Star Trek: Pioneer (STP)

Star Trek: Pioneer (abbreviated STP) is a fan fiction series created by Travis Cannon which follows the adventures of the crew of the USS.

Canon and continuity
The continuity of Star Trek: Pioneer includes all canon works:
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)
 * Star Trek movies (1-10)

Synopsis
The crew of the USS, commanded by Captain Benjamin Kelsoe, begin the exploration of a region of space that has yet to be surveyed by the. Beyond Deep Space Five lays the Oralian sector, a region of space once dominated by the warlike So'ja, whom have since come to be on friendly terms with the Federation. However, not all of the So'ja are pleased with their government's close ties to the Federation. Kelsoe and his crew are about to find themselves in hostile territory. On their journey they'll meet new friends, and new enemies... some of which are more powerful than they could ever have imagined.

Season 1

 * 1.01 - "The So'ja Incident" (SERIES PREMIERE)
 * 1.02 - "Quantum Dreams"
 * 1.03 - "The Caverns of Eden, Part 1"
 * 1.04 - "The Caverns of Eden, Part 2"
 * 1.05 - "The Cell"
 * 1.06 - "From the Past"
 * 1.07 - "Grace"
 * 1.08 - "One Hour"
 * 1.09 - "Doctor, Doctor"
 * 1.10 - "The Removal, Part 1" (SEASON FINALE)

Season 2

 * 2.11 - "The Removal, Part 2"
 * 2.12 - "Transfer"
 * 2.13 - "The Vacation"
 * 2.14 - "Infested"
 * 2.15 - "Beware Romulans Bearing Gifts"
 * 2.16 - "The Bonding"
 * 2.17 - "Defector" - Part One
 * 2.18 - "Defector" - Part Two
 * 2.19 - "Defector" - Part Three
 * 2.20 - "The Crossing"

Season 3

 * 3.21 - "Mission to Za'da Gol" (SEASON PREMIERE)
 * 3.22 - "All Gone"
 * 3.23 - "Icy Summer"
 * 3.24 - "Set in Stone"
 * 3.25 - "Space Pirates"
 * 3.26 - "The Teacher"
 * 3.27 - "Unwelcomed Visitors"
 * 3.28 - "Deception and Attraction"
 * 3.29 - "Mining Operation"
 * 3.30 - "Mandrake's Stand" (SEASON FINALE)

Season 4

 * 4.31 - "The Nothingness" (SEASON PREMIERE)
 * 4.32 - "In The Shadows"
 * 4.33 - "Unresolved Matter"
 * originally entitled "Epidemic in Sickbay" and "Complications"
 * 4.34 - "Complications"
 * originally entitled "Sins of the Son"
 * 4.35 - "Security Threat"
 * 4.36 - "Aftermath"
 * 4.37 - "Almost Paradise"
 * 4.38 - "Prime Target"
 * 4.39 - "In Custody"
 * 4.40 - "The Hornet's Nest" (SEASON FINALE)

Season 5

 * 5.41 - "Fall of the Apollo" (SEASON PREMIERE)
 * originally entitled "The Hornet's Nest" - Part Two
 * 5.42 - "Monks of Or'pec"
 * 5.43 - "Question of Loyalty"
 * 5.44 - "Nothing Else Matters"
 * originally entitled "Moon Prison" and "Dark Places"
 * 5.44.5 - "From The Front Lines" (SPECIAL)
 * 5.45 - "Everything Changes"
 * 5.46 - "The Boolran Eye" - Part One
 * 5.47 - "The Boolran Eye" - Part Two
 * 5.48 - "The Boolran Eye" - Part Three
 * 5.48.5 - "From The Front Lines: Blockade of Turcia" (SPECIAL)
 * 5.49 - "For Better or Worse"

