2374 Events of the sixth
year of Star Trek - Deep Space Nine and of the fourth year of Star Trek -
Voyager (1997-1998 seasons). Stardates 51000-51999.
Scorpion, Part II (VGR) January 2374 SD 51003.7
The ship remains on Red Alert after Janeway, in exchange
for safe passage through space, reaches an agreement with the Borg
Collective to help them fight Species 8472, a race more malevolent than
their own. Seven of Nine, an intriguing representative who speaks for the
collective, emerges.
The Gift (VGR) SD 51008
Kes knows it's time to leave Voyager when her body goes
into a state of cellular flux and she experiences uncontrollable
psychokinetic abilities which endanger the ship. Before Kes has her final
moments of life as she knows it and enters a higher realm of existence, she
gives her crewmates an amazing gift.
A Time to Stand (DS9)
Several months into their war against the Dominion/Cardassian
alliance, the Federation is fighting a losing battle. Having long ago
abandoned Deep Space Nine, Sisko and his crew have been taking on the enemy
from the U.S.S. Defiant. But they grow more and more demoralized as fleets
of promised reinforcements are demolished. Reacting to the heavy losses,
Federation Admiral Ross informs Sisko that he is no longer in command of the
U.S.S. Defiant. Sisko and his crew embark on a secret mission in a captured
Jem'Hadar warship. Part 1 of the six part War of the Dominion arc.
Day of Honor (VGR)
As Lieutenant Torres reluctantly faces the Day of Honor,
an ancient Klingon ritual which requires examination of one's behavior, the
U.S.S. Voyager is forced to eject the warp core, and she and Paris must
launch a shuttle to tractor it back. Soon, the U.S.S. Voyager is ambushed by
the Caatati, a race almost completely assimilated by the Borg, who demand
Seven of Nine as ransom. When the Caatati attack the shuttlecraft, Torres
and Paris are left suspended in space and prepare to die, prompting Torres
to confide to her crewmate that she loves him.
Nemesis
(VGR) SD 51082
Chakotay is marooned on an unknown planet where the two
inhabiting alien life forms are attempting planet-wide genocide against each
other. Chakotay is captured by one of the tribes and comes to sympathize
with them and their battle for survival against a ferocious enemy.
Rocks and Shoals (DS9) SD 51107.2
Sisko and his crew are stranded on a remote planet with a
dying Vorta and a small group of Jem'Hadar. Part 2 of the six part War of
the Dominion arc.
Sons and Daughters (DS9)
Worf must face his failures as a father when his estranged
son volunteers for duty aboard a Klingon ship. Part 3 of the six part War
of the Dominion arc.
Behind the Lines (DS9) SD 51149.5
While Sisko's promotion takes him away from the Defiant,
Odo's loyalties are tested by the arrival of a fellow shapeshifter. Part 4
of the six part War of the Dominion arc.
Favor the Bold (DS9)
While Kira prepares for the destruction of the minefield
that protects the Federation, Sisko hatches a daring plan to retake Deep
Space Nine. Part 5 of the six part War of the Dominion arc.
Revulsion (VGR) SD 51186.2
When Voyager responds to a distress call from an alien
ship, B'Elanna and the Doctor find that the lone survivor is the ship's
sanitation holographic program. Aboard the U.S.S. Voyager, Harry Kim is
assigned to work with Seven of Nine on the new Astrometric lab.
Sacrifice of Angels, The (DS9)
With the minefield that protects the Federation soon to be
demolished, Sisko leads what appears to be a suicide mission to take back
Deep Space Nine. Conclusion of the six part War of the Dominion arc.
The Raven (VGR)
Seven of Nine escapes from Voyager when she believes she
is being summoned by the Borg. She arrives at the remains of a destroyed
ship that she discovers to be the same vessel from which, as a young girl,
she was captured by the Borg.
Scientific Method (VGR) SD 51244.3
The Doctor and Seven of Nine discover that a mysterious
illness that is striking down the crew one by one is actually the work of
enigmatic aliens who are using the ship for genetic experiments.
You Are Cordially Invited.. (DS9) c. March 30, 2374 SD 51247.5
Worf's plans for a traditional Klingon wedding are
threatened when Martok's wife refuses to accept Dax into their family.
