"Time of the Scotsman" was the 19th Star Trek Online short story released by Cryptic Studios. Written by Paul Reed, it first appeared in Star Trek Magazine's September 2016 issue, #185 UK/#58 US. In 2022, it was collected in Titan Magazines' STO omnibus: The Short Story Collection. It was a sequel to TNG episode & novelization: Relics that focused on Captain Montgomery Scott.
Description[]
- Displaced in time, Scotty is quizzed by the Department of Temporal Investigations.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Personal log, Montgomery Scott, stardate 47083.68
- I've arrived at Earth Spacedock to get a little more reacquainted with the 24th century, after spending over 75 years in a transporter pattern buffer. The old girl's changed quite a bit since I saw her last, to be certain, as have the beauties docked inside... none as fine as the latest jewel they call Enterprise, however!
References[]
Characters[]
- Marion Dulmur • Gariff Lucsly • Montgomery Scott
- Referenced only
- Pavel Chekov • John Christopher • Guardian of Forever • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Sarek • Thelev
Locations[]
Starships and vehicles[]
- Goddard (type-6 shuttlecraft)
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • Orion scout ship
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- bomb • hatch • PADD • pattern buffer • time travel • transporter
Occupations and titles[]
- agent • assassin • captain • captain (infantry) • officer
Other references[]
- 1969 • 2268 • alien • ambassador • Babel Conference • beam • captain's log • doctor • engineering • fumes • hallucination • log entry • medical log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • personal log • personal log, Montgomery Scott • predestination paradox • scotch • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • time • transparent aluminum
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TNG episode & novelization: Relics – Details how Montgomery Scott arrived in the 24th century in 2369 and obtained the Goddard shuttlecraft.
- TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: Tomorrow is Yesterday – Marion Dulmur and Gariff Lucsly asked about these events.
- TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: The City on the Edge of Forever, TAS episode & Log One novelization: Yesteryear – They noted "a series of events involving the Guardian of Forever" where Scott's participation was minimal.
- TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Voyage Home – They asked about the transparent aluminum incident.
- STO - Agents of Yesterday mission: "Return to Babel", TOS episode & Star Trek 4 novelization: Journey to Babel – Dulmur and Lucsly in particular quizzed Scott about a time traveling Pavel Chekov appearing while the USS Enterprise journeyed to the Babel Conference in 2268.
- STO - Future Proof mission: "Ragnarok" – The mysterious device left by Captain Chekov in 2268 that Scott kept in Goddard played a part in this story.
- TNG comic: "Out of Time" – Scott visited the frustrated, time-displaced Morgan Bateson at a spacedock while traveling aboard Goddard.
Background[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Recruitment Drive |
STO short stories (Star Trek Magazine) |
Next story: An Honorable Frontier |
| Previous story: There's No Place Like... |
STO short stories (The Short Story Collection) |
Next story: last story |
| Previous story: first story |
Stories by: Paul Reed |
Next story: An Honorable Frontier |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Warchild |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Engines of Destiny Chapters 4-7 & 29 |
| Previous story: Out of Time |
The Adventures of Montgomery Scott | Next story: Engines of Destiny Chapters 4-7 & 29 |
Publication history[]
- 6 September 2016
- First printed in Star Trek Magazine #185 UK/#58 US. (Titan Magazines)
- 8 November 2022
- Reprinted in The Short Story Collection omnibus. (Titan Magazines)