Season 6

 * Coming Soon

Planned episodes

 * 5.50 - "Torment and Woe" (in progress)
 * 6.51 - "The Drums of War"
 * 6.52 - "The Forgotten Planet"
 * 6.53 - "The Resistance"
 * 6.54 - "Hell’s Gate"
 * 6.55 - "Fons Et Origo"
 * 6.56 - "Fortune Favors the Bold"
 * 6.57 - "Flamma Fumo Esta Proxima"
 * 6.58 - "Battle of Ka'al"
 * 6.59 - "Death's Grip"
 * 6.60 - "Kauma Dako"

Main

 * Commanding Officer: Captain Benjamin Kelsoe
 * Executive Officer: Commander Robert Tuff
 * Former Executive Officer: Commander Connor Burt


 * Science Officer: Commander Braxis
 * Tactical Officer: Lieutenant Gervasio Valdez
 * Former Tactical Officer: Commander Robert Tuff


 * Chief of Engineering: Lieutenant Commander Joanna Withrome
 * Operations Officer: Lieutenant Norman Craig
 * Chief Medical Officer: Lieutenant Commander Dr. Chase Braga
 * Former Chief Medical Officer: Lieutenant Walter McRoye


 * Ensign Tracy Carson
 * CONN Officer: Ensign Eric Zimmer

Recurring

 * Admiral Harold Anton
 * Tyson Calok
 * Admiral Jonathan Dutton
 * Admiral Toshio Kawamura
 * Admiral Christopher Truman
 * Admiral John Hayes
 * Dr. Rhell
 * Commander L'mar
 * Commander Takaram
 * Xojo Manjala
 * Admiral Da'note

Story arcs
All series have overarching story arcs, but in many cases various smaller or larger story arcs form. Some are simple and some are complicated. Some are finished and some are left unfinished.

The So'ja rebellion arc
This was the first arc that was created. It begins with "The So'ja Incident" (1.01) and ends with the "The Removal" Part 2 (2.11).

This arc consists of the So'ja rebelling against a republican government they see as a Federation puppet government and replacing with a dictatorship that is more reminiscent of their previous form of governance. As of "The Removal" Part 2 (2.11) this story arc is finished.

Key players

 * Crew of the USS Pioneer.
 * Admiral John Hayes - Starfleet Commander
 * Ba'l - of the So'ja Republic.
 * Admiral Ru'mal - Key Military Leader in the So'ja Rebellion.
 * Ar'kon - Political Leader of the So'ja Rebellion.
 * Admiral Da'note - Ar'kon's right hand man.
 * Kroge - Major in So'ja Coalition, the.

Key episodes

 * 1.01 - "The So'ja Incident"
 * 1.07 - "Grace"
 * 1.10 - "The Removal" - Part 1
 * 2.11 - "The Removal" - Part 2

The Coalition War arc
Begins with "Defector" (2.17-19), where the So'ja Coalition's, the new So'ja government, plans to turn hostile towards the Federation begins to emerge. The war officialy begins in "Fall of the Apollo" (5.41). This arc is unfinished.

Key players

 * Crew of the USS Pioneer.
 * Ar'kon - of the So'ja Coalition
 * Supreme Admiral Da'note - of the Coalition Forces.
 * Ru'kon - Important So'jan.
 * Admiral Ru'siy - Seasoned So'jan military commander. Right hand man of Admiral Da'note.
 * Korvin Mot - Bolian, President of the
 * Admiral Harold Anton - (Commander-in-Chief)
 * Admiral Jonathan Dutton - Former Head of Operations, Oralian sector. Based on Deep Space Five.
 * Admiral Toshio Kawamura - Head of Operations, Oralian sector. Based on Deep Space Five.
 * Admiral Christopher Truman - Commander of the Third Fleet.
 * Tyson Calok - No. 1 Most Wanted in the Federation for Treason, and other crimes. Helping the So'ja in the war against the Federation.
 * L'mar - Romulan commander, who is wanted for Treason by the Romulan Star Empire. He is an associate of Tyson Calok.
 * Xojo Manjala - Tealuian, who has betrayed his people to worked with Tyson Calok.
 * Dr. Philip J. Eyota - Federation traitor.
 * Admiral Ru'mal - Leader of the So'ja Resistance. He is against the Coalition.
 * Commander Peter Bradford - Starfleet officer assigned to Starfleet Intelligence.
 * Dr. Lucus Kesar - Federation Special Envoy to the So'ja Resistance.

