Introduction (blurb)
On the planet Xhaldia, ordinary men and women are mutating into bizarre creatures with extraordinary powers. But is this a momentous evolutionary leap or an unparalleled catastrophe? The very fabric of Xhaldian society is threatened as fear and prejudice divide the transformed from their own kin.
Dispatched to cope with the growing crisis, Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise receive some unexpected visitors from another reality -- in the form of the group of mutant heroes known as the uncanny X-Men. Storm, leader of the X-Men, offers their help in resolving a situation that is agonizingly similar to the human/mutant conflicts of their own time and space.
But when hostile aliens appear in orbit around Xhaldia to try and abduct the transformed for use as a superpowered force in an attack on the Federation, even the combined forces of the crew of Starfleet and the X-Men may be unable to prevent an inferno of death and destruction.
Starfleet's finest crew and Earth's greatest mutant heroes will need all their powers and abilities to save the Xhaldian people and stop a deadly threat to the Federation.
Summary
References
Characters
Regulars
- Reginald Barclay • Beverly Crusher • Data • Geordi La Forge • Guinan • Jean-Luc Picard • Sariel Rager • William T. Riker • Deanna Troi • Worf, son of Mogh
Starfleet personnel
- Bertaina • Calderon • Clark • Detemer • Ditko • Glavin • Kane • Yoshi Kashiwada • Kirby • Miles O'Brien • Marco Palmieri • B.G. Robinson • Saffron • Sovar • Stevenson • Suttles • Lee Wayne • Wilkes • Yeowell
Xhaldians
- Praddis Amon • Corba • Denara • Leyden • Osan • Paldul • Rahatan • Seevyn • Erid Sovar • Tollit
X-Men
- Warren Worthington ("Archangel") • Sean Cassidy ("Banshee") • Piotr Rasputin ("Colossus") • Kurt Wagner ("Nightcrawler") • Charles Xavier ("Professor X") • Kitty Pryde ("Shadowcat") • Ororo Munroe ("Storm") • Wolverine
Holodeck characters
- The Blob • Juggernaut • Sabretooth • Unas the Untouchable • Charles Xavier
Other
- Ben • The Watcher
- Referenced only
- Jadzia Dax • Nikti Eilo • Khan • Tessa Mollic • Alexander Rozhenko • Benjamin Sisko • Stanley • Traveler
Starships and vehicles
- Connharakt • USS Defiant • USS Enterprise • Onizuka • Chris Pike • Voltaire
- Referenced only
- USS Venture
Locations
- Starbase 42 • Starbase 88
- Referenced only
- Deep Space 7 • Deep Space 9 • Gamma Quadrant • Kataan
Races and cultures
- Betazoid • Chardeni • Draa'kon • Human • Klingon • Xhaldian
- Referenced only
- Cardassian • Douwd • Jem'Hadar • Pandrilite • Trill
States and organizations
- Starfleet • United Federation of Planets • X-Men
- Referenced only
- Dominion • Founder
Other references
Related Stories
- "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (TOS episode)
- Star TreX (TOS comic)
- Retrospect (TOS comic)
- Star Trek: First Contact (TNG film)
- Second Contact (TNG comic)
- "You Are Cordially Invited" (DS9 episode)
Images
External link
- Planet X article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
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