2. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Kane, Adam|Adam Kane]]. [[:Category:Writers|Story]] by [[Fuller, Bryan|Bryan Fuller]]. [[:Category:Writers|Teleplay]] by [[Berg, Gretchen J.|Gretchen J. Berg]] & [[Harberts, Aaron|Aaron Harberts]]. [[CBS Entertainment]], 24 September 2017.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="DSC03">[[Fuller, Bryan]] & [[Roddenberry, Eugene]] & [[Roth, Trevor]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva]] & [[Kadin, Heather]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.]] & [[Harberts, Aaron]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). [[Context is for Kings (Episode)|"Context is for Kings."]] ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' Episode 3. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Goldsman, Akiva|Akiva Goldsman]]. [[:Category:Writers|Story]] by [[Fuller, Bryan|Bryan Fuller]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.|Gretchen J. Berg]] & [[Harberts, Aaron|Aaron Harberts]]. [[:Category:Writers|Teleplay]] by [[Berg, Gretchen J.|Gretchen J. Berg]] & [[Harberts, Aaron|Aaron Harberts]] & [[Sweeny, Craig|Craig Sweeny]]. [[CBS Entertainment]], 1 October 2017.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="DSC04">[[Fuller, Bryan]] & [[Roddenberry, Eugene]] & [[Roth, Trevor]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva]] & [[Kadin, Heather]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.]] & [[Harberts, Aaron]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). [[The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry (Episode)|"The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry."]] ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' Episode 4. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Osunsanmi, Olatunde|Olatunde Osunsanmi]]. [[:Category:Writers|Written]] by [[Alexander, Jesse|Jesse Alexander]] & [[Coleite, Aron Eli|Aron Eli Coleite]]. [[CBS Entertainment]], 8 October 2017.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="DSC05">[[Fuller, Bryan]] & [[Roddenberry, Eugene]] & [[Roth, Trevor]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva]] & [[Kadin, Heather]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.]] & [[Harberts, Aaron]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). [[Choose Your Pain (Episode)|"Choose Your Pain."]] ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' Episode 5. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Rose, Lee|Lee Rose]]. [[:Category:Writers|Story]] by [[Berg, Gretchen J.|Gretchen J. Berg]] & [[Harberts, Aaron|Aaron Harberts]] & [[Powers, Kemp|Kemp Powers]]. [[:Category:Writers|Teleplay]] by [[Powers, Kemp|Kemp Powers]]. [[CBS Entertainment]], 15 October 2017.</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="DSC06">[[Fuller, Bryan]] & [[Roddenberry, Eugene]] & [[Roth, Trevor]] & [[Goldsman, Akiva]] & [[Kadin, Heather]] & [[Berg, Gretchen J.]] & [[Harberts, Aaron]] & [[Kurtzman, Alex]] ([[:Category:Producers|Executive Producers]]). [[Lethe (Episode)|"Lethe."]] ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]],'' Episode 6. [[:Category:Directors|Directed]] by [[Aarniokoski, Douglas|Douglas Aarniokoski]]. [[:Category:Writers|Written]] by [[Menosky, Joe|Joe Menosky]] & [[Sullivan, Ted|Ted Sullivan]]. [[CBS Entertainment]], 22 October 2017.</ref> | ||
| + | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 23:33, 18 April 2021
Reference Stardate 1/9800 through 1/9812
February
- Reference Stardate 1/9802: The Grankite Order of Honor is introduced by the Confederation of Tellar and issued by special order of the Commandant of Starfleet Academy. This special decoration is awarded to cadets who, during their studies at Starfleet Academy, demonstrate selfless heroism in support of the Federation and Starfleet Command. The decoration is named in honor of Grankess 'Lorr, a Tellarite cadet who was the first recipient.[1]
May
