"The Gale, Part 1" is a Star Trek Online short story by Jesse Heinig, with Christine Thompson, appearing in Star Trek Magazine #169 UK/#42 US. It was the third of 20 stories set in the STO continuity that were published in Star Trek Magazine between 2012 and 2016, the third of ten with Christine Thompson, and the third of 16 collected in Titan Magazines' STO omnibus: The Short Story Collection in 2022. It was the first published story to focus on the crew of the USS Enterprise-F in a mission story-line. It was the first part of a two-parter story.
Description[]
- Captain Shon intervenes in a dispute between Federation and Reman miners.
Summary[]
Captain Va'Kel Shon of the Enterprise-F takes an away team of Commander Savel and Lieutenant Kyona down to the icy world of T'liss, in Romulan space, in an attempt to intervene in reports of strife between Federation and Reman miners there. While on the surface, they are captured by Remans, losing contact with the Enterprise.
Meanwhile, aboard the ship, Commander Samuel Winters is confronted by two Romulan ships, appearing immediately after the away team's transport. Commander V'liir, of an opposing Romulan ship, insists the Enterprise accept an escort out of the area out of risk of 'confrontation'. Accepting a suggestion from Counselor Phillipa Matthias, that V'liir is after something else, Winters decides to 'agree' to the escort and leave the system; while his real goal is to track down a Reman task group in the Chiron system.
On the planet, Shon and his team are brought into an icy canyon containing living shelters and large machinery, salvaged from starships (including backup generators) that show clear signs of damage from weapons fire. They are led into an open bunker, to stay, with, noticeably, no lock or guard.
References[]
Characters[]
- Tem Inasi • Jirelle Kav • Kyona • Phillipa Matthias • Savel • Va'Kel Shon • V'liir • Samuel Winters
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-F (Odyssey-class star cruiser) • unnamed Romulan starships (D'deridex-class warbirds)
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- cloaking device • communicator • disruptor pistol • force field • helm • knife • mining drill • ore separator • phase compensator • phaser • phaser rifle • power generator • security armor • transporter • tricorder • turbolift • viewscreen • warp • white star
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • chief of operations • commander • commanding officer • counselor • diplomat • doctor • executive officer • first officer • lieutenant • officer • operations officer • political officer • science officer • security chief • security officer
Other references[]
- animal • antenna • away team • beam • bridge crew • colonist • crew • crystal • decalithium • dilithium • galley • government • humanoid • ice • landing party • lifeform • metal • meter • military • orbit • ore • rock • snow • Starfleet uniform (2386-2409) • supply depot • task force • transporter room • tritanium
Memorable quotes[]
- "Meet me in the transporter room, Doctor. Dress warmly."
- —Va'Kel Shon
- "The question is not whether Commander V'liir is angry or hostile. It's what she's angry about."
- —Phillipa Matthias
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- STO - Lost Dominion mission: "Boldly They Rode" – While preparing for a shakedown cruise, the USS Enterprise-F joined the fleet in battle to help retake Deep Space 9.
Background[]
- The "gale" is referenced in description, after Shon's away team is captured on the snowy planet: "The Reman who'd spoken moved quickly among them and confiscated their communicators, then pushed the trio onward into the gale."
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Shakedown |
STO short stories | Next story: The Gale, Part 2 |
| Previous story: Shakedown |
Stories by: Christine Thompson |
Next story: The Gale, Part 2 |
| Previous story: first story |
Stories by: Jesse Heinig |
Next story: The Gale, Part 2 |
Publication history[]
- 30 October 2012
- First printed in Star Trek Magazine #169 UK/#42 US. (Titan Magazines)
- 31 October 2022
- Excerpt posted at ST website: StarTrek.com.
- 8 November 2022
- Reprinted in The Short Story Collection omnibus. (Titan Magazines)
External links[]
- The Gale, Part 1 excerpt at ST website: StarTrek.com.