- For other uses, see Shakedown.
"Shakedown" is a Star Trek Online short story by Christine Thompson, appearing in Star Trek Magazine #168 UK/#41 US. It was the second of 20 stories set in the STO continuity that were published in Star Trek Magazine between 2012 and 2016, the second of ten by Christine Thompson, and the second of 16 collected in Titan Magazines' STO omnibus: The Short Story Collection in 2022. It served to familiarize readers with the crew of the USS Enterprise-F and was a prequel story to the Star Trek Online mission "Boldly They Rode".
Description[]
- The crew of the USS Enterprise encounter operational difficulties.
Summary[]
Lieutenant Jirelle Kav, Operations Manager aboard the Enterprise-F, attempts to persevere through operational difficulties in getting some of the ship systems online.
References[]
Characters[]
- Jirelle Kav • Kirayoshi O'Brien • Savel • Va'Kel Shon • Tem Inasi • Samuel Winters
- Referenced only
- Arios • Carr • Christina • Fenk • Kyona • Phillipa Matthias
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-F (Odyssey-class star cruiser)
- Referenced only
- USS Belfast (Defiant-class escort)
Locations[]
- Earth
- Referenced only
- Bajor • Deep Space 9 • Deep Space Station K-7 • Hathon • Utopia Planitia
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Betazoid • Human • Tellarite • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Jem'hadar • Borg • Romulan
States and organizations[]
- Federation • Klingon Empire • Starfleet
Science and classification[]
- communicator • diagnostic bed • hypospray • laboratory • PADD • replicator • sensor • sensor array • transporter • transwarp
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • doctor • empress • engineer • ensign • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • operations officer • science officer • stellar cartography • transporter chief
Other references[]
- alert status (battle stations) • Alterian chowder • bridge • cargo bay • corridor • day • engineering • feline supplement 127 • flagship • fleet • hour • jumja • minute • salad • second • shakedown cruise • sickbay • species • spider • Starfleet uniform (2386-2409) • transporter room
Memorable quotes[]
- "This is a new ship - half the crew isn't here yet, and there are at least a dozen systems that aren't working properly."
- —Jirelle Kav
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- STO - Lost Dominion mission: "Facility 4028" – The loss of the USS Belfast, which happened a few days prior to this story.
- STO - The Short Story Collection short story: "Unexpected Honor" – Va'Kel Shon accepted command of the USS Enterprise-F, shortly before this story.
- STO - Lost Dominion mission: "Boldly They Rode" – After departing Earth, the Enterprise joined the fleet to help retake Deep Space 9.
Background[]
- While unstated in the story, the Enterprise was located in Earth orbit in "Unexpected Honor", which took place one or two days prior.
- An image of the Enterprise bridge included the character of Counselor Phillipa Matthias, who was not aboard in this story, but rather visiting her son Arios at Deep Space Station K-7.
- Jirelle Kav couldn't recall the name of a Tellarite from Utopia Planitia who was staying aboard for a few weeks, wondering if it might be Thos or Thet.
Images[]
Titles.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Unexpected Honor |
STO short stories | Next story: The Gale, Part 1 |
| Previous story: Unexpected Honor |
Stories by: Christine Thompson |
Next story: The Gale, Part 1 |
Publication history[]
- 14 July 2012
- First printed in Star Trek Magazine #168 UK/#41 US. (Titan Magazines)
- 8 November 2022
- Reprinted in The Short Story Collection omnibus. (Titan Magazines)