Wild Card is the third of six TOS stories by William Rotsler in the young adult anthology Star Trek II Short Stories. The stories depict events in 2277 during Captain Kirk's second five-year mission aboard the refurbished USS Enterprise. In this story, the crew were overcome by a contagious lifeform.
Description[]
- In "Wild Card" an unknown enemy threatens the very existence of the Enterprise and its crew.
Summary[]
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References[]
Characters[]
- Linda Chang • Pavel Chekov • Galloway • Glaser • James T. Kirk • Langhorne • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Lex Nakashima • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Charles Darwin • Davis • Friedman • Charles Jackson • Merlino • Pearson • Alfred Wallace
Starships and vehicles[]
- Starship classifications
- scout ship • shuttlecraft
Locations[]
- Marris V
- Referenced only
- Automate-66 • Axanar • Earth (Galápagos Islands • South America) • Milky Way Galaxy • Omicron Theta • Psi Nu Alpha/St. Sebastian • Rigel III
- Shipboard locations
- airlock • bridge • captain's quarters • crew quarters (Spock's) • sickbay • turbolift
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Sisters of the Sacred Heart • Starfleet • University of South Wales
Science and technology[]
- blood analyzer unit • camera • chronometer • communicator • computer • coordinates • decontamination tube • diagnostic table • hatch • hypospray • intercom • laboratory • library computer • microscope • Morpheus-Nine • ocean • protection suit • phaser • robot • self destruct system • sonic shower • star • stomach • subwarp message • transporter • tricorder • ventilation system
Areas of study[]
- biochemistry • botany • ecology • entomology • ethnology • evolution • parallel evolution • xenobiology • zoology
Materials and substances[]
- blood • chitin • chocolate • crystal • lacrose • levfrum • metal • pylene • salt • strychnine • sugar • turpentine • vitamin
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • chief engineer • colonist • commander • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • midshipman • navigator • yeoman
Other references[]
- bacteria • bat • berry • binary star • cell • Cenozoic Era • colony • cow • dog • dorf • fish • flower • galaxy • headache • hour • insect • ion storm • logic • mammal • medieval • monastery • mutiny • The New England Journal of Medicine • orange dwarf • phytoplankton • plague • plant • quarantine • second • star • stun • trade route • Triacus pod wine • Ultra Purple code • ultraviolet ray • uniform • virus • Vulcan nerve pinch • Warp Stresses in Real Time • year • yellow star • zombie
Appendices[]
Background[]
- Nyota Uhura had the conn during one duty shift.
- Pavel Chekov had the conn near the end of the story. He was referred to as an assistant navigator, while Galloway was the ship's security chief.
Related stories[]
- TOS - Year Four comic: "Issue 3" – In 2269, the Enterprise crew were infected by the Ur, leaving Kirk and Chapel to be infected last.
- TOS comic: "Taking Shape" – In 2277, body-duplicating Manarkites replaced most of the crew of the Enterprise before they were caught.
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Under Twin Moons |
Star Trek II Short Stories | Next story: The Secret Empire |
| Previous story: Under Twin Moons |
Stories by: William Rotsler |
Next story: The Secret Empire |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Under Twin Moons |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: The Secret Empire |
| Previous Adventure: Under Twin Moons |
Next Adventure: The Secret Empire | |