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''At the edge of the final frontier.''
  
''At the edge of the final frontier.''
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==Publisher's description==
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''From solicitations:'' An alien artifact abandoned by the [[Cardassian]]s at the end of their occupation of [[Bajor]] has been reactivated, sending waves of [[temporal distortion]] through [[Deep Space 9|DS9]]. This causes the crew to experience leaps into [[alternate timeline]]s and alerts the Cardassians and the artifact's creators of its whereabouts. It's a race for control of the very fabric of time!
   
 
==Summary==
  
==Summary==
 
[[Cardassian]] agents covertly return to [[Bajor]] to retrieve an ancient artifact hidden when the occupation came to an end. When touched, the artifact emits waves of [[temporal distortion]], creating disturbances across the [[Federation]] and alerting the artifact's creators, an ancient [[races and cultures|race]] eager to reclaim what was once their most feared [[weapon]].
  
[[Cardassian]] agents covertly return to [[Bajor]] to retrieve an ancient artifact hidden when the occupation came to an end. When touched, the artifact emits waves of [[temporal distortion]], creating disturbances across the [[Federation]] and alerting the artifact's creators, an ancient [[races and cultures|race]] eager to reclaim what was once their most feared [[weapon]].
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==Characters==
  
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[[Benjamin Sisko]] • [[Kira Nerys]] • [[Miles O'Brien]] • [[Quark]] • [[Jake Sisko]] • [[Julian Bashir]] • [[Jadzia Dax]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Skrain Dukat|Dukat]] • [[Keiko O'Brien]] • [[Rom]] • [[Pelek (Cardassian)|Pelek]] • [[Tartek]] • [[Malbret]] • [[Benjamin Maxwell]] • [[Will Kayden]] • [[Khan Noonien Singh]] • [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] • [[Curzon Dax]] • [[Zek]] • [[Morn]] • [[Sebarr]]
 
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===Unnamed===
  
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[[unnamed Cardassians]] • [[unnamed USS Rutledge personnel]] • [[unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel]] • [[unnamed USS Defiant (NX-74205) personnel]]
  
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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===Starships and vehicles===
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===Characters===
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:[[Julian Bashir]] • [[Julius Caesar]] • [[Curzon Dax]] • [[Jadzia Dax]] • [[Skrain Dukat|Dukat]] • [[Will Kayden]] • [[Kira Nerys]] • [[Malbret]] • [[Benjamin Maxwell]] • [[Morn]] • [[Keiko O'Brien]] • [[Miles O'Brien]] • {{dis|Pelek|Cardassian}} • [[Quark]] • [[Rom]] • [[Sebarr]] • [[Khan Noonien Singh]] • [[Benjamin Sisko]] • [[Jake Sisko]] • [[Hikaru Sulu]] • [[Tartek]] • [[Zek]]
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[[Cardassian shuttlecraft]] • {{class|Danube}} • {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205) (I}} ({{class|Defiant}}) • [[drill driver]] • {{class|Galor}} • [[Karg starship]] • [[runabout]] • {{USS|Rutledge}} ({{class|New Orleans}}) • {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}} ({{class|Miranda}})
  
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====Unnamed====
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:[[unnamed Cardassians]] • [[unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel]] • [[unnamed USS Defiant (NX-74205) personnel]] • [[unnamed USS Rutledge personnel]]
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{{ref}} {{dis|Mars|mythology}} • {{dis|Saturn|mythology}}
   
 
===Locations===
  
===Locations===
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;Planetary : [[Gaul]] • [[San Francisco]] • [[Troy]]
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:[[Bajor]] • [[Deep Space 9]]
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{{ref}} [[Cardassia]] • [[Gaul]] • [[San Francisco]] • [[Troy]] • [[Wolf 359]]
   
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===Starships and vehicles===
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;Outposts and stations : [[Deep Space 9]]
  
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:[[Cardassian shuttlecraft]] • {{class|Danube}} • {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205) (I}} ({{class|Defiant}}) • {{class|Galor}} • [[Karg starship]] • [[runabout]] • {{USS|Rutledge}} ({{class|New Orleans}}) • {{USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}} ({{class|Miranda}})
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;Planets and planetoids : [[Bajor]] • [[Cardassia]]
  
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;Stars and star systems : [[Wolf 359]]
  
   
 
===Races and cultures===
  
===Races and cultures===
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[[Bajoran]] • [[Cardassian]] • [[Horta]] • [[Human]] • [[Karg]] • [[Trill]] • [[symbiont]]
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:[[Bajoran]] • [[Cardassian]] • [[Horta]] • [[Human]] • [[Karg]] • [[Trill]] • [[symbiont]]
   
