Star Trek: Phoenix-X

Star Trek: Phoenix-X is a fan fiction series based off the Star Trek TV shows and Movies. It's one of the many Trek fan-fiction series to pop up on the web; an increasingly popular undertaking by many fans.

The series is based in the Trek universe, utilizing the undercover and very top secret USS Phoenix-X.

It was started sometime in 1996, un-seriously, and eventually grew into an unconventional series - using a line-by-line format resembling script-base. To this day it is in its 3rd Season with episodics that continue to be written for it.

There is also a comic series of it, which can be considered Phoenix-X Canon.

Season 1

 * Episode 1 - "The Tiloniam System" / "Jello Cubes"
 * Episode 2 - "Deep Wormhole 9" / "Find Voyager?"
 * Episode 3 - "Flortarios III" / "Missed the Mishap"
 * Episode 4 - "Cookies"
 * Episode 5 - "Crash Bandicoots"
 * Episode 6 - "The Cloud Aloft" / "Home, Part I"
 * Episode 7 - "Deal" / "Home, Part II"
 * Episode 8 - "The Bajoran Trove"
 * Episode 9 - "Bio Level 4"
 * Episode 10 - "Pure Evil"
 * Episode 11 - "Betrayal and Honour"
 * Chapter 1 - "The Links Traitor"
 * Episode 12 - "Warfare"
 * Episode 13 - "The Bermuda Triangle Effect" / "Retrieval" / "Liquids Everywhere"
 * Episode 14 - "Subspace Racing"
 * Episode 15 - "Guinea Pigs"
 * Episode 16 - "Factors of Humanity"
 * Episode 17 - "The Return of the Borg"
 * Chapter 2 - "Experimentalism"
 * Special 1 - "Christmas Special"
 * Episode 18 - "The X Continuum"
 * Episode 19 - "Fight, Part I"
 * Episode 20 - "Fight, Part II" / "Fight, Part III"
 * Episode 21 - "Identity"
 * Episode 22 - "Vengeance"
 * Episode 23 - "Casio"
 * Episode 24 - "Secret Shuttles, Part I"
 * Episode 25 - "Secret Shuttles, Part II"

Season 2

 * Episode 26 - "Secret Shuttles, Part III"
 * Episode 27 - "Secret Shuttles, Part IV"
 * Episode 28 - "The Invisible Enemy"
 * Episode 29 - "Loyalties, Part I"
 * Episode 30 - "Loyalties, Part II"
 * Episode 31 - "Food for the Labyrinth"
 * Episode 32 - "The Nega'Jem, Part I"
 * Episode 33 - "The Nega'Jem, Part II"
 * Episode 34 - "Ghost Face Killah"
 * Episode 35 - "False Management"
 * Episode 36 - "Jumpers, Part I"
 * Episode 37 - "Jumpers, Part II"
 * Episode 38 - "BaKardi Slang"
 * Episode 39 - "Phoenix Restoration"
 * Episode 40 - "Omega"
 * Chapter 3 - "Afterdeath"
 * Episode 41 - "Mosquito"
 * Episode 42 - "Avalon Battlefield, Part I"
 * Episode 43 - "Avalon Battlefield, Part II"
 * Episode 44 - "Killing Spree"
 * Episode 45 - "Crystal Method, Part I"
 * Episode 46 - "Crystal Method, Part II"
 * Episode 47 - "Destiny's Revenge, Part I"
 * Episode 48 - "Destiny's Revenge, Part II"
 * Episode 49 - "Destiny's Revenge, Part III"
 * Episode 50 - "Occurrence, Part I"

Season 3
(season not in done status)
 * Episode 51 - "Occurrence, Part II"
 * Episode 52 - "Alien Interference"
 * Episode 53 - "Particle Mechnanics"
 * Episode 54 - "The Cash Flow"
 * Episode 55 - "Responsible Delinquent"
 * Episode 56 - "Possible Regret"
 * Episode 57 - "Land Wars"
 * Episode 58 - "Departments"
 * Episode 59 - "Civilization"
 * Episode 60 - "The Timeship"
 * Episode 61 - "Power Levels"
 * Episode 62 - "Dimensions"
 * Episode 63 - "The Shadow Maneuvers"
 * Episode 64 - "King of the Iron Fist Tournament"
 * Episode 65 - "New Beginnings"
 * Episode 66 - "Mirrorlyness!"
 * Episode 67 - "The Deterioration"
 * Episode 68 - "A Tholian Encounter"
 * Episode 69 - "Temporal Doom! Part I"
 * Episode 70 - "Temporal Doom! Part II"
 * Episode 71 - "Temporal Doom! Part III"
 * Episode 72 - "The 47's"
 * Episode 73 - "Spider Agencies, Part I"
 * Episode 74 - "Spider Agencies, Part II"

