- For other uses, see The Fallen.
Carlotti's revenge! — "The Fallen, Part Two" is a TOS comic published by Marvel-Paramount Comics in 1997, the eleventh issue in the Star Trek: Early Voyages series, set during Christopher Pike's captaincy of the USS Enterprise. It features the conclusion of a two-part arc, The Fallen.
Description[]
- The Enterprise rushes to the aid of the citizens on planet Theta Kalyb, who are being attacked by the Chakuun, the warrior race responsible for the death of Carlotti's family years earlier. On the planet surface, she faces her worst nightmares — the enemy.
- While the emergency crew works on the planet below, on the Enterprise the ship's shields and life support are taking a beating from the Chakuun ships.
Summary[]
- Captain's log, supplemental
- The Federation colony on Theta Kalyb is a ruin. The Chakuun, a warrior race used as elite shocktroops by their Tholian overlords, have decimated it as part of a brutal territorial dispute. We have beamed down relief teams to do the best they can for those few who have survived.
- High above the planet, an even greater task awaits the rest of us... the Chakuun war fleet. The refitted and enhanced weapon systems of my taskforce ships are enough to deal with the smaller fighter craft. But we are still no match for the terrifying ghostships.
The USS Brazzaville is obliterated, and the USS Enterprise suffers heavy damage to engineering. USS Achilles Captain Adam Crowe ejects two class F shuttlecraft loaded with photon torpedoes and detonates them with phasers, causing a shockwave that disables several ghostships. Chakuun retaliate by destroying the Achilles. Mia Colt confesses to José Tyler that a date wouldn't be so bad if they survive the battle.
Meanwhile, on the surface, O'Neil and Gabrielle Carlotti spot a fighter crashing nearby. She grabs a phaser rifle to check for survivors, discovering an unconscious Chakuun in body armor. She sets the rifle to lethal power and aims it at the wounded pilot, but reason overcomes emotion and she doesn't fire. Removing the pilot's helmet reveals a woman with bronze skin bleeding blue blood.
- Field log, Chief Medical Officer Boyce
- The relief teams have established eight mercy camps along the fringe of the ruined colony. I am forced to move between them to coordinate the relief as radiation backwash from the Chakuun bombardment is making communication impossible. It's also restricting our links with the taskforce. I have no idea how the war is going... But right now, I have more immediate concerns...
O'Neil alerts Boyce that Carlotti has yet to return, but Boyce can't spare any personnel to search for her. In the crashed fighter, the Chakuun general accuses humanity of being an arrogant child race unable to understand alien values. Carlotti points out that the Chakuun's overlords, the Tholians, grab territory whenever they feel like it, but the general explains how space shifts, requiring periodic border realignment every eight cycles. Sensing that Carlotti's anger is personal, the general learns how Carlotti's family was killed. The general is confused why Carlotti still won't shoot her. Carlotti says humans seek peace and mutual understanding, and will save an enemy life whenever possible out of compassion.
Armed Chakuun soldiers suddenly materialize aboard the fighter. The general orders them not to fire, sparing Carlotti, returning compassion in kind. The three Chakuun beam away, and Carlotti returns to Boyce. In orbit, the remaining ghostships break off and depart.
- Captain's log, supplemental
- The Enterprise and the Nelson have transferred all the survivors of the incident to the starbase at Algol, where we now undergo repairs. Though tensions remain, it seems the Tholian war has been averted... principally thanks to one person.
Carlotti confesses to Pike that she may now be able to get past hating the Chakuun.
References[]
Characters[]
- Phillip Boyce • Gabrielle Carlotti • Mia Colt • Adam Crowe • Moves-With-Burning-Grace • Van Hansen • Sita Mohindas • Nano • Number One • O'Neil (2250s) • Christopher Pike • Spock • José Tyler • Chakuun cohort general • unnamed Starfleet personnel
- Referenced only
- Josh Pike
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Achilles (Miranda-class) • USS Brazzaville (Nelson-class) • class F shuttlecraft • Chakuun fighter • Chakuun ghostship • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Nelson • USS Providence (Nelson-class)
Locations[]
- Algol (Algol II • Starbase 45) • Diomed Cluster (Theta Kalyb)
- Referenced only
- New Milan
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- body armor • bullet • communications • drydock • evasive maneuvers • fighter • helmet • intercom • life support • medkit • phaser • phaser rifle • photon torpedo • rescue beacon • scanner • shields • starbase • transporter • viewscreen • weapon
Ranks and titles[]
Other references[]
- alien • alliance • assignment patch • beam • blood • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2254 • colony • compassion • cosmos • cycle • death • explosive decompression • decoy • devil • distress signal • engineering • Federation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s) • fire • fleet • Great Bird of the Galaxy • hate • helm • life • mountain • orbit • peace • planet • primary hull • races and cultures • radiation • shockwave • shore leave • shuttle bay • space • star • Starfleet ranks • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • system • Tholian expansionist programs • UFP pennant • war • wood
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- "The Fallen, Part One" – Christopher Pike apologizes to Number One for his behavior at his family's ranch in Mojave.
Background[]
Command division patch.
The uniform of the Brazzaville officer is shown with a distinctive assignment patch which appears only in this second issue of the storyline.
Images[]
.jpg "Chakuun (female).jpg (1.49 MB)")
.jpg "USS Achilles (Miranda-class).jpg (64 KB)")
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: The Fallen, Part One |
EV comics | Next story: Futures, Part One |
| Previous story: Heart of Darkness |
Stories by: Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton |
Next story: Futures, Part One |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: The Fallen, Part One |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Futures, Part One |
| Previous story: The Fallen, Part One |
The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) | Next story: Futures, Part One |
Production history[]
- 11 December 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 Two article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Fallen, Part Two article at the bw media spotlight blog.
- The Fallen, Part Two article at the Random Happenstance blog.