“ Vacation’s Over” is a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comic that was written by Mark A. Altman. It was published in 1995. It was part one of a three part story, The Maquis: Soldier of Peace.
Bashir plans a trip to Risa but is abducted by the Maquis en route.
Summary[]
Commander Sisko has ordered Dr. Bashir to take a vacation, an order that Bashir is happy to obey after two years as Deep Space 9’s CMO and plans to visit Risa. On the Risa Express, Bashir spots a beautiful woman and buys her a drink in the ship’s bar, learning that her name is Tessa Blake. Bashir overhears her making a business deal with a doctor and interrupts the exchange. Tessa suddenly shows a romantic interest in Bashir and they retreat to her quarters, but any hopes that Bashir had are dashed when Tessa stuns Bashir with a phaser.
Bashir awakens on a Tattella freighter, where he learns that Tessa is a member of the Maquis. The Tattella are trading partners of the Cardassians, but are taking Tessa’s crew to the Goka prison camp, where Tessa believes that the crews of Voyager and Chakotay’s ship are being held. Tessa will need Bashir’s help as a doctor in the mission.
The Maquis are transported down to the Goka prison camp, where they start their search for the prisoners. They reach the cells, but find them empty. Suddenly Bashir and Blake are incapacitated by a nerve agent and when they awake are greated by Gul Dulcet, the overseer of the camp. The Cardassians were expecting them and Dulcet comments that they are now his prisoners.
Log Entries[]
- Physician's Personal Log, Stardate 48573.3
- After nearly two years serving as Chief medical officer aboard Deep Space Nine, Commander Sisko has ordered that I take a vacation. Who am I to argue with a superior officer?
References[]
Characters[]
- Simon Anderson • Julian Bashir • Benedict • Tessa Blake • Costello • Jadzia Dax • Dulcet • Morn • Theleb
- Referenced only
- Chakotay • Marel • Benjamin Sisko
Locations[]
- Deep Space 9 (habitat ring) • Goka prison camp
- Referenced only
- Deep Space 7 • Gamma Quadrant • Levinius V • Risa
Races and cultures[]
Starships[]
- USS Cairo (Excelsior-class) • Galaxy-class • Risa Express • Tattella freighter
- Referenced only
- USS Voyager
States and organizations[]
- Maquis • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Starfleet Medical
Other references[]
- dabo • Horga'hn • jamaharon • postcard • Samarian sunset
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
- The story is continued in "Rats in a Maze” and “Victims of Deceit”.
- The stardate given would place the story as occuring between "Destiny" and "Prophet Motive". The events of "Caretaker", the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager, are noted as having occurred several months earlier.
- A prelude to this comic was the DS9 comic: "War Games", which was published in issue #18 of the regular Malibu Comics DS9 series.
- The Maquis were introduced in DS9 in the two-part episode “The Maquis”.
- Risa was introduced in TNG: “Captain's Holiday”. While it goes unseen in this comic issue, Bashir visits Risa in the DS9 episode “Let He Who Is Without Sin...”.
- The three issues of The Maquis: Soldier of Peace were reprinted in 1996 and 2020.
External link[]
- Vacation's Over article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Masters of War |
DS9 comics (Malibu Comics) |
Next comic: Memoirs of an Invisible Ferengi |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Destiny |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Prophet Motive |