Comics

 * Art Series 1 - "Somewhere Out in Space..."
 * Art Series 2 - "Fleet Party"

Cut Scenes
The Cut Scenes are a unique feature specifically to Star Trek: Phoenix-X - in as when the episodes are being written: sections of text are constantly being removed, re-inserted, or re-written during the whole writing process. Since these blocks of text are usually saved, they allow this section of "scenes" that could have, or already have in some from, made it in the episode. The closest anaolgy to them would be something like the "Deleted Scenes" in a movie DVD.
 * Season 1 Cut Scenes
 * Season 2 Cut Scenes
 * Season 3 Cut Scenes

The X
The typical X has many meanings in the fanfic series Star Trek: Phoenix-X.

X: at the end of "Phoenix-X"
Experimental Ship

Even though the USS Prometheus was the experimental ship for its own class, the Phoenix-X legally became the experimental ship of the Multi-Vector class... a class that was almost exactly the same as the Prometheus class. The whole concept was exactly like the Prometheus, except for some very small factors.
 * One - the Phoenix-X was actually a pawn vessel for Section 31's most devious deeds and installation of the Transwarp engine.
 * Two - Starfleet needed a ship to take on their less than exceptional graduates from Starfleet Academy.
 * Three - both Section 31 and Starfleet wanted a ship that they would have no problem asking to test thier most dangerous and explodible technologies.
 * (Possible) Four - the Federation exchange program with the Klingons led to exchanging half the crews between the IKS Bochnah and the USS Phoenix-X. This special arrangement could also have haboured the X in thier name.

If one thing is for certain, this 24th Century vessel with the X at the end does NOT stand for being the 24th Phoenix vessel in succession. But rather, the X in Phoenix-X stands for thier curse by both Starfleet and Section 31.

X: as in the X Continuum
Omnipotent beings

In 2377, the Q Continuum was dealt a minor uprising by a number of Q who changed thier names to X. They started the beginnings of what was to be an X Continuum, but were called back immediately. When those X returned to being Q, their deciples, mortal beings bestowed with a fraction of thier powers, began training themselves for the day they would grow and create the X Continuum themselves.
 * Note: When and if the X Continuum will be created is not for sure yet.

This bastardized Continuum has led to many X related aspects:
 * X: the first Q to change his name to X.
 * the Rouge X: the other Q who changed thier names to X until they were called back.
 * omni'X: the mortals who have been given a small fraction of omnipotent power by the Rouge X.
 * X-Time: a year-long temporal shell in space, in 2377, where all omni'X met up to create the X Continuum. Unfortunately it was unsuccessful.

X: in Section 31's secret uses
Top secret names

The organization Section 31 is akin to using X in the naming of important ships or groups in thier organizations. This may also be why the Phoenix-X has an X in thier title.

Other vessels or groups akin to X by Section 31, or people working for them:
 * X-Team: a group that has been reaffirmed a few times as "Tech Team" and then finally "Transwarp Research Team". They are a group of scientists and engineers, not unlike Starfleet Corps of Engineers, who work directly for Section 31 and front for Starfleet.
 * Paroga-X: a Transwarp capable shuttle created by the above team. Its currently kept within Section 31.
 * Phoenix-X: as explained above.

The truth behind the X
The obsessive and ridiculous use of the X in Star Trek: Phoenix-X may be a parody of the constant use of X in current comic and movie culture: i.e. "X-Men", "Generation-X", "X-Factor", "X-Files", "xXx" (Triple X), etc.

Links

 * Star Trek: Phoenix-X
 * Star Trek: Phoenix-X (another intro page)

Listings
 * Trek Writers Guild
 * Star Trek: Fan Fiction