And They're Off
| Star Traks: Waystation | |
| Episode name | And They're Off |
|---|---|
| Season | Stardate 58--- |
| Episode number | 1 |
| Writer(s) | Alan Decker |
| Year | 2381 |
| Stardate | Unknown |
| Chronology | |
| Previous in series | Pomp And Circumstances |
| Next in series | Winging It |
| Previous in timeline | Love Honor And Evade [VEX] |
| Next in timeline | Clash Of The Titan [VEX] |
Federation President Bradley Dillon makes an announcement that sets off a flurry of activity across the Federation. But it's the activities happening on Waystation that might be the real problem for him.
Summary
Featuring
- Captain Lisa Beck
- Commander Walter Morales
- Lieutenant Commander Craig Porter
- Lieutenant Commander Sean Russell
- Yeoman Tina Jones
- Colonel Martin Lazlo
- Dr. Diantha
- Bradley Dillon
Also Featuring
- Stephanie Hodges
- Ih'mad
- Baughb
- Lieutenant Colonel Daniel O'Neal
Author's Comments
Since I ended the last run of stories with an actual ending as opposed to a cliffhanger, I was able to spend this story setting things up for this run instead of trying to locate a missing space station or something. My first priority was to get the Bradley Dillon re-election storyline moving.
Actually my original plan was to have Bradley make his announcement at the end of the last run. I thought it would be funny for him to do it right after Beck stopped the Romulans and while everyone is still standing around in a bit of shock (and in Picard's case, just his underwear). But then I realized that it would be out of character for Bradley to do it then. He's usually a bit smoother when it comes to these things, so I decided to delay the announcement to the beginning of this run. I think it works better here and serves as a nice way to kick things off.