(date derived from stardate)
Year of Hell - Part 1 (VGR) c. April 7, 2374 SD 51268.4
The history of the universe is altered and Voyager comes
under its most deadly attack yet, as the starship encounters the massive
weapon-ship of the Krenim and their renegade leader Annorax.
Year of Hell - Part 2 (VGR) early April 2374
Most of the crew has abandoned Voyager, leaving only a
skeletal crew and the determined Captain Janeway on-board. With whole
segments of the proud starship missing, and life-support systems failing,
Captain Janeway is adamant about defeating the Krenim or going down with her
ship,
(Note: Since the Year of Hell did not ultimately happen
in the restored timeline, it is not included here)
Resurrection (DS9) early April 2374 Production No. 532 Airdate:
November 17, 2374
The alternate universe double of Kira's slain love
requests asylum on Deep Space Nine. (episode takes placea after "You Are
Cordially Invited", no stardate given in episode) The next episode in
the Mirror universe sequence is "The Emperor's New Cloak"
Statistical Probabilities (DS9) late April 2374
Genetically-engineered savants under Bashir's supervision
predict doom for the Federation. (date is conjecture)
Random Thoughts (VGR) c. May 13, 2374 SD 51367.2
A visit to the homeworld of the Mari, a race of telepathic
beings, gives the U.S.S. Voyager crew a chance for some much-deserved
"shore-leave." However, these beings, who have forbidden violent thoughts as
well as actions have B'Elanna Torres arrested for involuntarily thinking of
an angry retaliation to an incident. Tuvok becomes involved in her case and
makes a startling discovery about the Mari. (date derived from stardate)
Concerning Flight (VGR) c. May 20, 2374 SD 51386.4
Small and nimble alien spacecraft attack Voyager, using
high energy transports to break through the ship's shields, scan its
contents, and pluck off valuable equipment. Janeway and Tuvok beam down to
the pirates' homeworld in search of the ship's main computer. To their
surprise, they find Janeway's holographic Leonardo da Vinci, who becomes an
essential part of their plans to retrieve the goods and leads them to the
pirate king, Tau. (date derived from stardate)
The Magnificent Ferengi (DS9) late May 2374
Quark is forced to gather together a misfit team of
Ferengi in order to save his mother from the clutches of the Dominion.
(episode takes place after "Statistical Probabilities, no stardate given in
episode)
Waltz (DS9) c. May 30, 2374 SD 51413.6
After their ship is destroyed, Sisko is stranded on a
distant planet with an increasingly disturbed Dukat. (episode takes
place after "The Magnificent Ferengi", date derived from stardate)
Who Mourns for Morn? (DS9) early June 2374
When Morn passes away, Quark inherits a fortune--and a
group of claims to the estate.
June 2374 Gul Russol, Odo's best informatant
within the Cardassian command structure, is put to death shortly after the
Cardassians and the Dominion cement their alliance. (just under a year
prior to "Treachery, Faith and the Great River" DS9)
Mortal Coil (VGR) c. June 12, 2374 SD 51449.2
Neelix is preparing a shipboard feast on the eve of Prixin,
the Talaxian celebration of family, when he is asked by Chakotay to join him
and Paris on a shuttle mission. Neelix is all too glad to help, but the
assignment proves to be fatal for him. Upon the shuttle's return to the
U.S.S. Voyager, Seven of Nine, citing Neelix's diverse functions within the
crew, applies Borg technology to reactivate him. Alive and shaken by his
death, Neelix questions his assumptions about life--and the promised
afterlife--as the Prixin festivities commence. (date derived from
stardate)
Far Beyond the Stars (DS9)
Sisko falls ill, and dreams he is a science fiction writer
in 1953 America, currently working on a series strikingly similar to "Star
Trek: Deep Space Nine". Nobody will buy his stories, however, because the
captain in the stories is black.
Waking Moments (VGR) SD 51471.3
The Voyager crew is attacked by a species who occupy a
parallel reality in the human dreamstate. Only Chakotay, with his native
knowledge of waking dreams, knows how to lead a counterattack.
One Little Ship (DS9) SD 51474.2
Hidden on a shrunken Runabout, Dax, O'Brien, and Bashir
are Sisko's only hope when the Jem'Hadar overtake the Defiant.
