The True

The Swiftfire-A is attacked for no reason by three hostile ships deep in the Badlands. The Swiftfire escapes to a nearby hidden Maquis' base after suffering serious damage and identifies the vessels as Vendoth warships. Captain Jonathan Masters gets captured by the Vendoth and all looks lost but unknown to the crew of the Swiftfire there are two other beings that are on their side and willing to help.

Background information

 * This was Star Trek: Swiftfire's contribution to part one of the Star Trek: Unity crossover series.
 * The events in this story take place simulataneously with the events in season 2's A Dreadful Operation, which involves several characters who are "missing" from this episode.
 * Two supporting characters make their first appearance in the series in this story but it is actually their second appearance in the series chronologically.