"The First Year" is a Deep Space Nine comic published in the Waypoint series. Featured in the 2019 Waypoint Special from IDW Publishing, the story is set on the first anniversary of Jadzia Dax's death.
Summary[]
Ezri Dax visits Ambassador Worf on Qo'nos to commemorate Jadzia's death. Worf hasn't forgotten the date, and lets her accompany him on a journey to the coastal settlement of Korvann. He explains that his task will be to discipline a Klingon liaison who got into trouble on Andor, claimed diplomatic immunity, and was recalled. He confesses that his duties have become less advisory and more managerial lately. Ezri asks if he regrets taking the post, but he avoids answering.
The two unpack bat'leths at the settlement conference's arena. Ezri provokes him into sparring, and Worf envisions Jadzia battling him. He admits to missing Jadzia every day, and to having left Deep Space 9 to distance himself from Ezri. They agree that this posting isn't where he should be.
The liaison arrives, and Worf smacks him to the ground. Worf says the man has no honor, and they "discuss" how he will apologize for his infractions. Later, Ezri and Worf watch the sunset. He jokes that a good punishment would be for the liaison to take his place as ambassador. Worf resolves to contact Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Chancellor Martok. Then they share some blood wine.
References[]
Characters[]
- Ezri Dax • Jadzia Dax • Worf • unnamed Klingons (Klingon liaison officer, embassy staff) • unnamed Starfleet personnel (guard)
- Referenced only
- Curzon Dax • Kahless the Unforgettable • Martok • Jean-Luc Picard
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Qo'noS (Federation Embassy on Qo'noS • First City • Korvann) • K'lai Klinzhai
- Referenced only
- Andor
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
Occupations and titles[]
- ambassador • chancellor • Chancellor of the High Council • counselor • emotion • Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire
Other references[]
- arena • baqa' • blood wine • city • cliff • day • diplomatic immunity • fire • Flag of the United Federation of Planets • honor • Klingon uniform • Klingonese • law • Reassociation • blood pie • saj • settlement conference • stardate • Starfleet uniform (2373-2380s) • targ • tree • UFP pennant • water • wedding dress • year
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- DS9 episode: "Tears of the Prophets" – Jadzia Dax's death in 2374.
- DS9 episode: "What You Leave Behind" – Worf left Deep Space 9 with Martok for Qo'nos as the new Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire in 2375.
- TNG movie: Star Trek Nemesis – Worf returned to service aboard the USS Enterprise-E in 2379.
Background[]
- Ezri Dax specified that it had been exactly one Klingon year, more than one Earth year, since Jadzia died.
- In the First Splinter timeline, Worf served as ambassador until 2379 and recommended that his son Alexander Rozhenko succeed him as ambassador. He accepted a post aboard the USS Titan prior to arriving aboard the USS Enterprise-E for the wedding of Deanna Troi and William T. Riker, in ST - A Time to... novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace, TNG movie: Star Trek Nemesis.
Images[]
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Waypoint Comics |
| #1 ("Puzzles" & "Daylily") • #2 ("The Menace of the Mechanitrons" & "Legacy") • #3 ("The Wildman Maneuver" & "Mother's Walk") • #4 ("The Fragile Beauty of Loyalty" & "Mirror, Mirror, Mirror, Mirror") • #5 ("Frontier Doctor" & "Come Away, Child") • #6 ("The Rebound Effect" & "The Fear") • Special ("Only You Can Save Yourself" & "Consider Eternity" & "My Human is Not" & "Histories") • Special 2019 ("Hearts & Bones" & "Unfathom" & "The Swift Spoke" & "The First Year") |
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: The Swift Spoke |
Waypoint | Next comic: last story |
| Previous comic: Only You Can Save Yourself |
Waypoint (DS9 comics) | Next comic: last story |
| Previous comic: Only You Can Save Yourself |
DS9 comics | Next comic: Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 1 Too Long a Sacrifice |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: N-Vector |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Bluff |
External link[]
- The First Year article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.