What if the Enterprise were thrown into the Delta Quadrant?
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I think the only plausible way to get around the E-D being able to separate (thus letting a skeleton crew on the stardrive section destroy the array while the majority of the crew and civilians return to the Alpha Quadrant in the saucer section) would be to instead set it on the E-E, just a couple of months after Generations. The crew's first mission on their new ship could be to go into the Badlands to find Tom Riker (replacing Chakotay) and his crew of Maquis, after Tom escaped from Cardassian custody.
The Enterprise was in the Delta Quadrant. And as usual, they were Deus Exed out by the end of the episode.
But if Q had just left them there, how would Picard handle the Delta Quadrant? Simply put, he wouldn't have to. He'd ponder every dilemma with noble deliberation, until the plot solved the problem for him, and he would continue being the captain who never made a bad call.
A much more interesting concept would be, how would Sisko handle the Delta Quadrant.
But if Q had just left them there, how would Picard handle the Delta Quadrant? Simply put, he wouldn't have to. He'd ponder every dilemma with noble deliberation, until the plot solved the problem for him, and he would continue being the captain who never made a bad call.
A much more interesting concept would be, how would Sisko handle the Delta Quadrant.
Neelix and Mott are quickly brought together by Deanna, neutralising one another and the rest of the crew is spared their attempts at social interaction. Results also in the creation of Neelix' favourite "hair pasta" we see (I think in Season 2).
Whole station? Or just the Defiant?
The station isn't mobile, so Sisko would have to build a ship (which he knows how to do) or else make a life in the Delta Quadrant. The Defiant is fast (warp 9.982, or 6000c), but has minimal resources.
Some interesting ideas already! The cast might have really been expansive if you combined the two as well — the Maquis crew (Chakotay, B'Elanna, ~Tuvok...although maybe it was Ro or Ensign Sito in the Tuvok role) and the DQ locals (Kes, Neelix, Seven). Plus mission-specialist Nick Locarno. Plenty of space for them on the Enterpise.
The idea of a flotilla of ships with Riker in command of one, machine-thinking Data on another, that could be interesting. You have Chakotay as first officer, Dr. Selar as chief medical officer, Crusher on Riker’s ship, the Doctor on Data’s, etc...
Depending on how damaged the Enterprise is, it could either be fully ready to explore the galaxy (per the meaning of its name), or it could be like Galactica or VOY in “Year of Hell” just barely keeping it together.
EDIT: Switch out the Voyager for the Enterprise and I give you the Rag Tag Fleet.
The Maquis you could have running their own ship or integrate easily enough into the Enterprise crew. At least numbers-wise; I'd want to keep the drama of them being problematic at least for a few seasons. I wonder if their ship would fit in Shuttlebay 1.
More VOY-esque would be the Cardassian ship the Caretaker also grabbed having to integrate with the crew, as mentioned above. That might be more cramped.
Though it would also be interesting if they stayed on their own ship and you never knew when they'd betray our heroes. Might be interesting though to have a familiar Cardie or two to play with...Gul Evek or Captain Garrett, er, "Korinas," or Iliana Ghemor...as Seska!
The idea of a flotilla of ships with Riker in command of one, machine-thinking Data on another, that could be interesting. You have Chakotay as first officer, Dr. Selar as chief medical officer, Crusher on Riker’s ship, the Doctor on Data’s, etc...
Depending on how damaged the Enterprise is, it could either be fully ready to explore the galaxy (per the meaning of its name), or it could be like Galactica or VOY in “Year of Hell” just barely keeping it together.
EDIT: Switch out the Voyager for the Enterprise and I give you the Rag Tag Fleet.
The Maquis you could have running their own ship or integrate easily enough into the Enterprise crew. At least numbers-wise; I'd want to keep the drama of them being problematic at least for a few seasons. I wonder if their ship would fit in Shuttlebay 1.
More VOY-esque would be the Cardassian ship the Caretaker also grabbed having to integrate with the crew, as mentioned above. That might be more cramped.
Though it would also be interesting if they stayed on their own ship and you never knew when they'd betray our heroes. Might be interesting though to have a familiar Cardie or two to play with...Gul Evek or Captain Garrett, er, "Korinas," or Iliana Ghemor...as Seska!
