Summary
On Delta Vega, Montgomery Scott tells Keenser about his family. In 1787, one of Scott's ancestors was an engineer on the HMS Enterprise. He rescued the ship, which was buffeted by a storm while on a mission to fight the French. In 2231, in Linlithgow, Scotland, just before moving to Aberdeen, the young Montgomery Scott heard the story from his mother. He tried unsuccessfully to repair some bagpipes. Later, a security officer caught Scott and his brother, Robbie, sneaking into a nearby shipyard, where Scott discovered a problem on a starship. Years later, when Scott applied to Starfleet, his application was denied. Scott got a job as an engineer on a freighter. He ended up fixing a starship's dilithium scrubbers, which is what finally got him into Starfleet. In 2257, while attending Starfleet Academy, Scott performed his experiment in transwarp beaming on Admiral Jonathan Archer's prized beagle, Porthos. The dog never came back, which is why Scott is on Delta Vega. Scott is considering resigning from Starfleet when Keenser begins playing the bagpipes, which he has repaired.
References
Characters
- Glenda • Keenser • Arlyne Jorgensen Scott • Montgomery Scott • Montgomery Scott's grandfather • Robbie Scott • trading freighter captain • unnamed Starfleet personnel (alternate reality)
- Referenced only
- Archer • Alexander Marcus • Montgomery Scott's father
Starships and vehicles
- HMS • USS Enterprise • NCC-0509 (Einstein-class survey vessel) • space shuttle • Spitfire • train
- Referenced only
- sloop • trading freighter
Locations
- Cydonia station • Delta Vega • Earth • Edinburgh • Linlithgow • Linlithgow shipyards • Mars • Presidio • Scotland • Starfleet Academy dormitory • Starfleet Recruiting office
- Referenced only
- Biscay • Gibraltar • shipyard
Races and cultures
States and organizations
Science and technology
- active phase transfer • antimatter • antimatter fill port • blood • cargo conveyor • computer core • conduit • cosmic storm • crossjack • dilithium chamber • dilithium scrubber • field geometry sensor • impulse reaction system • navigational deflector • optic lead • phase transfer • photon torpedo launcher • sensor • subspace • subspace field coil • tractor beam emitter • transporter • warp drive nacelle • warp engine • warp reactor core
Ranks and titles
- admiral • captain • chief engineer • commander • engineer • security guard
Other references
- bagpipes • bastay • battle bridge • beagle • bed • bedsheet • broach • cargo bay • century • distress call • egg • French language • interview • junior officers quarters • maggot • main bridge • main engineering • main shuttlebay • main sickbay • minute • observation lounge • omelet • pillow • sail • squall • stardate
Chronology
Appendices
Background
- This issue focuses mainly on Montgomery Scott.
- This story features the first appearance or mention of Scott's brother, Robert Scott, since TOS comic: "Furlough to Fury", published by Gold Key Comics in 1976.
- This story establishes Scott's full name as "Montgomery Christopher Jorgensen Scott". "Jorgensen" as a name in Scott's family derives from TOS - Strange New Worlds VI short story: "Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer", in which Scott's mother is named Arlyne Jorgensen Scott.
Related stories
TOS movie: Star Trek - We find out what led Scott to Delta Vega.
Images
Cover gallery
Connections
previous comic: IDW Star Trek, Issue 18 |
The Original Series (IDW series) | next comic: IDW Star Trek, Issue 20 |
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External link
- Scotty (comic) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.