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Introduction (blurb)

The site of one of the Dominion War's fiercest battles, the Rashanar Sector now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated starships. The explosive destruction of so many varied warp drives has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.

The Enterprise has been assigned to patrol the perimeter of the danger zone, while other vessels carry out the difficult and highly hazardous task of retrieving the bodies of the dead from the wrecked warships.

To some alien races, the former battleground is hallowed space. To others, including the rapacious Androssi, it is a scavenger's paradise, ripe for salvage. None expect this ship's graveyard to hold a deadly secret that will force the android Data to make a heart-wrenching decision about the path his life will take -- and that will endanger not only the Enterprise, but Picard's future in Starfleet.

Summary

Wesley Crusher has completed his training as a Traveler but has one task still to perform: gazing into the Pool of Prophecy. When he does so, he witnesses the Enterprise being destroyed.

The Enterprise has been assigned to the site of the Battle of Rashanar, a conflict during the Dominion War which left no survivors on either side and has resulted in some curious new laws of physics. Captain Jill Leeden of the USS Juno, in charge of Starfleet operations in the sector, warns them of the dangers of scavengers in the area and that the place is "haunted".

The Enterprise crew get an early sign of the danger of scavengers when a group of Androssi steal the captain's yacht, the Calypso. They are also bothered by the presence of the Ontailians, a Federation member who joined in the latter stages of the war and who seem to have their own agenda for being there.

The Enterprise witnesses the destruction of an Ontailian vessel by an antimatter asteroid, only to learn the vessel was out of the area undergoing repairs at the time. They then see the Ontailians destroy an Androssi vessel that had tried to surrender. Data and La Forge, exploring in the shuttlecraft Hudson see two identical Calypsos before their shuttle is disabled. The Enterprise finds the wreckage of one Calypso and recover La Forge and the Hudson but there is no sign of Data.

Drifting in space, Data sees the duplicate Calypso destroy and then duplicate the Ontailian flagship Vuxhal and realizes it is a mimic ship. After he is retrieved by the Enterprise, Data convinces Picard to destroy the duplicate Vuxhal before it can attack the Enterprise. In retaliation for the apparent destruction of their flagship, the Ontailians destroy the Juno.

Picard is court martialed for his part in the tragedy and, despite a defense from Admiral Nechayev, found guilty of negligence and placed in the care of Starfleet Medical Mental Health. Wesley, who has been posing as Nechayev's aide Ensign Brewster, approaches Beverly and tells her he is there to prevent the destruction of the Enterprise.

References

Characters

USS Enterprise

Beverly Crusher • Data • Jelpn • Geordi La Forge • Alyssa Ogawa • Kell Perim • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Deanna Troi • Christine Vale • Ellen Winslow

Other

The Traveler • Boenmar • Brewster • Colleen Cabot • Edwin Craycroft • Wesley Crusher • Jason Emery • Yerbi Fandau • Ghissel • Korgan • Jill Leeden • Lendal • Moroz • Tujiro Nakamura • Alynna Nechayev • Oierso • Owen Paris • William Ross
Referenced only: Benjamin Franklin • Lal • Lore • Allen Winslow • Thomas Wolfe

Starships and vehicles

Maskar • Vuxhal • IRW Rom'drex • USS Asgard • USS Juno • USS Orlando • USS Seattle • USS Enterprise-E • Calypso • Cortez • Hudson • Polo • Wasp
Referenced only: Cousteau (I) • USS Enterprise-D

Races and cultures

Androssi • Argelian • Deltan • Human • Medusan • Ontailian • Orion • Pakled • Traveler
Referenced only: Ferengi • Hok'Tar • Kreel

