- For other uses, see Countdown.
Summary[]
During the final ten seconds of its auto-destruct countdown above the Genesis Planet, the USS Enterprise reflects on the fact that it has possibly become a sentient being. It regrets that it will not know the future, but is content to sacrifice itself in battle rather than be decommissioned and disassembled.
References[]
Characters[]
- Zefram Cochrane • René Descartes • James T. Kirk • Alayna E. Lottworth • David Marcus • H. R. Morrow • Sabik • Spock • T'Riss • USS Enterprise computer
- Referenced only
- Kruge • Lily Sloane • T'Xi
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Benecia • Earth (Paris) • Ebuz IV • Genesis Planet • Luna • Sol • Starbase 11 • Starfleet Headquarters • Starfleet Reclamation Facility Seven • Vulcan (Mount Seleya • M'Zai Kahr • Solnur Hall of Artistic Expression)
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Ebuz IV fungaloid being
States and organizations[]
- Federation • NASA • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy Press • Starfleet Archives • Starfleet Schematics Library • Starfleet Spaceflight Museum
Ranks and titles[]
Technology and weapons[]
- antimatter • auto-destruct • computer • duotronic • hologram • impulse engine • sensor • shield • spacedock • starship • warp drive • warp core • warp engine • warp field • weapon
Other references[]
- the All • Apollo 11 • bee • brain • bridge • chess • ch'fel • City Weavers of Benecia • communications • death • decommissioning • The Federation Guide to True Sentience • First Contact Situations • food • galaxy • history • katra • Keepers of Seleya • lichen • memory • mind-sculpture • orbit • personal log • philosophy • "Planet of Oceans" • soul • space • star • stardate • Starfleet Academy Training Manual DH3-78-56 • telepathy • Terran Standard • thrug • time travel • vacuum
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Information[]
- This story is set during Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Connections[]
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