"Out of Time" was the last of three TNG comic stories in Star Trek: The Next Generation Special, Issue 2, accompanying "The Choice" and "Cry Vengeance" in the summer of 1994. Written by Michael Jan Friedman and published by DC Comics, the story featured the USS Bozeman's Captain Morgan Bateson.
Summary[]
At spacedock, Morgan Bateson, CO of the Bozeman in the year 2278, speaks to Counselor Bailey about his extreme frustration at finding himself in the 2360s decade. He points out that not only are all of his friends and loved ones dead, but his starship is considered an obsolete museum piece. He thinks retraining to adapt to the 24th century won't work, and he storms out of Bailey's office. Bailey is aware that Bateson's crew feels nearly as bad. Bailey confers with Counselor Deanna Troi, who was involved when the USS Enterprise-D saved Bozeman from a temporal causality loop, and she has an idea.
While sulking in the spacedock's vast bar, Bateson overhears a woman calling for him, but she's looking for a different Morgan, and he walks sullenly to his quarters. Shortly after, he hears a chime at the door, and he recognizes the visitor – it's Montgomery Scott, who says he's staying until Bateson feels better.
References[]
Characters[]
- Bailey • Morgan Bateson • Morgan • Montgomery Scott • Deanna Troi
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Bozeman (Soyuz-class cutter) • USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • Excelsior-class • Goddard (type-6 shuttlecraft) • runabout
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- time-loop • viewscreen
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • counselor • lieutenant • officer
Other references[]
- 24th century • bar • botanical garden • century • death • minute • museum • observation lounge • plajia cakes • planet • plant • quarters • replica • retraining • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • supernova • warp factor (warp six) • year
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TNG episode: "Cause and Effect" – The USS Enterprise-D and USS Bozeman escaped from a temporal causality loop in 2368.
- TNG novel: Ship of the Line – DTI agents debriefed Bateson and Bozeman's crew in 2368.
- TNG episode & novelization: Relics – The Enterprise-D recovered Montgomery Scott from a transporter pattern buffer in 2369 and "loaned" him the Goddard.
Background[]
- The story implied that Bateson's arrival in the 24th century was quite recent — he was still wearing his 23rd century Starfleet uniform. Yet he was rescued in 2368, a year earlier than Montgomery Scott. More time seemed to have elapsed than was apparent from the story itself.
- Based on placement in the DC Comics Timeline as it correlates to the Memory Beta Chronology, this story took place about a month after Scott arrived in 2369. Despite Bateson seeming to have accepted life in 2368, at least publicly, in TNG novel: Ship of the Line and DTI novel: Watching the Clock, he was clearly still frustrated by his circumstances in 2369.
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Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Cry Vengeance |
TNG comics (DC TNG Special - 1994) |
Next story: Final story in book |
| Previous story: Future Imperiled |
Convergence (comic collection) |
Next story: Final story in book |
| Previous story: The Choice |
Stories by: Michael Jan Friedman |
Next story: Brothers in Darkness |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Restoration |
DC Comics Timeline | Next adventure: A Fistful of Datas |
| Previous adventure: Restoration |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Future Shock Strange New Worlds VII, Sixth & Seventh entries |
| Previous story: Engines of Destiny Chapter 3 |
The Adventures of Montgomery Scott | Next story: Time of the Scotsman |
External links[]
- Out of Time article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.