 
===States and organizations===
  
===States and organizations===
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[[Cardassian Guard]] • [[Cardassian Union]] • [[Karg Empire]] • [[Klingon Empire]] • [[Obsidian Order]] • [[Roman Empire]]
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:[[Cardassian Guard]] • [[Cardassian Union]] • [[Karg Empire]] • [[Klingon Empire]] • [[Obsidian Order]] • [[Roman Empire]]
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===Materials and substances===
  
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[[chroniton]] • [[DNA]] • [[norep]] • [[pergium]] • [[uridium]]
  
   
 
===Ranks and titles===
  
===Ranks and titles===
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[[captain]] • [[chief]] • [[commander]] • [[dictatrix]] • [[general]] • [[grand nagus]] • [[gul]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[lieutenant commander]] • [[supreme commander]] • [[vedek]]
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:[[captain]] • [[chief]] • [[commander]] • [[dictatrix]] • [[Emissary of the Prophets]] • [[general]] • [[Grand Nagus]] • [[gul]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[lieutenant commander]] • [[supreme commander]] • [[vedek]]
   
 
===Weapons and technology===
  
===Weapons and technology===
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[[cloaking device]] • [[deflector shield]] • [[Cardassian disruptor]] • [[plasma generator]] • [[phaser]] • [[shields]] • [[sonic drill]] • [[temporal disruptor]] • [[transporter]] • [[warp drive]]
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:[[Cardassian disruptor]] • [[cloaking device]] • [[deflector shield]] • [[DNA]] • [[drill driver]] • [[plasma generator]] • [[phaser]] • [[shields]] • [[sonic drill]] • [[temporal disruptor]] • [[transporter]] • [[warp drive]]
   
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===Events===
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===Other references===
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[[Eugenics Wars]] • [[Federation-Cardassian War]] • [[Occupation of Bajor]]
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:[[agrobiology]] • [[chroniton]] • [[dollar]] • [[doughnut]] • [[Eugenics Wars]] • [[Federation-Cardassian War]] • [[hell]] • [[hyronalyn]] • [[jumja stick]] • [[moon]] • [[norep]] • [[Occupation of Bajor]] • [[pergium]] • [[plasma]] • [[radiation]] • [[sculpture]] • [[temporal distortion]] • [[time]] • [[uridium]] • ''[[vole]]''
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===Other===
  
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[[agrobiology]] • [[dollar]] • [[doughnut]] • [[hell]] • [[moon]] • [[plasma]] • [[radiation]] • [[sculpture]] • [[temporal distortion]] • [[time]] • ''[[vole]]''
  
   
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==Appendices==
 
==Timeline==
  
==Timeline==
 
:''Includes [[alternate timeline]]s.''
  
:''Includes [[alternate timeline]]s.''
 
;Ancient [[Rome]]: Julius Caesar declares himself dictator of the Roman Empire, as witnessed by timeshifted Bashir.
  
;Ancient [[Rome]]: Julius Caesar declares himself dictator of the Roman Empire, as witnessed by timeshifted Bashir.
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;27 [[October]], [[1995]] : Khan declares victory over the civilized world, as witnessed by timeshifted Sisko.
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;27 [[October]], [[1995]]: Khan declares victory over the civilized world, as witnessed by timeshifted Sisko.
 
;Late-[[23rd century|23rd]] or early-[[24th century]]: Captain Hikaru Sulu becomes the lover of timeshifted Keiko Ishikawa-O'Brien.
  
;Late-[[23rd century|23rd]] or early-[[24th century]]: Captain Hikaru Sulu becomes the lover of timeshifted Keiko Ishikawa-O'Brien.
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;[[2350s]]: Miles O'Brien is timeshifted and finds himself a commander in the first Cardassian War under the command of Captain Ben Maxwell.
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;[[2350s]]: Miles O'Brien is timeshifted, and finds himself a commander in the first Cardassian War under the command of Captain Benjamin Maxwell.
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;[[2369]]: During the Cardassian withdrawal, miners discover the temporal device. They seal the mine intending to recover it later.
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;[[2369]]: During the Cardassian withdrawal, miners discover the temporal device. They seal the mine, intending to recover it later.
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;[[2371]]: The O'Briens visit a camp on Bajor near the abandoned mine. ''Gul'' Tartek's team lands nearby.
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;[[2372]]: The O'Briens visit a camp on Bajor near the abandoned mine. ''Gul'' Tartek's team lands nearby.
   
