Summary
Enroute back to Earth aboard the runabout, USS Hudson, Admiral Leonard McCoy and Captain Montgomery Scott learn that the Breen have attacked. They decide to dock at a Bakrii repair station until the Breen have cleared from Federation space.
References
Characters
- Leonard McCoy • Mezta • Migg • Julia Rivera • Montgomery Scott • Vuko
- Referenced only
- Jonathan Archer • Neil Armstrong • Data • James T. Kirk • Ferdinand Magellan • Shinoda • Spock • Ronald Tracey
Starships and vehicles
- USS Hudson • USS Saladin
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise-B
Locations
- Bakrii • Earth • Maine • Manhattan • New England • New York City • Statue of Liberty
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- Deep Space 9 • Ferenginar • Hawaii • Mars Base • Omega IV • Romulus • San Francisco • Starfleet Headquarters • Starbase 1 • Starbase 4
Races and cultures
- Andorian • Bakrii • Bolian • Ferengi • Human • Vorta
- Referenced only
- Breen • Changeling • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • Vulcan
States and organizations
- Dominion • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets • United States of America
- Referenced only
- Founders • Starfleet Command
Other references
- admiral • android • captain • Coffee • commander • Defiant-class • Dominion War • Exoscalpel • Federation Newsnet • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Kobayashi Maru scenario • medical tricorder • plasma injector • Raid on San Francisco • replicator • runabout • tractor beam • warp drive • warp field
Appendices
Background information
- Howard Weinstein commented: "The Dominion War stories take place during the DS9 period, but we were allowed to use any living Trek characters, so I wrote a McCoy-Scotty 'Over the Hill Gang' story about two very old friends risking their lives when they should be retired. I tried something new for me: first-person POV, through McCoy's eyes. With the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Iraq war still fresh, I used some of those raw images and emotions in writing about sending kids to fight and die, and how war challenges people to hold onto their humanity, ethics and ideals in the face of implacable enemies. It's probably the best writing I've ever done". [1]
- Weinstein also commented: "watching a few episodes [of Deep Space Nine] made me want to watch more, because it reminded me what a good series DS9 was. But because Keith gave us a deadline, I did not have time to watch all seven seasons".
Related stories
- TOS episode: "The Omega Glory" - McCoy recalls the events of the episode.
- DS9 episode: "The Changing Face of Evil" - Featured the aftermath of the attack on San Francisco.
- TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace - Scott tells Admiral Ross of the events of "Safe Harbors".
- DS9 short story: "Mirror Eyes" - McCoy mentions the disease that infected the Vulcans.
- TNG short story: "Eleven Hours Out" - Tells the story of the attack on San Francisco.
- TNG movie: Generations - McCoy remembers losing Kirk aboard the Enterprise-B.
Timeline
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| Previous story: "Eleven Hours Out" |
Tales of the Dominion War
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Next story: "Field Expediency" |
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| Previous Adventure: "Home Soil" |
Next Adventure: "The Changing Face of Evil" | |