Night of the Feast (novella)

As she attends a presidential inauguration of a new Federation member world, the Lexington comes under attack from within by an enemy who knows the ship and crew as well as they do. It is a race against time to stop the legends from coming true before he can take over the Federation.

Trivia

 * This is the first 'standalone' novella written for this series.
 * It is set between the events in "Fool's Paradise" and "The Mudd Puddle" (both the novelizations and episodes).
 * This is the first regular appearance of Starfleet Marines in the series and introduces their commanding officer, Major Cullen Areniego. Both were mentioned briefly in "Fool's" episode and novel but were not explored until this novella.
 * Originally, this was a short story that Mr. Bonice and his best friend (who he will not name to respect her privacy) wrote as part of a creative writing class they took together. They earned an "A" for the short story in 2002.  It was not until 2009 that Mr. Bonice returned to the story and completely revised it to make it part of the current series.