Key episodes

 * 2.11 - "The Removal" - Part 2
 * 2.15 - "Beware Romulans Bearing Gifts"
 * 2.17-19 - "Defector"
 * 2.20 - "The Crossing"
 * 3.26 - "The Teacher"
 * 4.32 - "In the Shadows"
 * 4.33 - "Unresolved Matters"
 * 4.34 - "Complications"
 * 4.35 - "Security Threat"
 * 4.36 - "Aftermath"
 * 4.37 - "Almost Paradise"
 * 4.38 - "Prime Target"
 * 4.39 - "In Custody"
 * 4.40 - "The Hornet's Nest"
 * 5.41 - "Fall of the Apollo"
 * 5.42 - "Monks of Or'pec"
 * 5.43 - "Question of Loyalty"
 * 5.44 - "Nothing Else Matters"
 * 5.44.5 - "From the Front Lines"
 * 5.45 - "Everything Changes"
 * 5.46-48 - "The Boolran Eye"
 * 4.48.5 - "From the Front Lines: Blockade of Turcia"
 * 4.49 - "For Better or Worse"

The From the Front Lines arc
This arc is a sub-arc within the Coalition War arc of multiple "special" episodes detailing the experiences of the USS Ticonderoga (NCC-71837) and her crew.

Key players

 * Captain Markev Riganoff - Commanding Officer of the USS Ticonderoga.
 * Commander B'verk - Andorian Executive Officer of the USS Ticonderoga.
 * Lieutenant Curtis Hogan - Tactical Officer of the USS Ticonderoga.
 * Lieutenant Harry Burton - Operations Officer of the USS Ticonderoga.
 * Ensign Ava Ludwig - CONN Officer of the USS Ticonderoga.
 * Lieutenant Commander Keltor - Edosian Chief Engineer of the USS Ticonderoga.
 * Commander Lauren Barrett - Chief Medical Officer of the USS Ticonderoga.

Key episodes

 * 5.44.5 - "From the Front Lines"
 * 5.48.5 - "From the Front Lines: Blockade of Turcia"

The Telepath arc
This arc was to focus on Ensign Tracy Carson's latent telepathic abilities that, with the help of Commander Braxis, she would develop. The arc is one of those that has been forgotten and allowed to remain unfinished.

Key players

 * Tracy Carson
 * Xojo Manjala
 * Braxis

Key episodes

 * 1.03-04 - "The Caverns of Eden"
 * 3.27 - "Unwelcomed Visitors"

The Tracy Carson-Norman Craig arc
This arc focuses on Ensign Tracy Carson and Lieutenant Norman Craig's relationship. This arc is unfinished.

Key players

 * Tracy Carson
 * Norman Craig
 * Xojo Manjala

Key episodes

 * 1.03-04 - "The Caverns of Eden"
 * 2.13 - "The Vacation"
 * 3.22 - "All Gone"
 * 4.37 - "Almost Paradise"

The Major Unnamed arc
The arc is yet unnamed, because the name of the arc would reveal information that has not yet appeared in the series. This arc begins with "Transfer" (2.12), with the introduction of Tyson Calok and the Joc-Duloc mythos. This arc is unfinished.

Key players

 * Crew of the USS Pioneer.
 * Tyson Calok
 * Commander L'mar
 * Xojo Manjala

Key episodes

 * 2.12 - "Transfer"
 * 4.37 - "Almost Paradise"
 * 5.42 - "Monks of Or'pec"
 * 5.43 - "Question of Loyalty"
 * 5.44 - "Nothing Else Matters"
 * 5.45 - "Everything Changes"
 * 5.46-49 - "The Boolran Eye"

Notes from the author

 * See author's notes on the Discussion page of this article.