Teresa Ross

Trelane and Gothos
Teresa Ross was a Starfleet yeoman and engineer in the 23rd century. In 2267, she was assigned to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. That year, she was worried when Kirk was abducted to the planet Gothos by Trelane, a member of the Q Continuum, and informed Kirk of this when he was briefly rescued by Commander Spock. Seconds later, she was one of several members of the Enterprise's bride crew who were abducted to Gothos for Trelane's amusement. 



Trelane was particularly interested in Ross, whom he compared to Helen of Troy, quoting from Christopher Marlow's Doctor Faustus. While Lieutenant Nyota Uhura played the piano with the benefit of skill imparted by Trelane, Ross become his unwilling dancing partner. Within moments, the Q transformed her Starfleet uniform into an ornate 18th century gown. 

In a gambit to overcome Trelane, Kirk pretended jealousy over the Q's affections for Ross, and challenged him to a duel for the right to show her romantic attention. The Gambit partially succeeded; Kirk destroyed the mechanical mirror Trelane was using to maintain the environment on Gothos, and the captive Enterprise crew were released, but the Q declared that he would have revenge on them, particularly Kirk. Ross shortly resumed her duties, still wearing the ball gown, before requesting permission to quickly change. 

The ship was soon chased by Trelane and Gothos, but Kirk, who beamed down to the planet alone and demanded that the Q forswear vengeance on the Enterprise and the rest of its crew, including Ross. Trelane sentenced Kirk to death, and attempted to take his revenge, before being thwarted by two more Q.

The Refit Enterprise


By 2273, Ross had risen to the rank of chief petty officer, and was assigned aboard the Enterprise as an engineer. During the V'Ger Crisis, she heard Captain Kirk issue Starfleet Order 2005, and asked Commander Montgomery Scott why the self-destruct had been ordered, and whether it would successfully destroy V'Ger. 

Later that year, she detected a trace impurity in the Enterprise's dilithium matrix, which could have resulted in decreased engine performance when traveling above warp 7. A large part of the ship's engine was briefly dismantled to correct the problem.