- For other uses, see The Fallen.
Attack of the Chakuun, shock troops of the Tholians! — "The Fallen, Part One" is a TOS comic published by Marvel-Paramount Comics in 1997, the tenth issue in the Star Trek: Early Voyages series, set during Christopher Pike's captaincy of the USS Enterprise. It features the start of a two-part arc, The Fallen.
Description[]
- Carlotti has nightmares about the Chakuun, the warrior troops of the Tholians who slew her family. Meanwhile, Pike, on shore leave, takes Number One on a trip — to meet his father.
Summary[]
The USS Enterprise responds to a distress signal from the Federation colony on Jubal, which is under attack by Chakuun ghostships. As the starship approaches the Jubal system, José Tyler picks up a warp signature, and Captain Pike orders pursuit, hoping to stop the invaders before they can do more damage. One vessel reverses course to engage the Enterprise. One shot from its cannon causes extensive damage and knocks out the shields. Number One reports that Chakuun shields open a tiny aperture for firing only for a second, so Pike takes phaser control. Right before the enemy shoots, Pike fires full phasers through the aperture, destroying the enemy vessel. The Enterprise is caught in the blast shockwave, then slowly heads for Earth.
- Captain's log, stardate 371.2.
- It's been ten days since we destroyed the Chakuun ghostship and limped home to Earth. As I'd feared, the Chakuun incursion was just the start of a Tholian expansionist campaign. Once we're shipshape, the Enterprise is to lead a task force back to safeguard other Federation holdings. Meanwhile, the crew have been granted a welcome day's furlough.
Pike invites Number One to visit his father in Mojave, California. Pike broods after Admiral Josh Pike gives Chris a chilly reception. Chris hopes his father will give him tactical advice about the upcoming battle, but Number One thinks Chris just misses his father.
Meanwhile, Mia Colt leads Sita Mohindas, Spock and Tyler on a tour of her hometown, New York City. Mohindas wonders if the yeoman is interested in her handsome captain, but Colt says any shipboard relationship would be unprofessional. That evening while at dinner, Mohindas sets up Colt and Tyler. Tyler knows she's not interested in him, but he asks her out anyway. She's shaken by his confidence and doesn't know what to say, except that she has to think about it.
En route to Florence, Italy, Gabrielle Carlotti wakes from a Chakuun nightmare just as her shuttle arrives. She visits her aunt, overreacting when she sees her brothers playing war with replica Chakuun fighters. She sits down with them to explain why she was upset, reminding them that their parents were killed by Chakuun.
- Captain's log, stardate 371.6.
- A Federation task force comprising the Achilles, the Nelson, the Providence, the Brazzaville and ourselves are patrolling the Diomed Cluster, the disputer border zone with the Tholian Assembly. However, a fragmented distress call has been received from the Federation's Theta Kalyb colony. We'll be within transporter range in a few minutes. Frankly, I'm expecting the worst.
Landing parties beam down, but the colony has been destroyed, with smoke and flaming buildings everywhere. Aboard the Enterprise, Tyler picks up multiple contacts, as a Chakuun war fleet fill the viewscreen.
References[]
Characters[]
- Phillip Boyce • Gabrielle Carlotti • Mia Colt • Sita Mohindas • Nano • Number One • Olivia • Christopher Pike • Josh Pike • Nils Pitcairn • Spock • José Tyler • unnamed Starfleet personnel • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (Theta Kalyb landing party)
- Referenced only
- Kaaj
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Achilles (Miranda-class) • aircar • USS Brazzaville (Nelson-class) • Chakuun fighter (2230s replica) • Chakuun ghostship • class F shuttlecraft • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Nelson • USS Providence (Nelson-class)
- Referenced only
- Plymouth sedan
Locations[]
- Diomed Cluster (Theta Kalyb) • Earth • Jubal system (Jubal)
- Referenced only
- New Milan
Earth locations[]
- 2251 spacedock facility • Florence • Mojave • New York City (Chrysler Building • spaceport)
- Referenced only
- Carnegie Deli • Christopher Institute • Cochrane Museum • Empire State Building
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- biobed • cannon • fire extinguisher • fusion caster • hypospray • intercraft • medscanner • phaser • replicator • shields • transporter • viewscreen • weapon
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • captain • colonist • doctor • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • nurse • officer • warrior • yeoman
Other references[]
- 1930 • alert status (red alert) • assignment patch • beam • bridge • briefing room • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2254 • century • coffee • colony • damage report • day • distress signal • dream • espresso • Federation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s) • fire • foods and beverages • galaxy • gargoyle • Great Bird of the Galaxy • horse • marriage • medical • minute • mountain • nightmare • planet • planetary bombardment • races and cultures • replica • second • security • shockwave • sickbay • spaceport • Starfleet ranks • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • stars • stone • Tholian expansionist programs • transporter room • UFP pennant • war • warp factor (warp nine) • warp signature • water
Chronology[]
- Gabrielle Carlotti's parents are killed on New Milan during a Chakuun assault. (15 years prior to story, date noted in the next issue)
- Chakuun assault Jubal.
- USS Enterprise leads a Federation task force to the Diomed Cluster.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- EV comic: "The Flat, Gold Forever" – Number One recalled Kaaj having lured Pike to Prairie with a false transmission from his father Josh Pike.
Background[]
- Nils Pitcairn appeared briefly, manning the transporter room while beaming Pike and Number One to Earth.
- One of Mia Colt's intended tourist destinations, 387 Park Avenue South, was an in-joke; it's the real-world address of Marvel Comics.
- The USS Enterprise was repaired inside an unidentified space station in Earth orbit, possibly at the same spacedock where it launched in "Flesh of My Flesh".
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: One of a Kind |
EV comics | Next story: The Fallen, Part Two |
| Previous story: As Flies to Wanton Boys |
Stories by: Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton |
Next story: Heart of Darkness |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: One of a Kind |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: The Fallen, Part Two |
| Previous story: One of a Kind |
The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) | Next story: The Fallen, Part Two |
Production history[]
- 10 November 1997
- First published by Marvel Comics.
- September 2008
- Re-released on The Complete Comic Book Collection DVD. (Graphic Imaging Technologies)
- May 2009
- Reprinted in Star Trek Omnibus, Volume 2. (IDW Publishing)
- 15 April 2014
- Reprinted in The Stardate Collection's Volume 2 omnibus. (IDW Publishing)
- 31 August 2017
- Collected in the Graphic Novel Collection's Volume 18 omnibus. (Eaglemoss Collections)
Translations[]
- 27 December 2017
- Italian: Collected in the Italian release of Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 18: Primi Viaggi - Seconda Parte. (RCS MediaGroup, ISSN 977228074425770018)
External links[]
- The Fallen, Part One article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Fallen, Part One article at Siskoid's Blog of Geekery.