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Alien Probes Are Always Bad

Alien Probes Are Always Bad

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…

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Assimilation

Assimilation

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…

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The Xindi Probe

The Xindi Probe

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…

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Love, Klingons and A Flintlock In The Zeta Bootis System

Love, Klingons and A Flintlock In The Zeta Bootis System

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…

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Zeons And Ekosians

Zeons And Ekosians

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,…

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A Piece Of Our Action. The Iotians

A Piece Of Our Action. 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,…

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Shapeshifters: Changelings

Shapeshifters: Changelings

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…

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Shapeshifters: The Devidians

Shapeshifters: The Devidians

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…

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Shapeshifters: The Suliban

Shapeshifters: The Suliban

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.…

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Shapeshifters: Lord Garth

Shapeshifters: Lord Garth

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…

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