The first story of the starship Aegolius Harrier. A down on its luck ship and crew are assigned to the newly formed Eleventh Fleet. The crew  worry about their new assignment and are disturbed to learn that they are to receive a new commanding officer who comes with a troubling reputation.

Suddenly he was no longer alone in the void and it was two against the darkness...

The events of "The Spear in the Other's Heart" and "Being Before Seeming," from another point of view.

The Vulcans are extinct and the Federation without them is not the same place. Nor is the whole Alpha Quadrant.

There is nothing more precious than the purity of an uncorrupted dream.

Before the years of pain and anguish each universe knew in its own way, those who would someday be known as Cardassians marveled at the revelation of a whole other world right in their backyard.  Can you imagine what it would be like if Mars still boasted a breathable atmosphere and running water?  Tehir and Miti Mejurak could tell you all about it...

What's independence worth to you?

The Archer Academy at Oberon was founded in 2318 to serve the needs of troubled hybrid children in a nurturing yet disciplined atmosphere.

D'Storlin arrives in 2413.

2378:

A new year for Hank Harrison but he finds himself less concerned for what's ahead and more concerned on what has passed.