Message in a Bottle (VGR)
An alien relay station enables Voyager to contact the
Prometheus, a Federation ship, but when the Doctor is transmitted aboard, he
finds the crew has been killed and the ship taken over by Romulans. This is
also episode 1 of the Hirogen arc.
July 2374 Around this time, several key
events in Romulan-UFP relations occur. A new election for Praetor is held
on Romulus. Koval, head of the Tal Shiar, begins providing
information to the Federation. And, on Earth, the head of Starfleet
Intelligence, Vice Admiral Fujisaki, dies of food poisoning (but is thought
by some at Starfleet to have been poisoned by Romulan agents). (one
year before "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges")
Hunters (VGR) SD 51501.4
Voyager begins receiving messages, transmitted across the
vast distances by an array of alien relay modules, from relieved family and
friends back home. Voyager's crew is elated to finally hear from loved ones
after so many years. However, for Captain Janeway and others, their joy is
tempered by bittersweet news. Many messages are still being held at the
module. Voyager proceeds to the alien craft to attempt retrieval of the
remaining transmissions. Tuvok and Seven of Nine are ordered to board a
shuttle and inspect the craft. Before they can, however, they are captured,
beamed aboard an alien vessel and trussed-up like animals as a rude
introduction to the Hirogen, a hostile, alien race of hunters. Living for
the thrill of the hunt, the Hirogens have targeted Voyager's crew as prey in
their latest game. Episode 2 of the Hirogen arc.
Honor Among Thieves (DS9)
An undercover operation turns personal for O'Brien when he
befriends his criminal contact.
Change of Heart (DS9) SD 51597.2
When Dax is seriously injured during a crucial mission,
Worf must question his priorities.
Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night (DS9)
Kira learns that her mother was once Gul Dukat's mistress.
Prey (VGR) SD 51652.3
Voyager encounters a Hirogen ship, adrift, with a
critically wounded Hirogen hunter on board. Janeway orders that the alien be
beamed into Voyager's sickbay, despite Seven of Nine's warnings that the
formidable Hirogen would regard the crew as no more than prey to be hunted
and killed. Janeway disavows her concern and brings the Hirogen onboard. His
presence brings even greater danger when the creature that he has been
hunting across space--Species 8247, lethal even to the Borg--boards Voyager.
Episode 3 of the Hirogen arc.
Retrospect (VGR) SD 51658.2
Kovin, an alien arms merchant, is on board Voyager to
barter his impressive array of weapons with Captain Janeway. As installation
of the weapons will require a reconfiguration of Voyager's schematics,
Janeway orders Seven of Nine to assist Kovin. Seven complies, if only to get
back into Janeway's good graces after their recent disagreements. However,
an altercation between Seven and Kovin brings the Captain to believe Seven
is once again being non-coöperative--until the Doctor makes a discovery
about Kovin and Seven. Episode 4 of the Hirogen arc.
mid October 2374 The Orion Syndicate makes a
loan to the Tigan farm to bail them out of what had become a dire financial
situation. (10 months prior to "Prodigal Daughter")
Inquisition (DS9)
An internal investigation indicates Doctor Bashir may be a
Dominion spy. He is interrogated about his time in the Dominion internment
camp.
The Killing Game - Part I (VGR)
Janeway and Seven of Nine are cast as members of the
French Resistance when Hirogen invaders, as Nazi SS officers, hunt down
Voyager's crew in elaborate, deadly holodeck games. Hour five of the Hirogen
arc.
The Killing Game - Part II (VGR) SD 51715.2
Janeway and Seven of Nine are cast as members of the
French Resistance when Hirogen invaders, as Nazi SS officers, hunt down
Voyager's crew in elaborate, deadly holodeck games. Conclusion of the
Hirogen arc.
In the Pale Moonlight (DS9) SD 51721.3
Sisko attempts to trick the Romulans into declaring war
against the Dominion.
His Way (DS9)
Odo receives lessons in romancing Kira from a holographic
1960s lounge singer.
Vis a Vis (VGR) SD 51762.4
Voyager comes to the aid of an alien, Steth, who claims to
be the test pilot of a new spacecraft that has run into trouble. Paris, who
has become weary of being on the Voyager, volunteers to help him repair his
ship. However, Steth is able to copy Paris's DNA and swaps physical
appearances with him. Paris is then left behind in Steth's ship while the
imposter takes over his duties at the helm and leaves the real Paris behind.
