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"Zenith"
Production information
Star Trek: Final Voyages Vol. 1, ch. 1
Author:	CaptFredricks
Word count:	5,024
Written:	April - May 2014
Published:	7 May 2014
Chronological information
Date:	Stardate 56950.3 (12 July 2380)
Next chapter:	"Zenith, Part II"
Story arc(s)
Primary arc:	Zenith 1 • 2 • 3

"Zenith" is the first chapter of the first volume of Star Trek: Final Voyages, written between April and May 2014 and published on 7 May 2014. It is authored by CaptFredricks.

Summary

The USS Enterprise-E is sent to the Denab system for a routine exploratory survey. Unbeknownst to the crew, a dangerous foe lies in wait.

• Synopsis
• References
• Appendices

Teaser

William T. Riker, recently promoted to the rank of captain, gazes nostalgically around the bridge of the USS Enterprise-E before heading to the USS Titan, his new command. Another officer, who introduces himself as Martin Madden, enters the bridge and states that he's Riker's replacement as first officer of the Enterprise. Madden, nervous about meeting Captain Jean-Luc Picard, asks Riker for insight on his personality. Riker says that the captain is quite casual with the senior staff, and that Madden should call him by his first name. Worf and Geordi La Forge, both accustomed to Riker's practical jokes, see through it, though Madden does not.

Picard exits his ready room, and Madden approaches him. Picard welcomes Madden and asks him to join him for dinner in his quarters so they can discuss matters further. Madden replies with "[s]ounds good... Jean-Luc..." which takes the captain by surprise. He pretends to be angry at the embarrassed Madden, but he is really not. Picard then tries out the new restraint system on his captain's chair, indicating that "[i]t's about time" that the seats have restraints.

He then informs Madden of their new assignment, in the Denab system. When Madden asks if Picard has ever been there, he simply responds that "[i]t's a place where [...] no one has gone before."

Act I: To Boldly Go...

Characters

1. William T. Riker Teaser
2. Martin Madden
3. Geordi La Forge
4. Worf
5. Jean-Luc Picard
6. Joanna Faur Act I
7. Dina Elfiki
8. Miranda Kadohata
9. Beverly Crusher
10. Kardok Act II
11. Maglus
12. J'dan
13. Dagan
14. Graal
15. Vana Aleksandrov Act III

Referenced only

1. Shinzon Act I
2. Data
3. "The Master" Act II
4. Nen Act III

Unnamed

• Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) personnel
• Unnamed IKS GhIqtal personnel

Starships

1. USS Enterprise-E Teaser
2. IKS GhIqtal Act I

Referenced only

1. USS Titan Teaser
2. USS Talos
3. Scimitar Act I

Locations

1. Denab system Act I
2. Cargo Bay 2 Act III

Referenced only

1. Bassen Rift Act I
2. Starfleet Academy
3. Earth

Other references

Governments and organizations

• Klingon Defense Force
• Klingon Empire
• Starfleet
• United Federation of Planets
• Zenith Alliance

Species

• Breen
• Cardassian
• Gorn
• Human
• Klingon
• Lethean
• Reman
• Romulan

Other

• jol yIchu'
• Klingonese
• Morse code
• PADD
• petaQ
• stardate

Log entries

• Captain's log, USS Enterprise-E

Continuity

• The Battle in the Bassen Rift is referenced, and Data's death is acknowledged.
• Martin Madden joins the crew of the USS Enterprise-E.
• Miranda Kadohata, Dina Elfiki, and Joanna Faur are all promoted to senior staff on the Enterprise-E.
• Kardok is introduced for the first time.

Background and trivia

• A precursor to the main plot of this chapter was written by CaptFredricks in 2010 under the title "Lego Star Trek". It was meant to be a short "film" of sorts that he would make with his LEGO minifigures, but it never came to fruition. He preserved the story, though, and reused some of the plot details in this chapter.
• Several characters were taken from the original "Lego Star Trek" story, and renamed.
  • They include: Martin Madden, formerly John Benson; Miranda Kadohata, formerly Ensign Turrell; Joanna Faur, formerly Lieutenant Jordan; J'dan, formerly Telnok; Maglus, formerly Klingon Gunner; Dagan, formerly Klingon Officer; Nen, formerly Klingon Helmsman; Graal, formerly Klingon Engineer; and the Master, formerly X. The IKS GhIqtal also was renamed from the original, IKS Pak'tu.
• The teaser for this chapter adapts a deleted scene from Star Trek Nemesis.
• This chapter received an extensive revision in August 2018.
  • No major story elements were changed, but more dialogue was added in several places.
  • The tense was changed from present to past tense.
  • Jean-Luc Picard's captain's log was altered in order to reference Shinzon and the Scimitar by name.
  • Kardok's motives for joining the Zenith Alliance were more clearly stated than in the original version.
  • Vana Aleksandrov and Dagan's relationship was explored a bit further.

Notes and references

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