Countdown (short story)
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| SHORT STORY | |
| "Countdown" | |
| Attribution | |
| Series: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
| Author(s): | Mary Sweeney |
| Publication information | |
| Printed: | Strange New Worlds IV |
| Pages: | 49-58 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2285 |
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Summary
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During the final ten seconds of its auto-destruct countdown above the Genesis Planet, the USS Enterprise reflects on the fact that it has possibly become a sentient being. It regrets that it will not know the future, but is content to sacrifice itself in battle rather than be decommissioned and disassembled.
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Characters
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- Zefram Cochrane • René Descartes • James T. Kirk • Kruge • Alayna E. Lottworth • David Marcus • Harold Morrow • Sabik • Lily Sloane • Spock • T'Riss • T'Xi
Starships and vehicles
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Locations
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- Benecia • Earth (Paris) • Ebuz IV • Genesis Planet • Luna • Sol • Starbase 11 • Starfleet Headquarters • Starfleet Reclamation Facility Seven • Vulcan (Mount Seleya • M'Zai Kahr • Solnur Hall of Artistic Expression)
Species and cultures
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Governments and organizations
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- Federation • NASA • Starfleet • Starfleet Academy Press • Starfleet Archives • Starfleet Schematics Library • Starfleet Spaceflight Museum
Ranks and titles
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Technology and weapons
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- antimatter • auto-destruct • computer • duotronic • hologram • impulse engine • sensor • shield • spacedock • starship • warp drive • warp core • warp engine • warp field • weapon
Other
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- the All • Apollo 11 • bee • brain • bridge • chess • ch'fel • City Weavers of Benecia • communications • death • decommissioning • The Federation Guide to True Sentience • First Contact Situations • food • galaxy • history • katra • Keepers of Seleya • lichen • memory • mind-sculpture • orbit • personal log • philosophy • "Planet of Oceans" • soul • space • star • stardate • Starfleet Academy Training Manual DH3-78-56 • telepathy • Terran Standard • thrug • time travel • vacuum
Chronology
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Appendices
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Information
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- This story is set during Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
Connections
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| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Tears for Eternity | Strange New Worlds IV | Next story: First Star I See Tonight |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Jungles of Memory | Next Adventure: Trek | |