It isn't long before "Steth" is confronted by Daelen, another alien who is
seeking her original form. Back on the Voyager, Janeway suspects something
is wrong, but Steth assumes her appearance and takes command.
Reckoning, The (DS9)
Sisko must risk his son's life to fulfil his role as the
Emissary.
The Omega Directive (VGR) SD 51781.2
The crew is mystified when Captain Janeway begins an
important, though highly secretive, operation in response to a strange
subspace disturbance. Chakotay finally compels her to tell the crew so that
they may help. Janeway explains that Voyager has detected a dangerous,
unstable substance called the Omega. The molecule has the power to destroy
space and Starfleet's highly classified operating order is to destroy the
Omega whenever it is encountered. Seven of Nine speaks out to say that the
Borg believe the Omega can be captured and neutralized for study, which puts
her in conflict with Janeway's Starfleet mission.
Valiant (DS9)
Jake and Nog are rescued by an elite group of Starfleet
cadets on a secret mission.
mid November 2374 Morica Bilby is given a job
as a shipping consultant on the Tigan family mine payroll at the direction
of the Orion Syndicate. (9 months before "Prodigal Daughter")
Unforgettable (VGR) SD 51813.4
Voyager encounters an alien vessel fleeing attack whose
sole inhabitant is a female alien asking for Chakotay to help rescue her.
The startled Chakotay leads an away mission to the damaged ship to help the
alien, Kellin, who claims that she and Chakotay met before. Back on board
Voyager, Kellin claims to have been on the ship not very long ago and she
fell in love with Chakotay. Now fleeing her home planet's repressive
government, she seeks asylum aboard the starship. Chakotay, though drawn to
her, doesn't know whether to believe her or not.
Profit and Lace (DS9)
When Grand Nagus Zek is deposed, Quark poses as a female
to help him regain his power.
Living
Witness (VGR)
A curious holographic tableau is on display in a Kyrian
Museum and the curator, Quarren, explains to visitors how the intervention
of the Voyager spacecraft started an apocalyptic war on a planet inhabited
by two species: the Kyrians and the Vaskans. Ethnic rivalries between the
two races are still uneasy, seven hundred years after Voyager has come and
gone, and some Vaskan visitors are appalled by the Kyrians reconstruction of
history based on a few recovered artifacts. But more damaging information is
on the way, when Quarren activates a newly discovered device containing
active data. This turns out to be the holograph program for The Doctor, who
soon finds himself on trial for war crimes attributed to Voyager and its
crew over seven centuries ago.
Time’s Orphan (DS9)
An accident turns O'Brien's eight-year-old daughter into a
wild, dangerously unsocialized eighteen-year-old.
Demon (VGR)
With fuel dwindling to nothing, the U.S.S. Voyager lands
on a "demon" planet--so-called because its environment is toxic to human
life--to collect from its vast deuterium lode. Both Tom Paris and Harry Kim
are suited up in protective gear and sent out to collect the precious
deuterium, but return without their protective suits. Instead, it is now the
U.S.S. Voyager's environment that is poisonous to them.
Sound of her Voice, The (DS9)
Sisko and the crew race to save a Starfleet captain
stranded alone on an oxygen-starved planet.
One (VGR) SD 51929.3
Encountering a deadly radioactive nebula, Captain Janeway
decides to save time by going through rather than around it and orders the
crew into protective stasis chambers with Seven of Nine to take lonely
command.
Tears of the Prophets (DS9)
Ignoring the warnings of the Prophets, Sisko leads an
invasion into Dominion territory. Season Finale!
Hope and Fear (VGR) December 2374 SD 51978.2
The badly damaged encoded message received from Starfleet
Command five months ago is finally translated by Arturis, an alien passenger
recently invited onboard, whose species has a great affinity for language.
The directive brings Voyager to a spacecraft, emitting a distinctive
Starfleet warp signature, but totally unlike any Starfleet vessel known.
With a propulsion system faster than warp speed, the ship is capable of
bringing the Voyager crew to Earth--crossing 60,000 light years--within just
three months. The crew is elated, but Captain Janeway expresses caution,
even though they are all secretly hoping to be home very, very soon. Fourth
season finale.