- Stardate 1207.3 (May 11): Investigating a damaged satellite near a binary star system on the edge of Federation space, the crew members of the Walker class U.S.S. Shenzhou NCC-1227 discover an object obscured from their sensors. After First Officer Michael Burnham volunteers to investigate the object, she finds an ancient, carved vessel. She is attacked by a Klingon, and when trying to escape, she accidentally kills him. A group of Klingons mourn the death of their Torchbearer, Rejac, before the outcast Voq volunteers to take his place. The Klingons, led by T'Kuvma, reveal themselves in a cloakable ship. T'Kuvma preaches to his followers of the Federation's attempts to usurp the individuality of the Klingons and their culture, and plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy by uniting the 24 great Klingon houses as was once done by Kahless. Voq activates a beacon that summons the Klingon leaders. Burnham, desperate to prevent a war, attempts to fire on the Klingons first, against the wishes of Captain Philippa Georgiou. Burnham is arrested for mutiny.[2] T'Kuvma convinces the majority of the Klingon leaders that he can lead them to victory over the Federation, as reinforcements for the Shenzhou arrive. Georgiou offers to resolve the situation peacefully, but the Klingons immediately open fire. Starfleet Admiral Anderson arrives and again offers peace to the Klingons, but his ship, the Nimitz class U.S.S. Europa NCC-1648, is rammed by another cloaked Klingon vessel. Anderson sets his ship to self-destruct, destroying the Klingon ship as well. Starfleet retreats, leaving the Klingons to collect their dead. In the remains of the Shenzhou, Burnham escapes her cell after encouragement from her guardian Sarek via a telepathic connection. She convinces Georgiou to try to take T'Kuvma prisoner, and they create a distraction by sending an explosive into his ship with a Klingon corpse. Boarding the vessel, Burnham overpowers Voq. Georgiou attempts to capture T'Kuvma, but is killed. T'Kuvma is fatally shot by Burnham, who is then transported to safety. Voq promises that T'Kuvma's legacy will live on. Burnham is later sentenced to life in prison for her mutiny.[3]
November
- Burnham is on an unexpected prison transfer when an emergency occurs, and her shuttle is rescued by the Crossfield class U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031. Spending several days on the ship, Burnham is ordered by its captain, Gabriel Lorca, to assist with a scientific assignment. Burnham overhears Lieutenant Paul Stamets, an astromycologist who is leading the assignment, discuss an upcoming experiment with a colleague serving on another starship; Lorca is soon informed of an incident on the Discovery's sister ship, the U.S.S. Glenn NCC-1030, that has killed the entire crew. Stamets leads a boarding party to investigate and finds the dead crew hideously twisted and malformed, as well as a group of Klingons killed by an unknown creature. Lorca later asks Burnham to work for him, despite her sentence, implying that he organized the circumstances that led her to him so she could help develop a new spore-based propulsion system that could win the war she started by killing T'Kuvma. He also secretly has the creature transported aboard the Discovery.[4]
- Lorca assigns Burnham to study the creature from the Glenn, a Tardigrade nicknamed "Ripper," to find a way to use its biology as a weapon. Starfleet orders Discovery to the dilithium mining colony Corvan II, which is under Klingon attack. Stamets is reluctant to make such a long jump using the spores, and when the drive is activated, the ship nearly collides with a star. Lorca sends Commander Landry to keep Burnham's research on track, but when she attempts to sedate the Tardigrade to cut off its claw, it kills her. Burnham believes that Ripper was acting in self-defense, and is drawn to the spores. Stamets and Burnham transport it to Engineering, where it connects to the spore drive and interfaces with the navigation system. The ship successfully makes the jump to Corvan II and saves the colony. On T'Kuvma's stranded ship, Klingon leader Kol of the House of Kor earns the loyalty of T'Kuvma's desperate followers, leaving Voq to die in the wreckage of the Shenzhou. L'Rell, secretly loyal to Voq, promises a way for them to win the war for the house of T'Kuvma.[5]
