Summary[]
Enterprise comes across a dilapidated pod with five human lifesigns on board. T'Pol speculates that it is from one of the early colony ships. Tucker and Reed go across by shuttle and retrieve an elderly woman, Kendra. She has been trying to get back to Earth for forty years with her four grandchildren in a form of suspended animation: They were born on board and their parents sacrificed themselves so there would be rations for them.
Kendra initially keeps their existence to herself, reluctant to trust the crew especially when she finds non-humans on board, but eventually tells the truth. A shuttle manages to bring the out of control pod onto Enterprise. Soon after, Kendra dies after making the crew promise to take the children back to Earth.
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References[]
Characters[]
- Alex • Jonathan Archer • Johnny • Kendra • Travis Mayweather • Mimi • Phlox • Malcolm Reed • Hoshi Sato • Shandra • T'Pol • Charles "Trip" Tucker III
- Referenced only
- Zefram Cochrane • Lilith
Starships and vehicles[]
- Enterprise • Lost Moon
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
Chronology[]
- 2112
- Lost Moon is attacked and sets a course towards Earth.
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Tucker's nickname is misspelled "Tripp" in this story.
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Enterprise collected short stories, novellas and short novels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strange New Worlds | V ("Remnant" • "A Girl for Every Star" • "Hoshi's Gift") • VI ("Savior" • "Preconceptions" • "Cabin E-14") • VII ("Earthquake Weather") • 8 ("Egg Drop Soup" • "Hero" • "Insanity") • 9 ("Rounding a Corner Already Turned" • "Mother Nature's Little Reminders" • "Mestral") • 10 ("The Dream" • "Universal Chord" • "You Are Not in Space") | |
| Misc. short stories | "Prelude: Discovery" • "Have Beagle, Will Travel: The Legend of Porthos" • "Nobunaga" • "The Offer" • "Control" | |
| Misc. novellas & short novels | "Age of the Empress" • "A Less Perfect Union" | |
| Comics | "The Fragile Beauty of Loyalty" | |
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Who Cries for Prometheus? |
Strange New Worlds V
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Next story: A Girl for Every Star |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Fight or Flight |
Next Adventure: Strange New World | |