"Night of the Vulture".
Summary[]
The Beta XII-A entity (or (*)) searches for a source of hate to feed off of, and finds the Solanco, a civilian freighter traveling from Earth to Terok Nor. But the freighter's Captain is in fact a Cardassian undercover operative, sent to retrieve a Founder who has discovered the codes to the Federation's self-replicating mines guarding the wormhole.
While on course for Terok Nor, their disdain for each other catches up with them, and they end up hallucinating and killing each other before they make it back to the station. As (*) feeds off of their hatred, he pays little attention to their course which has led them into a spatial anomaly. Without the Captain's piloting, the ship is engulfed by the anomaly and destroyed, killing all aboard - including (*).
References[]
Characters[]
- (*) • Vraath ch'Evram • Zonek Karle/Jeremy Gleason • Evelyn McDougal • Methras • Virak'iklan • unnamed Deltans
- Referenced only
- James T. Kirk
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- 83 Leonis B V • Azure Peaks • Bajoran system • Bajoran wormhole • Betazed • Deep Space 9 • Enkidu Prime • Gamma Quadrant • Ohop system • Omarion Nebula • Terok Nor • Victoria Falls • Vulcan's Forge
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- Galor-class
Races and cultures[]
- Andorian • Cardassian • Changeling • Deltan • Jem'Hadar • Vorta
States and organizations[]
- Referenced only
- Federation • Klingon Empire
Science and classification[]
- artificial gravity • disruptor pistol • life support • proximity sensor • sensor • termination implant • transporter
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • First • first officer • Second • Third
Other references[]
- Battle of the Omarion Nebula • Dominion War • Federation detention camp • Kar'takin • ketracel-white • light year • parsec • Taspar egg • tribble
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 11 novelization: Day of the Dove
- DS9 episode & ...Sacrifice of Angels novelization: Favor the Bold
- TNG - The Q Continuum novel: Q-Strike
Connections[]
Timeline[]
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Tales of the Dominion War
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| Previous story: Bedside Matters |
Stories by: Greg Cox |
Next story: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh |
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Next Adventure: Three Sides to Every Story | |