“The Mark of Gideon” Kirk finds himself on an empty starship Enterprise instead of the planet Gideon where he was supposed to beam down. The only other person on board is Odona. The planet being hopelessly overpopulated, the young woman is used by the leaders of Gideon to be infected with a virus in Kirk’s […]
“Skin of Evil” Deanna’s shuttle crashes on Vagra III, home to the malicious being Armus. An away team supposed to rescue Deanna is held hostages by a forcefield generated by Armus - and Tasha is killed. Armus was created by the former inhabitants of the planet, as a concentrate of their whole bad emotions - […]
“The Arsenal of Freedom” On the search for the lost starship U.S.S. Drake, Riker, Data and Tasha beam down to Minos, the now devastated home of former arms dealers, where they are attacked by an automated weapon. Picard and Beverly follow them, but they fall into a cavern, and Beverly is severely hurt. In the […]
“Let that be your last battlefield” Two natives of the planet Cheron, Bele and Lokai, despise each other because of racial prejudices - Bele has a white left half of his face and a black right half, while Lokai is the other way round. Bele demands the extradition of the alleged criminal Lokai, but Kirk […]
“Heart of Glory” The Enterprise finds three Klingons on the damaged Talarian freighter Batris. They say that the ship was attacked by the Ferengi, but they are actually outcasts who despise the Klingon-Federation alliance and are now chased by their own people. After one of them has died and an unsuccessful attempt to persuade Worf […]
“Coming of Age” While Wesley is taking his entrance exam to Starfleet Academy on Relva VII, Picard’s old friend, Admiral Quinn, and his assistant Remmick beam up for an annoying series of interrogations of the crew. The purpose turns out a test of Picard’s loyalty -there are rumors of a conspiracy-, for he will be […]
“Whom Gods Destroy” Thanks to his shapeshifting ability the insane Capt. Garth has taken control of the mental hospital on Elba II. Before anyone can notice something is wrong, Kirk and Spock are trapped there. Garth’s bizarre “coronation ceremony” is followed by the attempt to take over the Enterprise. Having assumed Kirk’s shape, he tries […]
“When the Bough Breaks” The Enterprise discovers the world Aldea which is usually hidden behind a cloaking field. The Aldeans have become sterile, which is actually a consequence of their ecology ruined by the cloaking technology. They kidnap seven children from the Enterprise, including Wesley. When Wesley organizes a hunger strike, Picard and Dr. Crusher […]
“Home Soil” The Enterprise visits a terraforming station on Velara III, when an engineer is mysteriously killed by a laser drill. Data and Geordi discover an inorganic lifeform indigenous to the planet which would have been killed by the terraforming and therefore declared war on the intruders. It is decided to quarantine the planet. summary […]
“Elaan of Troyius ” The Enterprise ferries Elaan of Elas to the hostile world of Troyius for a marriage to end the war. Elaan, however, is more than just reluctant. Moreover, a saboteur damages the Enterprise’s warp drive just as a Klingon battlecruiser appears. It is discovered that Elaan wears jewelry made of dilithium which […]