"Captain Saru" is an upcoming comic release from IDW Publishing. It is the 2019 Discovery Annual.
Summary[]
Saru dreams of an interstellar network of blueberries rather than mycelial spores. He meets with Burnham and they discuss the statue The Winged Victory of Samothrace. It reminds Michael of the Discovery—powerful, brace, ready to face any challenge, and lacking a head (following Lorca’s betrayal). She suggests that Saru would make a fine captain, though he counters that he doesn’t yet have enough command experience. While most of the crew take shore leave, Saru spends the time overseeing repairs to the starship. With most systems operational and a skeleton crew, he’s tasked with finding the missing USS Dorothy Garrod, the ship on which Tilly’s father serves and which Sylvia is currently visiting. They find the vessel disabled within a nebula, and Tilly warns of a trap before communications are cut off. Burnham leads a security team which is captured by Orion pirates on a cloaked ship. Saru initially refuses to trade the Discovery for the release of the captives, but later relents. As the Discovery and Garrod crews unite aboard the latter ship, the pirates board Discovery. However, the Orions fall victim to the traps Saru laid using his intimate knowledge of the ship, and he locks Discovery's weapons on the Orion vessel. The pirate captain is forced to surrender and both starships return home, though Starfleet appoints a more experienced officer, over Saru, to captain Discovery.
Log entries[]
- Acting Captain's log, supplemental.
- Repairs on the Discovery are ahead of schedule. In the meantime, the crew enjoys well-earned shore leave. Sylvia Tilly is visiting her father aboard his science vessel. Paul Stamets is spending time time with Hugh Culber's family. Joann Owosekun has endavored to summit Mount Everest for a third time before returing to duty. I have chosen to spend by own shore leave overseeing the ship's rehabilitation.
- Personal log, supplemental.
- This is not the first time I have assumed the duties of acting captain. But this is the first mission I will lead from star to finish. I am fortunate to serve with the most capable crew in Starfleet. Those that could return from shore leave at short notice did not hesitate to do so. Like me, I suspect they feel more at home on this ship than they do anywhere else. The crew is, in a very real sense, a family. One for which i am now solely responsible.
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- Perhaps the most essential element of a captain's training is learning every detail of the ship they will command. The captain must know every deck on the ship… Every item in every room… Better than anyone else onboard. A captain's foremost duty is to ensure the safety of the crew. To ensure their good health… So that they may perform to the best of their abilities. And the best way to ensure the protection of the crew… is to ensure the integrity of the ship they serve on. Even if the ship was not designed with the captain's dimensions in mind.
- Personal log.
- I should listen to Michael's counsel. I Am too quick to perceive my failings. Too hesistant to take credit for my successes. Perhaps it is because i want so much to succeed. To become the first of my kind to captain a starship. I must remember that the true measure of success… Is the opportunity. To Serve. To defend. To explore this beautiful universe. And by that measure… I have suceeded beyond my most wondrous imaginings.
References[]
Characters[]
- Airiam • R.A. Bryce • Michael Burnham • Katrina Cornwell • Keyla Detmer • Yindi Holden • Joann Owosekun • Saru • Paul Stamets • Sylvia Tilly • Virra
- Referenced only
- Hugh Culber
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
Other references[]
- Mona Lisa • Winged Victory of Samothrace
Appendices[]
Background[]
The Dorothy Garrod was first mentioned in the Tilly-centric novel The Way to the Stars.
Images[]
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Discovery comics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mini-series | The Light of Kahless ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4") • Succession ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4") • Aftermath ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3") • Adventures in the 32nd Century ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4") | |
| Annuals/Specials | Discovery Annual 2018 • Captain Saru (2019 Annual) • The Starfleeter! (ST 400) | |
External link[]
- Captain Saru article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.