- For other uses, see Indomitable.
Summary
Ensign Pavel Chekov is on routine duty in auxiliary control aboard the USS Enterprise, when suddenly the ship lurches off course, and out of control. Chekov attempts to contact the bridge but cannot get a response, but discovers that the Enterprise is in danger of being destroyed by a black star.
Chekov manages to make his way to the bridge, where he finds that Captain James T. Kirk and the senior staff are unconscious, and the navigator is seriously hurt. With the Enterprise only seconds away from destruction, Chekov manages to plot a course out of the star. Realizing that Chekov has just saved the ship, Captain Kirk assigns Chekov to bridge duty as navigator, while the primary navigator is recovering in sickbay.
References
Characters
- Referenced only
- Robert Fox • Montgomery Scott • Khan Noonien Singh • Hikaru Sulu
Starships and vehicles
Locations
- USS Enterprise
- auxiliary control • bridge • sickbay
- Referenced only
- Omicron Ceti III
Races and cultures
States and organizations
Other references
- black star • gravity • space • star
Ranks and titles
- captain • commanding officer • ensign • navigator • officer
Technology and weapons
Chronology
Appendices
Information
According to this story, Chekov joined the Enterprise crew just before TOS episode: "A Taste of Armageddon". However, The Janus Gate establishes that he was a crewmember at least prior to TOS episode: "The Naked Time".
Connections
- TOS episode: "A Taste of Armageddon"
- TOS episode: "Space Seed"
- TOS comic: "The Modala Imperative"
- TOS novel: The Disinherited
Timeline
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| Previous story: A Test of Character |
Strange New Worlds VII
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Next story: Project Blue Book |
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| Previous Adventure: The Leader Constellations |
Next Adventure: Ishmael | |
| Previous Adventure: Operation -- Annihilate! |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Ishmael |