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===Background information===
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==Information==
  
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*This story did not explicitly state a time frame for the primary, unaltered chain of events, however, it seems to have taken place in [[2371]], sometime after Sisko was promoted to captain, but before the arrival of [[Worf]] on the station in early [[2372]].
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*This story did not explicitly state a time frame for the primary, unaltered chain of events, however, it seems to have taken place in early [[2372]], sometime after Sisko was promoted to captain in "[[The Adversary]]", but before the arrival of [[Worf]] on the station in "[[The Way of the Warrior]]".
 
*The artist depicted two of Bajor's moons in some panels but it wasn't specified which of Bajor's multiple moons these were.
  
*The artist depicted two of Bajor's moons in some panels but it wasn't specified which of Bajor's multiple moons these were.
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===Related stories===
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*Sisko mentions the events of "[[Past Tense, Part I]]" and "[[Past Tense, Part II]]," while Kira mentions the events of "{{dis|Crossover|episode}}."
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Image:cardassian shuttle.jpg|[[Cardassian shuttlecraft]].
 
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===External link===
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At the edge of the final frontier.

Publisher's description

From solicitations: An alien artifact abandoned by the Cardassians at the end of their occupation of Bajor has been reactivated, sending waves of temporal distortion through DS9. This causes the crew to experience leaps into alternate timelines and alerts the Cardassians and the artifact's creators of its whereabouts. It's a race for control of the very fabric of time!

Summary

Cardassian agents covertly return to Bajor to retrieve an ancient artifact hidden when the occupation came to an end. When touched, the artifact emits waves of temporal distortion, creating disturbances across the Federation and alerting the artifact's creators, an ancient race eager to reclaim what was once their most feared weapon.

References

Characters

Julian Bashir • Julius Caesar • Curzon Dax • Jadzia Dax • Dukat • Will Kayden • Kira Nerys • Malbret • Benjamin Maxwell • Morn • Keiko O'Brien • Miles O'Brien • Pelek • Quark • Rom • Sebarr • Khan Noonien Singh • Benjamin Sisko • Jake Sisko • Hikaru Sulu • Tartek • Zek

Unnamed

unnamed Cardassians • unnamed Deep Space 9 personnel • unnamed USS Defiant (NX-74205) personnel • unnamed USS Rutledge personnel
Referenced only
Mars • Saturn

Locations

Bajor • Deep Space 9
Referenced only
Cardassia • Gaul • San Francisco • Troy • Wolf 359

Starships and vehicles

Cardassian shuttlecraft • Danube-class • USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • Galor-class • Karg starship • runabout • USS Rutledge (New Orleans-class) • USS Saratoga (Miranda-class)

Races and cultures

Bajoran • Cardassian • Horta • Human • Karg • Trill • symbiont

States and organizations

Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Union • Karg Empire • Klingon Empire • Obsidian Order • Roman Empire

Ranks and titles

captain • chief • commander • dictatrix • Emissary of the Prophets • general • Grand Nagus • gul • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • supreme commander • vedek

Weapons and technology

Cardassian disruptor • cloaking device • deflector shield • DNA • drill driver • plasma generator • phaser • shields • sonic drill • temporal disruptor • transporter • warp drive

Other references

agrobiology • chroniton • dollar • doughnut • Eugenics Wars • Federation-Cardassian War • hell • hyronalyn • jumja stick • moon • norep • Occupation of Bajor • pergium • plasma • radiation • sculpture • temporal distortion • time • uridium • vole

Appendices

Timeline

Includes alternate timelines.
Ancient Rome
Julius Caesar declares himself dictator of the Roman Empire, as witnessed by timeshifted Bashir.
27 October, 1995
Khan declares victory over the civilized world, as witnessed by timeshifted Sisko.
Late-23rd or early-24th century
Captain Hikaru Sulu becomes the lover of timeshifted Keiko Ishikawa-O'Brien.
2350s
Miles O'Brien is timeshifted, and finds himself a commander in the first Cardassian War under the command of Captain Benjamin Maxwell.
2369
During the Cardassian withdrawal, miners discover the temporal device. They seal the mine, intending to recover it later.
2372
The O'Briens visit a camp on Bajor near the abandoned mine. Gul Tartek's team lands nearby.

Background information

  • This story did not explicitly state a time frame for the primary, unaltered chain of events, however, it seems to have taken place in early 2372, sometime after Sisko was promoted to captain in "The Adversary", but before the arrival of Worf on the station in "The Way of the Warrior".
  • The artist depicted two of Bajor's moons in some panels but it wasn't specified which of Bajor's multiple moons these were.

Related stories

Images

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