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I wonder if many of the civilians (especially families) on board might have stayed on that Emilia Earhard planet?
I can also imagine they might have turned the Arboretum into an extensive vegetable garden in order to provide food.
I can also imagine they might have turned the Arboretum into an extensive vegetable garden in order to provide food.
Kerry wanted to get home to his wife and children, that's why future Janeway didn't bother to go back in time a few days/weeks more to save him (that and he wasn't a personal friend): Orphan tears sustain Janeway's unholy existence, and Harry's wouldn't work anymore upon their return to Earth.
Don't tell me, let me guess. She also had a throne of Kazon, Vidiian, and Borg skulls in her quarters, right next to the Bride of Chaotica outfit.
That reminds me, if you haven't already, you should watch the Voyager reviews of a guy named SFDebris, his "Captain Insaneway" is hilarious.
Though I'm serious in that I think the time travel ending was very much to Janeway's detriment as a character; in mucking up the timeline in general, in erasing kids from existence, and with stuff liek not going back far enough to save Kerry/Random Crewman # 2 etc.
I'll give it a look.
And I agree with you, regarding "Endgame". Janeway was generally a good commander, but her actions in this episode were highly questionable. Maybe if there had been a Borg invasion or something that she was trying to stop, I would feel differently. But this was obliterating decades of history essentially to save three people.
The Dark Frontier is a good review to start with to get an idea for the kind of humour.
A Borg invasion would have actually been a good way to end the series without time travel. By that point, the Borg Queen was pretty much a super villain/Janeway's nemesis. So they could have gotten information about the Borg Queen amassing a huge invasion fleet and planning to send them through a new sub-space portal to destroy the Federation. Like the largest invasion force the Borg have ever sent into the Alpha Quadrant.
Voyager finds out about it, they do their usual Borg fighting stuff, manage to destroy the fleet, somehow, as well as the Queen and as a bonus they manage to hitch a ride on the subspace portal before destroying it, bringing them home.
Decades of history that erased the lives of countless people. Children that were never born, etc. you have to turn your brain off to the implications of time travel and accept Janeway as Ahab with a white hat to enjoy that episode.
If they ran into that generational ship from "The Disease", Cmdr. Riker would be in a serious pickle. No doble entendre intended.
Fortunately, unlike Janeway, Picard doesn't believe in handing out reprimands to his subordinates when they score some extraterrestrial poon tang.
Fortunately, unlike Janeway, Picard doesn't believe in handing out reprimands to his subordinates when they score some extraterrestrial poon tang.
Picard helps make peace between the Kazon and Trabe. The Talaxians and the Haakonians. The Pralor and the Cravic. Basically, there’s a Federation in the Delta Quadrant by the time they return to the Alpha.
Crusher cures the Phage. And beats up The Rock in a very special episode of Staaaar Trek: Voyages of TheNextGeneration.
Riker goes undercover among the Overlookers and seduces a female nurse who “always wanted to make love with an alien.” Their love is short-lived when her people discover he’s not one of them...the only one of their people with a beard. He launches a last-minute secret plan with Worf to take her with them before her memories are wiped but is too late...her people already took pity on her and conjured her a “Thomas” to keep her company the rest of her days.
Geordi reaches Warp 10 then doesn’t turn into a salamander...nope...can’t even joke about it...“Threshold” never happens.
Worf becomes the Kahless of the Delta Quadrant.
Data assimilates the Borg.
Troi turns the tables on the Hirogen.
Crusher cures the Phage. And beats up The Rock in a very special episode of Staaaar Trek: Voyages of TheNextGeneration.
Riker goes undercover among the Overlookers and seduces a female nurse who “always wanted to make love with an alien.” Their love is short-lived when her people discover he’s not one of them...the only one of their people with a beard. He launches a last-minute secret plan with Worf to take her with them before her memories are wiped but is too late...her people already took pity on her and conjured her a “Thomas” to keep her company the rest of her days.
Geordi reaches Warp 10 then doesn’t turn into a salamander...nope...can’t even joke about it...“Threshold” never happens.
Worf becomes the Kahless of the Delta Quadrant.
Data assimilates the Borg.
Troi turns the tables on the Hirogen.
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