Zarabeth

Zarabeth was an inhabitant of the planet Sarpeidon.

Biography[]

Zarabeth was exiled to her planet's past via time travel by use of the atavachron, because members of her family were enemies of the tyrannical leader of Sarpeidon, Zor-Khan. She was transported to a barren Ice Age and lived out her life there.

In the year 2269, Spock and Doctor Leonard McCoy of the Federation starship USS Enterprise were transported to this era by Atoz, the keeper of the atavachron. As soon as he arrived, Spock began to experience the intense emotions that the Vulcans of this period experienced, and Zarabeth and Spock fell in love. After having a brief romance in which their son, Zar, was conceived, Spock and McCoy eventually found the time portal which allowed them to return to the future. (TOS episode & Star Trek 4 novelization: All Our Yesterdays)

A few months after Spock and McCoy departed, Zar was born, and Zarabeth began the process of bringing up her son alone. Despite the caveman-like conditions they lived in, Zarabeth taught her son to be civilized, as well as teaching him to hunt for food. Unfortunately, Zarabeth died 17 years after Spock's departure after falling into a crevasse. Because she wanted to be cremated, Zar preserved her body in ice. When Spock returned to the past, arriving about three years later, he vaporized her with his phaser. (TOS - The Yesterday Saga novel: Yesterday's Son)

Alternate realities[]

A galaxywide temporal anomaly crisis mysteriously began and led to the disappearance of the overall Q Continuum in the 2380s decade. As a consequence, multiple rifts through time and space ensnared multitudes of starships, people, planets, and lifeforms to deposit them into this anomalous reality. In this history, Zarabeth was one of the many individuals mysteriously plucked through time. From her tearful appearance, it seems possible this version of Zarabeth was teleported just after parting from Spock in the distant past. With nowhere else to go, Zarabeth would join a Federation-aligned crew on missions in the distorted reality, free from the atavachron's alterations locking her in the past. Zarabeth's crew skills included command of evasive maneuvers and medicine. (ST video game: Timelines)