December
- After a month of successful operations, Lorca is ordered to protect the spore drive until it can be replicated for use on other Starfleet ships. As he returns to the Discovery, Lorca is taken captive by the Klingons. Burnham has grown concerned with the toll that the drive has taken on Ripper. Along with Stamets' partner, medical officer Hugh Culber, Burnham convinces Stamets to find an alternative to run the drive. Lorca is imprisoned with captured Starfleet officer Ash Tyler and human criminal Harry Mudd, and in discussions Lorca reveals that he killed his entire crew aboard the U.S.S. Buran during an earlier battle to spare them from the Klingons' torture, but escaped himself. Lorca is tortured by L'Rell, who wants the secret behind Discovery's new form of travel, but Lorca and Tyler escape before the Klingons learn anything. For the final jump needed to escape the Klingons, with Lorca and Tyler on-board, Stamets connects to the spore drive himself using Ripper's DNA. Later, Burnham frees Ripper.[6]
- On his way to broker a peace deal with renegade Klingon houses, Sarek is injured when a "logic extremist" attempts to assassinate him. Burnham senses this, and Lorca agrees to rescue Sarek. Admiral Katrina Cornwell questions this decision and others that Lorca has been making. Burnham searches for Sarek in a shuttle with her roommate, Cadet Sylvia Tilly, and Tyler. Burnham attempts to connect with Sarek's mind, and finds him remembering the time that her application for the Vulcan Expeditionary Group was rejected. She learns that the VEG would only admit one of Sarek's children, and he chose Spock, his half-Human son. Spock ultimately chose to join Starfleet, rendering Sarek's decision moot. Burnham helps him regain consciousness and activate a locator beacon. Lorca and Cornwell sleep together, but she is concerned by his paranoid behavior and plans to remove him from command of Discovery. With Sarek unable to meet the Klingons, Cornwell takes his place; however, the peace talks are actually a trap, and she is taken captive.[7]
References
- ↑ Stuart, Rick. "Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual." Star Trek: The Role Playing Game, Supplement 2012. Illustrations by Rob Caswell, David R. Dietrick, A.C. Farley, Dana Knutson, Jim Nelson, Jeff Laubenstein, and Todd F. Marsh. FASA Corporation. 1988.
- ↑ Fuller, Bryan & Roddenberry, Eugene & Roth, Trevor & Goldsman, Akiva & Kadin, Heather & Berg, Gretchen J. & Harberts, Aaron & Kurtzman, Alex (Executive Producers). "The Vulcan Hello." Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 1. Directed by David Semel. Story by Bryan Fuller & Alex Kurtzman. Teleplay by Bryan Fuller & Akiva Goldsman. CBS Entertainment, 24 September 2017.
- ↑ Fuller, Bryan & Roddenberry, Eugene & Roth, Trevor & Goldsman, Akiva & Kadin, Heather & Berg, Gretchen J. & Harberts, Aaron & Kurtzman, Alex (Executive Producers). "Battle at the Binary Stars." Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 2. Directed by Adam Kane. Story by Bryan Fuller. Teleplay by Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. CBS Entertainment, 24 September 2017.
- ↑ Fuller, Bryan & Roddenberry, Eugene & Roth, Trevor & Goldsman, Akiva & Kadin, Heather & Berg, Gretchen J. & Harberts, Aaron & Kurtzman, Alex (Executive Producers). "Context is for Kings." Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 3. Directed by Akiva Goldsman. Story by Bryan Fuller & Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. Teleplay by Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts & Craig Sweeny. CBS Entertainment, 1 October 2017.
- ↑ Fuller, Bryan & Roddenberry, Eugene & Roth, Trevor & Goldsman, Akiva & Kadin, Heather & Berg, Gretchen J. & Harberts, Aaron & Kurtzman, Alex (Executive Producers). "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry." Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 4. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. Written by Jesse Alexander & Aron Eli Coleite. CBS Entertainment, 8 October 2017.
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