Star Trek: The Stardate Collection #2

In "The Flat, Gold Forever," Pike is lured from the Enterprise by a fabricated tale of his father on Earth, leading him to a quiet agrarian world where the calm belies danger. There, he finds himself cornered by Klingons, but even in isolation, he stands his ground.

In "Immortal Wounds," Dr. Boyce faces a trial on Neyda Prime, accused of killing a patient during an epidemic the Enterprise medical team was sent to treat—raising urgent questions about medicine, morality, and the cost of healing in the face of impossible choices.

In "One of a Kind," Lieutenant Jo finds himself pulled back to his homeworld of Liria, where his people face a growing threat. As the Enterprise crew races to help, Jo must confront the weight of his past and the fragile bond between his heritage and his duty.

In "The Fallen, Part One," the Enterprise, fresh from shore leave on Earth, joins a Federation patrol hunting the Chakuun—ferocious warriors serving as the vanguard for the enigmatic Tholians. As tensions rise and old alliances are tested, the crew must navigate a fragile peace while facing threats from a shadowy enemy they barely understand.

In "The Fallen, Part Two" from Star Trek: The Stardate Collection #2, Nurse Carlotti confronts her past when she’s drawn into a mission to aid survivors of a Federation colony raid—leading her to face the Chakuun responsible for her parents’ deaths. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, blending personal reckoning with the broader stakes of interstellar conflict.

In "Futures, Part 1," Number One faces a pivotal choice when offered command of her own vessel—yet she declines, her loyalty to the Enterprise unwavering. Meanwhile, Mia and Joe stumble upon an enigmatic artifact said to foretell the future, but when Mia attempts to study it, she’s suddenly hurled into a time beyond her knowing.

In "Future Tense," Mia Colt finds herself stranded in an alternate future where Captain Pike commands the Enterprise-A and a disillusioned Kirk captains a battered freighter. As Kirk and his crew race to send her home, they're caught in a deadly crossfire between Pike’s ship and Chang’s relentless Klingon vessel.

In "Now and Then," Captain Pike makes a bold, unauthorized move, steering the Enterprise toward a distant point in spacetime where Yeoman Colt might reclaim her place in the timeline and mend the fractured stream. With stakes that stretch across moments both past and future, the crew faces the weight of choices that echo beyond the present.

In "Thanatos," Captain Pike leads an undercover mission on the Temazi homeworld to recover an ancient cache of weapons, racing against a rival group of Klingons—among them his long-standing foe Kaaj—while back on the Enterprise, Admiral April commands in his absence, testing the limits of trust and loyalty.

In "Nemesis," Kaaj's fierce sense of Klingon honor clashes with April's reckless choices as the Temazi weapons ignite, putting the Enterprise and the away team in peril. With Pike and his crew stranded and the ship hanging in the balance, the line between duty and survival blurs.