Connections

A Time to Be Born article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

The A Time to... Mini-Series
A Time to Be Born	A Time to Die	A Time to Sow
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-'''From the back cover:''' The site of one of the [[Dominion War]]'s fiercest battles, the [[Rashanar]] Sector now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated [[starship|starships]].  The explosive destruction of so many varied [[warp drive]]s has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.
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+==Introduction ([[wikipedia:blurb|blurb]])==
+The site of one of the [[Dominion War]]'s fiercest battles, the [[Rashanar Sector]] now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated [[starship]]s. The explosive destruction of so many varied [[warp drive]]s has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.
 The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] has been assigned to patrol the perimeter of the danger zone, while other vessels carry out the difficult and highly hazardous task of retrieving the bodies of the dead from the wrecked warships.
-To some alien races, the former battleground is hallowed space.  To others, including the rapacious [[Androssi]], it is a scavenger's paradise, ripe for salvage.  None expect this ship's graveyard to hold a deadly secret that will force the [[android]] [[Data]] to make a heart-wrenching decision about the path his life will take -- and that will endanger not only the ''Enterprise'', but [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s future in [[Starfleet]].
+To some alien races, the former battleground is hallowed space. To others, including the rapacious [[Androssi]], it is a scavenger's paradise, ripe for salvage. None expect this ship's graveyard to hold a deadly secret that will force the [[android]] [[Data]] to make a heart-wrenching decision about the path his life will take -- and that will endanger not only the ''Enterprise'', but [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]'s future in [[Starfleet]].
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+[[Wesley Crusher]] has completed his training as a [[Traveler]] but has one task still to perform: gazing into the [[Pool of Prophecy]]. When he does so, he witnesses the ''Enterprise'' being destroyed.
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+The ''Enterprise'' has been assigned to the site of the [[Battle of Rashanar]], a conflict during the [[Dominion War]] which left no survivors on either side and has resulted in some curious new laws of physics. Captain [[Jill Leeden]] of the {{USS|Juno|Excelsior class}}, in charge of [[Starfleet]] operations in the sector, warns them of the dangers of scavengers in the area and that the place is "haunted".
+The ''Enterprise'' crew get an early sign of the danger of scavengers when a group of Androssi steal the captain's yacht, the {{ship||Calypso|USS Enterprise-E}}. They are also bothered by the presence of the [[Ontailian]]s, a [[Federation]] member who joined in the latter stages of the war and who seem to have their own agenda for being there.
+The ''Enterprise'' witnesses the destruction of an Ontailian vessel by an [[antimatter]] [[asteroid]], only to learn the vessel was out of the area undergoing repairs at the time. They then see the Ontailians destroy an Androssi vessel that had tried to surrender. Data and [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]], exploring in the shuttlecraft {{ship||Hudson|shuttlecraft}} see two identical ''Calypso''s before their shuttle is disabled. The ''Enterprise'' finds the wreckage of one ''Calypso'' and recover La Forge and the ''Hudson'' but there is no sign of Data.
+Drifting in space, Data sees the duplicate ''Calypso'' destroy and then duplicate the Ontailian flagship ''[[Vuxhal]]'' and realizes it is a mimic ship. After he is retrieved by the ''Enterprise'', Data convinces Picard to destroy the duplicate ''Vuxhal'' before it can attack the ''Enterprise''. In retaliation for the apparent destruction of their flagship, the Ontailians destroy the ''Juno''.
+Picard is court martialed for his part in the tragedy and, despite a defense from [[Alynna Nechayev|Admiral Nechayev]], found guilty of negligence and placed in the care of [[Starfleet Medical Mental Health]]. Wesley, who has been posing as Nechayev's aide Ensign Brewster, approaches [[Beverly Crusher|Beverly]] and tells her he is there to prevent the destruction of the ''Enterprise''.
+==References==
+===Characters===
+====USS Enterprise====
+:[[Beverly Crusher]] • [[Data]] • [[Jelpn]] • [[Geordi La Forge]] • [[Alyssa Ogawa]] • [[Kell Perim]] • [[Jean-Luc Picard]] • [[William T. Riker]] • [[Deanna Troi]] • [[Christine Vale]] • [[Ellen Winslow]]
+====Other====
+:[[The Traveler]] • [[Boenmar]] • {{dis|Brewster|alias}} • [[Colleen Cabot]] • [[Edwin Craycroft]] • [[Wesley Crusher]] • [[Jason Emery]] • [[Yerbi Fandau]] • [[Ghissel]] • [[Korgan]] • [[Jill Leeden]] • [[Lendal]] • [[Moroz]] • [[Tujiro Nakamura]] • [[Alynna Nechayev]] • [[Oierso]] • [[Owen Paris]] • [[William Ross]]
+{{ref}} [[Benjamin Franklin]] • [[Lal]] • [[Lore]] • [[Allen Winslow]] • [[Thomas Wolfe]]
+===Starships and vehicles===
+:''[[Maskar]]'' • ''[[Vuxhal]]'' • {{IRW|Rom'drex}} • {{USS|Asgard}} • {{USS|Juno|Excelsior class}} • {{USS|Orlando}} • {{USS|Seattle|Ambassador class}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} • {{ship||Calypso|USS Enterprise-E}} • {{ship||Cortez|shuttlecraft}} • {{ship||Hudson|shuttlecraft}} • ''[[Polo]]'' • {{ship||Wasp|shuttlecraft}}
+{{ref}} {{ship||Cousteau|I| (I)}} • {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}
+===Races and cultures===
+:[[Androssi]] • [[Argelian]] • [[Deltan]] • [[Human]] • [[Medusan]] • [[Ontailian]] • [[Orion]] • [[Pakled]] • [[Traveler]]
+{{ref}} [[Ferengi]] • [[Hok'Tar]] • [[Kreel]]
+===Locations===
+:[[Rashanar Battle Site]] • [[Rashanar sector]] • [[Tau Alpha C]]
+{{ref}} [[Ba'ku planet]]
+===States and organizations===
+:[[Federation]] • [[Starfleet]] • [[Federation Relocation Bureau]]
+{{ref}} [[Dominion]]
+===Other references===
+:[[Alpha Quadrant]] • [[Battle of Rashanar]] • [[Bird-of-Prey]] • "[[boneyard]]" • [[captain's yacht]] • [[cloaking device]] • [[D'Deridex class|''D'Deridex''-class]] • [[Dominion War]] • [[emotion chip]] • [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-class]] • [[Galor class|''Galor''-class]] • [[gravity sink]] • ''[[mekajiki]]'' • [[Ontailian battle cruiser]] • [[Overseer]] • [[photon torpedo]] • [[Pool of Prophecy]] • [[Romulan ale]] • [[shuttlecraft]] • [[Ten-Forward]] • [[tricordrazine]] • [[tritanium]] • [[universal translator]] • [[warning buoy]]
+==Connections==
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