Probe-a-phobia! Module BI-10T: Alien Probes Are Always Bad Let’s go to the twenty-second century at a time when the first warp-capable ship, the Enterprise NX-01, started roaming the galaxy. When, suddenly, an object appeared in orbit above Earth central. What was it? Alien invaders? No. A metallic organism of amazing power and might? No. Evolved…
They left behind their trivial, selfish lives, and they’ve been reborn with a greater purpose. We’ve delivered them from chaos into order. – The Borg Queen Module BI-02(c)T: Assimilation No discussion of the scourge of alien tech would be complete without the Borg. No other lifeform (if you can call them that) comes close to…
The Guardian said that once Earth is gone we’re to destroy all human colonies. Target. Fire when ready. -Dolim Module BI-02(b)T: The Xindi Probe The Xindi probe catastrophe. Yes, we all picture large chunks of Florida and Venezuela twirling helplessly in space accompanied by the stardust of 7 million people. We also bemoan the fact…
I’ll make a Klingon of you yet. –Krell Module BI-21(c)T: Love, Klingons and A Flintlock In The Zeta Bootis System In this example of gratuitous societal manipulation, cultural contamination wasn’t as wide-spread as the Iotians’, but, nevertheless, still bode ill for the Federation. Why? Because the Klingons were involved. And it’s well known that Klingons aren’t…
A man who holds that much power, even with the best intentions, just can’t resist the urge to play God. -Dr. Leonard McCoy Module BI-21(b)T: Zeons and Ekosians This discussion focuses on the Prime Directive, also known as Starfleet General Order 1, which was invented purely out of terror that other cultures, like the Iotians,…
The most co-operative man in this world is a dead man. And if you don’t keep your mouth shut, you’re going to be co-operatin’. – Okmyx Module BI-21(a)T: A Piece Of Our Action. The Iotians Before the Prime Directive was formed, there were unfortunate exploratory slip-ups that emphasized the need for a non-interference order. For example,…
What you can control can’t hurt you… so many years ago we set ourselves the task of imposing order on a chaotic universe… What you call it, is no concern of ours.” – The Female Changeling Module BI-12T(f): Shapeshifters: Changelings Odo, notwithstanding, Changelings are, of course, the worst of the shapeshifting lot. Creatures so malevolent and xenophobic…
If you were a time traveler with a taste for human neural energy where would you get your supply? -Riker Module BI-12T(e): Shapeshifters: The Devidians Now this is one you may lose your head over. Actually, that’s what happened to Lieutenant Commander Data when a 500-year-old artifact turned out to be his cranial cavity. Despite…
What you call tricks we call progress. The Suliban don’t share humanity’s patience with natural selection. -Silik Module BI-12T(d): Shapeshifters: The Suliban Of the many shapeshifters we’ve encountered, there are species who have inflicted such harm on our collective self-esteem that we want to hunt the sadists into perpetuity. The Suliban are one of them.…
We are going to take the Enterprise. Do you hear me? We are going to take her if I have to shatter every bone in Captain Kirk’s body. – Garth Module BI-12T(c): Shapeshifters: Lord Garth In this discussion, the shapeshifter was a criminally insane human, a lifeform so alien to our experience that we can…
